CNN (USA): Taliban militants* 22 Afghan commandos were executed when they tried to surrender
Conflicting information is coming from Afghanistan about the fate of the special forces who were captured by the Taliban. According to some reports, more than 20 soldiers were cynically shot, the militants themselves claim that the video that appeared on the Network is a fake and an attempt by the official Kabul to scare the population with the brutality of the Taliban.
It is necessary to block the West's attempts to provoke an economic crisis in Russia - The Security Council of the Russian Federation
But we need to remain open to mutually beneficial cooperation, there is no question of confrontation with the West
Russia should develop measures to block attempts by Western countries to provoke an economic crisis in the country, said Alexander Abelin, Assistant Secretary of the Russian Security Council.
Two companies from Russia were included in the hundred largest defense industry enterprises
We are talking about the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation
Two companies from Russia-the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV) - were included in the rating of the 100 largest defense enterprises in the world according to the profile weekly Defense News.
The largest in the history of the Rosgvardiya exercise "Zaslon-2021" has started in Russia
The largest exercises in the history of the Rosgvardiya "Zaslon-2021" have started in Russia, they will last until July 30 and will become part of the preparation for the main maneuvers of the Russian army "West-2021" this year, the press service of the department told RIA Novosti.
Specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces will present a mock-up of the "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools
At the MVTF "Army-2021" within the framework of the thematic section "Military education – advanced technologies and digital transformation", specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great will present to the general public a mock-up of a "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools.
Putin and Biden are ready to act together against cybercriminals, the mechanism of consultations on cybersecurity has started working-Peskov
The Kremlin said that the United States did not transmit any specific data related to cybercriminals, but the presidents of Russia and the United States expressed their readiness to act together in this area.
True sovereignty of Ukraine is possible in partnership with Russia-Putin
Russia has never been and will never be "anti-Ukraine"
Russia, entering into a dialogue with Ukraine, should be sure that Kiev defends exclusively its national interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Attack aircraft, amphibious aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet will take part in the parade in St. Petersburg
The event will take place on July 25
The crews of aircraft and helicopters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) flew to St. Petersburg to participate in the Main Naval Parade, more than 10 units of aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet will be involved, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.
In the United States, they were surprised by the "dubious" stern guns of the Russian Tu-95MS
The aging Russian turboprop strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-95MS has defensive weapons from the Cold War, the American edition of The Drive is surprised, commenting on one of the recent videos of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The United States has transferred a squadron of F-16 fighters to Bulgaria
Eight American multi-purpose F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters have arrived at the Graf-Ignatievo air Base in Bulgaria, the US Air Force Command in Europe announced on Monday.
A new Turkish drone made its first flight with a bomb
Baykar Technologies Corporation has published a video of a long-range test flight of the Acinci drone with a combat load. The drone spent more than 13 hours in the air with a mass-dimensional mock-up of a 1.3-ton NEB penetrating bomb suspended under the fuselage.
Turkish UAV "Akinci" reached a record height
During flight tests held at the Flight Training and Testing Center in the Chorlu district in the Tekirdag province in northwestern Turkey, the Akinci reconnaissance and strike UAV set a new national record, the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate Ismail Demir said.
Peskov called it impossible to explore space without the participation of the state
The press secretary of the President of Russia said that this process is too expensive
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov is convinced that the process of space exploration without the participation of the state with the involvement of only private investment is impossible.
Progress MS-17 has worked out the elements of a single-turn approach scheme with the ISS
The elements of the single-turn rendezvous scheme with the International Space Station (ISS) were worked out during the flight of the Progress MS-17 spacecraft on July 2. This was announced on Monday, July 12, by Roscosmos.
Candidates for the cosmonaut squad have started training at the CPC
We are talking about four recruits-Sergey Teteryatnikov, Alexander Kolyabin, Sergey Irtuganov and Harutyun Kiviryan
Four candidates for the Russian cosmonaut squad have started general space training (OKP). This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), distributed on Monday.
Two St. Petersburg universities have developed an ion engine for deep space
The project is based on an effective and promising technology of gas ionization in vacuum using porous membranes
The Mozhaisky Military Space Academy and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have developed an ion electric motor that can be used for deep space exploration in the future.
A contract has been signed for the construction of the first habitable module of the Gateway lunar station
NASA has issued a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation involving the construction of the HALO module for the new Gateway lunar orbital station. It is considered as an element of the ambitious Artemis program.
The Chinese rover "Zhuzhong" overcame more than 410 m on the surface of the planet
The device is engaged in studying the soil, ionosphere and climate
The Zhuzhong rover of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission has covered a total of more than 410 m on the surface of the Red Planet. This was reported on Monday by the Central Television of China.
China has collected the first rice crop from seeds that have been in space
Researchers sprouted rice from 40 g of seeds that went into space with a lunar probe in November 2020
Chinese breeders have collected the first harvest of rice from seeds that were in space during the mission of the lunar exploration apparatus "Chang'e-5". This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday.
Why the world's most powerful towed S-23 guns stopped fighting in Syria
Until recently, the most powerful towed guns in the world continued to be used against terrorist groups in Syria. We are talking about the 180-mm S-23, supplied to the army of Damascus by the Soviet Union in the 70 years.
