The West, "tightened by the Chinese knot," will expand its influence in Asia after the opening of the NATO office in Japan, writes Al Ahram. According to the author, the United States and the North Atlantic Alliance have not learned a lesson from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia has already responded to NATO with a ringing slap in the face. China will do the same.

The position about the lack of alternatives to Ukraine's victory, which is expressed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, is criminal, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. Those who argue this way want to persuade the public to escalate, which Europe, unlike the United States, does not benefit from.

The APU failed at the very beginning of the counteroffensive. To turn the situation around, Ukraine desperately needs resources, but it lacks its own forces, and the West is hesitating with help. In such conditions, Kiev will most likely have to freeze the operation, the author of the article on "Guancha" believes.

Peskov: the sanitary zone should protect the Russian regions from the shelling of the AFU with long-range weapons

It is necessary to push the Ukrainian military infrastructure away from the border with Russia to a safe distance, as the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov explained yesterday's statement by the head of state about the "sanitary zone" in Ukraine.

Permanent Representative in Vienna Gavrilov: Russia can organize a demonstration of the captured Leopard in the OSCE

The Russian side will not limit itself to showing ammunition for the HIMARS MLRS at the OSCE forum, but will organize a demonstration of a captured German Leopard tank, if necessary, in order to bring to reason Europeans who support acts of Ukrainian terrorism, Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, told RIA Novosti.

The media of the Asia-Pacific region in Putin's speech to military officers highlighted the topic of Ukraine's losses and the idea of a sanitary zone

The media of the Asia-Pacific region, reporting on the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and military correspondents held the day before, highlighted the words of the head of the Russian state about the "catastrophic losses" of Ukraine, the lack of results during Kiev's counteroffensive and the possibility of creating a "sanitary zone".

On June 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Russian bloggers and military officers covering the course of the special operation, and answered a number of questions about the current stage of ITS.

Ukrainian troops lost most of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles transferred to the United States and thrown into battle during the AFU counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction. Egyptian analyst Ahmed Adel writes about this in the InfoBRICS publication.

The Head of State considers it necessary to think over how to ensure career growth for the most capable military

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that a special military operation (SVO) has brought effective military leaders out of the shadows and revealed ineffective "parquet" generals. The Head of State considers it necessary to think over how to ensure career growth for the most capable military.

A ceremony of the official transfer of the first OPV-58S (Offshore Patrol Vessel) class patrol ship, "Walo", to the command of the Senegalese Navy took place at the enterprise of the French company Piriou in Brittany.

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) of the US Congress has partially approved the Pentagon's proposed program for the early decommissioning of eleven Navy warships in fiscal year 2024, the online publication USNI News reports. The law should put an end to the protracted debate concerning the need for the US Navy to continue using small multipurpose warships for combat operations in the coastal zone of the Freedom class.

The President said that four marine drones participated in the attack, they were destroyed

Ukraine recently attacked a Russian ship guarding the Turkish Stream gas pipeline with the help of naval drones. At the same time, apparently, the American device corrected the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with military officers.

Russian weapons have long and deservedly gained worldwide fame and recognition and maintain their reputation at a constantly high level: from the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle, which has become synonymous with simplicity, strength and reliability, to the ultra-modern hypersonic Kinzhal missile system, protection from which will not be found soon.

The fighting has shown that the troops need to modernize their weapons. And an updated Kalashnikov assault rifle was sent to the front. About what shortcomings have been corrected — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Defense Minister Pistorius said that Germany will not be able to replace every damaged tank in Ukraine

Germany, amid reports of the loss of German Leopard tanks by Ukraine, promised to continue supporting Kiev. At the same time, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the German side would not be able to undertake obligations to repair every tank transferred to Ukraine that was damaged in battle.

The heavy losses of Western armored vehicles suffered by the AFU during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction will be compensated by new supplies. The United States is ready to transfer another batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This is reported by the American press with reference to sources in the Pentagon.

The Western armored vehicles supplied by the sponsors of the regime for the Ukrainian army turned out to be too delicate for use in combat conditions in Ukraine, besides, about 20% of the received vehicles were delivered in absolutely non-working condition.

The beginning of Ukraine's counteroffensive was marked by serious losses on its part, writes a NetEase user. The APU launched a frontal attack without preliminary reconnaissance and failed. Their best armored vehicles were trapped in a Russian minefield and were instantly destroyed.

The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.

Three of the latest multiple launch rocket systems have entered service with the Korean People's Army. The combat vehicles were transferred to the Military Children's Union of Korea. This is reported by TASS with reference to the KCNA agency.