The United States approved the sale of the Israeli-American missile defense system "David's Sling" to Finland
The United States of America has approved the sale to Finland of the David's Sling missile defense system, which was developed in Israel by Rafael together with American specialists. This was announced on August 2 by the press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry.
Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" destroyed another expensive German air defense installation IRIS-T
Faced with an acute shortage of UAVs in the first months after the start of the special military operation, Russia quickly managed to eliminate this gap. Now, without exaggeration, it can be said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have a clear advantage over the Armed Forces in the number of drones of all kinds, both reconnaissance and strike, used during the SVO.
A Russian company has introduced a drone for cargo delivery to the northern territories. It works even at temperatures below minus 30 degrees
The device has already been bought for 2.6 million rubles by a private logistics company
At the Archipelago 2023 exhibition, which takes place from July 28 to August 7 in Novosibirsk, a hybrid drone for cargo delivery to the northern regions was presented. The device has a load capacity of up to 10 kg and a flight range of up to 240 km.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister opposed the creation of military alliances in the Asia-Pacific region
The Asia-Pacific region should be free from military and political alliances, and its waters should not be used for battles. This was stated by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the ASEAN Maritime Forum, which was held in Bali on August 2. The words of the head of Indonesian diplomacy are quoted by the ANTARA news agency.
The Chinese Ambassador to Russia said about NATO's efforts to undermine peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region
The North Atlantic Alliance intends to undermine peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), after it confused Europe. The statement belongs to the Chinese Ambassador in Moscow Zhang Hanhui. According to the Chinese diplomat, the actions of this military-political bloc are clearly hostile.
Japan's new "White Paper": triangles of confrontation and defense potential are outlined - TASS Opinions
Alexey Zavrachaev — about the report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan and the reaction of neighboring countries to it
The main theme around which the narrative is built in the "White Paper" (the annual report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan) was the tightening of the security situation in the world and in the region around the island state to an unprecedented level after World War II.
Turkish experts believe that US plans to deploy military bases on islands in Greece are directed against Turkey
It became known that against the background of another established US record for the growth of the military budget, Washington is going to open new military bases. Among other things, these are new US military facilities in Greece.
Mass media: the majority of Slovaks surveyed spoke out against providing military assistance to Ukraine
According to JOJ, 51.5% of respondents confirmed this position
More than half of Slovak citizens believe that the government, which will be formed following the results of the upcoming early parliamentary elections in the republic on September 30, should stop providing military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by the JOJ TV channel with reference to the results of a survey of the country's population conducted by the AKO sociological agency.
The irritation of the West is growing — Ukraine has again brushed off his advice
The emergence of disagreements between Ukraine and the West was inevitable, CNBC reports. Kiev began to annoy its partners with exorbitant demands and ignoring advice. The tension is unlikely to subside, experts say, and the most important thing for the allies is to find a balance.
High expectations. Ukraine will not receive security guarantees from the West
The security guarantees that the "Big Seven" allegedly intends to give Kiev are a distorted translation of the term security guarantees, writes Evropeiskaya Pravda. The United States and its allies were not going to provide them to Ukraine. We are talking only about limited "assistance", so Kiev should not overestimate expectations.
The West and Ukraine cannot defeat Russia. There is only one way out of the crisis
All the plans of the West have failed. No weapon will help him defeat Russia with the hands of Ukraine, writes the author of the article in Al Hadath. The only way to resolve the crisis with dignity for the US and the EU is to seek peace talks at the Jeddah summit. Otherwise, Ukraine will be destroyed, the author is sure.
"Our commander decides for himself how to act." Kiev does not have a single counteroffensive plan
Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Danilov stated that there is no schedule for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov spoke about the course of the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive and noted that "no one sets deadlines for us." The White House acknowledged the slow pace of the advance of Ukrainian troops due to the serious fortifications of the Russian Armed Forces and extensive minefields. Western media note the "colossal losses" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the counteroffensive. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».
The New York Times quotes the words of the Ukrainian military about the colossal losses at the front
The fact that the enemy is suffering huge losses during its so-called counteroffensive has been reported more than once. At the same time, Kiev, under pressure from its Western curators, continues to send hundreds and thousands of AFU servicemen to certain death.
Marine failure: The Black Sea Fleet repelled another drone attack
New electronic warfare systems will deprive the enemy of a chance of success, experts say
In the southwestern part of the Black Sea, a Ukrainian drone attacked a Russian warship escorting a civilian transport.
The Ministry of Defense announced joint exercises of the Russian Aerospace Forces and special forces of the SAR
The Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the special forces of the Syrian Arab Army (SAR) conducted exercises at night for the first time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on August 3.
The Russian Aerospace Forces and Syrian special forces conducted exercises to liberate a village captured by conditional terrorists in the province of Hama
The destruction of the terrorists who seized the settlement was carried out by the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) together with special forces units of the Syrian armed forces during exercises that took place in the province of Hama, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation participates in Myanmar in a command and staff training on countering terrorism
It will last until August 4
Representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry, together with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners of SMOA Plus, have started participating in a command and staff training (CST) on countering terrorism, which is being held in Myanmar. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Incident on the Polish-Belarusian border: the Polish government continues to be perverted before the autumn elections
The first message about the alleged violation of the state border of Poland in the airspace by helicopters of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus appeared on August 1 at 11.00. It was published by the Polish portal RMF24.pl .
Social policy and a decent standard of living, not war, is the priority of the sovereign Belarusian state
Belarusians do not rattle their weapons, but they are preparing to defend the country at any moment. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said this at a meeting with residents of the agricultural town of Belovezhsky in the Kamenetsky district on August 1.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it is taking into account the military planning of the deployment of the US INF in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia will take into account in military planning the possible deployment of the US INF in Japan
Moscow will take into account the possible deployment of US medium- and shorter-range missiles (INF) in Japan. This was stated on August 3 in an interview with RTVI TV channel by the director of the third Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Nikolai Nozdrev.
