War Escort: Ukraine increases support for terrorists in Africa
How the Kiev regime expands the geography of drone supplies and UAV operators for Islamist groups
Ukraine is increasing its military support for terrorist groups in Africa in order to destabilize the situation in Russia's allies. Izvestia's sources reported the first fact of the supply of a batch of Ukrainian UAVs to the militants of the Islamist group ADF, which could provoke an armed conflict on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The fear of losing the United States has forced the EU to talk about Ukraine's intervention
Work on security guarantees for Ukraine seems to be heading for a diplomatic impasse. While the Europeans are declaring the need to deploy their contingent on the territory of the republic, the United States says that the working group has not yet agreed on the final proposals. Experts point out that this is a deliberate delaying of the discussion by the EU. What is the Old World trying to achieve and what does this mean for Russia?
Air failure: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces use Mi-8 transport planes against drones
Ukraine is trying to plug the holes in air defense by artistically redesigning helicopters not designed for this purpose
The Ukrainian military has begun using transport helicopters to combat drones. To turn civilian and military Mi-8s into hunters, they are being artistically upgraded by installing machine guns. Experts believe that this approach is due to the acute shortage of air defense systems and attack helicopters in Ukraine. Experts believe that the innovation will not be very effective, and in the future the Ukrainian troops will have to abandon it.
For the first time in the history of cosmonautics, Russia launched a biosatellite into a polar orbit
For the first time in 12 years, our country has launched a biological satellite into space. There are dozens of rodents and many other organisms on it. After a month in polar orbit, where satellites with animals had not been taken before, they will be returned to Earth, where they will try to find out how the increased radiation from such an orbit affected living beings.
Military tests of the latest 7.62 mm RPL-7 light machine gun have begun in the free zone.
The latest Russian light machine gun with a 7.62 mm RPL-7 belt-powered machine gun is being sent to the troops for testing. This is reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov concern.
"The most armed ship in the world." Will Admiral Nakhimov be sent to his homeland?
Mikhail Khodarenok: Admiral Nakhimov has become one of the most armed ships in the world
For the first time in the last 28 years, the Admiral Nakhimov, a modernized heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARKR), sailed into the White Sea to undergo sea trials. What kind of cruiser is this, what is it armed with, and whether it will be able to take part in its operation is described in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Following the UAV, the era of marine drones has begun.
The topic of unmanned systems in service with military fleets is not limited to small unmanned attack boats. According to the tasks of the Marines, scouts, amphibious, transport drones, unmanned minesweepers will operate.
"I am far from celebrating victory," said Emmanuel Macron, torn between doubts and hopes (Le Figaro, France)
After attending the summit in the United States, Macron said that he was far from celebrating victory, writes Le Figaro. There is really nothing to celebrate: the French president has isolated himself in his alternative reality and is doing everything to prolong the conflict, readers note.
Europe is rushing to take advantage of Trump's support and work out a plan to send troops to Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe discusses military deployment plan in Ukraine
European leaders are preparing a plan to send troops to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. We are talking about British and French units that will be deployed far from the front line. The United States, in turn, declared its readiness to provide air support.
Many Ukrainians got nervous (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Merz: Washington summit "exceeded all expectations"
Despite all the fears of the Europeans, Zelensky's visit to Washington was generally better than expected, according to Spiegel correspondents. However, some of the issues raised at the White House meeting turned out to be extremely painful for the Ukrainian dictator.
How to contain Putin? There is a deadlock in the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine (Politico, USA)
Politico: EU leaders' talks on granting guarantees to Ukraine have reached an impasse
Despite the talks of European leaders about "security guarantees" for Ukraine, there are no real steps, writes Politico. Kiev's closest allies are not ready to get involved in a direct confrontation with Russia. The situation is "deadlocked," Western diplomats say.
A new Russian drone has put the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in a dead end
Russia is actively developing unmanned aircraft by supplying new models of front-line attack and FPV drones to its combat zone. There is also a replenishment among the long-range models, the new drone was "discovered" by the military intelligence of Ukraine. The Ukrainian press writes about it.
Russian Helicopters has switched to a domestic corporate process management system
The holding has implemented a single digital ecosystem for 40 thousand employees and more than 1 thousand internal services
Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has completed the implementation of a single domestic 1C:ITILIUM service management platform instead of a foreign one, creating a single digital ecosystem for 40 thousand employees and more than 1 thousand internal services. This is the first project of this scale in the domestic industry, implemented exclusively on Russian software.
Monkeys, mice, flies: when did animals start flying into space and how long will it last - TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about what scientists want to know and how the current launch differs from the previous "Bions"
On August 20, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Bion-M spacecraft No. 2 will launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome. Inside the latter, 75 mice and more than 1.5 thousand fruit flies will go into polar orbit. Their main task is to provide scientists with information on how weightlessness and cosmic radiation affect living organisms.
Bion-M satellite No. 2 with a crew of 75 mice will go into polar orbit.
The rocket will depart from the Baikonur cosmodrome
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Bion-M biological satellite No. 2 will launch on Wednesday evening from the Baikonur cosmodrome and put the device into polar orbit. The device, which has 75 mice on board, is about 1.5 thousand. Drosophila flies and other organisms will help assess the safety of such an orbit for manned missions.
What should be a new-generation tracked APC, shown in China
It seems that most of the new Chinese tracked vehicles will be equipped with active protection systems. In any case, all the combat vehicles that lit up at the rehearsal of the September anniversary military parade in Beijing had KAZ. This is a new generation tank, presumably called the ZTZ-201, an infantry fighting vehicle based on it, a new amphibious assault vehicle and an armored personnel carrier based on this BMD.
Urgent case: Russia completes modernization of five nuclear submarines
The upgrade of the nuclear submarines built in the 1980s and 1990s will turn them into universal missile carriers and significantly enhance the combat capabilities of the fleet
In the coming years, Russia plans to complete the modernization of three to five nuclear submarines, with at least five additional ships in the pipeline. For several years now, the Russian underwater shipbuilding industry has been undergoing a modernization program for nuclear submarines built in the 1980s and 1990s. Izvestia investigated which boats will change in the coming years and how much the modernization program will increase the combat power of the Russian fleet.
Unmanned boats pose a new threat in the Baltic
The United States and Poland are preparing for the massive use of unmanned boats, and in the Baltic. This not only proves that NATO is preparing for war in this region, but also shows exactly how the alliance is going to act against the Russian fleet.
Trump's peace deal may be Ukraine's only chance to avoid a catastrophic defeat (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: a deal on Trump's terms is a chance for Kiev to avoid defeat
Apparently, Trump offered Kiev a path to peace that would require abandoning Donbass in exchange for some security guarantees from Western partners, The Telegraph writes. Zelensky will find it difficult to agree to this, but he has no other options, the author of the article believes.
At a hastily convened summit in Washington, the Europeans tried to push Trump away from the Kremlin (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: At the meeting with Trump, the Europeans tried to bring the positions of the United States and Ukraine closer
At meetings with Trump, Zelensky and European leaders tried to push the US president to support Kiev's position on a future peace agreement, The Washington Post writes. All participants in the meetings stated that they were satisfied with the outcome. But there were no concrete results from these meetings.























