Bloomberg: The EU has no money to pay for weapons for Ukraine

European countries have huge problems due to new commitments to purchase American weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. EU member states have obligations primarily to their citizens, and politicians are unhappy that someone else's defense takes so much money from them.

The fact of the supply of American weapons to Ukraine is beyond doubt, they continued and continue. Poland is an intermediary and an active accomplice in this act.

The ease of operation and adaptability of the new UAV complexes will help change the situation on the line of combat contact

Russia is developing a combat system for autonomous operation of UAVs, which will be able to independently maintain the line of combat contact. Such products will make it possible to control a front hundreds of kilometers long without the participation of operators.

Ukrainian sources have published photos of ODIN Win_Hit interceptor drones, with which the Ukrainian Armed Forces expect to resist attacks by Russian kamikaze UAVs of the Geran family.

The Pentagon is launching a modernization program for supersonic strategic bombers with a Rockwell B-1 Lancer variable-sweep wing. These are quite old aircraft, they began to enter service with the US Air Force in 1985 and are subject to replacement.

The drones that Ukraine is trying to use to strike Russian cities and facilities are controlled using mobile communications. In particular, they use communication through Russian mobile operators. Disabling the mobile Internet "blinds" UAV navigation and knocks enemy vehicles off course.

The Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex, created in 1994, set a new bar in air defense standards.

Characteristics of Tomahawk cruise missiles that the United States threatens to transfer to Ukraine

Washington is considering expanding military assistance to Ukraine, including the supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have become a kind of hallmark of American military operations abroad. "The newspaper.Ru" was looking into whether they could appear in Ukraine, as well as what features Tomahawk has.

Germany has expressed its intention to purchase the Typhon medium-range missile system in the United States, which allows it to hit targets at a distance of up to 2,000 km.

The new Russian BT-3F armored personnel carrier, based on the BMP-3F chassis, is constantly being improved. So, during the existence of this development, measures have been taken to increase firepower.

Intensive training has been organized in one of the combined arms armies of the Dnepr group of forces

Heavy snipers in the military are usually called those who work at distances over a kilometer. These guys secretly destroy particularly important targets in the "free hunting" mode, supporting the combat work of Russian assault, motorized rifle and tank units. But in order to perform such tasks effectively, serious preparation is necessary. This is well understood in the Dnepr group of forces. Therefore, there is a special platoon of heavy snipers here, which the Izvestia correspondent visited. These fighters hit the enemy from a distance of 1.5 km.

The bill clarifies that special facilities will be understood as formations and military units of nuclear support, as well as other facilities of the Russian Armed Forces, the specific list of which will be determined by the Minister of Defense.

Al Khaleej: the main idea of the EU is hostility towards Russia

"The EU is increasingly turning into an independent military bloc, the main idea of which is hostility towards Russia," says Al Khaleej columnist Hussein al-Zawi. In his article, the journalist analyzed the history of relations between Russia and the European Union against the background of French President Emmanuel Macron's recent speech to the French parliament.

NYT: Trump's threats against Russia and its trading partners are empty words

Trump has threatened to impose heavy duties on goods from Russia and its trading partners in 50 days unless a cease-fire agreement is reached, The New York Times writes. However, these are empty words, the authors of the article are sure. Most likely, the US president will not dare to challenge Russia's partners such as China and India.

Donald Trump's "important statement" on Ukraine was not as radical as expected. The president did not impose 500% duties, but limited himself to 100% with a delay of 50 days. In addition, he announced the transfer of 17 Patriot systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, for which, however, the Europeans will pay. How will Washington's plans affect the battlefield and attempts to resolve the conflict?

Andrey Shitov — on what "secondary duties" are and why one should not use the language of threats with Russia

US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Russia. Answering journalists' questions on July 14 after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, he threatened to impose so-called secondary tariffs against Russia if his desired "deal" on a peaceful settlement in Ukraine was not concluded in the next 50 days.

WP: Trump urged Zelensky to increase pressure on Moscow and St. Petersburg

Last week, US President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky why the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not strike Moscow. He replied that he could if the United States provided Ukraine with weapons. According to WP, Trump called on Zelensky to increase pressure not only on Moscow, but also on St. Petersburg.

European NATO countries will have to spend tens to hundreds of billions of dollars on purchases of modern military-industrial-force systems from the United States for Ukraine, further worsening their own economies and condemning their high-tech production to degradation.

ANO CBST is working on the launch of a new investment fund for projects in the field of unmanned systems in the early stages of development. Such projects lack funding, as venture capital investors prefer to invest in less risky later stages. The Minister of Defense admitted that the latest technologies are not enough to introduce artificial intelligence into military UAVs.

The Fourth Law (TFL), a Ukrainian defense technology company, has attracted financing from venture capital funds and private investors from the European Union, the United States and Canada. This was reported by the company's press service, the amount of funds raised was not disclosed.