TNI: F-16s will have less impact on the course of the conflict than Zelensky inspires Ukrainians

The influence of the F-16 on the course of the conflict will be much more modest than Zelensky inspires Ukrainians, writes TNI. Kiev has too few fighters to actively use them. Moreover, the AFU simply has nothing to resist the Russian air defense.

To gain an advantage over a potential enemy, the US military is exploring the possibility of launching Uvision Hero 120 barrage ammunition from the sides of C-130 military transport aircraft. At the moment, such drones can be launched from various platforms, including land-based launchers and warships.

In 2014, political forces in Kiev signed an agreement on the settlement of the internal political crisis, which was witnessed by the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Poland, as well as the political director of the French Foreign Ministry, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation noted.

As the head of the movement Viktor Medvedchuk noted, "Zelensky's criminal regime is the main obstacle to achieving peace in the Ukrainian conflict"

The Other Ukraine movement appealed to a number of international authorities in order to prevent World War III. This was announced by the head of the movement, the former leader of the Opposition Platform for Life party banned in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk.

As part of the upcoming deal for the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, the Polish Ministry of Defense has signed offset (compensation) agreements with Boeing and GE Aerospace in the amount of more than $255 million.

Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos, told Interfax in an interview about the financial policy of the state corporation, the prospects of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Russia's transition to mass satellite assembly and international cooperation.

Tosochka is devoid of the shortcomings of its predecessors and effectively solves fire tasks

Ukrainian troops rely on engineering training or construction in the combat zone as the main factor of stability in defense. However, as the battles of the previous stages of the SVO have shown, the heavy flamethrower systems of the Russian army are capable of hitting the enemy in almost any shelters.

After long misunderstandings and parables, the Kiev authorities admitted that the AFU Air Forces received from European countries, most likely the Netherlands, a certain number of American multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Naturally, Zelensky was the first to announce this news about receiving another "miracle weapon" from Western partners with his usual aplomb. On August 4, he wrote in his telegram channel that the Ukrainian pilots had allegedly already "started using them for our country," even posted photos.

The chairman of the EP Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, believes that it is necessary to strengthen assistance to Kiev

The chairman of the Defense Committee of the European Parliament (EP), a member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, after the transfer of the first batch of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, advocated the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.

The Starliner ship docked to the ISS cannot be undocked from the station in automatic mode, sources from the American space industry claim. Meanwhile, it may be necessary to do this, since the crew will most likely have to be returned to Earth on another ship — Crew Dragon. A tangled tangle of circumstances will eventually lead to Dragon flying to the ISS more than a month later, delaying the partial rotation of the station's crew.

Welt: The West is not ready to supply Kiev with more weapons in a shorter time

The situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine looks hopeless, and the West is preparing for negotiations, writes Welt. Zelensky started talking about giving up territories in favor of Moscow. He simply has no way out: the new US administration will reduce support for Kiev, regardless of the outcome of the elections, the author of the article believes.

FA: AI systems will play a crucial role in the wars of the future

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that new technologies are changing the nature of military operations, writes the FA. The United States is completely unprepared for this: the military has not yet mastered artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Russian army has already deployed many AI-equipped drones in Ukraine, the authors of the article note.

The diplomat stressed that the role of Paris in the situation around Ukraine from the very beginning can be "considered anything but mediatory"

Paris' "mediation" formula on the Ukrainian conflict does not take into account the legitimate interests of Russia and a significant part of Ukrainians. This was stated to TASS by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the relevant words of French Ambassador Pierre Levy, who is completing his mission in Moscow, in an interview with Russian media.

The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) has published an article in the journal National Defense, which provides a comparative assessment of the Russian echeloned air defense system with Western analogues.

An infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-2M) with a universal combat module "Berezhok" shoots from a 30-millimeter cannon, which is capable of piercing even concrete shelters, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told Izvestia. In the forest belt near the village of Liptsy, they have to overcome the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and their well-camouflaged machine-gun emplacements.

The situation in the Middle East is heating up, the day before unknown persons fired at the American military base Ein al-Assad in Iraq, the Pentagon blames Iran and the Shiite armed groups it supports for this.

The command of the US Armed Forces is concerned about the future ability of American troops to repel very large-scale drone attacks, including in a large-scale conflict, for example, against China. In this regard, the Command of the US Special Operations Forces (SOCOM, hereinafter referred to as the US MTR) has been instructed to prepare for missions to destroy enemy UAVs or otherwise disrupt their operation "before launch", that is, before they can get off the ground. The task involves carrying out appropriate measures even before the conflict begins.

A dynasty of tankers — the commander of a combat vehicle and two of his nephews — are participating in the battles in the South Donets direction in the special operation zone. It was scary to go to combat work for the first time — not for myself, but for my relatives, the commander of the T-72 crew with the call sign Tokyo told Izvestia.

Rusak-S UAV can independently recognize and prioritize targets

Serial production of the Rusak-S FPV drone with artificial intelligence has begun in Russia. He can independently recognize and prioritize goals. The operator of such a device has to choose the right one and give the command to kill. Experts note that tactical UAVs with artificial intelligence are the future, and their use will significantly increase the effectiveness of strikes carried out by drones.

Cumhuriyet: The US is trying to break up China and Turkey

The United States is actively expanding its presence in Transcaucasia and seek to reduce Russia's influence in this region, the author of the article for Cumhuriyet writes. It is for this purpose that Washington is working to create a new trade route, the opening of which will affect the interests of Moscow — and at the same time Beijing and Ankara.