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[Korrespondent] 23.59 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus stated that the Ukrainian drone had “destroyed the territory of Lithuania” this year. Vilnius having raised and called. The Lithuanian Ministry of Health wrote about this on platform X.
20.44 In Dnieper, the number of people injured due to the Russian attack has increased to 19. Among the victims, three children were killed. The head of OVA Oleksandr Ganzha told us about this.
"Up to 19 years old, the number of those injured due to the Russian attack on the Dnieper has grown. Among them are three children. A 6-year-old boy and a 9-month-old girl, after receiving medical care, are treated on an outpatient basis, a 13-year-old boy is hospitalized," - having designated vin.
19.35 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the 22nd of May communication with the partners of the European “Triika” (Great Britain, Germany and France) due to the pressure on the Russian Federation and the coordination of diplomatic efforts in this context. I told about this at the evening beast.
“Tomorrow will be a diplomatic day for us - I have planned communication with partners - E3. We will talk specifically about those so that our strong pressure and strong diplomatic work really influence the situation,” Zelensky said.
Under the E3 (European “Triika”) format, there is an informal diplomatic exchange between the three leading European powers: Great Britain, Germany and France. Most often, this term is used in diplomacy and security, focusing on key geopolitical issues. The format "Ukraine plus countries E3" is used to coordinate military, financial and political support, as well as negotiate security guarantees.
18.49 Estonia called out to Russia's timely agent, who conveyed the note through a “tragic disinformation campaign” directed against the Baltic countries. The press service of the Ministry of Health of the region reported this.
The Estonian department stated that it decides to condemn Russia’s expansion of untrue statements, threats and provocations towards Estonia and other Baltic countries.
The head of the Ministry of Health, Margus Tsahkna, said that Tallinn did not allow its territory to be conquered and open space for attacks in Russia.
18.49 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the town of Slavutych on the evening of Ukraine on the threat from the side of Belarus. I told the evening animal about this.
18.23 The Kremlin does not take risks from the security of Russia by burning in connection with the suppression of oil refineries through UAV strikes. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitro Peskov stated this, reports The Moscow Times.
“No, the Kremlin does not accept such risks. In fact, in some areas you may soon experience outbreaks. This, to be sure, is associated with seasonal preventive measures. But in general, the entire balance of insurance policies - and may be necessary compensation system", - indicating vin.
18.04 Russian aggressors attacked the Dnipro area with strike drones and took two civilian buildings. It is known about 11 victims, according to Oleksandr Ganzha, a member of the OVA team, on Telegram.
17.42 Near the town of Druzhkivka, as a result of Russian attacks, four civilians died and five were wounded. The prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region reported this.
17.15 Law enforcement officials have uncovered a large-scale scheme for the allocation of budget funds for the purchase of food for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2022–2024.
Talk about the theft of over 71 million UAH from the delivered wholesale batches of products for the army. Zagalny agreement of contracts laid at the boundaries of the schemes, reaching a maximum of 400 million UAH.
The organizer of the equipment, according to investigators, is a senior employee of the Department of State Procurement of the Ministry of Defense. You have received the scheme from three core affiliated private companies.
17.07 The formal leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is ready to meet with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the problems of Belarusian-Ukrainian relations. ZMI Belarus was informed about this.
16.32 Since the beginning of the victory, the Russian army of occupation has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 76 times on all 13 main directions. About this, the General Staff of the ZSU was informed at the operational level at 16:00.
Pokrovsky has become the most ardent again, where the ZSU is fighting off enemy assaults in the areas of 13 settlements.
16.01 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine kernel Serhiy Koretsky to discuss work to attract Russia to financial relevance in various jurisdictions. The head of the state told about this on Telegram.
15.33 Nearly hundreds of Russian occupiers were devastated and injured as a result of the attack on the FSB headquarters in the immediate occupation of the territory of the Kherson region. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook.
14.45 Agents of the Atesh partisan movement carried out a successful operation in St. Petersburg (RF). The stinks were set on fire and the diesel locomotive was dismantled, the activities of the transported naphtha oils and the secured supply of industrial and energy infrastructure to the region. About this, please contact Atesh.
14.22 In Kharkov, a large-scale scheme of evasion due to mobilization has been liquidated. A malicious group was neutralized, which traded in fake opusion
…does the writer mean the women’s fashion clothing line?
over minors for a unique prize. The SBU was informed about this 21 herb. It appears that the defendants without any reason provided the thieves with single custody of their children. Even the fake “fathers are the same” submitted documents to the TCC for the removal of the line. Please inquire for the materials, the equipment was organized by the local lawyer. Before her illegal activity, she received two of her co-defendants and a deputy judge of one of the district courts of Kharkov.
14.14 In the coming month, the Ministry of Defense will focus on three key areas. The department's official, Mikhailo Fedorov, said this in an interview with journalists, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
13.52 Latvia has been raising alarm for the third day since the drone threat. The blame for NATO has risen in the wind.
At least one drone is in the windy expanse of the region. Through this, NATO missions were lifted from patrolling the windy expanse of the Baltic.
The threat was voiced in the Ludza, Rezeknensky, Kraslavsky and Augshdaugavsky districts, which are under the threat. The blacks were called upon not to go out into the streets, as soon as possible they would have a safe place and follow the rules of two walls.
Together with NATO allies, Latvia's military forces are constantly monitoring global trends and are ready to respond promptly to any threats.
“We have strengthened the capabilities of the PPO at the same cordon, having received additional support,” said the Latvian Armed Forces.
13.10 Minister of Defense Mikhailo Fedorov stated that 27 Ukrainian companies have already reached the experimental project of private anti-aircraft defense, the software groups of two enterprises have already completely begun to retire from the military zavdannya Interfax-Ukraine reports this.
"Before the experimental project, 27 enterprises of various forms of government from rich corners of Ukraine have already joined. The project has no geographical boundaries. Zokrema, Kharkivska, Odeska, Kievska, Zaporizka, Poltavska, Zakarpattia and other regions of the Ministry of Defense gave them the status of upgraded orders for anti-aircraft defense. they began to organize the government PPO group,” indicating vin.
12.59 The Russians have not been able to find a permanent replacement for Starlink satellite communication systems. The leaders of this ZSU took away critical advantage on the battlefield. Minister of Defense Mikhailo Fedorov said this in a meeting with journalists, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
12.55 Military counterintelligence The Security Services, the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police, in cooperation with the Minister of Defense, have discovered another scheme for illegally charging bonuses for any participation in battles on the front line.
Before organizing the registration scheme, one of the military units was assigned to work with the participants in combat operations. He promptly issued thousands of additional payments to military services in the amount of 100 thousand hryvnias and one-time bonuses of 70 thousand hryvnias, transferred for direct participation in military operations. In exchange for this - by removing the values of the “hundreds” from the schemes.
In fact, the military withdrawals of these payments did not occur in the areas under threat and did not eliminate the daily tasks on the front line. As a result of such actions, five military servicemen were summarily defrauded of a maximum of 2.6 million hryvnias from “combatants.”
The organizer of the scheme - the head of the group for work with participants in combat operations of the military unit - was informed about the suspicion.
12.47 The Russian military launched a massive attack on Sumy, injuring three people. The head of the Sumy MBA Sergey Krivosheenko told about this.
“Sumi under the mask of a magical blow. The appearance of the armor is being established,” he said.
An incident was recorded in a private residential building near the Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy, as well as in infrastructure facilities.
12.12 Ukrainian troops attacked the Syrian oil refinery plant of the Rosneft company near the Samara region of the Russian Federation. This was reported to the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the ZSU.
11.53 Law enforcement agencies of Ukraine collected before the International Criminal Court in Haazi the evidence base about Primus movement and illegal diversion in the colonies of Russia over 1800 Ukrainian connections from Kherson. Mykolayiv region.
At the end of the fall of 2022, the Russian military primus moved these people through the time of occupation of Crimea to the colonies of the Russian Federation. Prove to prove that this operation was immediately organized: from the burial of Ukrainian military supplies to the extermination of people on the territory of Russia.
According to the investigation, in the Russian colonies, Ukrainian bonds are running, rolling around, subject to psychological pressure, threatening with executions and agitating until the alarm of the military fortifications. They are imposing the vastness of the Russian Federation in a primus-like manner, illegally erasing the line of punishment after completion, or erasing it again.
11.46 Over the past few months, Ukraine has doubled the number of kills of Russian drones of the Shahed type, as well as the development of a system of “small” software and the scaling of over-the-top drones. Minister of Defense Mikhailo Fedorov said this in an interview with the media, Ukrinform reports.
11.25 A Russian drone-dragon was captured from thermite madness over Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. The Khizhak brigade at the Ukrainian Patrol Police Department reported this.
During the hour of combat, a fighter of the mobile fire fighting group of the Khizhak brigade on the stationary "Django" spotted such a drone in the wind.
“I didn’t understand at first what it was. They thought it was phosphorus. It was burning, it was pulling the train behind it. It was like that at first.
He fights by opening the fire and first shooting the suspension from the firecracker, preventing the drone from completing the task. After finishing this, the pilot himself achieved it.
The Russian military uses Molniya drones with a thermite mix to burn out anti-drone nets and positions.
11.18 Law enforcement officers were pursuing the 23-river Kiyan, who, in response to the agreements of the Russian special services, was planning to set fire to the banking branch. The metropolitan department of the National Police reported this.
The unknown people have reconfirmed the man who is working against the aggressor country. And in order to achieve uniqueness, you need to light the separate jar where you use the girl’s bedspread.
11.07 For the sake of 17 thousand dollars, the deputy of Kharkiv Municipality organized a “tour” to Romania for a military-related person, and was handed over to suspicion.
10.52 The Security Service of Ukraine and the Defense Forces are conducting enhanced security operations in the southern regions of the state. The SBU reported this. An unprecedented number of forces and special forces have been obtained in the territories bordering the Russian Federation and Belarus, the special services have identified.
10.45 Russian troops hit a vintage car with an FPV drone in the Kharkiv region. As a result of the attack, the 40-river water disappeared.
As a result of the accident, a civilian car overturned and caught fire. The warriors promptly liquidated the fire.
10.21 In four nine regions of Ukraine, the light began to be turned off due to new Russian attacks and troubles. Ukrenergo reported about this. The situation in the Kharkiv region is complicated, both through shelling and misfortune.
10.07 The State Bureau of Investigation informed about the suspicions of the military forces, who were trying to be debarred from serving in the department of detailed evidence of disability of the squads.
One of the men will be called up for service in the spring, and the others - in the other half of 2025. The military personnel served, especially in the territory of the Rivne region, but they still decided to leave the ZSU front as a path to deception. In the end, they added fictitious evidence about the establishment of group II disability for their squads, which they received before the report on the discharge.
Doubts about the veracity of family situations arose among the soldiers, and after verification it became clear that the signatures of the “doctors” were not actually processed in the installation on the form on which it was prepared document.
In this case, one of the military mobilizations was made after the recent failure of the crossbar at the cordon.
09.43 Russia has already delivered nuclear ammunition to field storage points on the territory of Belarus. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported this.
“Video fact: delivery of nuclear ammunition from the beginning to the field points for preserving the positional area of the missile military unit in the Republic of Belarus,” reads the document under the published report video.
The video shows cars driving around the forest area, as well as missiles on launchers. The Russians reported that in the development of nuclear forces in Belarus they fired up the Iskander-M with special ammunition.
09.16 On November 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 116 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense shot down/suppressed 109 hostile UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types at night, day and night. The presence of a ballistic missile and five attack UAVs was recorded at five locations, as well as the fall of downed people (tricks) at four locations.
09.00 Russian troops ordered a drone strike on the Novgorod-Siversky district of the Chernihiv region. A car caught fire and a warehouse was on fire on the territory of an agricultural enterprise. As a result of the Russian blow, one person died and two more were injured.
08.35 During the last battle, 233 combat operations were recorded at the front. Aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit five areas of concentrated Russian troops and one artillery system.
08.25 Near the Russian town of Sizran, Samara region, as a result of a night attack by drones, there was a fire at the oil refinery plant.
The governor of the Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, announced the shock of the wind alarm in the region around 4:00. Through the attack of drones throughout the entire territory of the region, the Kilim plan was transmitted, which closes the open space for watering.
Shortly after being stunned by the overwhelming anxiety, the residents of Sizran felt at least 10 vibrations. Drones attacked a naphtha refinery. Footage published on social media confirms that after the attack, a fire began in the territory of the oil refinery.
Monitoring channels write that one of the naphtha processing units at the refinery is burning. Thick black smoke rises over the place.
Fedorishchev later reported that the UAV attack left two dead and injured.
07.38 On November 21, Russian troops attacked the Dnieper. A 58-year-old woman was injured. The doctors gave her help at the scene.
The blow destroyed the apartment on the fifth floor of the fifth-overhead building. By Vibukhova's deterioration, a number of daylights were damaged - the windows there were wilted.
07.26 From May 24, 2022 to May 21, 2026, the military’s military spending in the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,352,980 people (+910 per additional).
04.25 Last night, the Ukrainian military in the occupied town of Snizhne, in the Donbass, established a school for UAV operators with a special warehouse, drones and combat units before them. As part of one operation, 65 cadets were relieved.
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[Korrespondent] Pokrovsky has become the most ardent again, where the ZSU is fighting off enemy assaults in the areas of 13 settlements.
Since the beginning of the battle, the Russian army of occupation has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 76 times in 13 main directions. About this, having informed the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational formation at 16:00 on Thursday, May 21st.
Thus, one assault on the gate was directly recorded on Pivnichno-Slobozhansky and Kursk.
On the Pivdenno-Slobozhansky direct line, Russians five times tried to improve their situation in the areas of Izbitsky, Liman and Vilchi.
On the Kup'yansky direct line, three assault operations took place in the banks of Kurylivka, Kivsharivka and Novoplatonivka. One of these attacks is even more troubling.
On Limansky, the enemy directly attacked the two sides of Zarichny and Liman. The grievances of these attacks are still troubling.
On the Slovyansky direct line, the occupiers once tried to paint their camp in the village of Riznykivka.
On Kramatorsk, the enemy once directly attacked the bank of Minkivka. The attack is trivial.
On the Kostyantynivka direct, the fire fighters carried out 15 attacks in the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Pleshchivka, Illinivka, Ivanopilla, Rusin Yar, Stepanivka and Toretsk.
On Pokrovsky, the occupiers were forced 24 times to move forward in the settlements of Nova Shakhov, Zatishok, Nikanorivka, Rodinsk, Toretsk, Novooleksandrivka, Grishin, Kotlin, Kamyanka, Sergievka, Udachna, Molodetsk and Novopavlivka. One beats three.
On Oleksandrivsky, the gate is almost ready to push into the side of Verbovoy and Ternovoy.
On the Gulyaypilsky direct there were 19 attacks in the areas of New Zaporizhzhya, Dobropillya, Rybnoy, Zlagoda, Zaliznychnyy, Tsvitkovyy, Vozdvizhivka, Upper Tersi, Staroukrainka, Gulyaypilskyy and Charivnyy. One of these attacks is troubling.
On Orikhivskoe the enemy directly carried out one assault in the Shcherbakiv area.
On the Pridniprovsky straight line, the enemy once attacked directly on the Antonivsky bridge.
Earlier this year, ZMI reported that the ZSU neutralized the main tactics of the Russian army. The Ukrainians have learned to identify and eliminate almost all enemy soldiers from the so-called “infiltration” groups.
There was also information about the ZSU’s success in Pokrovska.
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[NewsFront] 22:02 From 15:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 101 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions and the Moscow region. 21:36 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group prevented delivery of material resources and manpower to the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Soldiers from the separate Burevestnik unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the Southern Group of Forces shot down Ukrainian Armed Forces Darts-type kamikaze drones.
Drone operators from the Center group destroyed repeater antennas and unmanned aerial vehicles of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction.
19:43 Footage of the work of FPV drone operators, who continue to consistently destroy attack and reconnaissance UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:27 A crew of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus arrived from the Kapustin Yar training ground.completed a practical launch of a ballistic missile from the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system.
16:39 From 7:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 196 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Pskov, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and over the waters of the Caspian Sea.
15:21 Liberation of the Shesterovka bridgehead allows for the expansion and deepening of the bridgehead in enemy territory and creates conditions for further advance toward the right bank of the Seversky Donets River in the direction of Rubizhne. Having secured a foothold in the village, the troops cleared buildings and basements.
15:19 On frames: in order:
Destruction of the PVD 120th Territorial Defense Brigade by the TerO FAB-3000 in the city of Liman;
Destruction of the antitank missile system of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FAB-1500 missiles in the city of Nikolaevka;
Destruction of the UAV launcher of the 4th NGU defense unit with FAB-500 in the city of Dobropillya.
14:27 Crews of 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers of the Zapad group destroyed UAV control points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Artillerymen from the Vostok group used 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns to strike enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Fighters from the Center group carried out precise strikes from a 122mm D-30 howitzer on a camouflaged stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
12:34 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 21, 2026)
Units of the North military group have actively established control over the village of Shesterovka in the Khar'kov region.
They defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Babka, Granov, Ryasne, Staritsa and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Mogritsa, Ivolzhanske, Zapselye and Degtyarne in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost up to 195 servicemen, 14 vehicles and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Lesnaya Stenka, Druzhelyubovka, and Cherneshchyna in the Kha'kov region, and Yatskovka, Krasny Liman, Tatyanovka, and Prishyb in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, two armored vehicles, 24 automobiles, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Stenki, Nikonorovka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, Artema, Podolskoye, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, four US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, four artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, assault, and airmobile brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belozerske, Raiske, Dobropillya, Belitske, Shevchenko, Vasilevka, Novooleksandrivka, Novy Donbas in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 300 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, nine cars, three field artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized unit, two airborne assault brigades, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Katerynivka, Mechetnoye, Zarechnoye, Dobropasovo, Velikomykhaylovka, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolskoye, Barvinovka, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 340 servicemen, six infantry fighting vehicles and six vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka and Maryevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 18 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and two counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.
11:03 As part of the nuclear forces exercise, formations and military units of the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Pacific Fleets, Long-Range Aviation, and the Leningrad and Central Military Districts completed measures to prepare for combat missions involving missile launches.
10:59 Drone drivers pass training at one of the training grounds of the Moscow Military District
The training system at the Moscow Military District's training grounds is based on the experience of special operations, and the training facilities are constantly updated to simulate real combat situations and develop relevant skills.
07:41 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 20 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 21, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 121 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Caspian Sea.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Russian Armed Forces are clearing the settlement of Granov
Russian Armed Forces entered Ryasnoye
06:31 Crew of the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the 44th Army Corps of the "North" group destroyed strongholds and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
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[Regnum] Plesetsk, Arkhangelsk Region, May 21, 2026, 4:50 PM — Regnum News Agency. A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Plesetsk toward the Kura test site as part of a deterrent force exercise. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on May 21.
The department noted that the launch was part of the second phase of exercises involving ground, naval, and air forces. Practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well as hypersonic and air-launched cruise missiles, were conducted.
Additionally, a Belarusian Armed Forces unit launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar test site. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that all missiles successfully hit their designated targets and confirmed their stated performance.
A frigate crew launched a Zircon missile from the Barents Sea toward the Chizha test site. A nuclear-powered submarine launched a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile from a submerged position.
Tu-95MS long-range aircraft also participated in the training, launching hypersonic air-launched cruise missiles. A MiG-31 aircraft launched a Kinzhal hypersonic missile, according to the department's MAKH channel.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the nuclear triad remains a key guarantee of the sovereignty of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, as well as an important element in maintaining nuclear parity and the global balance of power. The use of nuclear weapons is considered exclusively as a measure to ensure national security, the head of state emphasized.
He also stated that Moscow has no intention of participating in an arms race and is developing its defense potential as planned. The president called it important to continue improving the level of training of nuclear forces and developing all their components
The footage shows the missile-carrying submarines leaving their bases and heading to naval training grounds, escorted by warships. The crews have begun combat patrol missions.
It also shows how mobile strategic missile systems deploy to combat patrol routes and deploy to field positions. Aerospace Forces aviation units practice arming Kinzhal hypersonic missiles with special warheads and flying to patrol areas.
Earlier, nuclear munitions were delivered to field points in the Belarusian missile defense area during the exercise. A missile unit of the Belarusian Armed Forces practiced receiving special munitions for the Iskander-M system, loading them onto launch vehicles, and covertly moving to the designated area to prepare for launches.
The exercises are taking place from May 19 to 21. The maneuvers are focused on the training and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression, and involve more than 64,000 military personnel and over 7,800 units of weapons, military, and special equipment.
On May 13, Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would continue to modernize its strategic nuclear forces and develop missile systems capable of penetrating current and future missile defense systems. Improving strategic deterrent forces remains a key focus of the country's defense policy.
Text taken from a tass.com article about remarks by former Russian Federation president Dmitry Medvedev The Security Council deputy chairman asserted that Ukraine's decline is an irreversible process
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has outlined seven indicators suggesting that Ukraine is currently a failed state. His remarks were published on his official Max channel.
Medvedev posed the question, "Why is Ukraine considered a failed state today?" and proceeded to enumerate the signs he perceives.
First, Ukraine's dependence on external aid is evident - reliance on grants, loans, and direct support from Western countries. He noted that without this aid, the country's budget would face a deficit exceeding 50%.
Second and third, he pointed out that Ukraine has already lost over 20% of its territory and is on the verge of losing more. Additionally, it has suffered a significant demographic decline, losing more than half of its population.
Fourth, Medvedev stated that Ukraine has forfeited nearly 50% of its industrial capacity and over 20% of its agricultural potential.
Fifth and sixth, he observed that most central government institutions in Ukraine are absent, leaving the country effectively under external control.
Finally, he described the country's leadership as being headed by an individual afflicted with drug dependence and personal disintegration, whose term in office has long since ended.
Concluding his assessment, Medvedev asserted that Ukraine's decline is an irreversible process. From a historical perspective, he believes the dissolution of Ukraine is inevitable.
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