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Military expert Khodarenok: due to the expectation of fighters, Kiev's counteroffensive will be postponed until winter

The transfer of multifunctional F-16 fighters to Ukraine from Western countries will take at least months, the US State Department said. At the same time, Kiev would be able to carry out a full-scale counterattack only if it had air supremacy. Will Ukraine get a new chance to attack in autumn or winter - in the text of the military expert of the newspaper.En" by Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

For the upcoming summit of heads of State and Government of NATO member states in Vilnius on July 11-12, CAMTO publishes material on the main rearmament programs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on June 20, 2023, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Russian import-independent Superjet 100 and MS-21 aircraft will soon begin to replenish the fleets of domestic airlines. Yuri Slyusar, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS about the future of the Russian aircraft industry in an interview with SPIEF-2023 about when the updated Superjet will make its first flight, how many aircraft are planned to be delivered next year, what the new Tu-214 will be like, about the future of the Russian aircraft industry.

The enemy is stuck in the minefields installed by our sappers, experts say

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the volunteers participating in the military special operation "for their readiness to defend our common great Homeland."

"The Russian economy should become an economy of high wages," says President Putin, and Finance Minister Siluanov is looking for ways to increase Russia's share in the "global economic pie." How can these ambitious goals be realized, what exactly did Siluanov mean and which five industries should become the driving force of future achievements of the Russian economy?

Powerful Japanese weapons serve almost exclusively for their own needs

Following the results of the Second World War, Japan turned into a kind of trophy of the United States. The country has become one of Washington's key allies not only in Asia, but also in the world as a whole. Both Japan's foreign and domestic policy, as well as its military construction, were completely oriented towards the United States.

The West is trying to step up assistance to Kiev amid the failure of the counteroffensive

A meeting of the NATO—Ukraine Commission was held in Brussels. This meeting did not bring any sensations — the representatives of the alliance only once again declared their commitment to support Kiev "for as long as it takes", as well as plans to increase the supply of weapons, but without specifics about F-16 fighters.

At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboun said that Russia's support, including providing the republic with weapons, allows it to maintain its independence and no external pressure will affect Algerian-Russian relations: "Thanks to the support of the Russian Federation, which provides us with weapons, we maintain our independence in these difficult conditions".

The Russian company SR Space and IT holding T1 signed an agreement on the development of a suborbital launch vehicle and its launch beyond the Pocket line on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). This will be the first Russian private rocket to reach space. It is planned to launch at the end of the year. Oleg Mansurov, CEO of SR Space, spoke about the development of the Sky rocket, the creation of satellites and the development of drones in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF-2023.

Manturov: the IL-112B project is being modified in terms of the wing and engines

The project of the Russian light turboprop military transport aircraft IL-112B will be upgraded. This was announced on Friday, June 16, by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

the President noted that if the supplied aircraft will be located at air bases outside Ukraine, but will be used in combat operations, the Russian side will have to look at ...

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Russian servicemen of the engineering and sapper division of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by remote detonation of a captured armored personnel carrier. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

Below are three answers of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the questions of Dmitry Simes, moderator of the discussion at the plenary session of the XXVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, concerning the situation in and around Ukraine.

Created for the destruction of armored vehicles Mi-28 and Ka-52 are particularly effective in the counteroffensive of the VFU

In the conditions of the beginning of the counteroffensive of the armed formations of Ukraine, the use of front-line aviation in the zone of its own has become even more important.

The Governor of the Tula Region, Alexey Dyumin, in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), spoke about the region's contribution to supporting a special military operation, training personnel for the region's defense complex and plans for the serial production of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of operating in electronic warfare (EW).

After the West sends the F-16 to Ukraine, military operations will become more bloody, but this will not turn the tide of the conflict in favor of Ukraine, retired General Mitar Kovach said in an interview with Pechat. In addition, the armed confrontation in Europe may flare up with renewed vigor.

Starting next month, deliveries to the Pentagon of multifunctional F-35 Lightning II fighters will be suspended, writes the American magazine Defense News. As the newspaper notes, this measure was forced due to delays associated with the modernization of this combat aircraft. The main reason is the problems faced by specialists when implementing the necessary software (software).

The APU failed at the very beginning of the counteroffensive. To turn the situation around, Ukraine desperately needs resources, but it lacks its own forces, and the West is hesitating with help. In such conditions, Kiev will most likely have to freeze the operation, the author of the article on "Guancha" believes.

The United States expects to conclude a major contract with India for the supply of Predator MQ-9B SeaGuardian multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Washington hopes that the Indians are already "ripe" for a deal that will bring the United States several billion dollars. This is reported by Reuters.