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Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev is begging for weapons from the West with a statement about stagnation

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are stagnating on the front line due to a shortage of resources, said Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, and complained about the slow supply of Western weapons. Why the term "stagnation" is not suitable to describe what is happening at the front and what Kiev wants to achieve with such statements is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Indian army conducted exercises in the so-called CUBA territory, stretching from Himachal to Uttarakhand along the border with China. During the maneuvers, the defeat of drones of a simulated enemy with the help of ZU-23-2 was practiced.

Ukrainian propaganda has long stopped broadcasting that Russia is about to run out of all missiles and attack drones. Moreover, recently Kiev's talking heads have changed their rhetoric to the opposite, harping on the growing production of high-precision long-range weapons by Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and the threats of new strikes, including deep into the territory of Ukraine.

German expert Kaim: Germany will soon agree to supply Ukraine with Taurus

Germany is likely to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, expert Markus Kaim said in an interview with iROZHLAS. So far, Germany has not yet reached the "condition". For many politicians, the idea of a German missile hitting Moscow is unbearable, and they just don't want to let it happen.

Colonel Khodarenok: Danilov's resignation will not affect the situation at the front

Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Alexey Danilov from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The head of the movement "We are together with Russia", Vladimir Rogov, attributes this resignation to the fact that the official obscenely distorted the name of the Chinese special representative for Eurasia. Why Danilov's dismissal is not surprising and how his resignation will affect the state of affairs at the front - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

How the Hurricane MLRS supports the advancing Russian troops with their fire

Sappers clearing mines in Avdiivka rarely use metal detectors. The city has been frontline since 2014, and there are too many metal fragments in the ground here. Therefore, the best means of finding mines is an ordinary probe. Avdiivka is being cleared slowly but surely, yard by yard, street by street. Izvestia correspondents observed the demining process, and also visited the positions of the gunners who support our troops with the fire of heavy MLRS "Hurricane", pushing the contact line further away from the city.

Iran's medium-range air defense systems, as part of the modernization of anti-aircraft capabilities, have received new missiles and are now capable of shooting down anti-bunker bombs that Israel may try to strike.

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET), which celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, is the country's largest manufacturer of electronic warfare (EW) equipment. These are about 70 enterprises throughout Russia, many of which develop and produce electronic warfare equipment.

Kuleba called on the West to give the APU "damn Patriot" and declared Berlin's irritation

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba demanded Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from the West to combat Russian aircraft carriers of guided bombs. He admitted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not capable of resisting these weapons of the Russian Federation. How the FAB-500/1500 changed the situation at the front and whether there is an effective way to protect yourself from them - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Avangard hypersonic missile created in Russia is in fact a complex, the key feature of which is a guided combat unit delivered to the target by an intercontinental ballistic missile. The speed of movement of the block reaches 9.5 km/sec, which provides it with kinetic energy corresponding to 18 tons in TNT equivalent without taking into account the power of the warhead.

As noted in the edition of EDR Magazine, for two weeks, firing from a new product at UAVs of various sizes flying at different speeds was carried out at the training ground in Bulgaria. It is stated that they were successful. The defeat of the UAV was carried out using artificial intelligence with programmable air-detonation ammunition fired from a 30 mm Mk 44S 30x173 mm cannon from Northrop Grumman. The firing unit will be placed on the C1030 and C3030 turrets from John Cockerill.

The Indian Army has published a procurement notice, according to which it expects proposals from foreign partners regarding the possibility of supplying barrage anti-tank ammunition, which received the local abbreviation CALM.

The A-222 self-propelled guns are capable of effectively hitting motorboats, speedboats and amphibious forces

The Dnieper flotilla will be reinforced with coastal artillery and marines. 130-mm self-propelled artillery installations A-222 "Bereg" will appear as part of the newly formed association, sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia.

The heavy supersonic anti-ship missile X–22 Burya is a long-range munition developed by the Soviet Raduga ICD in the early 1960s. The X-22 cruise missile was adopted in 1968 and subsequently upgraded several times.

Anti-aircraft gunners shot down a helicopter Mi-8 of the Air Force of Ukraine from a portable air defense missile system (MANPADS) "Verba" on March 17. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian helicopter was heading towards the village of Kozinki in the Belgorod region. Sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the enemy are trying to attack the border settlement, incurring significant losses. About the history of "pocket" anti—aircraft missile systems and their combat use - in the material of TASS.

Le Figaro: after Avdiivka, Russia adopted a new strategy — and it is effective

The Russian army is advancing at the front. Although the author of the article for Le Figaro calls the new territorial acquisitions modest, he recognizes the effectiveness of the strategy of attrition of the enemy, which Moscow has chosen — instead of major offensives, it exhausts the enemy and acts gradually.

Will the Americans be able to compete with Russia in this race

The US Air Force conducted a test launch of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile on March 17. It was carried out from a B-52H carrier aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The Pentagon does not announce its outcome, but it cannot be excluded that this launch of the AGM-183A will be the last. The fact is that the ARRW program, under which the missile is being developed, has not received funding in the Pentagon budget for 2024. This is the second American air–to-ground hypersonic missile project that has failed. Whether overseas, desperate, they can curtail work on similar systems for the Air Force, Izvestia investigated.

The Turkish company Roketsan announced the successful completion of field tests of the MZK105 turret system, which should become the basis for creating a heavier version armed with Soviet-caliber guns. The purpose of this development is to create a tower capable of adding firepower and increasing the protection of tanks of the M60, Leopard 1 and T-72 families.

The network features footage showing an unusual sample of the 2C23 "Nona-SVK" gun in the Avdiivka area, which is in service with one of their units of the 55th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade.

Britain has tested the DragonFire combat laser, which can "radically change the combat space" in the next 5-10 years. Russia, the USA and China have their own developments in this area. The Russian army used the laser system "Badass" in real combat conditions during its military operations. However, this weapon has both significant limitations and features, which makes it effective only for certain combat missions.