The White House rejected a possible NATO discord over the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States does not expect that the decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine will provoke discord among the members of the North Atlantic Alliance. This was announced on Sunday, July 9, by the assistant to the American president for National Security, Jake Sullivan, during a briefing at the White House.

Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno noted that this is a bilateral issue between Washington and Kiev

The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, Hirokazu Matsuno, has avoided direct comments on the US supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine, while once again stating the need for Kiev's support from the international community.

The official representative of the ministry, Mao Ning, said that the transfer of cluster munitions to Kiev could cause humanitarian problems

The irresponsible transfer of US cluster munitions to Ukraine may lead to humanitarian problems in the conflict zone. This was stated at a briefing on Monday by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, in response to a request from a TASS correspondent to comment on the decision of the United States to supply this type of weapons to Ukraine.

More and more states are betting on hypersound. In addition to Moscow, Washington and Beijing, several other players have joined the competition for leadership in this area. However, only one country has serial products that have passed the entire test cycle.

The T-62M tank of the Russian Army during the combat mission showed that its mine protection is highly reliable.

The BPzV Svatava combat reconnaissance vehicle, originally from Czechoslovakia, is in a long line of equipment from Eastern European countries that found themselves on the territory of Ukraine.

The German concern Rheinmetall will open a factory for the production of armored vehicles in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks. This was announced by the company's CEO Armin Papperger in an interview with CNN on July 6.

JSC "Mariinsky Mine", managed by RT-Capital of Rostec State Corporation, will switch to a full cycle of production of beryllium metal, which is in demand in nuclear, space and other strategic industries. The new flotation plant, which will be built as part of the investment project for the development of the Mariinsky mine over the next three years, will be able to process up to 250 thousand tons of emerald-beryllium ore and produce up to 50 tons of valuable metal.

Despite the sanctions, Russia is purposefully engaged in the development of the Northern Sea Route, NHK writes. Now Moscow is trying to involve the countries of the Global South in the implementation of this project. The UAE has already responded.

Antonov: US attacks on the actions of Russian military personnel in Syria are "devoid of common sense"

The Pentagon's statements about the alleged obstruction by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of US efforts to combat terrorism in Syria are "devoid of common sense." This was announced on July 6 by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

The head of the Crimea Aksyonov reported that the air defense forces shot down a cruise missile in the Kerch area

The air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian cruise missile near Kerch, said the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov. The missile's defeat was caught on video. Telegram channel Mash suggests that the target of the strike could be the Crimean Bridge. Traffic on it was suspended for some time. In Kiev, the bridge was previously called the "number one target" for the Ukrainian military.

On the night of July 5-6, Lviv was subjected to perhaps the most powerful missile strikes since the beginning of the special military operation. According to military reports, it was possible to hit several important infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, warehouses with weapons and locations of personnel. Russian rocket scientists have once again proved that they are capable of hitting the entire territory of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force has reduced activity, and Russia has released a "Hunter"

By the first week of July, the offensive potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) had largely dried up. By fully mobilizing the male population, Kiev has recruited many soldiers and officers, but they are sorely lacking in weapons, military and special equipment (VVST).

Colonel Khodarenok believes that Kiev's failures dispel the myth of the military might of the NATO bloc

NATO told about the problems of the Ukrainian counteroffensive due to the terrain and the resistance of the Russian Federation. Journalists of the German edition of Bild state that "it is becoming increasingly difficult to fight with the Russians." The reasons and consequences of the failures of the Ukrainian counteroffensive were investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Why have armed formations changed tactics and how long can attacks last without the use of armored vehicles

The armed formations of Ukraine continue to conduct attacks, regardless of losses. On July 7 alone, they lost over 700 people and 38 pieces of military equipment, including the AF-90 and Krab self-propelled guns of Western production.

Huge funds have been invested in Ukraine's counteroffensive, and there is still no result that the West expected, the Iranian news agency Akharin Khabar reports. Kiev offers to be patient, but the "sponsors" have less and less of it.

According to a representative of the military expert community of Brussels, the Ukrainian counteroffensive should "demonstrate the combat viability of the alliance's military equipment and tactics in a real conflict with the most likely enemy."

The decision of the Turkish leadership to transfer the commanders of the neo-Nazi Azov battalion to Ukraine will remain unanswered only if it was part of a more complex and extensive deal, experts say. But, most likely, we will have to react: the violation of previous agreements breaks the usual pattern of relations between Russia and Turkey.

The newspaper La Vanguardia pointed out that two-thirds of the world's population favorably or neutrally treat Russia, despite the events in Ukraine

The reaction of Latin American and Caribbean countries to the draft joint declaration sent by the EU has thrown a bucket of cold water over the European Union, especially Kiev's closest allies. As the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Friday, two-thirds of the world's population has a favorable or neutral attitude towards Russia, despite the events in Ukraine.

Everything that happens in Ukraine is subject to the rules established by the Kremlin and the CIA, writes Newsweek. For example, the United States promised not to fight directly in Ukraine, and Russia promised not to take the conflict beyond its borders. The author found out what other unspoken agreements American intelligence has with Moscow.