The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck a ship repair plant in Odessa and disabled the capacities of the enterprise for the repair and modernization of ships of Ukraine. This was announced on Sunday, July 24, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

What tactics have the Russian Armed Forces developed to combat these weapons

From July 5 to 20, the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine destroyed four launchers and one transport-loading vehicle of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.

Stremousov said that the APU struck from HIMARS on the bridge at the dam of the Kakhovskaya HPP

Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region, said that a bridge near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, as well as a bridge over the Ingulets River near the village of Daryevka, were fired from Ukraine. He is sure that the Americans fired at the second bridge from the MLRS M142 HIMARS.

Vladimir Putin is creating a new alliance of rogue states that will pose a more serious threat to the West than the former Soviet bloc

Russia and Iran have common enemies in the West, and they are actively developing cooperation in several areas, writes the Daily Mail. The author of the article talks about the "frightening prospect" of a new alliance, and some readers of the newspaper urge to "say thank you" to Biden and the Democrats.

Putin is creating his own world order, and the West is helplessly watching this

Previously, aggressive states isolated themselves because of their ill will. Now both Russia and its partners are being isolated by the West with the help of sanctions, writes Handelsblatt. And, of course, Russia, Iran and Turkey, so different at other times, are moving towards each other. It is the West that remains alone.

Izvestia — about the most effective developments of the concern's enterprises over the past half century

The "Golden Star" of the Hero of Russia was received on July 21 by the CEO of the Almaz-Antey air Defense concern, Yan Novikov. The award is recognition of the fact that the weapons systems created by the enterprise proved themselves perfectly during a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the second case when the head of a military-industrial enterprise receives one of the highest awards of the state.

The US Navy is preparing a plan to defeat the fleets of China and Russia

The return of the leading states to global confrontation is a fait accompli. One of the main participants in the new "geostrategic game" is the United States, which has promptly moved from the strategic concept of the "global war on terror" and countering "rogue states" to "competition with equal opponents." Washington understands China and Russia as such opponents today, which leaves an imprint on the nature and directions of America's military construction.

Ex-GRU employee told how the longest-range rifle in the world SVLK-14S "Twilight" works

The world's longest-range sniper rifle SVLK-14S "Twilight" was used by the Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine. Her record for a range of 4210 meters has not been beaten by anyone yet. At the same time, American cartridges are used for the rifle. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the peculiarities of the work of "Twilight".

Problems of serial production of the Altai tank

During a meeting of the Turkish parliamentary committee, where financial reports of state-owned companies were discussed, it once again became clear that no progress has been made in the production of the Altay main battle tank, known as the "first national battle tank".

The Conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons turned out to be a dummy

The first Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (NWFZ) was held in Vienna in June. It took place against the background of a sharp increase in military and political risks in the European region, an increase in military spending and capabilities, failures of bilateral and multilateral efforts in the field of arms control.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said that military operations in Ukraine are at a crucial stage

The Pentagon believes that Ukraine now more than ever needs the "urgent assistance" of the West in the issue of arms supplies, since "we are talking about the decisive stage of the conflict." The head of the US Defense Department, Lloyd Austin, said that four HIMARS will be provided to the Armed Forces this week. Western countries, he said, will continue to seek ways to support Kiev.

The consequences of the strike by six multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) M142 HIMARS were filmed. The relevant footage was published by the agency Avia.pro .

Counter-battery fighting alone is not enough

The Ukrainian army will soon receive rockets (RS) of increased range for the 227 mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) already supplied by the United States and Great Britain, the newspaper "Strana.ua" according to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Alexey Danilov. "We have already started receiving shells that are sent much further than it was at the beginning. And let's hope that what we need, of that range, will appear on the territory of our country in the near future," he said.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milli made another statement on Ukraine. According to him, the situation is such that "it is quite likely that the war in Ukraine will escalate into a protracted military conflict."

Anti-Russian sanctions will have to be overcome in the space industry as well

Roscosmos announced Russia's withdrawal from the ISS program in 2024-2028 and the start of work on the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which they want to put into polar orbit by 2030.

On July 19, 2022, the first flight of the first flight prototype of the promising South Korean multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae (serial and tail number "001"), created under the KF-X program, took place at the airfield of the head enterprise of the South Korean aircraft corporation Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon (which is also the base of the South Korean Air Force). The duration of the first flight was 33 minutes.

Unmanned vehicles are becoming the main weapon of naval operations

The Ukrainian crisis has become an example of the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), not only over land, but also over the sea. For the first time in the history of armed conflicts, drone drones claim a major role in naval operations.

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 will receive a modernized communications complex, the work is being carried out by NPP "Flight", part of the holding "Roselectronics". The complex is entering the testing stage.

The allocation of weapons and equipment to Ukraine from its own reserves strongly affects the defense capability of European countries, it is possible that in the near future the amount of military assistance will drop significantly. More and more countries declare the exhaustion of opportunities to provide assistance to Kiev.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the British Parliament on July 21, 2022, announced the upcoming delivery of significant shipments of weapons and military equipment by the UK to Ukraine as military aid. The total amount of British gratuitous military assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special military operation on February 24 will thus reach 2.3 billion pounds.