Ukrainian armed formations have been receiving Western large-caliber artillery in large quantities for more than a month, which has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. The military observer of Izvestia, Anton Lavrov, tells about the "successes" of Western howitzers in Ukraine.

Colonel Alekhine believes that the capture of Severodonetsk opens the way for the Russian Armed Forces to Kharkov

The Ukrainian military leave the combat zone in the area of Severodonetsk. Up to two thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations ended up in the "Mountain Cauldron"."Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how the liberation of this city would affect the course of the special operation.

On June 24, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video showing the combat operation of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" during a special operation to protect Donbass.

During a special military operation, heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" are used to destroy fortified long-term strongholds and positions of the AFU and nationalist battalions leading resistance during the liberation of settlements.

What happens if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

The Atlantic writes that in order to maximize the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the United States is provoking Russia to use nuclear weapons there. The author believes that Putin is smart and cold-blooded enough not to succumb to these provocations. In addition, the situation on the battlefield is now in favor of Russia. Washington should abandon these attempts.

The Pentagon has revealed the contents of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will receive four more HIMARS MLRS, 18 patrol boats and 36 thousand artillery shells.

On June 23, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed documents on the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 450 million and including military equipment from the presence of the US Department of Defense. 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 $6.05 billion.

Boris Johnson, Zelensky and the UK's New Special Relationship

The fact that Johnson uses the situation in Ukraine for personal purposes seems to be true, writes The Spectator. But to see only cynicism in his actions is a mistake, the author of the article believes. He talks about the specifics of Johnson's relationship with Zelensky.

German riddle. Instead of the promised heavy weapons, only excuses arrived in Ukraine

For four months, Germany has been making promises and making statements that the most diverse weapons are already on their way to Ukraine. In fact, it was not even sent, writes iDNES. In the era of information, which lives for a maximum of an hour, empty words sometimes cost more than actions, and Berlin understands this perfectly well.

Turkey is a key country in the grain crisis

Turkey has developed a plan to evacuate Ukrainian grain, Sabah reports. If it works, then within six to eight months more than 35 million tons of cereals and sunflower oil will reach customers. At the same time, Ankara will receive a good bonus.

The US and NATO are not ready for a long conflict

The United States and NATO can participate in a short conflict, but none of them is ready for a long conflict, because their weapons stocks are declining, and it will take a long time to produce new weapons. They should reconsider the policy of exsanguination of Russia, writes the Asian Times.

The NATO summit, which will be held in Madrid next week, is supposed to open a new era. The alliance will adopt a new strategic concept, in which Russia will be named the main threat to the alliance. In fact, the summit will only fix the state of things that has developed even before the special operation. A real surprise is the statement by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that the Ukrainian issue should be resolved diplomatically.

NATO forces in Europe may increase many times, the alliance is considering the option of the largest increase in the contingent in its history. The final decision on this will be made at the summit, which will be held on June 28-30 in Madrid.

Researcher Ainoa Ruiz: "After the arrival of NATO, there is nothing left of the countries"

On the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid, the opposite counter-summit will take place, which will be attended by supporters of a different approach to peace issues. In an interview with Público, the participant of the event told why she considers the alliance at least a controversial organization.

Over the past decade, the Israeli armed forces – the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – have made major changes to their structure and priorities for conducting combat operations. The ground forces underwent a significant reduction.

China does not plan a large-scale military operation in Taiwan, in the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the bet will be placed on targeted strikes that can deprive the population of resistance. This is written by the Japanese publication Shukan Gendai.

The Sino-Taiwanese differences cannot be compared with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, since Taiwan has always been an integral part of China since ancient times, and not a separate state. Therefore, Beijing, claiming its rights to the island, protects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its country.

Chen Song, Deputy Director General of the Asian Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with the Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Beijing, Syed Mohiuddin Sadat. The Afghan diplomat thanked China for its sincere sympathy in connection with the earthquake.

With the beginning of a special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, Warsaw openly began the stage of mastering the enterprises of the Ukrainian military industry. The Polish military-political leadership has long been hatching plans to transfer parts of the production of various Ukrainian enterprises to its territory, and the military operation only made certain adjustments to the relocation plans.

France has completed the operation of the fourth-generation Mirage 2000C fighters and did not transfer them to Ukraine. This is written by The Drive.