Arriving in Prague on June 18 on a visit, the head of the Slovak Defense Ministry, Yaroslav Nagy, handed over to the head of the Czech Defense Ministry, Yana Chernokhova, a written request for the Czech Air Force to protect the airspace of his country.

It was created three years ahead of schedule

China's Xidian University has completed the construction of the world's first integrated system for ground-based testing of space solar energy.

Roscosmos has already announced its readiness to support the project

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov to work with Roscosmos and the Ministry of Finance on the possibility of regularly launching Sitronics satellites into orbit.

In April 2022, the chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on the Armed Forces, Donald Norcross, announced plans for the US Air Force to decommission 646 aircraft over the next five years.

On June 20, Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov showed a video of the work of Ka-52 Alligator helicopters during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Icing of an aircraft is one of the most important problems in the operation of an aircraft, directly affecting flight safety. Research on this topic is conducted at the]Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (part of the SIC "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky").

The concept of "non-flying weather" for pilots of modern fighter-bombers practically does not exist. The Su-34 takes off to perform tasks at any time of the day and under any weather conditions. The footage of the military airfield on Monday, June 20, was presented by the military correspondent of Izvestia Kirill Olkov.

Are we sure that America is not fighting in Ukraine?

In recent decades, the United States has been constantly at war, which is not limited in time, geography, or goals, writes The New York Times. According to the author of the article, America is also fighting in Ukraine. This time — with Russia.

Cutting off a country from the West no longer means isolation and poverty

The world of globalization, led by America, is becoming a thing of the past, and several centers will replace it. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Rádio universum by the former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Petr Drulak. He added that the West no longer has the ability to isolate any country and achieve its "backwardness."

Germany's recent mood to confront Russia is already weakening

Berlin is full of rumors about secret negotiations between Scholz and Macron with Russia, writes Foreign Policy. The author is convinced that Germany would prefer rather to disappoint Ukraine than to humiliate Russia, it is Known that Emmanuel macron wants to end the conflict on acceptable terms.

The new commander-in-chief of Britain ordered the army to prepare for war in Europe, after Putin threatened the former Soviet republics

The new British commander-in-chief openly called for a Third World War with Russia, writes the Daily Mail. Readers are outraged. "To drive such idiots out of the army!", "Stupid warmonger!", "We don't need a Third World War!", "The clown Boris Johnson rushes to the nuclear button!" — thousands of Englishmen write.

Asian countries cannot be fooled by the rhetoric of "today's Russia is tomorrow's China"

NATO seeks to use the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as an opportunity to globalize the alliance, writes Global Times. The bloc aims to become a reliable tool for exporting Western values and security concepts. However, Asian countries are not going to listen to the instructions of someone who constantly suffers defeat.

How the military is conducting a unique humanitarian operation to restore Donbass

The Russian Federation is conducting a unique humanitarian operation in the republics of Donbass. In five months, dozens of settlements liberated from Ukrainian militants have returned to peaceful life in the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR).

As a result of the strike, over 50 Ukrainian generals and high-ranking officers were killed

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) are successfully developing an offensive in the Severodonetsk direction, the Defense Ministry said on June 19.

The head of the Crimea Aksenov told about three "enemy strikes" on drilling rigs in the Black Sea

Three missile strikes were carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the drilling platforms of Chernomorneftegaz, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. There were 109 people on the drilling rigs, three people were injured, and seven missing people are being searched. The platforms are located far out to sea, away from the shores of the peninsula.

US senators have introduced a bill providing for the provision of military assistance to Taiwan in the amount of $4.5 billion. for the next four years.

The Japanese command has sent a flotilla of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces to the Pacific Ocean, which will visit a number of countries, and will also participate in several international exercises, Kyodo reports.

On June 17, 2022 at Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai, a ceremony was held for the launching (actually withdrawal from the dry construction dock) of the third Chinese aircraft carrier under construction, named Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") in honor of the eastern province of the PRC of the same name. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.

The French company Naval Group announced the keel laying ceremony of the second of 12 minesweepers ordered under the rMCM project on June 14 in Lanester.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier. This is a truly colossal achievement, especially considering the state this country was in just forty years ago. How did the Chinese Navy manage to make this breakthrough and what role did the ships created in the USSR play in it?