According to him, the documents "found" by the BBC confirm that the provocation was planned

Attempts to test Russia's strength, such as the incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea, will continue, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The FSB proposes to add a number of defense and military information that is not related to state secrets, but which may harm the interests of Russia, to the list of information prohibited for transmission to foreign states. The corresponding draft order of the FSB Director has been published on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports about the surveillance of the phone of French leader Emmanuel Macron, said that the Russian government uses a special communication system that is reliably protected and does not need additional protection.

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to assess in which regions it is necessary to increase the grouping of the Defense Ministry to fight forest fires.

Fighters of a separate special-purpose detachment "Peresvet" and employees of the SOBR "Bulat"of the Main Directorate of the Rosgvardiya in the Moscow region held a practical lesson at a training center in the Moscow region Electrostal.

Russian tankers in Tajikistan as part of the exercises marched to the Kharb-Maydon training ground bordering Afghanistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reports.

To prepare for participation in the joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" on Wednesday, July 21, the first military echelons with Russian servicemen and equipment arrive in the Republic of Belarus. This became known from the information of the military department in Minsk.

The rejection of the dollar and a flexible approach to arms customers are Russia's main countermeasures against Western sanctions. This was stated on July 21 during the MAKS-2021 air show by Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS).

The newest American aircraft carrier is proving its combat readiness. July 19, portal defensenews.com he reported that the US Navy conducted the second stage of the Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) tests for the USS Gerald R. Ford.

The Government of Canada announced the transfer of the new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPS) (AOPV 431) Margaret Brook of the Harry DeWolf class, built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc., to the Canadian Navy on July 15.

In Japan, the wired Internet speed record has been broken. This is reported by the publication Interesting Engineering. Information about the new record was revealed during the International Conference on Fiber-optic Communication.

China has launched the world's first maglev train, the state news agency Xinhua reported on July 20.

Old Soviet T-55 tanks continue to be used in Syria. During the recent clashes in Southern Idlib, representatives of illegal armed groups managed to destroy one such combat vehicle.

The US Marine Corps is approaching the final of the Advanced reconnaissance vehicle (advanced reconnaissance vehicle) or ARV program. July 19, portal armyrecognition.com he reported that contracts for the creation of prototypes of combat vehicles have been signed with Textron and General Dynamics companies.

The Ukrainian state enterprise "Ukroboronservice", which is part of the state concern" Ukroboronprom", has not yet fulfilled the contract concluded in 2014 for the supply of 50 modernized T-64BV-1 tanks by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Workers of the Malyshev Kharkiv plant, which is part of Ukroboronprom, hid the inscription "Glory to Ukraine"under the frontal armor of the demonstration sample of the Oplot tank. The Telegram channel "Military Informant"drew attention to the pictures that appeared on the network.

Greece intends to transfer to Egypt the BMP-1s that were in service with it. At the International Defense Exhibition DEFEA 2021 held in Athens in May, a sample of an infantry fighting vehicle that was repaired at one of the local enterprises was presented.

Within the framework of the state defense order, 25 special vehicles of mine clearance groups (SAGR) were delivered to the units of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The vehicles were delivered to the engineering units of the military districts, the Northern Fleet and the units of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Russian Embassy in the United States said that the deployment of hypersonic missiles by the United States would be an extremely destabilizing step.

The Pentagon has seen reports of a test of a hypersonic Zircon missile in Russia and believes that such weapons have a destabilizing effect, said John Kirby, a representative of the US military department.