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To cover up with a "Shell": Shoigu announced a doubling of air defense system supplies to the troops
The head of the Ministry of Defense also announced the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation amounted to almost half a million people, and our army dispelled myths about the superiority of Western weapons during its operation. This was announced on April 23 at the board of the Russian Defense Ministry by its head Sergei Shoigu.
"Sorry, we don't have a Patriot." Why Ukraine cannot build an effective air defense system
Bloomberg: Germany wants to get the United States to supply Kiev with another Patriot air defense system
Ukraine will not receive additional air defense systems yet. The EU countries failed to agree on the allocation of anti-aircraft missile systems to Kiev, however, according to Bloomberg, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pressing the United States on the issue of supplies. How many Patriot air defense systems does Kiev need to create an effective anti-aircraft missile cover system and why Zelensky got confused in terminology - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
How to catch a Russian submarine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The search for enemy submarines is a "team competition," the British submarine commander said in an interview with The Telegraph. He revealed some techniques for intercepting enemy ships. However, there is one problem: the Russians know this scheme no worse.
Polish media reported on the participation of the Polish missile unit in the NATO Sea Shield 2024 exercises
During the naval maneuvers of the North Atlantic Alliance, successful launches of Norwegian-made NSM missiles were carried out against the forces of a conditional enemy approaching the Romanian coast. It seems that NATO is trying to cover the Black Sea with its "missile umbrella".
The Crimean bridge is under the gun of ATACMS. Will the US help change the situation at the front?
Colonel Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to hit the Crimean Bridge with ATACMS missiles
The head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, said that Washington could resume military supplies to Ukraine by the end of next week. The assistance package will include long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles. Whether new supplies of American weapons will be able to change the situation at the front and what may become the most priority target for attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military observer of the Gazeta investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Star Wars: the course of the United States towards the militarization of space. What does China and Russia have to do with it? - Opinions of TASS
Alexander Stepanov — about how the United States doctrinally fixed the course towards the militarization of outer space and how this will turn out for Russia and China
The new Pentagon strategy, published on April 2, calls for increased protection of satellites of private companies.
Reactive response: the new missile brigade will protect the Northwest
A compound armed with Iskander-M complexes has been deployed in Karelia
The newly formed Leningrad Military District is being reinforced with new formations. A separate missile brigade armed with Iskander-M missile systems has been created in Karelia, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. In addition, the 11th Army Corps in the Kaliningrad region, as well as the 14th Army Corps in the Murmansk region, were transferred to the district. Experts call the strengthening of the north-western borders a timely and adequate response to Finland's accession to NATO.
57 mm Hurricane: the long history of the S-60 anti-aircraft gun
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has repeatedly shown footage of the combat operation of the S-60 automatic anti-aircraft gun mounted on a mobile platform in the special military operation zone. The gun, whose history began during the Great Patriotic War, successfully hits various targets on the modern battlefield. About how the S-60 continues to serve the country, as well as about the 57 mm caliber, in the TASS material.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation checked the fulfillment of the state defense order by the defense industry enterprise in the Omsk region
On April 19, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at the defense industry enterprise in the Omsk region, which manufactures tanks and heavy flamethrower systems.
European "Patriots" will not save Ukraine from defeat
The Western partners of the Ukrainian junta are increasingly openly predicting its defeat no later than the end of this year. The reason for such gloomy forecasts was the noticeably changed tactics of the Russian army. Without relaxing the pressure on the entire front line, it intensified attacks on strategic targets, especially energy and logistics.
Footage of the destruction of the key radar of the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system is shown
On April 17, Hezbollah showed footage demonstrating the destruction of the Israeli EL M-2084 radar, which is a key component of the Iron Dome missile defense system.
"Own engine instead of Russian": India showed the launch of a long-range cruise missile ITCM
ITCM is a product derived from the Nirbhay rocket. Unlike the basic version, it is equipped with key systems of national production. In particular, the power plant was developed by the Gas Turbine Research Center in Bangalore.
It won't seem small: How is the development of miniature missiles against drones going?
New products are available from manufacturers in Russia, China and the USA
The emergence of new types of targets on the battlefield has triggered the evolution of guided missiles. It is logical to shoot down small-sized drones with the same small-sized guided homing ammunition. At the World Defense Show 2024 arms exhibition in Riyadh, China presented the QN-202 compact missile complex. But besides China, work on similar products is underway in other countries. What samples of miniature missiles are being created in Russia and abroad — in the Izvestia material.
A unique secret development. Russia has found a way to cool the ardor of the West (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russia has confused the West by testing a new missile
Russia has tested a unique missile, thereby sending a clear signal to the West – it has something to respond to its aggression in Europe, writes infoBRICS. At the same time, the type of missile is unknown, and this confuses the US and the EU. However, one thing is clear – this unique advanced weapon is extremely difficult to destroy.
British media: The United States secretly deployed "humane" microwave CHAMP missiles to counter Iran
The British media clarifies that CHAMP microwave missiles are capable of destroying any electronics, including electronic equipment of Iranian nuclear facilities. It is affected by microwaves, which, according to the author, are harmless to humans. Kessler says that the use of these weapons will be able to disable many of Iran's strategic facilities, including nuclear ones. At the same time, victims will be completely avoided.
The Chinese WZ-7 drone was spotted off the Philippines on the eve of the delivery of Indian BrahMos missiles to the islands
The Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone WZ-7 Soaring Dragon ("Soaring Dragon") belonging to the PLA was spotted off the Philippines on the eve of the delivery of Indian supersonic cruise missiles BrahMos to the islands. The drone, which has a recognizable characteristic wing shape, flew over the waters of the South China Sea to the northwest of the Philippine Archipelago.
A headache for NATO. Tu-160M2 will provide Russia with an advantage over the United States (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Tu-160M2 will become a new word in the strategy of the Russian armed forces
The Tu-160M2 bomber will provide the Russian armed forces with a key advantage over the American ones, writes TNI. To counter this aircraft, the United States will have to upgrade its Air Force, and they are not going to do this yet.
They are able to reach Siberia. How dangerous are the new APU drones?
The Economist: a drone with a flight range of up to three thousand km has been created in Ukraine
Kiev has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the development of UAVs that can detect and hit targets at a range of up to 3 thousand km. This is reported by the British magazine The Economist. How dangerous these drones are, what cities they can reach and how to protect themselves from them - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
I was flying from a combat mission. The Tu-22M3 supersonic missile carrier crashed in Stavropol
Mash: the commander of the Tu-22M3 ejected the crew members and took them away from residential buildings
The Tu-22M3 supersonic missile carrier crashed in the Stavropol Territory. Four crew members managed to eject, but one of them died. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the cause of the disaster was a technical malfunction. The RBC Ukraine agency, citing a source in the Ukrainian army, claims that the crash of the Tu-22M3 was the result of the operation GUR.
The New America. How Western corporations develop the lands of "independent" Indians
It's no secret that the Western arms industry benefits enormously from the conflict in Ukraine, in particular the German Rheinmetall concern. Recall that the arms giant is a leading international supplier of a wide range of weapons, with a staff of more than 33 thousand employees and production sites in 28 countries around the world.