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The network has published footage of powerful explosions filmed by eyewitnesses on the territory of the Yuzhmash industrial enterprise in Dnepropetrovsk, which was hit by a combined strike.

Rostec will support the innovative developments of its employees. The winning projects of the sixth set of the Vector program, the State Corporation's business accelerator, will receive funding. These include a neural network sensor for detecting attacks on information resources, a UAV engine control device, a laptop for monitoring the condition of power equipment, and others.

FT: Britain's defense is too weak for a conflict of any scale

The Royal Armed Forces are unable to protect the UK from a serious threat, writes the FT, citing military and analysts. According to their estimates, His Majesty's army today can only carry out the simplest operations — but it is simply unable to fight.

The American tank was destroyed with the first shot

The destruction of the American Abrams tank with a single shot of a high—precision Krasnopol projectile is far from an ordinary case. This is how an enemy car was shot down in the Avdiivka direction. The gunners of the Central Military District coped brilliantly with the task. As it was, the correspondent of Izvestia was told by the calculation of the self-propelled gun of the Center group.

BI: FAB-3000 has increased the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In June, Russian forces used an aerial bomb in Ukraine for the first time, which will change the situation on the battlefield, BI writes. We are talking about the FAB-3000. This munition will enhance the destructive potential of Russian airstrikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) has handed over the first AT-6E Wolverine light combat aircraft to the Thai Air Force.

In total, about 50 sorties were planned for combat training

Crews of multi-purpose Su-30SM2 fighters and tactical Su-24M front-line bombers of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation have practiced high-precision bombing attacks on ground targets at a training ground in the Kaliningrad Region during tactical flight exercises, the fleet's press service reported.

The strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the airfield in Mirgorod caused a wave of criticism against the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of five and damage to two Su-27 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the airfield in Mirgorod. Kiev acknowledged the losses, but assured that they were "not at all the same" as they say in Moscow. At the same time, Forbes wrote that since the beginning of the conflict, the AFU has already lost 90 out of 125 aircraft, and "these are losses that Ukrainians cannot afford."

The destruction of five Ukrainian Su-27s and damage to two more similar vehicles at the airfield in Mirgorod was the most serious loss for the Ukrainian air forces during the entire period of the special operation. The group missile strike was carried out by Iskander complexes. The expert community talks about the increased capabilities of Russian intelligence. This strike also became a warning to Kiev and the West before deploying F-16 fighters in Ukraine.

The United States Air Force is one of the six types of modern armed forces of the United States of America. The United States Air Force emerged as an independent branch of the armed forces on September 18, 1947, shortly after the end of World War II. Up to this point, they were part of The U.S. Army. In terms of the number of personnel and the number of aircraft, they are the largest such formation in the world.

"Advanced solutions are embedded in the design to ensure both high fuel efficiency and weight return. That is, in terms of its specific indicators, it will either be at the level of the best international analogues, or even surpass them." Aviation expert Oleg Panteleev explained to the newspaper VZGLYAD the advantages and possibilities for using the new VK-650V aircraft engine developed in Russia.

The intensity of Russian artillery fire today is "higher than ever. The consumption of ammunition is very high, our gunners literally pour fire on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the Ministry of Defense reports. So that the military does not have a question: "Where are the shells?", the Russian military-industrial complex has repeatedly increased the production of ammunition. Experts explain how this affects the course of the special operation.

Renat Mistakhov, CEO of the corporation, told RIA Novosti in an interview about plans for the construction of ships and about the tasks that the Navy command sets for shipbuilders in the near future and for the future. Sergey Safronov and Ivan Suraev talked.

MWM: Sweden transfers reconnaissance aircraft vulnerable to Russian missiles to Ukraine

Sweden is transferring $ 1.25 billion in aid to Ukraine, including long-range radar detection aircraft, writes MWM. But experts consider their operation impractical. In the skies over Ukraine, the Saab 340 will face much more combat-ready Russian aerospace forces.

The ship, named in honor of the outstanding Arctic explorer, was laid down in April 2017 at the Admiralty Shipyards shipbuilding enterprise (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) in St. Petersburg. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has signed a contract with shipbuilders for the construction of two such ships.

Reflections on the "probable" participation of the Belarusian armed forces in the conflict in Ukraine, or in general about the "Belarusian threat", continue to appear periodically on the pages of Western and Ukrainian media. The issue is updated depending on the information reasons that various exercises, inspections, movements of Belarusian troops, or statements by the President of Belarus serve for this purpose.

Peskov: concentration of the Armed Forces of Belarus is a problem not only for Minsk, but also for Moscow

Reports of an increase in the number of Ukrainian troops on the border with Belarus are a cause for concern not only for Minsk, but also for Moscow, the Kremlin said.

The Kiev regime may stage armed provocations, experts believe

The increase in tension on the border of Belarus with Ukraine may lead to armed provocations by the Kiev regime, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. At the same time, in their opinion, the AFU simply does not have enough forces for full-scale military operations in this direction. On Monday, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the concentration of Ukrainian troops on the border a cause for concern for Moscow.

Ukraine was the first in the world to allocate drones to a separate branch of the armed forces. This will supposedly allow the APU to be saturated with modern robotic platforms. However, according to experts, from a managerial point of view, such a decision is erroneous. And to make sure of this, the West had to use Ukraine as an experimental site.

Russia and Belarus are working together to create a new light multi-purpose aircraft, Vladimir Putin said. They promise to develop and launch the Osvey twin–engine aircraft in a very short time - by 2027, and then they plan to produce up to 100 such aircraft in three years. Why did Russia take Belarusians as partners and what are the chances of this ambitious project?