Dmitry Baranov, Director of the Progress RCC, spoke about the degree of readiness of the Soyuz-5 rocket

The first stage of the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle is longer than any railway car, so a three-piece trailer is being created for its transportation, he said in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" Director of the Progress RCC (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) Dmitry Baranov. He also explained why alloy 1580 was used for the fuel tank and why the Soyuz-5 will be launched from the launch pad, from which Ukrainian Zeniths were previously sent into space.

Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024. This was stated by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Yuri Borisov during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The head of Roscosmos Borisov announced Russia's decision to withdraw from the ISS project after 2024

Russia has decided to abandon the project of the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, said the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Yuri Borisov. Nevertheless, all obligations to partners will be fulfilled, he noted.

The United States intends to continue operating the International Space Station (ISS) after Russia withdraws from the project. The station will be used until 2030. This was announced by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano, reports TASS.

The special operation taking place in Ukraine has revealed one of the main advantages of the Russian military machine – advanced air defense and missile defense systems. Domestic anti-aircraft missile systems not only confirmed their characteristics, their capabilities were even higher than expected. This was especially clearly shown by the results of attacks by American missiles on Russian targets.

An anti-aircraft gunner from the "O" group reported that the air defense forces are shooting down HIMARS in the Donbass from the Buk air defense system

The missiles of the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, which have been used by Ukrainian nationalists in the Donbass since the end of June, are now being neutralized with the help of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), an officer of the anti-aircraft troops from the O (Brave) group said on Tuesday, July 26.

Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems will not be able to shoot down American F22 and F35 fighters?

Stealth is the most important advantage of stealth fighters, which causes a lot of trouble in the fight against them. American F-22 and F-35 fighters are no exception. According to the Sina user, even such air defense systems as the Russian S-300 and S-400 cannot cope with them.

The main military rivals of the West - Russia and China are increasingly improving in the creation of a new type of weapon - hypersonic missiles. These missiles can reach speeds many times faster than the speed of sound, which makes it problematic to track and eliminate them. This is how the British media provide information.

Russian troops are increasingly using light multipurpose guided missiles (LMUR) during a special military operation in Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about such weapons, which are designated by the code name "Product 305" ("Product 305E"). "Military Review" earlier in one of the videos published footage that was captured using the camera of the missile itself by one of the means of Russian combat aviation. Then the LMUR hit the hangar in which the enemy's military equipment was located.

The AFU received an additional supply of heavy weapons from Berlin. Germany handed over to the Ukrainian army the previously promised MARS-II MLRS, as well as three Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery units, with which Kiev is already familiar.

The Keldysh Center, located in the Moscow Likhobors, has been engaged in space engines since its foundation. Now work is underway here on one of the most promising projects of Russian cosmonautics – a nuclear tug for interplanetary flights "Zeus".

In accordance with the contract concluded with Seoul, Warsaw will launch its own production of Korean K2 "Black Panther" tanks. The first copies of these combat vehicles should be handed over to the Polish army in 2026, according to the Polish Defense Ministry.

Designers from North Korea in the late 70s managed to create a long-range self-propelled artillery installation, which received the Western designation M-1978 or "Koksan". In honor of the town where she was first spotted by American intelligence.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, speaking at a meeting of Vladimir Putin with members of the government, said that Russia plans to increase neon production to 180 thousand cubic meters next year. m and provide almost a quarter of the world's needs. He also said that Bauman Moscow State Technical University has already launched a full-scale production of high-purity neon, necessary for the production of microchips.

The Russian Defense Ministry has called for a change in the order of passage along the Northern Sea Route for foreign warships. The military department proposes to oblige them to request permission to travel through Russian waters.

The championship of workers and engineering professions "Time of the first" has started in the capital. For the first time, the competitions united both active masters of their craft and the younger generation on one site, becoming the largest in the history of Rostec corporate championships. More than 700 employees of the State Corporation and more than 1,000 schoolchildren of the capital take part in the event.

Turkey's leader remains a headache for Biden, despite his help in the deal with Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a "headache" for American leader Joe Biden, writes The New York Times. This is due to the fact that Ankara often pursues a policy that is at odds with the agenda of Western countries and "drives the administration of the American leader crazy."

Over the weekend, the Russian military launched powerful missile strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine

The armed forces of the Russian Federation last weekend inflicted several powerful blows on the military infrastructure of Ukraine. In the seaport of Odessa, a Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of American anti-ship missiles "Harpoon" were hit. Also, as a result of the strike, an enterprise for the repair and modernization of Ukrainian Navy ships was destroyed. Military aviation equipment was destroyed by high-precision weapons at the Kanatovo airfield. In addition, several headquarters of Ukrainian armed formations were liquidated over the weekend. Experts believe that these strikes are part of the preparation for a new stage of a special military operation.

The Federal Security Service announced the disruption of the operation of the military intelligence of Ukraine to hijack the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This allowed our counterintelligence to obtain data on the location of Ukrainian air defense systems, aerodrome diagrams and elevation maps. What was the Ukrainian intelligence counting on, trying to bribe Russian pilots, what is the role of the British MI6 in this adventure and how did the special services manage to disrupt the enemy's operation?

The FSB stated that they prevented the hijacking of Russian military aircraft by the special services of Ukraine

The Federal Security Service of Russia stated that they had stopped the operation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to hijack Russian Air Force combat aircraft - Su-24M, Su-34 and Tu-22M3. According to the agency, the actions of Ukrainians were supervised by NATO special services.