The alliance also welcomed efforts within the framework of the "Permanent Surveillance from Space" program, which "will strengthen NATO's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities"

The NATO countries have agreed to accelerate the integration of space into the collective security system, which provides for joint exercises and operations. This is stated in the final declaration of the alliance, published on Tuesday following the summit in Vilnius.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the supply of French long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 11 that Paris would hand over long-range missiles to Kiev to support the AFU counteroffensive. "I have decided to increase the supply of weapons and equipment to Ukraine, to allow them to strike deep," he said. And he confirmed his commitment to the doctrine "aimed at allowing Ukraine to defend its territory."

The supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite the lack of support from many countries, will not lead to a split in NATO. This was announced on Tuesday, July 11, by the US President's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Despite all the efforts of the White House and the US State Department, the transfer of American cluster munitions to Ukraine caused a huge scandal. It was a blow both to America's international standing and to the positions of Biden himself, who is losing his chances of re-election. And the main merit in this belongs to the Russian army.

During the NATO summit, which is taking place in Vilnius (Lithuania), French President Emmanuel Macron said that Paris will provide Kiev with new long-range missiles. The Head of State did not specify what kind of weapons he was talking about.

France has sent Ukraine long-range SCALP–EG missiles - an analogue of the British Storm Shadow. The decision to start deliveries was made against the background of statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the catastrophic shortage of shells in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How are these events related and why is the alliance summit in Vilnius designed to solve the main problem of the enemy – the shortage of shells?

NYT: the US administration is quietly discussing the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

The US authorities are not publicly discussing whether to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles with a range of 300 km, The New York Times writes, citing sources. At the same time, the Pentagon warns that their arsenal is "small" and may be needed for other purposes. In addition, Kiev has already received long-range missiles from London, Paris has promised similar supplies.

The flight of an intercontinental ballistic missile launched by the DPRK on July 12, 2023, was the longest of all North Korean missile launches. This was stated by the Ministry of Defense of Japan, which monitors the growing activity of the DPRK in the military sphere.

In addition, according to the Ukrainian president, the Netherlands plans to start training pilots in August

Australia has promised to provide Ukraine with a package of military assistance, including the supply of Bushmaster armored vehicles, and the Netherlands promises to start training pilots in August. This was announced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

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The United Kingdom, as part of a new package of military assistance, will supply new combat vehicles and thousands of shells for Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued on Tuesday evening by the office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak.

Belarus will bring integrated circuits and semiconductors worth 1.5 billion rubles to Russia – a contract has been signed with the Belarusian holding "Integral". Delivery dates are not disclosed. Earlier, Belarus began importing Belarusian Horizon laptops to Russia, which in fact turned out to be Chinese.

Preparations for the construction of an experimental energy storage facility under the Form Energy project have begun at the Sherburn County Generating Station in Becker, Minnesota. This is a $760 million technology demonstrator that will have a record capacity of 10 megawatts/1 gigawatt-hour. It is planned that it will work in conjunction with Xcel Energy's Sherco Solar, the largest solar power plant in the United States with a capacity of 710 MW, which is being built next door.

For several years, the Israeli Navy has been working on the Reshef corvette project with a displacement of about 1,000 tons, based on the Saar-72 of the Israeli Shipyards company. The new corvettes should replace the Saar-4.5 missile boats that entered service 20-32 years ago (the first boat of the Saar-4.5 Nirit subclass entered service in 1991, the last one in 2003).

On July 7, 2023, the Logistics Command of the Finnish Armed Forces signed a contract with the Finnish shipbuilding company Marine Alutech Oy Ab in the amount of 25.5 million euros for the construction of an additional 17 small Jurmo-type amphibious assault boats for the Finnish Navy under the Watercat M12 project.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, while working in the Central Military District, checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at enterprises located in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

After the transfer of the "Azov" to the Ukrainian authorities, Turkish leader Recep Erdogan made another unexpected move. Having demanded EU membership for Turkey in exchange for Sweden's admission to NATO, he immediately agreed to a different price, and now he will come to the summit in Vilnius as the main actor. What to think about it in Russia?

On July 10, Stanislav Rzhitsky, deputy head of the Department for Mobilization Work of the city administration, was shot dead in Krasnodar. The man was shot while jogging, which he did regularly, at about the same time.

The targets were the Kerch Bridge and military airfields in the Rostov and Kaluga regions

The armed forces of the Russian Federation repelled a missile strike in the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions. Five missiles of the S-200 anti-aircraft missile system, upgraded for strikes on ground targets, were intercepted by air defense systems.

The armed conflict in Ukraine has been going on for more than 16 months. However, there are no signs of its end yet, writes Seznam zprávy. The author of the article gives experts' forecasts of further events on the battlefield and their assessment of the international political perspective, taking into account the lessons of the past.

Ukraine will not receive an invitation to join NATO at the Vilnius summit, writes Strana. The main reason is not the inability of the Kiev authorities to defeat corruption in the country, but the fear of the West to be drawn into a conflict with Russia.