Seven Lithuanian servicemen and two more employees of the Shvenchensky district training ground were suspected of stealing dry rations for the US military. About this on Friday, July 2, Sputnik Lithuania writes with reference to the press service of the prosecutor's office.

Military expert Andrey Frolov on Friday, July 2, called Izvestia the factors that had a negative impact on Ukrainian arms exports, adding that Russia has nothing to do with this.

Former US military captain of the first rank of the US Navy, retired Harry Tabach, compared the Russian army with the "Zaporozhets", and the NATO forces with Tesla. This was announced on Saturday, July 3, according to InoSMI.

The adoption of the new version of the national security strategy of the Russian Federation indicates readiness for conflict and is a message to the world that Russia "will not allow the build-up of hostile forces along the perimeter of its borders," says Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia.

The need to consolidate efforts has intensified against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic

A specialized formation of radiation, chemical and biological protection is planned to be created in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff reported on Friday.

Five tactical exercises with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units and calculations of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems of the 201st Russian military base stationed in the Republic of Tajikistan took place last week as part of the combat training cycle in the summer period. In total, about 3 thousand servicemen were involved in the exercises.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the national security strategy of the Russian Federation, the corresponding decree is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The document accelerates and simplifies procurement, reduces and unifies the time for the implementation of procedures, including the consideration of applications when conducting various methods for determining suppliers.

Russia, as part of its obligations under the CSTO, will provide Tajikistan with the necessary assistance in the event of increased terrorist threats from Afghanistan as US troops withdraw from the country, Vladimir Shamanov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, told reporters on Thursday before a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Dushanbe.

In 1990, the Swedish Navy adopted a new landing boat CB90. The Combat Boat 90 Half, also known as the Stridsbåt 90 H, can carry 18 landing troops in a small-arms-protected hull and reach a speed of 40 knots (74 km/h).

On June 28, the company Austal Limited announced the transfer of a new coastal zone combat ship of the Independence class, LCS-28 "Savannah", by its unit Austal USA to the command of the US Navy, which took place at the enterprise in Mobile (Alabama).

James Appathurai, the special representative of the NATO Secretary General for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, who is on a visit to Tbilisi, said that NATO will maintain its representation in the Black Sea and will strengthen cooperation with partners in this region.

The American destroyer Ross of the Arleigh Burke type "teleported" from the port of Odessa (Ukraine) to the coast of Crimea (Russia) on the night of June 30. This is reported by The Drive.

Two large amphibious assault ships (BDK) of the Northern Fleet are currently performing tasks in the Black Sea, the navy said on Thursday.

The frigate of the Italian Navy entered the Black Sea. Its movement is monitored by the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. This was reported on Thursday, July 1, at the National Defense Control Center of Russia.

Large landing ships (BDK) "Orsk" and "Saratov" performed exercises to destroy mock-ups of floating sea mines in the Black Sea, protecting the Crimea. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Joint maneuvers of ships and long-range aviation of Russia in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea attracted the attention of foreign military personnel. The actions of the missile cruiser "Moscow" were monitored from neutral waters by an F-35B fighter from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, which did not prevent the Russian military from fulfilling its tasks.

The flagship of the Northern Fleet (SF) heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) "Peter the Great" has left for the Barents Sea, where the crew will conduct several exercises.

On June 30, a large hydrographic boat of the 19920 project was solemnly laid down at the Okskaya Shipyard in Navashino (Nizhny Novgorod Region) for the hydrographic service of the Russian Navy.

In the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the Amur Shipbuilding Plant PJSC held a solemn ceremony of withdrawing from the slipway shop and placing the fourth serial corvette of the project 20380 "Sharp" in the Pacific Fleet in the transport and launching dock. The ship was laid down at the ASZ on July 1, 2016.