Threats to Lithuania: what are NATO's plans in the event of a Russian attack on Eastern Europe

Lithuania, as it is known, has restricted the transit of Russian supplies to Kaliningrad and provoked a new interstate crisis, the French website Atlantico reports. Under these conditions, the journalists of the publication decided to once again check the degree of preparation of NATO for a possible "invasion" of Russia. It turned out — not ready.

Lithuania has angered Russia – what consequences will this lead to?

Lithuania recently closed its territory for the transportation of goods to Kaliningrad, Xinhua reports. This may affect Moscow's relations with NATO and the EU, the author of the article warns. At the same time, Europe is particularly concerned about the fate of the Suwalki corridor.

Poland intends to increase the number of the armed forces of the republic to 400 thousand soldiers, as well as completely rearm the army. As stated in Warsaw, the reason for this decision is the threat of a "Russian invasion".

NATO will significantly strengthen Estonia's defense against the background of the "Russian threat", Russia will not be able to capture Tallinn, the Estonian government can sleep peacefully. NATO Secretary General Jens Stolteberg made a corresponding statement.

What is the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, which is expected in Kiev

The United States, as part of military assistance to Ukraine, is ready to supply Kiev with NASAMS air and missile defense systems, the American CNN channel reported. "Newspaper.Ru" worked out together with military experts how dangerous the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is.

Another Su-35 victory? Ukrainian MiG-29 shot down over Zelenodolsk

Although the flight characteristics of the MiG-29 are still considered among the best in the world in its class, but the age of electronics, avionics and weapons prevents it from competing with modern Russian fighters on equal terms, writes Military Watch.

The American fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter can be converted into a maneuverable bomber. In a configuration called "beast mode", the aircraft can carry four times as much ammunition. Columnist Harrison Cass in the publication 19FortyFive spoke about the use of the F-35 as a bomber.

The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain has abandoned the promising guided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Mosquito. The drone could fly in 2023, writes the UK Defense Journal.

The United States this week plans to announce its intention to supply Ukraine with medium- and long-range air defense systems in the next package of military assistance.

In Russia, they comment on the promises of the United States to transfer missile defense systems to Ukraine. We are talking about the discussed deliveries by the United States to Ukraine of long- and medium-range missile defense systems. Such information is distributed by CNN with reference to an unnamed high-ranking official (from the administration of President Biden).

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses upgraded T-90M tanks. The use of the machine during the battle in the Raisin area was shown on video. The footage was published by the Telegram channel "Military officers of the Russian Spring". The record drew the attention of Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Self-propelled howitzers PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000), which Germany supplied to Ukraine at the end of June, began to be used in the east of the country. Bild writes about this.

The Philippine Ground Forces have officially adopted 155 mm/52 ATMOS-2000 self-propelled artillery units manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems.

The designers of the Scientific and Technical Center of KAMAZ PJSC have developed a unique KAMAZ-6559 dump truck designed for quarry work in autonomous mode.

As reported by the German newspaper "Welt am Sonntag" with reference to "Ukrainian government circles", the government of Ukraine at its own expense acquired Dynamit Nobel Defense (DND, the military division of Dynamit Nobel AG group) from the German company another "almost 2,900" disposable RGW90 HH Matador hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers of new production, and they have already been delivered to Ukraine.

The crew of the autonomous inhabited deep-sea rescue vehicle AS-36 of the SF rescue squad under the command of Captain 3rd rank Andrey Volkov is undergoing acceptance tests in the Kola Bay on the traverse of the main base of the SF – Severomorsk.

As reported by the TASS news agency, on June 26, 2022, the nuclear submarine K-571 Krasnoyarsk (factory number 163), completed by the construction of the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise Production Association JSC (SMP, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC JSC), went to sea for the first time from Severodvinsk for factory sea trials) - the third ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").

On June 23, the launch ceremony of the fifth Mogami-class frigate (also known as Project 30DX, 30FFM), designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, took place at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Nagasaki.

Still the same, but not so. Putin is involved… Why the current BRICS summit will not be like the others

This time, the BRICS summit is not the same as usual, writes Advance. According to the author of the article, it differs in that it involves a person on whom all the eyes of the world are fixed — Vladimir Putin. This summit is an excellent confirmation that Russia is by no means isolated.