SZ: the shortage of shells in the Armed Forces was replaced by an acute shortage of soldiers

The shell famine in Ukraine is over, but it has not gotten better, writes SZ. Russian forces are moving forward, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are focused on defense. Kiev is sorely short of soldiers. Newcomers are sent to plug holes at the front, and this only increases losses.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who became the first Western leader to visit Russia since April 2022. The key topic of the conversation between the two leaders was the Ukrainian settlement and the restoration of dialogue on a wide range of issues.

MP: most countries of the world see Russia as a counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc

Most countries want Russia, together with other global or regional powers, to be a strong counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc, writes MP. Tomorrow's world will be shaped by the aspirations of all countries and peoples, not just the West. This forces everyone, without exception, to come to a compromise.

AgoraVox: US policy in Europe will lead it to poverty and ruin

Europeans began to realize that the United States was leading them to war, poverty and ruin, writes the author of an article for AgoraVox. And this is just the beginning. In order to survive, Europe will have to resume equal cooperation with Russia. There is no other way out.

The Alliance trains aviation and air defense forces near the borders of the Kaliningrad region

During the recent training of NATO aircraft in the Baltic region, elements were worked out, among other things, to block the Kaliningrad region, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Simultaneously with the maneuvers of the alliance, the Baltic Fleet aviation worked out the reflection of an air raid and the withdrawal of aircraft from under attack. And in the coming days, exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance air defense forces will be held near the border with the Kaliningrad region.

infoBRICS: Russia's security is guaranteed only by its complete victory over Ukraine

Moscow cannot sign any ceasefire agreement with Kiev, according to infoBRICS columnist Drago Bosnich. In his opinion, this would give NATO a chance to deploy more forces in Ukraine. Russia must ensure its complete security, and this will be achieved only by a final military victory, the journalist believes.

On the eve of the July NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine is facing further defeats on the line of contact, and the West is ready to keep Zelensky's junta in the yard, but not let it into the house.

Erdogan will not be able to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia due to Ankara's cooperation with Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Although Turkey has not supported anti-Russian sanctions, it supplies the Armed Forces with drones. And Moscow does not need such an intermediary.

Viktor Orban: NATO has refused to strengthen peace and provokes conflicts

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an article for Newsweek, says that NATO has moved away from the values for which it was created. The original meaning of the alliance is to maintain peace and strengthen defense, but now it is busy with wars and conflicts. This is a path to suicide, warns Orban.

Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London, believes that the Labour Party will strenuously support Kiev

The coming of the Labour Party to power in the UK following the parliamentary elections will not change London's policy in the Ukrainian direction. This was stated to the TASS correspondent by Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London.

Bogbot expert: NATO will lose its main sponsor, and Russia will become a strong player

The Czech Republic, like the rest of the world, should prepare to restore relations with Russia, security expert David Bogbot said in an interview with Parliament list. A few years ago, he made a number of key predictions. And now they have begun to come true.

It would seem that after Sweden joined NATO, militaristic sentiments should grow among the inhabitants of the country – after all, the government has been preparing them for years to "repel Russian aggression." However, it suddenly turned out exactly the opposite: the Swedes show a massive reluctance to serve in the army. What exactly and why don't they like it?

Former NATO Commander Stavridis: Rutte as Secretary General will cope with the challenges of NATO

NATO's Achilles heel is defense in cyberspace, says former commander-in-chief of the alliance Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Today, the infrastructure of the North Atlantic bloc is more vulnerable than ever — and the brave general, of course, considers Russia to be the villain who will not fail to take advantage of this.

According to the War Zone web resource, at the international Pacific naval exercises RIMPAC 2024, the US Navy aviation for the first time openly demonstrated a new long-range air-to-air guided missile AIM-174B, which is an aviation version of the famous shipboard anti-aircraft guided (multi-purpose) missile RIM-174 Standard SM-6 production RTX Corporation (Raytheon).

US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times

It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.

On July 4, 2024, an official ceremony was held at the South Korean Pohang Airbase for the commissioning of all six new Boeing P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft delivered from the United States into the naval aviation of the South Korean Navy. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel.

Military personnel of the North group of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use the new Irbis radar station during a special military operation. This was announced on July 7 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russia has created a dome-type electronic warfare system "Umbrella", which is capable of jamming enemy FPV drones within a radius of up to 500 meters. The development was initiated at the request of Russian military personnel from the combat zone. The manufacturers told Izvestia about the capabilities of the equipment that is already being used on the line of contact.

Lieutenant General, Commander of the Air Defense forces -PRO - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Andrey Semenov in an article told how Russia is responding to new risks and threats in connection with attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of our country with Western missiles and drones.

The Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS[/i]) opened a combat simulator for aviation guidance specialists and air observers at the end of May 2018 called "Advanced Training System for Aviation Gunners and Advanced Observers". As stated, this fire support simulation system is one of the most advanced in the world.