The very first day of the Army-2022 exhibition clearly showed that human participation in wars is gradually decreasing, the main combat load falls on robots. The forum presented the M-81 robot for land combat, an unmanned army truck, an unmanned helicopter, and most importantly – the latest combined-type drone. But for some reason, experts call cheap UAVs from China the main rivals of the drone.

This reform in the domestic Air Force has been expected for decades. And now Russia is working on the mass construction of special covers for military aircraft.

The effect of Ukraine and Taiwan: the Chinese economy was forced to suffer

The author of the French website Atlantico records the slowdown of the Chinese economy – and this is not surprising. Covid was followed by a brief boom associated with the restoration of production. New weekdays have come after the holiday. But the West sees everywhere the "defeat of the Stalinist model."

Millions of dollars of American aid simply disappeared in Afghanistan. Will it be the same with Ukraine?

Ukraine is notorious for the level of corruption, writes Newsweek. So that the money that the United States is pouring into the country does not suffer the same fate as in Afghanistan, Washington should take care of creating control mechanisms, the article says.

Putin's military actions are sowing panic in Europe, and Ukrainians should be afraid of a stab in the back

Deep down, Western leaders themselves do not believe that the goal of the West to destroy Russia is in principle achievable or even desirable, writes The Guardian. At the same time, the Europeans themselves are already on the verge of asking for "peace" and not "justice" for Ukraine.

The end of globalization brings new threats and challenges

According to the German business Handelsblatt, the era of globalization is coming to an end, new rules of the game are coming into force, but this does not bode well for both the West as a whole and Germany as an "export superpower".

The Ukrainian conflict is not a struggle for freedom. Why the West supports the fighting in terms of fatigue from Ukraine

The deficit and high prices will affect everyone, regardless of the position on the conflict in Ukraine, Yahoo News Japan writes. Today, the issue of the effectiveness of sanctions is already being discussed in the world, and fatigue from Kiev is beginning to be felt in Europe, the author of the article claims.

The USA is the "initiator" of the Ukrainian crisis

The United States is the main initiator of the conflict in Ukraine, writes "Zhongguo Junwang". To maintain its hegemony, Washington has turned Kiev into a lever to contain Russia and control Europe.

Russia has no plans to use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Now the Kiev command faces a difficult choice

The forces of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic, with the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, broke through the Ukrainian defense line near the town of Ugledar, the DPR said. The Russian Defense Ministry told about the defeat of the 53rd mechanized and 68th infantry-jaeger brigades of the VFU by artillery strikes in this direction, as well as heavy enemy losses near Soledar.

How Zaporozhye is preparing for a referendum on reunification with the Russian Federation

The Zaporozhye authorities in early August officially confirmed their intention to hold a referendum on the reunification of the region with Russia. In Berdyansk, a queue of those wishing to apply for citizenship of the Russian Federation is lined up in the morning, Russian banks and mobile operators are already working in the city, and you can pay in rubles in cafes and shops.

The head of the Crimea Aksyonov reported two victims of the detonation of ammunition in a military unit

On Tuesday morning, ammunition from one of the military units in the north of Crimea exploded, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The population is being evacuated from nearby settlements, two civilians were injured, but nothing threatens their lives - this was told by the head of the region Sergey Aksenov. The fire that started at the transformer substation has been localized. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu: the special operation dispelled the myth of the "superweapon of the West"

On August 16, in his speech at the Moscow Conference on International Security, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that from a military point of view there is no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to achieve the goals of the special operation.

The President of the Russian Federation noted in his address that the West needs conflicts to retain power

Western countries are trying to preserve the "hegemony that is slipping out of their hands," but the era of the unipolar world order is becoming a thing of the past. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in his address to the participants and guests of the X Moscow Conference on International Security.

On August 16, 2022, during the Tenth Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-2022), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi made a report on the topic "A new world order based on a multipolar world and the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran". The bmpd blog cites the text of his speech.

The opening of the X Moscow Conference on International Security took place on the basis of the training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard" within the framework of the Army-2022 MIFTF.

On August 16, the Russian Defense Ministry spoke about the theme of the Army International Games-2022 ("ArMI-2022") in various geolocations.

On August 16, the Head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Osadchuk, summed up the results of the first day of the work of the Army-2022 MVTF at a briefing for journalists.

On the first day of the Army-2022 forum, important statements were made regarding the development of the military-technical cooperation system, plans for rearmament, export sales of VIVT, and the situation around Ukraine.

The looming threat of Russia's claims in the Black Sea

Ukraine will receive a catastrophic blow if it loses access to the Black Sea as a result of a Russian special operation, writes TNI. According to the author of the article, NATO should strengthen its presence in the region and at the same time strengthen the security of Moldova.