On August 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 550 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $8.1 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 10 billion.

It will include ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems HIMARS and howitzers

The US authorities intend to provide Ukraine with a new package of military assistance worth $ 550 million, it will include ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS and howitzers. This was stated on Monday at a briefing for journalists by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.

The German Chancellor noted that it is not in service with the Bundeswehr

Ukraine continues to receive the latest weapons from Germany, some of which are so modern that they have not yet been put into service by the Bundeswehr. This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview published on Monday with The Globe and Mail newspaper .

Why I will not vote for the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO

The United States should not put its soldiers in Europe at risk, while allowing the uncontrolled growth of China's power, said US Senator Josh Hawley. He opposed the admission of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

The Third World War did not happen – the plane with the speaker of the American Parliament Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei. Beijing threatened to prevent this visit, but did not take any measures to prevent it. However, China has already promised a "powerful and strong" US response to Pelosi's visit. The deterioration of relations will also lead to the fact that from now on Beijing will not listen to America's opinion regarding Russia.

The announced visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan caused a very sharp reaction in China. Beijing is ready to take decisive and tough measures in order to protect its interests in the region. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Hua Chunying.

The Chinese Eastern Military Command announced the beginning of "military operations" off the coast of Taiwan. They associate the conduct of these "military operations", namely, such a term is used in the PLA, with the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.

The NATO Support and Acquisition Agency (NSPA) announced the delivery of the sixth and seventh A-330 MRTT multi-purpose tanker transports to the Alliance by Airbus Defense and Space.

The Swedish company Saab and the Brazilian Air Force have begun negotiations on the acquisition of a second batch of 26 multi-purpose F-39 Gripen E/F fighters.

On August 1, 2022, the American corporation L3Harris announced that the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), as part of its Armed Overwatch program, selected the AT-802U Sky Warden turboprop reconnaissance and strike aircraft presented jointly by L3Harris and Air Tractor for procurement.

Most likely, the Malaysian Defense Ministry will choose a medium-altitude UAV of long flight duration (MALE class) "Anka-S" (Anka-S) of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as part of the tender announced in 2020.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the destruction of six HIMARS installations in Ukraine

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military destroyed six launchers of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and more than 200 missiles to them, as well as five installations of the Harpoon anti-ship complex, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Ukrainian intelligence service told about consultations with the United States before the HIMARS MLRS strikes

Vadim Skibitsky, a representative of the main intelligence directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said in an interview with the Telegraph that the country's Armed Forces consult with the United States before launching a strike from HIMARS multiple rocket launchers. He also said that Kiev conducts joint operations together with Poland.

Receiving multiple launch rocket systems "Himars" (HIMARS) forced the armed forces of Ukraine to almost completely change the concept of warfare, which threatens to increase losses among personnel. This opinion was expressed by the author of the weekly "Zvezda" Vladimir Yeranosyan.

In a special military operation, airborne units are active and highly competent. Paratroopers, of course, fly and jump with parachutes. But the main theater of their military operations is the earth. And on land they are in no way inferior to the classic motorized infantry.

According to American resources, it became known that at the end of June 2022, the US Army issued General Dynamics Land Systems (a division of General Dynamics Corporation) a contract worth $ 55.85 million for the supply of an undisclosed number of Pandur EVO (6x6) wheeled armored personnel carriers as a new generation of armored vehicles AGMS (Armored Ground Mobility System) for Special Operations Command USA. Deliveries under the contract should be made by mid-2025.

On July 31, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a new naval doctrine of the country. The key points of the doctrine are increasing investments in the development of the Navy, the infrastructure of the Far North, as well as strengthening the Russian naval presence in the Arctic.

The US reported on the success of the operation to eliminate the head of al-Qaeda al-Zawahiri in Kabul

A senior White House spokeswoman said at a special briefing that the United States conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan on July 30, during which it was possible to eliminate the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group Ayman al-Zawahiri, who headed the organization after the death of Osama bin Laden.

US President Joe Biden, during his address to his compatriots, reported on the counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan, as a result of which the leader of Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation), Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed.

It's gone, there will be no war

After the partition of Yugoslavia in 1999, the West left a lot of "bookmarks" on its territory in the form of unresolved conflicts, writes Haqqin. The escalation on the border of Kosovo and Serbia is a signal to Vucic about the need to abandon "special relations" with Russia, the author of the article claims.