President Zelensky calls for Ukraine to receive THAAD and other advanced air defense systems available in the Middle East. He says such systems could eliminate the threat of Russian guided bombs within a 200 km radius and prevent enemy aircraft from approaching.

Only an Iranian knows what this means!!

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🇨🇩 DRC Launches First National Census in 40 Years With $30 Million UNFPA Support

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its first national census in more than 40 years, backed by $30 million in funding from the United Nations Population Fund. UN officials described the exercise as a development milestone that could reshape planning and resource allocation across the vast country.

The DRC last conducted a national census in 1984, leaving decades of demographic data largely estimated and hampering effective public service delivery and development planning.

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Zelensky says no single country can lift the Strait of Hormuz blockade alone and only joint action can work. He points to Ukraine’s Black Sea grain corridor as a model and says Kyiv is ready to help with interceptors, convoys and EW, but hasn’t been asked.

The US is preparing a record-breaking defense budget for 2027 — up to $1.5 trillion

The bulk of the spending will amount to around $1.15 trillion, with an additional $350 billion planned to be added through a separate procedure.

Around $760 billion will be allocated for arms purchases and $220 billion for research and development. The funds will go towards replenishing reserves and containing China.

The priorities include the missile defense system, the navy, and F-35 fighter jets.

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The Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill in Obukhiv has stopped production after a Russian attack.

The forced shutdown threatens the stable supply of goods used daily in thousands of Ukrainian households, including sanitary products and corrugated packaging.

Exilenova+ says Moscow’s military parade is likely to be canceled this year due to security concerns. They point to Z-blogger Fighterbomber posting the same claim.

Близкое фото штурмовика A-10 Thunderbolt II ВВС США, задействованного в спасательной операции над Ираном.

Борт оснащен как минимум двумя ракетами "воздух-воздух" AIM-9, что говорит о том, что штурмовик применялся в антидроновой конфигурации.

Как обстоят дела со сбитыми летчиками до сих пор неизвестно. Отдельные иранские издания регулярно вбрасывают информацию об их пленении, никак это не подтверждая, американцы же вовсе официально отмалчиваются, видимо, также не могут найти своих потеряшек.

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Командование Корпуса стражей Исламской революции утверждает, что силы ПВО смогли сбить над Ираном американский истребитель F-35

По данным телеканала Press TV, самолет был полностью уничтожен, а пилот, вероятно, погиб. В свою очередь корреспондент агентства Tasnim в западной иранской провинции Кохгилуйе и Бойерахмед сообщил со ссылкой на источники, что пилот выжил и мог быть захвачен в плен.

@interfaxonline

FPVs founded in Lebanon by the IDF

A close-up photo of the US Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, which was involved in a rescue operation over Iran.

The aircraft is equipped with at least two AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, indicating that the attack aircraft was used in an anti-drone configuration.

The situation with the downed pilots is still unknown. Some Iranian media outlets regularly spread information about their capture, without providing any confirmation. The Americans, on the other hand, are keeping silent officially, presumably also unable to locate their lost pilots.