The most modern ships, unmanned boats and anti-drone missiles were shown in Kronstadt

The first Russian—made unmanned launch, short-range anti-aircraft missiles to combat drones, an airspace control system, as well as the most modern ships and submarines of the Russian Navy - all this is shown at the Fleet 2024 International Naval Salon, which opened on Wednesday. More than a hundred enterprises and organizations presented their products. It is expected that 15 foreign military delegations and 50 military attaches from friendly countries will visit the salon. How was the opening of the salon and what novelties were presented by Russian manufacturers at it — in the material of Izvestia.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselectronics Holding will demonstrate the latest equipment for the fleet at the International Naval Salon Fleet 2024 in Kronstadt.

The Orkan is the most compact multi-purpose model and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 40 knots with a range of at least 500 kilometers and a seaworthiness of up to three points. The Vizir is capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 knots (83.4 km/h), while its range is up to 434 kilometers. In addition, Rosoboronexport presented the BEK-1000 surface drone capable of carrying up to one ton of payload for various purposes as part of the Fleet 2024 exhibition.

The project of the universal landing ship (UDC) of the second generation under the designation 076 was developed by specialists of the Scientific Research Organization of Marine Design and Planning (NIO 708) of the Chinese Shipbuilding Industrial Corporation in the interests of the PLA Navy. According to open sources, this ship will have a length of 290 m, a width of about 65 m and a draft of about 10 m. Due to the increased draft, this ship is not designed for coastal amphibious operations.

At the end of June, the Indian Navy will begin testing the critical equipment of the S-80 class non-nuclear submarine (NAF) of the Spanish company Navantia.

And why is the military department strengthening the financial block

The change of the first deputy Minister of Defense and his two deputies indicates the special attention of the state leadership to financial and organizational issues, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Analysts call such personnel changes a "quite logical step" after the former curator of the government's economic block, Andrei Belousov, took office as defense minister.

On June 17, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin continued the reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, appointing Leonid Vladimirovich Gornin as the new First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Pavel Mikhailovich Fradkov and Anna Evgenievna Tsivileva as Deputy Defense Ministers. At the same time, Ruslan Tsalikov was dismissed from the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense by presidential decree, and Nikolai Pankov, Pavel Popov and Tatyana Shevtsova were dismissed from the posts of Deputy Ministers of Defense.

Putin begins a state visit to the DPRK

Vladimir Putin went on a visit to North Korea is at a turning point for modern politics, writes a CNN columnist. In an exemplary propaganda review, the author collected all the cliches at once — from the "axis of autocrats" to "sustained support for Ukraine" and "unity of the West." The problem is one thing — this unity is about to crumble.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has written an article "Russia and the DPRK: Traditions of Friendship and Cooperation through the years." It is posted on the Kremlin's website. TASS publishes the full text of the Head of state's article.

Al Mayadeen: Georgia and Russia restore diplomatic relations

Russia and Georgia are restoring diplomatic ties, writes Al Mayadeen. Tbilisi is reconsidering its attitude towards the West, and, in particular, towards the United States. America, in turn, is trying to accept the collapse of years of efforts to absorb the Russian near abroad, the newspaper notes.

Hurriyet: Turkey helped Russia prevent the second terrorist attack after the Crocus

Turkey helped Russia prevent a second terrorist attack after the attack on Crocus City Hall, Hürriyet reports. Ankara has warned Moscow about the plans of ISIS Khorasan militants to carry out an attack in a crowded shopping mall. According to the author of the article, the West clearly has a direct bearing on this.

The Russian command formed a shock fist in the Svatovo direction, planning to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with access to the Oskol River. This is written by the Ukrainian analytical public Deep State.

Al Khaleej: The West has shown that there will be no peace in Ukraine in the near future

Peace in Ukraine is unlikely to come in the near future, although Vladimir Putin has proposed a real solution to the conflict, writes Al Khaleej. The fact is that Russia and the West, on which the Kiev regime depends, "are on completely different tracks, which means there is no way to build bridges between them," the editorial board notes.

The key powers of the Global South refused to sign the joint communique of the "peaceful" summit in Switzerland, despite the fact that the document contained important provisions for them, RS writes. The whole point is Russia's absence from the conference – it is impossible to reach a peace agreement without its participation.

Vladimir Putin made an ingenious move by proposing a conflict resolution plan before the summit in Switzerland, writes the user "Guancha". The West's efforts to portray Russia as an "aggressor" were undermined in advance — because Putin showed Moscow's desire for peace.

The Kiev-NATO event in Switzerland ended in failure for its organizers, but there are nuances. Having shown that the era of Western political hegemony is in the past, the summit at the same time surprised the behavior of the delegations of two countries – Kenya and Serbia. In both a good and a bad way.

Mainichi Shimbun: dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine

The results of the forum in Burgenstock did not lead to increased pressure on Moscow, writes Mainichi Shimbun. Moreover, most of the summit participants expressed the opinion that a dialogue with Russia is necessary to achieve peace in Ukraine.

GN: the West's formula "Russia must not win" will ruin the whole world

The "Big game" in Ukraine can develop in two ways, writes GN. Or the country will be divided by treaty, that is, Kiev will make inevitable territorial concessions. Or an armed conflict between Russia and NATO will begin, which will very soon spill out beyond the borders of Ukraine.

Le Figaro: in Ukraine, the United States launched the second "Marshall plan" out of fear of Russia

The United States has already spent as much money on Ukraine as it needed to rebuild Europe after World War II, writes Le Figaro columnist Reno Girard. Why is Washington so zealously supporting Kiev? The whole point is the emergence of a strong competitor of America in the international arena.

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Rome intends to supply Kiev with Storm Shadow missiles

Rome plans to supply Kiev not only with Samp-T air defense systems, Il Fatto Quotidiano writes. Italy is preparing to send long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. They can strike, including on Russian territory.