At the SCO summit, the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan discussed the construction of an alternative to the Suez Canal — the North-South highway
Early this morning, Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held today and tomorrow.
Belarus has responded to Ukrainian provocations: its army is moving to the borders to block the channels of assistance to the Armed Forces from NATO (Sohu, China)
Sohu: Belarus has decisively responded to Ukraine's provocations on their common border
Kiev provoked tension on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border by pulling troops to it and deploying weapons. In response, Minsk has taken decisive steps, writes user Sohu. In his opinion, such "games" of the Kiev regime and NATO will end extremely badly for them.
The SCO, expanding under the leadership of Xi and Putin and opposing the United States, accepts a new pro-Russian member (CNN, USA)
CNN: Belarus joining the SCO is a step towards turning the bloc into a counterweight to the West
The SCO is expanding its membership again, CNN reports. Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, joins the ranks of the organization. The association will be one step closer to turning from a regional security bloc into a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions led by the United States.
Rostec will allocate 140 million rubles for the implementation of advanced developments
Rostec will support the innovative developments of its employees. The winning projects of the sixth set of the Vector program, the State Corporation's business accelerator, will receive funding. These include a neural network sensor for detecting attacks on information resources, a UAV engine control device, a laptop for monitoring the condition of power equipment, and others.
Russia has twice sent Varshavyanka-class attack submarines to the Irish Sea (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Russian submarines have completed missions from Britain twice in two years
After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian submarines twice performed missions in the Irish Sea area, Bloomberg reports. The authors of the article claim that this is how Moscow tried to "grope for potential weaknesses in the defense of the British Isles" or "intimidate London."
The Italian Navy has implemented an option for the construction of the fourth U212NFS submarine
The European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) has implemented an option to build a fourth submarine for the Italian Navy under the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) program.
A detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet arrived at the port of Venezuela
The business visit will last several days
A detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet made a business call at the port of Venezuela, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
Lightning strike: The Stupinets missile boat will replenish the Caspian flotilla
If necessary, it will be able to operate in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas
In the near future, the Stupinets missile boat of Project 12418 will join the Caspian Flotilla. The crew has been formed and is already at the shipyard. The boat is designed to destroy combat surface ships, boats and enemy transports independently and in cooperation with the strike forces of the fleet. Experts note that the new boat will be able to operate not only in the Caspian Sea, but also in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, which will allow, if necessary, to quickly strengthen the Black Sea Fleet.
The National Guard of Ukraine has received the first batch of new BBMs of "own" production
The National Guard of Ukraine has received the first batch of new Novator-2 armored vehicles (Nowator 2 or Kamrat-M). The developer of the armored vehicle is the Ukrainian private company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" (Ukrainian Bronetechnika), registered in Kiev, known in the West as Ukrainian Armor. For the first time, a prototype of the vehicle was presented to the leadership of the National Guard of Ukraine in 2017, and in November 2019, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the first 40 Novator armored vehicles.
A new generation anti-tank mine for the Bundeswehr
At the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition, TDW, a member of the MBDA concern, specializing in the design and manufacture of ammunition for various purposes, presented its new anti-tank mine PARM NextGen. The novelty was first shown to the public at the end of 2023, at the company's facility in Schrobenhausen, about 75 km northwest of Munich.
A new Russian 3.3-ton planning bomb increases the destructive potential of airstrikes in Ukraine (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: FAB-3000 has increased the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In June, Russian forces used an aerial bomb in Ukraine for the first time, which will change the situation on the battlefield, BI writes. We are talking about the FAB-3000. This munition will enhance the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Peskov commented on the information about Russia's "interference" in the operation of satellite systems of European countries
Yesterday, Reuters reported that the little-known International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which seems to be a specialized agency of the United Nations, called on Russia to stop interfering with the satellite systems of some European countries. Ukraine, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Luxembourg have filed relevant complaints with ITU. Their application was reviewed last week.
Siberian University plans to open a center for the study of satellite signals
The Center will work as part of the implementation of the Priority 2030 program
The Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (SibGUTI) will open a Space Research Center in the fall of 2024, where it will analyze spacecraft signals, as well as train students to create and launch satellites, the university's press service told TASS.
The Thai Air Force received the first AT-6E Wolverine light combat aircraft
Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) has handed over the first AT-6E Wolverine light combat aircraft to the Thai Air Force.
The naval aviation of the Russian Federation has worked out high-precision assault airstrikes at exercises near Kaliningrad
In total, about 50 sorties were planned for combat training
Crews of multi-purpose Su-30SM2 fighters and tactical Su-24M front-line bombers of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation have practiced high-precision bombing attacks on ground targets at a training ground in the Kaliningrad Region during tactical flight exercises, the fleet's press service reported.
China opposes any interference in the internal affairs of Kazakhstan - Xi Jinping
China and Kazakhstan should strengthen mutual support in the political sphere, the Chinese leader believes
China supports Kazakhstan's efforts to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and opposes any interference in the country's internal affairs, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
The British military is not ready "for any large-scale conflicts" (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Britain's defense is too weak for a conflict of any scale
The Royal Armed Forces are unable to protect the UK from a serious threat, writes the FT, citing military and analysts. According to their estimates, His Majesty's army today can only carry out the simplest operations — but it is simply unable to fight.
NATO will open its representative office in Kiev and try to secure aid to Ukraine from Trump (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: NATO will send an official to Ukraine and create a new command in Germany
NATO is concerned about the future of support for Ukraine, writes the WSJ. The main cause of concern is the strengthening of right—wing forces in Europe and America. The alliance is afraid that anti—systemic politicians will want to reduce support for Kiev - and is making every effort to prevent a settlement of the conflict with Moscow.
Ukraine's unpreparedness for peace calls into question its future (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: Ukraine has lost its future by rejecting peace on Russian terms
Kiev found itself in an extremely difficult situation, writes dikGAZETE. Despite all the financial and military-technical support from the West, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering huge losses, but Zelensky does not sit down at the negotiating table. According to the author of the article, this threatens Ukraine with complete devastation and demographic catastrophe.
The third hybrid World War. Possible scenarios (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: The United States will try to save face in Ukraine with Russia's actual victory
After Afghanistan, the United States cannot afford to lose face in Ukraine, MP writes. Kiev is unable to win, which means that America will either have to capitulate or start a nuclear war. Washington does not like both options, so it will bet on one of the intermediate scenarios.
