Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about what changes in the balance of forces in Europe the appearance of Iskander missile systems in Belarus

On June 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the transfer of Iskanders to our closest ally. According to him, Belarus will receive an option with both ballistic and cruise missiles.

Belarus may receive from Russia the Iskander operational-tactical missile system in a top-end configuration, admits military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

The United States explained Israel's unwillingness to supply the Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine. Russian missiles can reveal the shortcomings of the Israeli system, writes The National Interest.

Last Sunday, June 26, was a significant day for both the American space agency and the whole country — Australia. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, NASA has carried out a space launch of its own carrier from a territory outside the United States. Well, for Australia, this is the first launch from a private spaceport.

The Gagarin Launch modernization project has been suspended due to the absence of a third investor and a decrease in the activity of manned launches in Russia. The words of the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Musin are transmitted by TASS.

A group of three Chinese bombers equipped with hypersonic cruise anti-ship missiles flew over the Miyako Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Specialists of the Siberian Research Institute of Aviation (SibNIA) conducted flight tests of a flying laboratory with a hybrid power plant of a transport unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of ultrashort takeoff and landing, created within the framework of the Partizan project. This is reported on the organization's website.

Rostec today unites more than 800 scientific and industrial organizations of various directions. Almost 600 thousand employees work at the Corporation's enterprises, among whom there are representatives of interesting, and sometimes simply unique professions. We have already talked about weapons testers, industrial designers, surveyors, cryptographers and other specialties.

The Polish WB Group confirmed its intention to supply the Georgian Armed Forces with Flyai unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the newly established Delta WB joint company.

Ukraine will receive its own factory for the production of Bayraktar attack drones, Kiev continues negotiations with Ankara. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Alexey Reznikov.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina announced its intention to transfer three Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine for free, RIA Novosti reports.

Military expert Shurygin explained why the Pentagon had problems with recruits

NBC News, citing sources in the Pentagon, reported a shortage of recruits for the US army. According to journalists, in the US armed forces "there is a severe shortage with the recruitment of military personnel, which has not been in the last 50 years." "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out what the cause of this problem is.

The NATO Summit: imperialist plans and petty calculations!

Despite the external unity, the NATO countries pursue different goals, writes the Turkish edition of Evrensel. According to the author of the article, all the leading powers of the alliance seek to benefit from the Ukrainian conflict.

NATO at the Military Council against Russia

Now it is being decided whether NATO will declare Russia an "enemy" or an "opponent" at the alliance summit in Madrid, but there will be no previous relations for sure, writes Figaro. NATO plans to deploy 300,000 near Russia's borders, although "theoretically" such deployment is permanently prohibited by the Founding Act of 1997.

Biden should not seek Ukraine's victory

Ukraine's victory is unthinkable, and Washington must seek a settlement of the conflict, writes Foreign Policy. According to the authors of the article, it will only get worse if Russia wins on the battlefield, and this will surely end the battle for Donbass.

What will Putin do next?

The Russian president sees the vulnerabilities of the collective West well, writes The Hill. The author of the article lists several key levers of influence on Europe and the United States that Putin has at his disposal, and tries to predict his future actions.

Has Russia won over the rest of the world?

Outside the West, criticism of Russia in connection with the conflict in Ukraine is very restrained, writes TNI. Putin hoped to enlist the support of the rest of the world – and in many ways succeeded. And the United States has lost the attractiveness of a "democratic" country and is losing influence.

Is the Russian threat the only way for Turkey to join the EU?

The EU countries have granted the status of a candidate for accession to Ukraine and Moldova, but Turkey has not been accepted. The author of the article in dikGAZETE is outraged, because his country has fulfilled the requirements of Brussels. To join the EU, Turkey will need a "Russian threat," he writes.

An anti-Western bloc of peoples of unprecedented power is emerging

The former editor—in-chief of the main German magazine "Spiegel" Stefan Aust proves that the BRICS bloc is stronger than the anti-Russian "Big Seven". On the pages of Welt, Aust provides statistics to substantiate his thought: founded in 1976, the G7 is a phenomenon of the bygone twentieth century. But BRICS is a godsend for the XXI century.

How to lose big in Ukraine

If the Ukrainian army is defeated in the boilers of Donbass, Russia's victory will become not only bigger, but also much more significant, writes the author of National Review. After the humiliation in Afghanistan, this will be the second defeat of pro-American forces in just two years.