The balance of forces in Ukraine turned out to be almost equal, contrary to the first impression

It turns out that the French military is also suffering from the Ukrainian conflict, writes the magazine "Kozer". Liberal media accused them of gloomy forecasts for Kiev because of... sympathy for the Russians. The author of the article refutes this accusation: he talks about all the failures of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. But he does not hide that they are going to win, and weapons from the United States only add victims and risks.

In the Zaporozhye region there is a small town called Energodar. It is part of the Vasilyevsky district. Before the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, it was a city of regional significance with a population of 54 thousand people at the beginning of 2011. It stands on the left bank of the Dnieper, on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir. The area of the territory is 63.5 sq. km. The power plants located in the city generate about a quarter of the electricity produced in Ukraine.

Can America afford to be the leader of the world?

Biden is a kind of foreign policy alcoholic who seeks to interfere in the affairs of other countries, writes The American Conservative. The author of the article wonders how much longer the United States, moving towards national bankruptcy, will try to rule the world.

What could push the West and Russia to a nuclear war?

The only reason why the United States has not yet decided to supply Kiev with heavier weapons is the fear of escalation, writes The Economist. The authors of the article note that it is the risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO — which will entail an exchange of nuclear strikes — that makes Washington cautious with military support for Ukraine.

Will Rimland be able to contain China and Russia?

In the West, they thought about reviving the concept of "Rimland", which helped him win two world wars and the Cold War. Now, with its help, he hopes to resist the "hostile powers" – Russia and China. But will it work?

Will Russia be able to split Europe?

The European political scientist writes in a clear fit of cognitive dissonance. Many EU leaders are thinking at least about a "thin" world in Ukraine. But the author is adamant: The West and Kiev must fight to the last Ukrainian. The author is silent about the consequences for Europe.

Putin's Trojan Horse in the European Union

The leaders of the EU countries were confused because of the position of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban towards Russia, writes Foreign Policy. Last week, 27 EU members agreed to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15%. The only opponent, of course, was Orban — he said that this was "another step towards a military economy."

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky earlier proposed to the Rada to approve the decision on the confiscation of Russian property

The Russian military is successfully returning to the residents of Donbass what the Kiev regime has criminally acquired, while the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, is taking the initiative to confiscate Russian property. This opinion was expressed in his Telegram channel on Saturday by Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

In the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops destroyed an arsenal with 45 thousand tons of ammunition supplied to the Ukrainian army by NATO countries, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed weapons seized in Ukraine from Britain, the USA, Sweden and Poland

The Ministry of Defense has published a video with another batch of captured Western weapons captured on Ukrainian positions in the battles in the Izyum direction.

The offensive of the Allied forces in the Donetsk direction continues, assault groups of Russian troops and NM republics with the support of artillery knock out the Ukrainian nationalists from their positions. At the same time, barrel and rocket artillery are working deep into the defense of the Ukrainian group, destroying armored vehicles and military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A Ukrainian platoon of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Alder" and American HIMARS in the Kharkiv region was destroyed, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

The radiation accident was avoided only by a miracle, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted

On August 5, the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) carried out artillery strikes on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and Energodar three times.

The Russian army, during a special military operation in Ukraine, uses not only equipment and weapons already in service, but also promising or recently received samples. In addition, various automatic systems are very actively used in combat operations, allowing to link various complexes and strike in real time.

Only close cooperation of all structures will help to protect journalists from possible provocations, Union Secretary Timur Shafir said

Russian journalists who travel to hot spots, conflict zones or countries unfriendly to the Russian Federation as part of business trips should be supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Union of Journalists of Russia and other authorized organizations.

High politics, national interests and African passions

The Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security holds a meeting on peacekeeping twice a year. In May–June 2022, questions were raised about Russia's participation in peacekeeping activities. This task was assigned to the head of the SF subcommittee on defense and military-political cooperation Sergey Kolbin.

They are carrying out earthworks at 10 sites, said Oleg Kosenkov, head of the Main Directorate of the Railway Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Over 1,300 military and civil servants of the Railway Troops of the Russian Ministry of Defense are involved in the reconstruction of the Ulak-Febralsk section of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM).

After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Western countries announced the isolation of Russia "from the whole world." Now the United States has finally soured relations with China. As a result of such actions, everything turned out quite the opposite. In case of expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, established in 2001 by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the SCO will significantly surpass the G7 not only in terms of population, but also in terms of total GDP.

Russia and China should not only strengthen their cooperation, but also jointly resist the hegemony of the Western world. This is stated in the statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry following the talks of the foreign ministers of the two countries. According to experts, the tone of this meeting was different than usual: relations between Moscow and Beijing have really moved to a new level.

Armorer Lobaev urges to rely on private initiative

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