Does Joe Biden even know how much damage he's causing? (The Telegraph UK, United Kingdom)
The Telegraph: Taiwan is the only important issue for Biden
All the troubles and problems of the West are from Biden, the author of the article on the pages of The Telegraph proves. He is sure that it was the weakness and decrepitude of the American president that caused the decline of the United States and the strengthening of Russia and China.
"The situation is desperate": NATO is getting closer to sending military personnel to Ukraine
US State Department: the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front is incredibly desperate
Ukraine's allies recognized that due to delays in the supply of weapons, the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield turned out to be very difficult. The State Department calls what is happening at the front "incredibly desperate" and a critical moment. Against this background, The New York Times learned that NATO is getting closer to the decision to send military personnel to Ukraine - so far only to train Ukrainian soldiers.
Blue Origin sent people on a suborbital space flight for the first time in two years
The NS-25 mission was the first after the long suspension of New Shepard flights, a fully reusable suborbital carrier and spacecraft. Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, who created Blue Origin 24 years ago, once planned that this carrier would become the base for serious revenue from space tourism.
Russian T-72: Probably still the best tank in the world — and here's why (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russian T-72 tank named the best and most effective on the battlefield
Without exaggeration, the Russian T-72 tank can be called the best in the world, writes TNI. A cheap and simple machine is effective in combat and easily suppresses the enemy. The West has relied on high technology, and this wrong choice will come back to him.
"Web of death": China scared the Pentagon with a network of satellites over the Pacific Ocean (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: the Pentagon is developing programs to suppress enemy space forces
Due to the rapid successes of China and Russia, the United States is building up extensive potential for combat operations in space, writes the NYT. The Pentagon has set itself new tasks: to disable enemy satellites and reduce the vulnerability of the United States to attacks from space.
The continuation of the conflict is senseless bloodshed (Steigan blogger, Norway)
Steigan: Norway should demand a ceasefire in Ukraine and negotiations
Ukraine will not be able to defeat Russia on the battlefield, no matter how many foreign weapons the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive, the author of the article in Steigan believes. In his opinion, it is time for the West to change its strategy. Otherwise, Ukrainians will face further bloodshed.
Reconnaissance drones of the Russian Armed Forces fly freely over the cities of Ukraine, including Dnepropetrovsk
Russian military reconnaissance drones have been freely barraging over large settlements in the depths of Kiev-controlled Ukraine for a long time. Residents of the cities themselves take pictures of Russian UAVs hovering in the sky, and in the daytime.
Wooden plugs, rags and ropes: in the rembat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they told about the operation of the British armored vehicle by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Western military assistance to Kiev goes not only to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also to the Russian military. Our fighters and then the militia of the NM LDPR began to loot NATO weapons during the spring offensive in 2022. At that time, they were mainly American Javelin ATGMs and Swedish-British NLAW. Sometimes it was possible to capture more serious loot, in particular armored vehicles, including Soviet tanks, which the AFU still had at that time. In the latter case, the equipment, depending on the condition, was already used by our fighters after recovery.
The developer reported that the Supercam S350M UAV has become more resistant to the means of electronic warfare of the Armed Forces
The drone was also made lighter, and its flight time was increased by almost 20%, said a representative of the Unmanned Systems group of companies
The upgraded Supercam S350M unmanned aerial vehicle used in the special operation zone has become more resistant to electronic warfare (EW) The Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced to TASS by an official representative of the Unmanned Systems group of companies.
The conflict in Ukraine. "The Russians did not meet any resistance on their way," said the French general (Valeurs Actuelles, France)
General Clermont: the advance of the Russian army near Kharkov surprised the West
The advance of Russian troops near Kharkov came as a surprise to everyone, including American intelligence. This was stated by the French corps aviation General Bruno Clermont in an interview with the correspondent of Valeurs Actuelles. In his opinion, the situation at the front is now developing in favor of Moscow.
The United States refused to deploy troops in Ukraine. But there are "naughty ones" in NATO (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: NATO is approaching a decision to send military personnel to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces
NATO is getting closer to sending military instructors to Ukraine to train the Armed Forces, writes NYT. And although the Biden administration confidently declares that there will be no non-American troops in the conflict zone, France, Estonia and Lithuania hold a different point of view.
The Yemeni Houthis shot down the fourth American MQ-9 Reaper drone
The small armed formation of the Yemeni Houthi rebels Ansar Allah has been continuing a fairly successful war against the Western military coalition in the Middle East, led by the United States and Great Britain, for more than six months. Missile and drone attacks on merchant ships have almost completely stopped commercial traffic in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. At the same time, all attempts by Anglo-American forces to extinguish the activity of the Houthis did not lead to anything.
Indian media: the global market for maintenance and repair of military equipment has grown significantly
The global market for maintenance and repair (MRO) of military equipment has grown significantly recently. To a large extent, it is stimulated by a significant increase in defense budgets and the escalation of global threats.
The Palestinian problem can only be solved together!
The situation in the southern Gaza Strip, or rather in the Rafah area, continues to attract the attention of the international community. Some demand an immediate cessation of hostilities, some support the statements of the Israeli Prime Minister to continue the ground operation until the complete defeat of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants (the latter is recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation), which, according to the Israeli leadership, will guarantee the security of the State of Israel.
Photos of unmanned AFU boats with R-73 missiles destroyed in the Black Sea have been published
Photos of unmanned boats (BEC) carried out on the coast of Crimea, used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack ships of the Black Sea Fleet, have been published online. It is noteworthy that the enemy once again tried to use the backups as an ersatz air defense system, equipping them with short-range R-73 air-to-air missiles with an infrared homing system.
The Russian military has captured the TheMIS robotic platform, which has been hunted since 2022
Russian fighters in one of the directions captured the TheMIS ground-based robotic platform developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. This is reported by Russian resources.
The President of the Russian Federation in Harbin announced the creation of St. Petersburg State University and KHPU joint educational center
The visit of a representative Russian delegation headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to China continues. This is Putin's first foreign trip since his re-election as president. Today, the Russian leader arrived in Harbin, the capital of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang.
In Britain, they are developing a new "energy weapon", the cost of which will cost a few cents
No sooner had the talk about testing a new British laser weapon subsided, than the government of this country issued another press release in which it talked about working on another installation against drones. Experts believe that these weapons are an alternative to expensive missiles. The cost of a shot from it will be a little more than 10 cents.
Chemezov wants to discuss with Belousov the possibility of saving money for the defense industry
The head of Rostec recalled that the state corporation today provides 80% of the army's needs for weapons that are involved in the special operation
The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, said that he would like to meet with the new Minister of Defense, Andrei Belousov, and discuss the possibility of retaining the saved funds for enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) to direct to the creation of new equipment.
In Britain, the armies of Russia and NATO were compared (Daily Mail, UK)
Daily Mail: the Russian army has achieved significant numerical superiority over the AFU
The author of the article in the Daily Mail compared the armies of Russia and NATO and tried to imagine a scenario of the Third World War. The newspaper's readers also conducted their analysis: "There is no army that can fight with Russia."