According to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces RCBZ troops, Washington conducted the Event-201 exercises before the COVID-19 pandemic, where they practiced actions in the conditions of an epidemic of a previously unknown coronavirus.

In the Novgorod region, the combat crews of the S-400 "Triumph" of the Western Military District, as part of the divisions, conduct anti-aircraft combat training.These trainings are one of the stages of combat training of the calculations of anti-aircraft missile forces, which includes daily theoretical, practical classes and independent training in the main disciplines: technical, tactical, special and missile and rifle training.

The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, data from which has ceased to arrive since the end of 2021, has been officially declared inoperable. According to a statement released by the European Space Agency (ESA), there will be no more attempts to return this spacecraft to work.

Specialists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) we have started creating multi-zone scanning devices (MSUs) for a new generation of Russian spacecraft of the Meteor series.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), during the Farnborough-2022 air Show, confirmed the contract for the supply of an unnamed amount of Hurkus UBS to Chad.

On them, Beijing will show its readiness to challenge the US fleet in the region

The Chinese three-day full-scale live firing exercises starting on August 4 are designated by official Taipei as "unprecedented". They will pass along the entire perimeter of Taiwan, blocking normal sea and air traffic to the republic.

China goes on the offensive

The situation in Ukraine has forced China to act. He believes that the United States and Taiwan are deliberately escalating regional tensions, directly linking the Ukrainian conflict with the security of the island, writes FA.

Yes, China will fight over Taiwan

The United States has long ignored Moscow's warnings about Ukraine, writes 19 Forty Five. According to the author of the article, it is extremely important that Washington does not repeat the same mistake in relations with China, because Beijing is not bluffing at all.

The American edition of "Defense News" in the material Hope Hodge Seck "The Marine Corps wants to develop media literacy training. It won't be easy" ("The US Marine Corps wants to develop media literacy training. It won't be easy") informs that the latest edition of the US Marine Corps doctrine contains a new initiative aimed at teaching the rank and file "media literacy".

Is the current tense situation in Kosovo just an ordinary episode or is the geography of the conflict between powerful powers in Europe expanding?

The recent escalation in Kosovo is as dangerous as it can escalate into an armed conflict, writes Advance. If powerful powers interfere in it, the region will become another point of "indirect war" — through third countries.

Why is the White House now quietly complaining about Zelensky?

Biden found himself in a state of indirect war with Russia, unwittingly, writes NR. He sees what the conflict in Ukraine is turning into and probably just wants to get rid of all this "confusion", the author believes. Even if Kiev has to make "territorial concessions" for this.

According to the publication, "untenable leaders are in power in the West who are trying to increase their ratings by provoking conflicts abroad"

The policy of the West in the Ukrainian and Taiwanese directions increases the risk of global war and nuclear catastrophe. The corresponding opinion was expressed on Wednesday by the British newspaper The Guardian .

Will the EU withstand Russia's gas blackmail: key questions about Putin's "energy front"

Russia seeks to force the West to reduce support for Ukraine, writes "European Truth". The portal cites the opinion of Slovak expert Karol Hirman, who believes that the Kremlin plans to achieve this due to Europe's weak positions in the energy sector.

Planning the shelling of prisoners in Yelenovka from HIMARS, official Kiev knew where the prisoners were

The armed formations of Ukraine attacked the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka immediately after the captured militants of the Azov regiment (recognized in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization) began to testify.

On the website of the Center for Applied Research and Programs (PRISP Center), under the heading "Ukraine: Gladiatorial Fights", a journalist and expert of the PRISP Center, Peter Skorobogaty, has published a conversation with Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST), about some aspects of the course of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.

Russia is preparing an offensive on the small homeland of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky – Krivoy Rog. This was stated not only by the adviser to the presidential office Alexey Arestovich, but also by more serious sources – the command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog. Is it likely that 30 Russian battalion tactical groups will actually move north from Kherson in the near future?

Allied troops continue to push the AFU near Donetsk. They are advancing towards Avdiivka, which has been well fortified for eight years. The soldiers are helped by artillery — howitzers and anti-aircraft guns. What happens in the positions is in the RIA Novosti report.

Russian Ministry of Defense: three AFU brigades near Donetsk lost combat capability due to losses

As a result of the offensive actions of the Russian military in the Avdiivka direction, three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left their positions due to heavy losses, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Also, a group of Spanish-speaking mercenaries was destroyed near Kharkov, their nationality is being clarified.

Armenian PM Pashinyan: events in Karabakh have raised questions to Russian peacekeepers

The events in Nagorno-Karabakh raise a number of questions about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said. He noted that Yerevan expects the Russian military to stop violations of the Line of contact in Karabakh.

Colonel Karapetyan named the goal of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan carried out the operation "Retaliation" in Nagorno-Karabakh, occupying several strategic heights. The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported the death of two contract soldiers and the wounding of 14 more soldiers. Russian peacekeepers are the guarantor of security in the region. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what they are equipped with and who they are holding back.