The Russian Ministry of Defense at the Army-2022 forum on Wednesday, August 17, for the first time demonstrated the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle, shot down during a special military operation to protect civilians in Donbass.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation has completed the completion of the NK-32 02 series engines of the fifth board of the Tu-160M strategic bomber, which is in service with the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

At the Army – 2022 exhibition, Russia will present a new MiG capable of launching spacecraft

The new version of the MiG-31I is designed to launch small spacecraft into orbit, thanks to which the Russian Air Force will receive unique capabilities, writes MWM. The MiG-31 glider has no equal abroad in carrying capacity, size, speed and altitude.

In Germany, a new concept of the structure of the Bundeswehr ground forces has been presented, according to which a significant strengthening of army artillery, reorganization of the air defense system and the transformation of parts of mechanized brigades into motorized infantry are assumed. German military leaders do not hide that such a reform of the ground forces will be a response to the events in Ukraine, which forced NATO countries to take a different look at the nature of the fighting in eastern Europe.

The huge amount of military equipment provided to Kiev caused its own problems. The proposed article "Pandora's Box: the Challenge of Western Aid to Ukraine" examines the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from obsolete Soviet-era weapons to NATO standards.

On August 16, the Latvian Defense Ministry reported that, in accordance with the decision of the extraordinary Cabinet meeting of July 28, Latvia supplied Ukraine with six 155-mm self-propelled howitzers M-109A5OE and the necessary ammunition.

How Britain strengthened the Ukrainian military machine and provoked a direct conflict with Russia

The documents reveal the truth about the events that provoked the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but the Western media paint a completely different picture, writes The Grayzone. Back in 2011, London talked about Kiev as a weapon against Moscow, the author of the article notes.

The special operation in Ukraine dispelled the myth of the Western "superweapon", Sergei Shoigu said

The attempt of Western countries to maintain their dominance leads to stagnation for the whole world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on August 16 at the X Moscow Conference on International Security.

Adviser to the head of Zelensky's office, Mikhail Podolyak, announced Ukraine's plans to destroy the Crimean Bridge

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of President Vladimir Zelensky, said in an interview with The Guardian that Ukraine considers the Crimean Bridge connecting the peninsula with the Russian mainland as a "legitimate military target." He also promised that the AFU would create "chaos within the Russian forces" by striking supply lines.

For the sake of hegemony, the United States uses all countries of the world as its pawns

The United States plays global chess and uses all other countries as pieces, writes Huanqiu Shibao. They are teetering on the brink of war, but in the fire that America kindles, she herself will burn.

The ministry noted that Donetsk and Lugansk "are located within the sovereign territory of the country of Ukraine"

The American administration claims that issues related to the restoration work in the Donbass should be resolved by Kiev.

As the President of Russia noted, Western countries are trying to preserve the "hegemony slipping out of their hands," but the era of the unipolar world order is a thing of the past

The US administration claims in response to criticism from Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States has made more efforts than other parties to prevent a confrontation in Ukraine.

On August 17, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat work of specialists of the mobile radio complex of the Western Military District (ZVO) performing tasks of relaying radio signals to the population of liberated settlements of the Kharkiv region during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Operation in Ukraine as a defense industry promotion

Arms manufacturers are using the fighting in Ukraine to advertise their products, Advance writes. So, the Americans present "Haimars" as a technique that "stopped the Russian army." And Putin notes that Russian weapons are years and decades ahead of competitors.

On August 16, the tenth anniversary Moscow Conference on International Security was held in the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation "Patriot".

After February 24, Russia sets new geopolitical trends, which are supported by many countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. This can be judged by the keynote speech of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the International Security Conference. What exactly are the trends in question and why did some of the NATO member countries ignore Moscow's criticism?

The agreement on interaction and cooperation was signed by the Deputy director of TASS Andrey Sokolov and the head of the Voenkino Foundation Maxim Ksenzov

The TASS news agency will promote the dissemination of information about the work of the Military Patriotic Cinema Support Fund (Voenkino), which promotes the history and traditions of the Russian army. The corresponding agreement was signed on Wednesday at the Army-2022 forum, a TASS correspondent reports.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and defense industry companies concluded state contracts totaling more than 522 billion rubles during the Army-2022 forum.

As part of the scientific and business program of the MVTF "Army-2022", a round table dedicated to the new rules of legislation in the field of procurement for state and municipal needs was held in the conference hall of the "Patriot" Exhibition Center.

After the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a large number of weapons and military equipment remained there. The US military left the Taliban with the "best in the world" weapons worth more than $85 billion.