The United States is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, which, with a high degree of probability, will include Harpoon anti-ship missiles. This is reported by Bloomberg.

The Committee for the Review of Defense Projects of the Republic of Korea approved the program of modernization of air defense systems/About "Patriot", the cost of which is 750 billion. won ($605 million).

Russian servicemen are actively using the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) during a special military operation to liberate Donbass. The complex is effective for reconnaissance of the air situation, operational determination of the coordinates of targets and destruction, including drones. Izvestia correspondent Yaroslav Bogat on Wednesday, June 15, showed how the SAM works.

The Russian Defense Ministry published on Wednesday, July 15, footage of the combat work of the calculations of the anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Osa-AKM" during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

The Hayabusa-2 space expedition from the Ryugu asteroid returned to Earth in December 2020 — and not with empty containers. It took the scientists two years to carry out the initial analysis of the imported material, and they recently published a report on their work. According to him, Ryugu is a fragment of the "planetesimal", the embryo of future planets, which revolves around the forming protostar. In other words, Ryugu appeared even before the Sun and the Solar System were formed.

The sale to Kiev of American reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) MQ-1C Gray Eagle ("Gray Eagle") is accompanied by various difficulties. This is reported by the newspaper Politico with reference to American officials.

As the Kommersant newspaper reports in the material of Yuri Litvinenko and Nikita Korolev, "Who is in the forest, who is on the drone. There is a shortage of commercial drones in Russia," prices for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Russia have increased by more than 30% in recent months, and tripled in some categories. This was reported to Kommersant by market participants.

The fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine light tactical fighter being developed in Russia will receive an all-angle nozzle, according to a patent published by Sukhoi.

In order to preserve the status quo of Taiwan, the United States will continue to provide assistance to it aimed at strengthening self-defense, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Poland's defense spending in fiscal year 2022 will amount to 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP). As stated in the press release of the Polish Ministry of Defense dated June 13, the total military expenditures for the current fiscal year will include both planned budget allocations for defense and extra-budgetary funds from the Armed Forces Support Fund.

Accepting Ukraine into the EU now is wrong

Ukraine cannot be admitted to the EU today, and there are a number of reasons for this, writes The Economist. However, the authors of the article propose to create another community of European states, where Kiev could join and feel its involvement in the European world.

Billions are coming to Ukraine, and American officials warn of possible fraud and embezzlement

The United States fears theft and misuse of military and economic aid sent to Ukraine, the WSJ writes. So far, no illegal actions have been identified, but it's a matter of time. The United States did not take into account the mistakes of Afghanistan, experts interviewed by the publication believe.

Despite the supply of weapons and military equipment, Ukraine is losing to Russia. According to the ex-commander of NATO forces in Europe Wesley Clark, without additional help, the Kiev regime can be given up.

On June 14, the NATO Secretary General spoke at a briefing following the meeting of the leaders of the seven member countries of the bloc on the eve of the meeting of the contact group on Ukraine, which will be held in Brussels today. Jens Stoltenberg called on the members of the North Atlantic Alliance and partners to increase the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, "because they absolutely depend on it to resist the brutal Russian invasion."

The United States and the West are striving to make maximum efforts to provide Ukraine with everything necessary to confront Russia and will continue to act in this direction, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

Zelensky announced "painful" losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Severodonetsk and Kharkiv region

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had suffered "painful losses" in Severodonetsk and Kharkiv region over the past day. On the eve of the "significant losses" of the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defense Ministry also reported. Where the fighting is going on and how the special operation is progressing - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

The cracks are becoming more visible. Now the West's doubts about Ukraine will probably be more dangerous for Zelensky than the Russian special operation itself

If Russia is not weakening, then why continue fighting? This question is now being asked by many in the West, writes Advance. If Moscow gains more than it loses in the current situation, there are more and more doubts about the need to support Ukraine, the author of the article notes.

Peace or not peace? Ukraine at the crossroads

The United States and other NATO members unanimously support Ukraine, but their goals are already beginning to diverge, the author of TNI believes. In his opinion, Kiev should think about making concessions to Moscow. Ukraine's dependence on the West carries risks.

Russia is in favor of a political and diplomatic settlement allowing the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, but negotiations are frozen by Kiev, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published footage of the organization of continuous logistics (MTO) of Russian military units in the field. Uninterrupted cooking, bread baking, washing, as well as repair and refueling of equipment are organized for the soldiers.