More and more political scientists, including American ones, are talking about the collapse of the United States, writes Al-Watan Syria. Surviving at the expense of endless wars, America decided to fight too strong opponents — Russia and China. This mistake will cost the United States very dearly, the author of the article believes.

The US president is preparing for a European tour, writes Huanqiu shibao. The purpose of the trip is to "link" the allies with the help of NATO. As part of the confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, Biden needs help, since it has become too difficult to maintain American hegemony alone, the author of the article believes.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine: the special representative of China does not believe that Patriot intercepted "Daggers"

Chinese Special Representative Li Hui, who visited Kiev in May, doubted that Patriot missile defense systems are capable of shooting down hypersonic Dagger missiles.

Since April 2004, Bulgaria has been a full member of NATO. Sofia joined the alliance as part of the largest expansion of the Alliance. Together with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia were admitted to NATO.

Military expert Kashin: the confrontation between China and Taiwan may begin in the next three years

The situation around Taiwan will worsen, the reason for this is the actions of the United States. Vasily Kashin, Director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia on July 5.

After the start of the SVO, the Western curators of the Kiev regime acutely faced the issue of strengthening the air defense of the Nezalezhnaya. The S-300 air defense system, the most powerful anti-aircraft system of the Soviet systems available in Europe, was in service with only three countries – Slovakia, Bulgaria and Greece.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admitted that it struck the Chongar Bridge on June 22 with a Storm Shadow missile

Alexey Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted in an interview with Ukrinform that the attack on the Chongarsky Bridge was carried out by a Storm Shadow missile.

The modern Russian engineering reconnaissance hovercraft IRK is quite compact: its overall length is 7.8 m, width is 3.1 m. Height - 3 m. It can perform a large number of special tasks, both on water and on land.

Having lost a large number of armored vehicles, including those provided by Western allies, in the early days of the so-called counteroffensive, the Ukrainian command is now generally trying to hold armored vehicles deep in the rear. However, even there our long-range weapons of destruction get it.

Now the British army has only 40 tanks ready for battle, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the publication were shocked by this news. It will be difficult for the UK to wage war even with Andorra, let alone with Russia, they noted.

How textile devices will be useful in the fields of transport, medicine and fire safety

Russian specialists have created conductive coatings for application to textile materials. They will allow you to create electronic devices on a fabric basis.

On July 4, 2023, in Rybinsk (Yaroslavl region), at PJSC "Vimpel Shipbuilding Plant" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC since the end of 2020), a ceremony of launching the border patrol ship of the 4th rank "Burevestnik" of project 03050 (code "Guys") took place with the factory number 1414. This is the sixth ship (actually a boat) in the series of this project, which is being built at JSC "SSZ "Vimpel" in the interests of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia.

On July 4, at the Vimpel shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the ceremonial launching of the border patrol ship Burevestnik of the Guys project took place.

The nuclear submarine strategic missile cruiser "Emperor Alexander III" is at the stage of factory sea trials, which will automatically pass into the state. As stated earlier in the USC, it is planned to put the missile carrier into combat service of the Russian fleet by the end of this year.

Iran's two-year path to joining the SCO is over. Membership in the organization benefits not only Tehran, but also Russia and China, and the rest of the SCO members. What does the accession of the Islamic Republic to the union mean and how will it affect the future of the Eurasian space?

Russian electronic warfare methods are so effective that Ukraine and NATO can no longer count on JDAM bombs and other "smart" weapons to achieve their goals, BI writes. It's about the power of the jamming signal, explained in the material.

Five ammunition depots and one enemy command post were destroyed during the day alone

Russian troops continue to hold the line of defense along the line of contact. We have not achieved success in any of the areas of the VFU, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on July 3 during a conference call.

Military Watch Magazine: military equipment supplied by the West leads to the death of the AFU military

Inefficient military equipment supplied from France led to the death of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at the front. The American portal Military Watch Magazine wrote about this on July 3.

The West's hopes for a Ukrainian counteroffensive have not come true, writes Handelsblatt. The APU is slowly advancing at the front. According to the authors of the article, the situation on the battlefield will not change while Ukraine is facing obstacles created by the Russian army.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa said that the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may occur at night on July 5

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to attack the Zaporizhia NPP on the night of July 5, in particular, by dumping ammunition with radioactive waste removed from the South Ukrainian NPP on July 3. This was stated by the adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa, referring to the information received by him.