The Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ) is the main base in the Far East for the construction of warships for the Pacific Fleet. In particular, Amur shipbuilders have successfully mastered the construction of corvettes of the project 20380.

Submarine exercises at extreme depths have begun in the Barents and Norwegian Seas. This was reported on Friday, July 2, by the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The Russian fleet is preparing to replenish with a new nuclear submarine. On June 2, the TASS news agency reported that the Novosibirsk submarine of the Yasen-M project 885M entered the White Sea for the first time for factory sea trials.

The newest Russian submarine K-573 "Novosibirsk" has entered factory sea trials. They want to transfer the ship to the fleet in 2021.

The Russian military is conducting a special exercise to test the systems and weapons of submarines in the deep-water areas of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Northern Fleet said.

The strengthening of Russia in the Black Sea region after the return of Crimea does not leave NATO a chance for a quick and convincing victory in the event of a possible conflict. This opinion was shared by columnist Mark Episkopos in the magazine The National Interest.

Ukraine can "open fire to kill" on Russian ships that threaten the passage of Ukrainian ships through the Kerch Strait, in particular, the boats of the Rosgvardiya, writes Defense Express.

The British destroyer Defender and the Dutch frigate Evertsen, which staged provocations off the coast of the Crimea, left the Black Sea.

An American journalist filmed the exercises of Russian ships and aircraft that took place in the Black Sea against the background of the international maneuvers of NATO Sea Breeze.

The construction program of the Chinese aircraft carrier of the new generation has passed an important stage: the ship received a superstructure. Earlier, the Celestial Empire assembled its body.

The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties received information about the preparation by the militants of the terrorist group "Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham" (banned in the Russian Federation) of provocations in the Idlib de-escalation zone using toxic substances, the deputy head of the Center Vadim Kulit said on Friday.

The situation in the northern regions of Afghanistan is deteriorating and causes serious concern to the Collective Security Treaty Organization( CSTO), it is necessary to provide assistance to Tajikistan in ensuring the security of the southern border, Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas told reporters.

The withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will not be completed in the next few days, despite press reports. This was announced on Friday, July 2, by US President Joe Biden.

The US command, against the background of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, decided to replace the commander of the contingent in this country, General Scott Miller, with the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Frank McKenzie, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

The campaign for revaccination from coronavirus has begun in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 1.

Peskov: Kiev's aspiration towards NATO may add instability to the entire European continent

The management of Ukraine from the outside is a "red line", Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's leadership are preparing such security measures that will insure Moscow in case of Kiev's provocative aspirations, said the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

NATO's land and sea bases in Ukraine are unlikely to appear in the near future, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov predicts in Izvestia.

In Lithuania, where large-scale NATO exercises are regularly held and American troops are stationed, they suddenly became concerned about the movement of military equipment on the territory of Belarus. What is the reason? It turns out, according to the author, the air defense forces of Belarus can "encroach" on aircraft on the territory of Lithuania.

The summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden, which took place in Geneva, is evidence of the possibility of dialogue on arms control, regardless of the existing differences in the bilateral relations of the states.

China should accelerate the modernization of national defense and turn the PLA into a world-class army. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the President of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.