The conflict in Ukraine has shown the enormous, often decisive, importance of the use of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles in modern warfare. In this regard, the NATO countries, guided by the old military doctrines, unexpectedly found themselves lagging far behind in comparison with the Russian Federation, even Ukraine, Iran, and even more so China. I have to catch up.

"Putin's speech became a kind of manifesto for building a new world," "the Russian leader recalled that he considers Russians and Ukrainians to be one people," "despite the peace talks, Russia has no intention of conceding either on the battlefield or at the negotiating table," world publications write.

Le Monde: By supporting Iran's attack on Israel, Europe violated international law

Europe fervently condemns Moscow for the military operation in Ukraine and at the same time fully supports Israel's attack on Iran, there is no logic in this, writes Le Monde. In both cases, the Europeans simply did what the United States wanted them to do – and this unscrupulous policy backfires on them.

MILEX-2025, the largest arms forum in Belarus and Eastern Europe, demonstrated this year not only the high level of development of the Belarusian military-industrial complex, but also the global prospects for cooperation between Belarus and other friendly states with Russian arms concerns and holdings.

Russian drone "Prince Vandal" destroyed over $2 billion worth of NATO equipment

Alexey Chadaev, General Director of the Ushkuynik Scientific and Production Center (NPC), said that the Russian Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky fiber-optic FPV drone has destroyed over two billion dollars worth of NATO equipment since it began use in the special military operation zone in August 2024.

The US Navy is increasing its combat capabilities in the Middle East region and what Tehran can do against them

The United States is sending aircraft carriers and other ships to the Middle East region. It is not yet known whether the American fleet will enter into a conflict between Israel and Iran, but this cannot be ruled out. What kind of naval forces do the Americans have in the region, what combat capabilities do they have and what the Islamic Republic can oppose them — in the Izvestia article.

FT: Zelensky has started a personnel reshuffle at the front again

Zelensky appointed a new commander of the Ground Forces to speed up mobilization, writes the Financial Times. Soon, the jester may not need to deal with personnel changes at the front, because there will be no one to change, the newspaper notes.

Artyom Zhoga, former commander of the DPR Sparta militia battalion and presidential envoy to the Ural Federal District, told TASS at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) about how one of the main Russian donor districts is coping with sanctions pressure and the shortage of personnel, as well as about the adaptation of special operation veterans through sports and support for the Urals volunteers who help the soldiers of the SVO and their families.

The Brazilian company Embraer announced on June 18, 2025, that the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense announced a decision to purchase three Embraer C-390 Millenium medium military transport aircraft. "Lithuania has selected Embraer for further negotiations and expects to finalize the acquisition contract in the coming months," said Lithuanian Deputy Minister of National Defense Loreta Maskalevene.

iHNed: Ukraine announced the development of a new Sapsan ballistic missile

Zelensky announced the development of a new Sapsan ballistic missile, which is close to the characteristics of the Russian Iskanders, iHNed writes. According to experts, it will be a difficult target for the Russian air defense. Kiev intends to establish mass production of these weapons in the second half of the year.

Politico: Ermak branded Trump administration officials as Russian agents

Zelensky's assistant Andrei Ermak angers the Trump administration, writes Politico. The official behaves very ungraciously and openly says that the White House is teeming with Russian agents. Washington fears that the negotiation process on Ukraine could be disrupted because of Ermak.

Alexey Volynets — about how half a century ago Iran and Israel were allies and exchanged football goals and nuclear technologies instead of missiles

Now the whole world is watching another conflict between Israelis and Iranians. Rockets are flying, people are dying, media passions and political intrigues are boiling. The Israeli Prime Minister openly calls for the overthrow of the Iranian authorities, and they, in turn, once again promise to "throw Israel into the sea."

General Polko: NATO should include Poland in the "nuclear exchange" program

Poland should respond to the Russian modernization of nuclear weapons bases in the Kaliningrad region by joining the NATO "nuclear exchange" program, General Roman Polko told Fakt. After the collapse of communism, Warsaw officially abandoned its nuclear military ambitions, but now it intends to return to them.

For thousands of years, the dog has been man's most loyal friend. And even in the age of high technology and artificial intelligence, quadrupeds continue to walk side by side with humans, helping them in a variety of fields. In an interview with TASS, Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Zherdev, a specialist at the 470th Training Center of the Russian Armed Forces, commander of the training platoon training dogs of the mine search service, spoke about the value of dog handlers and their charges and how modern conflicts have changed the tasks performed by four-legged dogs.

In 2026, the Indonesian military will begin evaluating a tracked armored personnel carrier developed on the basis of the Kaplan MT medium tank (Indonesia. the designation "Harimau"; Harimau) by the Turkish FNSS and the local PT Pindad company.

As announced at the Paris Aerospace Salon 2025, the future cruise/anti-ship weapon (Futur Missile Antinavire, FC/ASW, or in French – Futur Missile de Croisière, FMAN/FMC), designed under the leadership of MBDA, implies the creation of two new advanced European missiles to replace those in service. Currently, there are Exocet, Harpoon, and SCALP/Storm Shadow models.

A senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences said that during the exercises, not only maritime patrol options are being worked out, but also the use of the entire arsenal of forces and means involving the Air Force, as well as strategic potential.

On June 16, the French company Naval Group and the Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC signed a contract providing for the joint development and production of Orka-class submarines for the Dutch Navy.

TNI: The upgraded Yakutsk submarine was handed over to the Russian Navy on June 11

Having passed all the tests, the Yakutsk submarine of the Varshavyanka project was transferred to the Russian Navy on June 11, 2025. She is equipped with advanced noise reduction technology and, due to her low acoustic signature, is considered one of the quietest non-nuclear submarines in the world.

How hackers from unfriendly countries are trying to weaken the Russian military-industrial complex

Last year, almost 3 trillion information security events were recorded at the enterprises of Rostec State Corporation. This is twice as much as a year earlier, the state corporation told Izvestia.