The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Preble has received a High-Energy Laser weapon with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system (HELIOS) designed to monitor and blind the enemy. This is with reference to the Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Drive edition reports.

The US military, who attacked facilities in Syria and explained this as self-defense purposes, are there illegally, said Konstantin Kosachev, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council.

As reported, on August 12, 2022, the first prototype of a promising AW249 combat helicopter created in the interests of the Italian armed forces (experimental military number CSX82069) made its first flight at Leonardo Helicopters (a division of the Italian company Leonardo) in Vergata (Italy).

The export control system of the Republic of Belarus has turned 30 years old. A message dedicated to the anniversary date is posted on the website of the State Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.

The Allied forces began advancing in the Mykolaiv direction – in that sector of the front that had previously rarely been included in combat reports. It is reported about the offensive and defeat of the AFU positions both along the Black Sea and in the steppe areas. A number of experts suggest that a springboard has already been created for the offensive on Nikolaev and then on to Odessa. But there is an opinion that the troops near Nikolayev are solving a different tactical task.

Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov on Tuesday, August 23, presented a video of the work of gunners in camouflaged positions in the vicinity of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The APU also used NATO weapons, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire regime said

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Tuesday shelled the center of Donetsk with American MLRS HIMARS and NATO weapons. This was reported in the representation of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the JCCC.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russia appreciated that in June of this year Damascus announced the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics

Syria expressed Russia's support and understanding of the goals of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad.

Medvedev: only Russia could provide security guarantees to Ukraine

Only an agreement with Russia could provide Ukraine with security guarantees, but Kiev refused it, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Ukraine will not be accepted into NATO, this is a direct result of the special operation, said the Deputy chairman of the Security Council

No one will accept Ukraine into NATO now, this is a direct result of a special military operation. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday in his Telegram channel.

Why India does not renounce Putin

India's behavior in the West is puzzling. Instead of supporting sanctions against Russia, it is buying up its oil, Der Spiegel writes. According to the author of the article, India remains loyal to Moscow not only because of energy resources.

Sauli Niinisto on Finland-Russia relations: trust is lost

Relations between Moscow and Helsinki have changed and will no longer be the same as before, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto Verkkoutiset quotes. However, according to him, now is not the time to completely break ties. It is better to leave channels for dialogue open, even if they are not actively used.

Anti-Western Georgia: how official Tbilisi is going to conflict with the US and the EU

The Georgian Dream considers the argument that the country should earn membership in the EU at the cost of a conflict with Russia to be untenable, writes Evropeyska Pravda. The likelihood of a public break with the West is becoming clearer. And the ruling party is gradually preparing how to explain this step to society.

The current crisis will infuriate people. But in order to retain power, the elites use power structures

Europe thinks of the apocalypse as an action movie plot, but it is gradually becoming a reality, and the affluent European society is collapsing, analyst Peter Stanek said in an interview with Rádio Universum. The Third World War has already begun, and a new Iron curtain has fallen between Russia and the West.

However, the Japanese Government did not discuss the introduction of new restrictive measures

The Japanese government intends to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia in connection with its special military operation in Ukraine. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers following a meeting on the situation in Ukraine, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The European Union risks disappearing in a year

The former Europe is no more, it was killed by the Washington regime with the help of numerous NATO agents, writes Agoravox. Discontent is growing within the EU, which could split the union.

Zhao Yongsheng: How Europe's strategic autonomy avoids "brain death"

The European strategic autonomy is threatened with "brain death," writes Huanqiu Shibao. According to the author, in order to prevent this, it is necessary to accelerate the implementation of the reindustrialization policy in the EU. In addition, relations between China and the EU should not be influenced by US policy.

Putin and the new balance

The formation of a multipolar world is evidenced by the "new quartet" represented by Russia and China on the one hand and Turkey and Iran on the other, writes Al-Quds Al-Arabi. The main question is how the international community will maintain a balance between the new poles.

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman also spoke in favor of increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine

Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Bundestag (German Parliament) Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman said that the Germans should be ready to make sacrifices in the confrontation with Russia, and spoke in favor of increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Aggravating the Ukrainian failure

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered a decisive stage, and it's time to end it, writes Colonel Douglas McGregor in an article for TAC. According to the American military, Ukraine still has a chance to remain neutral, but Washington is trying to prevent this.