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.

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.

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.

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.

The strategic transport aircraft Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the US Air Force circled over Prague and part of the Srednechesk region, describing the correct oval at least 10 times. Then he went to the airfield in the city of Chaslav in the east of the country, where he landed, the Czech newspaper Novinky reported on June 27.

This was stated by the country's President Gitanas Nauseda, who arrived in Kiev on a visit to discuss with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky the agenda of the NATO summit

Vilnius will hand over to Kiev two NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems specially purchased for this purpose. This was announced on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who arrived on Wednesday on an unannounced visit to Kiev.

The projectile is effective against surface and underwater targets thanks to the homing system, said Mikhail Kettuev, a representative of the concern "Marine underwater weapons - Hydropribor"

The TE-2 electric torpedo, developed by the Marine Underwater Weapon - Hydropribor concern (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation), is capable of rising to the surface after passing the practical firing distance. This was told to TASS by the representative of the concern Mikhail Kettuev during the International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023).

The General Directorate of Armaments (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France reported that on the evening of June 26, 2023, the first test launch of the demonstrator of the French experimental maneuvering hypersonic aircraft VMAX (Véhicule Maneuverant eXpérimental) was carried out from the DGA test range in Biscarrosse in the south of the Atlantic coast of France. The launch was carried out using a geophysical rocket as an upper stage and declared successful.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that American technology is actually too complex and prohibitively expensive, writes TNI. If its production and maintenance are not simplified, it will simply be unsuitable for use on the battlefield.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has begun the formation of a separate Azov flotilla with a location in Mariupol. This statement was made by the so-called Center of National Resistance of Ukraine, working under the control of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

All new frigates and corvettes will be armed with "Zircons", the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, said the other day. The hypersonic anti-ship complex entered the army quite recently. About what the flotilla will become — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Kurt Campbell, the White House Senior Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region, is confident that Australia, Britain and the United States will be able to cope with the problem of creating nuclear submarine forces for Australia.

Vladimir Putin thanked the military and security forces who stopped the attempt of an armed rebellion

Russia did not have to withdraw combat units from the zone of its own because of the attempted mutiny, Vladimir Putin said on June 27, speaking to representatives of law enforcement agencies that ensured order and legality during Saturday's events.

The head of the Rosgvardiya announced the possible receipt of tanks by the department. According to the commander of the troops Viktor Zolotov, this issue was discussed with the president, and the State Duma adds that the strengthening of the internal troops has been overdue for a long time, and long before the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin. What is the specifics of the work of the Rosgvardiya in the current conditions and why did it need heavy weapons?

Colonel Khodarenok said that in Russia it is necessary to disband all PMCs

On June 23-24, the Wagner PMCs attempted an armed mutiny. It ended with a retreat after almost a day. But the problem of the control of armed formations has faced the authorities at all times. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood how the civil authorities of other countries restrain their armies and how to prevent any possible troubles in the state.

The VFU will attack for another one and a half to two weeks, and then they will be forced to go on the defensive, experts say

On June 26, the Russian armed forces continued to successfully repel the attacks of the VFU in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansky, Yuzhnodonetsky and Zaporozhye directions.

The Ukrainian offensive has stalled. The problem for the AFU, as Western analysts note, turned out to be one of the types of Russian weapons. And, most likely, the NATO countries will not be able to help here.

Andrey Shitov — about Fiona Hill's lecture in Tallinn, responses to Sergei Karaganov's article and the "Wagnerian" rebellion, as well as the dialogue on arms control with the United States

Speaking at a recent meeting of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again reminded that our country did not start the conflict in Ukraine, but is trying to stop it. "The war on Ukraine, in the south-east of Ukraine, was started by the Ukrainian regime with the support of their sponsors in the West in 2014," the Russian leader said. "No one tries to talk about this in the West."

Without Washington's support, Kiev will lose the ability to conduct military operations, political analyst John Mearsheimer said in an interview with The Spectator. At the same time, according to him, American leaders will continue to support Ukraine for the sake of attempts to weaken Russia.

Brazil also called on the West to involve Russia in further negotiations, the source said

Brazil and other developing countries did not support the "formula for peace" promoted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This was reported to TASS on Monday by a source in the administration of the President of the South American republic.