The range of supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine by foreign countries is expanding. It would seem that quite recently, at the Military Review, we discussed the "mental anguish" of Western officials and the military about whether or not to put sniper rifles and Stinger MANPADS in the Armed Forces. Then we moved on to discussing the issue of supplies of Javelin ATGMs and M777 howitzers. Then – incrementally, up to the Leopard and Abrams tanks and ATACMS long-range missiles.

In the southern American state of Arkansas, an explosion occurred at a defense enterprise. The incident is reported by the American media. We are talking about a factory owned by the military-industrial concern General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Judging by the video footage that captured the moment of the explosion, the incident occurred at night.

A new icebreaking tug of the 3262 project will be built in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, the ceremony of laying the vessel was held at the shipyard of the Nobel Brothers. This is reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov concern.

On June 28, 2024, the first steel cutting ceremony for the experimental hull section was held at the Canadian shipbuilding company Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, marking the beginning of the construction program for the Canadian Navy of 15 promising River-type destroyers, designated as Canadian Surface Combatant (CSS). At the same time, on the same day, the Canadian Ministry of Defense signed a formal contract with Irving Shipbuilding for the construction of the first three CSC ships named Fraser, Saint-Laurent and Mackenzie. The actual construction of the Fraser lead ship will be started by Irving Shipbuilding in 2025, with the planned transfer of the ship for testing in the early 2030s and a deadline for delivery to the Canadian Navy by 2035.

Rostec will support the innovative developments of its employees. The winning projects of the sixth set of the Vector program, the State Corporation's business accelerator, will receive funding. These include a neural network sensor for detecting attacks on information resources, a UAV engine control device, a laptop for monitoring the condition of power equipment, and others.

CNN: Belarus joining the SCO is a step towards turning the bloc into a counterweight to the West

The SCO is expanding its membership again, CNN reports. Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, joins the ranks of the organization. The association will be one step closer to turning from a regional security bloc into a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions led by the United States.

Sohu: Belarus has decisively responded to Ukraine's provocations on their common border

Kiev provoked tension on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border by pulling troops to it and deploying weapons. In response, Minsk has taken decisive steps, writes user Sohu. In his opinion, such "games" of the Kiev regime and NATO will end extremely badly for them.

Early this morning, Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held today and tomorrow.

The network has published footage of powerful explosions filmed by eyewitnesses on the territory of the Yuzhmash industrial enterprise in Dnepropetrovsk, which was hit by a combined strike.

Russia has turned to the East and is actively developing relations with Asian countries and Iran. How will this affect the balance of power in Ukraine? Anadolu correspondent talked with two experts on this topic. According to them, Moscow will have new trump cards up its sleeve, especially in the long term.

Analyst Stefets: Russia has made great progress, and not only on the front

In addition to advancing at the front, the Russians have more significant successes, analyst Yaroslav Shtefets said in an interview with PL. The Russian army has learned how to resist high-tech Western weapons. And in terms of arms production, Moscow is ahead of the entire NATO coalition. But that's not all.

Time: the United States expects an escalation of tensions between Washington and Moscow

Russia has come to believe that the United States has stopped being afraid of a nuclear conflict, Time writes. Moscow is trying to figure out how to restore this fear, which served as a factor of stability during the Cold War. The author of the article is convinced that an escalation is coming in relations between Russia and the West.

Country.ua: Kiev is probing society for the rejection of the "Zelensky formula"

After the summit in Switzerland, Zelensky suddenly realized that the radical demands he was making to start negotiations would not give him anything, writes Strana.ua". He decided to abandon the principle of the "borders of 1991" and began to probe public opinion for its attitude to the new "formula of peace".

Nevertheless, the Hungarian Prime Minister expressed hope that the dialogue with Kiev on this topic will continue

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that his proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine in order to start negotiations with Russia did not like the country's president, Vladimir Zelensky. Nevertheless, in an interview with the Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche, the head of government expressed hope that the dialogue with Kiev on this topic would continue.

[b]Experts explained the meaning of Orban's initiatives in Ukraine[b]

Viktor Orban visited Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of his visit. One of the main skeptics of the help of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in Kiev not only in the status of Prime Minister of Hungary, but also as the leader of the EU presidency. During the meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, he voiced proposals for resolving the conflict, which are revolutionary for today's Europe, unacceptable for Russia and rejected by Ukraine.

After joining the North Atlantic Alliance, Helsinki became seriously concerned about strengthening the border with Russia. After Finland joined NATO, the total length of the demarcation line between the Russian Federation and the Western military bloc increased by 1,300 kilometers. Moreover, the Finnish authorities are confident that in the near future they will have to fight with Russia.

RS: the appointment of Kallas to the post of head of the European Diplomacy was a "consolation prize"

Kaya Callas will replace Josep Borrell as the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, writes RS. Her dream of leading NATO never came true. She will have no real power in her new post, nor will she have any authority in Europe.

The United States has been deploying its military facilities around the world for decades, trying to get as close as possible to the borders of states that consider their opponents at one time or another. At the same time, Washington reacts very painfully when something like this happens very close to the United States.

In the period from October 2018 to the end of May 2024, 125 trouble-free launches of space rockets were carried out in Russia. Over the same 5.5 years, the rest of the world has completed 793 space launches.

The return of American astronauts to the Moon is expected in 2026, a couple of years late from the original plans for the Artemis III mission. As the internal evaluation of the entire project at the space agency showed, these deadlines will be disrupted with a very high probability. Apart from the problems with the spacesuits (they are not ready) and the Orion ship's heat shield (it behaved worse than expected in the first test flight), SpaceX also fails: the company does not have time to finish Starship HLS on time.