According to Western analysts, the SVO has drained the Russian armed forces, affecting the number of land vehicles and aircraft. In many respects, such assessments are based on the data of the Ukrainian command, whose "fraud" has already played a cruel joke with the hope of speedy victories during the "counteroffensive". Thus, the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine includes 315 destroyed Russian aircraft.

The Russian Defense Industry has introduced new aircraft missiles, UAVs and anti-drone weapons

On Thursday, August 17, aviation received special attention at the Army-2023 forum. The upgraded Mi-28NM combat helicopter and the Ka-52M reconnaissance and strike helicopter were presented at one of the sites.

During the special operation, 19 aviators received the title "Hero of Russia"

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) has issued an information message to commemorate 111 years since the creation of the Air Force (Air Force) of our country.

Poland is saving up for the revival of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

It was in the capital of Poland in 1955 that the agreement on the creation of a military bloc of socialist countries was signed. Which was named accordingly by the Warsaw Pact Organization (ATS). And it was with the Polish uprisings of the 1980s that the collapse of the socialist camp began.

The military leaders of the member countries of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) are ready in case of an operation in Niger, the representative of ECOWAS responsible for peace and security affairs Abdel Fattah Moussah said on Friday.

Currently, the authorities of Mali and Burkina Faso have deployed aircraft of their air forces in Niger to protect the neighboring country. This is reported by the Niger RTN TV channel.

China announced on Saturday, August 19, the start of military exercises around the island of Taiwan. This is reported by the newspaper "Xinhua" with reference to the words of the representative of the eastern zone of the combat command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Shi Yi.

Scenarios of a possible war on the Korean peninsula

Assessing the nature of existing and potential threats, American and South Korean military experts proceed from the assumption that North Korea will remain the main source of military danger and the main destabilizing factor in the near future in Northeast Asia (NEA).

The US Ground Forces, or the US Army (United States Army) are one of the main types and form the basis of general-purpose forces The armed forces of the country. They are responsible for conducting ground operations independently or in cooperation with the Air Force and Navy, as part of joint operational formations in various theater of operations with the use of various means of destruction.

Warsaw has repeatedly announced plans to increase the number of Polish Troops to 300 thousand, including up to 50 thousand territorial defense troops. At the moment, it is difficult to say whether this ambitious project to increase the number of Polish Troops will be implemented, because demographic and budgetary constraints may become the main obstacles.

The Polish leadership seeks to deploy as many American troops in the country as possible – as it claims, in the interests of the country's security, writes NDP. However, judging by the experience of Afghanistan, this is not the case at all, and in a critical situation Poland risks being left alone and without the help of the Americans.

American colonel: weapons supplied to Ukraine have disappeared

On August 19, the ex-adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, leaked weapons supplied by Western countries for the Ukrainian army to the black market.

The United States is not really looking for a way to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, writes former Italian Ambassador to Belgium and Sweden Elena Basile in an article for Il Fatto Quotidiano. Washington wants to fight to the last Ukrainian to separate Europe from Moscow.

Ukraine will not be able to defeat Russia on the battlefield, writes 19FortyFive. In order to preserve the existing territory and prevent further loss of land, Kiev must come to terms with the harsh reality, the author of the article believes. The most reasonable thing now is to freeze the conflict and start negotiations.

Leftists in France were unpleasantly surprised by the "crazy position" of Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke out for the neutrality of Ukraine and the recognition of Crimea as Russian, writes Le Figaro. At the same time, his statements were met with approval in Moscow. The authors of the article were not pleased.

Minister Shoigu gathered senior officers on July 31 and August 8

Usually, the senior officers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) gather together once a month, sometimes even a quarter. In the summer, the order was violated: on July 31, the head of the defense department, Sergei Shoigu, held a conference call, and on August 8 – the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

It seems that the NATO alliance has abandoned its hopes for the victory of Ukraine, retired British Colonel Richard Kemp wrote in his article for The Telegraph. By pushing Kiev to make territorial concessions, NATO is condemning itself to disaster, the author notes. And here are the arguments he gives.

This week, on August 20, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which began its work on August 14 in Kubinka near Moscow, is coming to an end. A delegation from Belarus took an active part in the event, which is undoubtedly very logical.

As part of the scientific and business program of the Army-2023 forum, a scientific and technical conference was held on the topic: "The current state and priority directions of development of technical means of training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".

Daria Borisova — about the benefits of military-patriotic education of young people

Daria Borisova, head of the educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard", told TASS in an interview why the organization's stand is very popular among the guests of the Army-2023 forum, why schools go to tricks so that students get to the training camps in Kubinka again and again, and also named countries that want to adopt Russian experience and are preparing to open branches of Avangard.