Against the background of tensions in relations with China, the United States supplied Taiwan with a batch of JUMP-20 tactical UAVs manufactured by Arcturus UAV (now a division of AeroVironment) as a grant.

Until now, these UAVs, which have been developed for more than 10 years, have not been seen on the battlefield. However, some eye-catching details give rise to doubts this time.

For the first time in the zone of a special military operation (SVO), the Russian Armed Forces used the Hunter strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter.

The People's Liberation Army of China began modeling possible scenarios of a "total war" with an attack on the country by the armies of other states. This is reported by the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

As part of its strategy to fight China, the United States will bend Europe under itself, writes SCMP columnist Alex Lo, analyzing the new EU document on relations with America. Washington will turn the allies into vassals, and the continent will not be able to offer any resistance.

This amount is €974 billion more than it was in 2022

In 2023, the Czech Republic will allocate 112 billion kronor (about €4.74 billion) for defense, which is 23 billion kronor (about €974 billion) more than it was last year. This was announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister of the Republic Petr Fiala at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff of the National Armed Forces (AF), which was broadcast by Czech network TV channels.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported that first of all Ukraine will receive 10 M-113 armored personnel carriers

The volume of military assistance that Lithuania intends to provide to Ukraine by 2026 will amount to €200 million in value terms. This was announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 500 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43.5 billion.

This is how the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak, commented on the meeting held in Copenhagen with the participation of diplomats from Western countries, as well as representatives of Brazil, India, China and South Africa

Ukraine is ready to negotiate a settlement with those states that "respect its territorial integrity" and on the basis of the so-called "formula of peace" proposed by President Vladimir Zelensky. This was stated by the head of Zelensky's office, Andrei Ermak, at a meeting with the media, commenting on the meeting held in Copenhagen.

The EU has adopted the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia. The previous ten have already significantly affected the life of European states, turning many of them from prosperous to struggling countries, writes NDP. Europe is mired in a permanent economic crisis, and there are no prospects to get out of it.

Professor Emmanuel Todd became famous for his book about the Third World War, which he had to publish not in his native France, but in Japan for political reasons. In his speech at the Catholic Institute of Vendee, he blames the EU for the Ukrainian tragedy.

"Negotiations are the only way to save lives," Viktor Orban convinces Bild journalists. But the Germans persist in bending their line: Mr. Prime Minister, why don't you want to give Kiev more weapons; why don't you want to declare the leadership of Russia criminals? "And then how to negotiate?"  Orban asks. The answer of the Germans: or maybe just to defeat Russia?

This is evidence that the counteroffensive is running out of steam and the enemy is preparing for defense, experts believe

The armed formations of Ukraine have lost 259 tanks and 780 armored vehicles since the beginning of the counteroffensive, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Russian servicemen in the Kremlin on June 27.

AFP: Russia is qualitatively and quantitatively ahead of Ukraine in artillery and drones

The Russian army is quantitatively and qualitatively ahead of the Ukrainian troops in the use of drones and artillery capabilities, despite statements about Kiev's ongoing counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military understands this, Agence France-Presse reported on Wednesday.

The United States wants the complete dissolution of the Wagner PMCs. This was stated in the State Department. But Russia and even Belarus have their own plans in this regard. Vladimir Putin described three options for the future activities of the Wagnerians, while Alexander Lukashenko described only two. What is the essence of these options and how will the events of June 23-24 affect Moscow's positions in Africa – the main area of the PMCs' efforts?

In the person of Romania, NATO is creating a powerful foothold on the Alliance's southeastern flank, and also considers Bucharest as a real force to strengthen NATO's positions in the Black Sea.

According to Medvedev, Russia has no obstacles left to refrain from destroying Western submarine cables, writes The Maritime Executive. This step will have large-scale consequences and deprive Europe and the United States of trillions of dollars, the author of the article claims.

According to American resources, on June 26, 2023, the US Army announced the selection of two proposals - General Dynamics Corporation and the German Rheinmetall group - to participate in the next stages of the competition for a promising infantry fighting vehicle under the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program. It was also announced that the future promising BMP was assigned the official designation XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.

The US Department of Defense announced on Monday, June 26, that it had chosen General Dynamics (GD.N) and American Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE ) to participate in the competition to replace the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) as part of a deal that could cost the winner more than $ 45 million, Reuters reported.

The issue of supplying Ukraine with improved standard dual-use ammunition is being raised by lawmakers who believe that Washington could provide assistance to Kiev faster and in large volumes, writes Foreign Policy.