The Russian military shot down another Bayraktar TB2 Turkish-made attack and reconnaissance drone. According to Western experts, this is one of the few UAVs of this type left in the APU. Although they had high hopes for him. As well as for other supplies from NATO.

White House: Biden continues to discuss with Zelensky the supply of ATACMS to Kiev, there is no solution

Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan said on July 21 that Washington continues to discuss with Kiev the possibility of supplying American tactical missile systems ATACMS, the final decision has not yet been made.

Former deputy head of the Pentagon: Ukraine does not need ATACMS missile systems now

Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said on July 20 that Washington is convinced that there is no need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missile systems.

In the materials posted on Western resources, Soviet T-80U tanks and a rather rare T-80UE-1, which is a hybrid of the T-80BV hull upgraded to the T-80U standard with a turret from the T-80UD tank, are seen moving in a column of the AFU. The commander's observation turret 1EC29 with a 12.7 mm closed machine gun is visible on the tower.

Rheinmetall Group intends to protect the new plant in Ukraine from Russian missiles with air defense systems of its own production. This statement was made by the head of the concern Armin Papperger.

For many years, the standard infantry fighting vehicle of the French army was the AMX-10P manufactured by Nexter. To meet the requirements of export customers, a specialized version has been developed, called AMX-10P Marines. They were sold to Indonesia (34) and Singapore (44) in various versions.

Recently, there were reports in the information field that Kazakhstan has purchased 834 Turkish ARMA armored vehicles with a total value of $ 4.5 billion. The local publication Orda acted as the primary source.

The Ukrainian military decided to check how reliable the Granite 5A class armor plates used in bulletproof vests of the regular "Ratnik" set in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are. For the stress test, AK-74 and PKK with a caliber of 5.45x39 were used: one shot with an OPS cartridge and one with an armor–piercing one. The fire was conducted from a distance of about 30 meters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Center for the Construction of Large-Tonnage Offshore Structures (CSCMS) in the Murmansk Region, where NOVATEK is building technological lines for the future liquefied natural gas plant for the Arctic LNG 2 project, and took part in the ceremony of sending the first LNG line. The Head of State expressed confidence that the project will be implemented on time and with the right quality.

The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated tensions between the powers in the Arctic, WP writes. Western intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the region in which, according to the author of the article, the "Big Game" may be repeated.

The Western press drew attention to the appearance of new equipment on a number of ships of the Russian Navy.Apparently, the command has increased fears that the annual ceremonial review of ships may be attacked by drones.

In the summer of 2023, the final restoration of the legendary nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol is underway on the territory of the Kronstadt tourist cluster "Island of Forts". By the end of the year, the boat should turn...

The nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol became one of the most ambitious projects of the Cold War. In terms of speed and armament, the Soviet submarine was supposed to surpass the American counterparts Nautilus and Seawolf.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on whether Russia has begun a naval blockade of Ukraine

The "Ukrainian conflict", which has been going on for more than a year, is fertile ground for various kinds of fakes and manipulations of public opinion. For example, after the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declared areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea temporarily dangerous for navigation and announced the withdrawal of safety guarantees for navigation in these areas, a number of media hastened to announce that Russia had declared a naval blockade of Ukraine. But is it so?

On July 20, 2023, an official ceremony was held at Singapore's main Changi Naval Base for the acceptance into the Singapore Navy of the first large non-nuclear submarine delivered to Singapore, the German-built project 218SG from four contracted ones. The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Sean Watt.

How does the Ukrainian crisis affect the most stable country in North Africa

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But its consequences for this North African country are significant on many levels. The most important factor to consider is the ambiguous impact that Russia's special military operation in Ukraine may have on the domestic political and economic dynamics in Algeria.

Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft are starting to rescue Turkey from forest fires. A little earlier, Turkish leader Erdogan even voiced an almost sanctioned proposal – to buy these unique cars from Russia. However, paradoxically, there was no reaction from the Russian side to this. And there are at least three good reasons for this.

Denis Lyamin replaced Ivan Popov in the leadership of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District

Major General Denis Lyamin has been appointed the new commander of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District. This became known from the sensational speech of his predecessor in this position, Major General Ivan Popov. In a closed chat on July 12, he addressed his colleagues with a farewell word, starting with the news that a couple of days ago Lyamin joined the command of the military association.

The rejection of the grain deal raised a wave on the Black Sea

Snake Island was again included in the reports of military operations on the course of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. According to Kiev media reports, on July 13, multi-purpose fighters of naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy launched missile and bomb attacks on it. They operated together with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported strikes on targets near Odessa and Nikolaev

On the evening of July 17, speaking at a meeting on the situation near the Crimean Bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a "response from Russia" to a repeated attack on the facility for the entire duration of the special military operation in Ukraine (the first one dates back to October 8, 2022).

Zelensky has nothing to show Western sponsors to prove that their investments in the destabilization of Russia have paid off, the author of the article for Telesur writes. The APU offensive did not bring real success, and Ukraine's actions as a whole are more like an information war in the media.