Fabio Mini believes that the main interest of the alliance is focused on the sea

The former commander of the International Security Forces in Kosovo under the auspices of NATO, Italian General Fabio Mini, criticized the AFU counteroffensive, calling it an action of "convenient idiots" for NATO's purposes at sea, "which has become a new strategic theater of the NATO-Russia clash."

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is developing extremely slowly. In key areas, it was not possible to reach even the first line of defense. Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces conducted an operation in an unexpected direction for Kiev.

The Russian Ka-52M attack helicopter carrying the "Product 305" missile poses a serious threat to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Forbes. The range of this weapon is 15 km, which allows the crews to launch it beyond the reach of the air defense of Ukraine

Vladimir Putin called the losses of the Ukrainian army

Ukrainian formations have intensified hostilities in the direction of the main strike — in the Zaporozhye region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on July 27.

The geography of the Ukrainian crisis is expanding, writes Haber7. The United States and Great Britain are using all possible means to ensure that the theater of military operations includes territories nearby to NATO. According to the author of the article, this is done in order to scare Russia with a threat from the south in the form of Turkey.

The original was taken from a colleague of imp_navigator at a military parade in Pyongyang to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Patriotic Liberation War

The Sino-Russian defense cooperation does not threaten third countries, it pursues the goal of maintaining peace and tranquility on a global scale, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China Tan Kefei.

The Russia-Africa Summit provided Vladimir Putin with an opportunity to strengthen relations with the Black continent, writes NYT. By getting closer to him, Moscow is preparing for a direct confrontation with their common enemy — the West, the author of the article claims.

Islamabad intensifies scientific research in the interests of the military

The leadership of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is consistently making efforts to develop promising materials in order to reduce the technological gap from the leading countries.

The DPRK's military factories make modern missile systems and long-range self-propelled guns that can compete with the best foreign analogues.

The US Marine Corps deployed its first Tomahawk cruise missile launch system, which received the designation LMSL ("long-range missile battery").

The Turkish Navy signed a contract for the development of "smart" bottom mines back in 2011 as part of the MALAMAN project. Now this novelty of the national defense industry is presented for the first time at the IDEF-2023 exhibition.

At the Russia-Africa forum, Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region presents its capabilities for the development and production of serial high-tech military and civilian products.

The first hearings on the existence of UFOs were held in the US Congress

The United States conducted a multi-year secret program to study unidentified flying objects (UFOs), former intelligence officer David Grash said at a congressional hearing on July 26. He said that "inhuman" remains and technologies were found in places with relevant incidents, writes The Guardian.

Within the framework of the large–scale Russia-Africa summit, a special agreement on cooperation with African countries in the field of space is expected to be signed. Moreover, Russia is even ready to create a joint orbital station with them. What other space projects with Africa are being considered and are already being created, and why might this be of key importance for Russian space?

How much will it cost to send cargo to low Earth orbits

A team of designers from the Russian Federation is preparing to test a new rocket engine printed on a 3D printer. It is designed to launch geophysical rockets into the upper atmosphere and near space. Tests are scheduled for the end of August — beginning of September.

Among them are German Leopard tanks and American Bradley infantry armored vehicles

Unmanned Rapid Response Squad (BEAVER), one of the first to use FPV drones (first-person view, "first-person view") during the SVO, in 10 months he destroyed 50 pieces of equipment, including German Leopard tanks and American infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) Bradley. This was reported to TASS by the commander of the detachment.

Irkut Corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation announced its renaming, introducing a new brand – Yakovlev.

The West is gripped by the highest degree of despair: the APU is suffering defeats one after another, writes Al-Ayyam. According to the author of the article, the paradoxical approach of the USA and the EU deserves to become a new "wonder of the world". Realizing that the specter of disintegration is hovering over Ukraine, its allies are not going to push it to negotiate.

The US should stop paying for the conflict in Europe, writes AT. Most of the world does not support another senseless adventure of NATO. And time in this long conflict is Russia's best ally, the author believes.