Representatives of the European Parliament (EP) issued a statement on Monday expressing concern that Russia and China may take advantage of the events in Afghanistan.

Twelve Ukrainian servicemen remained on the territory of the former US military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, after US representatives left the facility. This was announced on Tuesday, August 17, by the Ukrainian TV channel "24".

Last Monday, there were reports about the flight of 22 military aircraft and 24 helicopters of the National Air Corps of Afghanistan to Uzbekistan. There were more than five hundred military personnel on these aircraft. Currently, all this equipment is concentrated at the Termez border airfield.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, Colonel-General of the Militia Ramazona Rahimzoda, met with representatives of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China under the leadership of Liu Yunfeng, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reports.

US President Joe Biden said on Monday that Washington had provided comprehensive support to the Afghan forces so that they could fight against the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation).

US President Joe Biden said that he does not consider it right to send the American army to participate in long civil wars in other countries.

Secret helicopters of the Special Operations Command of the US Armed Forces, known as MH-60X, were spotted in Kabul. Photos of combat vehicles are published by the Telegram channel "Special Purpose Channel".

Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said that he had discussed with his Iranian counterpart the prospects for resuming negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Private investors will be able to compensate up to 50 percent of the costs of creating an industrial park or an industrial technopark. The corresponding resolution was signed by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"will be held from August 22 to 28, 2021. However, its official opening will take place on August 23.

In the southern military district, a combat army reserve composition is being formed - BARS. This is a kind of second front from the reserves, who will first be called into service in an emergency situation. For example, if there is a threat of armed conflict or aggression against our country. In peacetime, reservists will be trained at military training camps, and all the conditions of their temporary service, including financial, will be written in a special contract.

In the Murmansk region, units of a separate Arctic motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet broke through the defenses of a conditional enemy and inflicted artillery strikes. The exercises were held at the training ground near the village of Alakurtti. On the video, you can watch the actions of the fighters.

Baku claims shelling from the Armenian side

An exchange of fire between Armenian and Azerbaijani servicemen took place on Monday evening on the Gegharkunik section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, there are dead on both sides, the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

In total, 2.5 thousand military personnel were involved in the exercises of the three countries

The servicemen of the armed forces of Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, who were involved in joint exercises that ended on August 10 in Tajikistan at the Harb-Maydon training ground 20 km from Afghanistan, returned to their permanent deployment points. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO).

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus plans to receive new Mi-35M combat helicopters for service.

This was announced by the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Major General Igor Golub.

Rostec is ready to consider the possibility of helping Turkey in the development of a fifth-generation fighter with the appropriate request from Ankara, the general director of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with the Anadolu news agency.

Pobeda Airlines has decided to abandon firm contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This was announced by the general director of the carrier Andrey Kalmykov.

The concern will also present at the forum devices that provide the ability to control a helicopter using instruments

The concern" Radio-Electronic Technologists "(KRET) of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the Army-2021 forum a new navigation system for START 1a light helicopters. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of KRET.

Cyprus and Serbia have entered into negotiations on the acquisition by Belgrade of more than a dozen Russian Mi-35P transport and combat helicopters, which are in service with the Cypriot National Guard. This was reported the day before by the local newspaper Surgis mail.

The Agency for the Acquisition of Defense Products of Norway (NDMA) announced the arrival of the next three F-35A "Lightning-2"fighters in the country.