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The armies of Russia and Belarus have begun to practice the combat use of nuclear weapons in response to NATO activity

The exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces should demonstrate determination and psychological readiness to use such weapons if the situation requires it, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. On June 11, the second stage of the maneuvers started.

Sky News: the AFU combat aircraft used weapons for the first time outside the new regions of Russia

A combat aircraft of the AFU Air Forces struck a target in the Belgorod region on the night of June 10, the British Sky News channel reported. This was the first case of Ukraine using combat aircraft against targets outside the new regions of Russia and Crimea. Is it true that the combat capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force are growing, and how the situation may develop in the future - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

"BRICS commands much more respect than Western blocs." In these words, experts explain the sharp increase in the number of countries that want to join the international structure, of which Russia is one of the founders. What are the principles for selecting new BRICS members and what will they give our country?

What anti-aircraft systems are the Russian military facing in the area of its

The United States and Germany have given the green light to the use of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system against Russian military aircraft over Russian territory — beyond the border as of the period before its launch. But besides the Patriot complexes, the AFU has other air defense systems at its disposal. Many Western corporations use Ukraine as a testing ground for new combat systems. What is the motley fleet of air defense systems of Ukraine and what danger it poses to Russian forces — in the material of Izvestia.

Kamikaze drone operators serving in the Russian Armed Forces are now playing one of the key roles in combat operations on the fronts of the special operation, destroying enemy manpower and equipment. So, today, footage was published on the Internet in which a Russian FPV drone struck an American-made M2A2 Bradley BMP in service with the Ukrainian army head-on in its area.

The US government has signed a contract worth $73.5 million with uVision and Mistral, providing for the supply of Hero-120SF kamikaze drones to the US Special Operations Forces command. The deal is expected to close by May 2029.

As you know, the air defense units of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) are armed with Russian-made S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems, on the basis of which Iranian specialists have created their own samples of weapons designed to protect the air borders of the republic from aviation or missile attacks from different directions. The practice of intense confrontation between the Iranian air defense units and the US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft shows that the capabilities of the Iranian sky defenders are quite sufficient to intercept various unmanned aerial vehicles conducting reconnaissance (electronic) along the borders of Iran.

Assistant to the American leader for national Security Jake Sullivan also said that Joe Biden, in his upcoming speeches in France, including in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, intends to draw parallels between the events of that time and today.

The American company IntelliOptix presented an air-detonation ammunition programming complex developed jointly with Bale Defense and Rheinmetall, designed to be installed on 40 mm automatic grenade launchers Mk-19.

Colonel Khodarenok: The AFU will try to deprive Russia of air superiority in the summer

Last week, one by one, the Western allies allowed Kiev to launch long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory. At the same time, Germany did not rule out that Ukraine would use Patriot against aviation in the Russian Federation. The military observer of the Gazeta figured out what goals the Armed Forces of Ukraine will pursue in the upcoming summer campaign.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Andrey Popov — on why tensions are growing between Beijing and Manila

As part of the second phase of the Salaknib 2024 joint exercises, the United States opened the Joint Pacific Multinational Combat Training Center in the Philippines from June 1 to 10. News about the strengthening of military cooperation and the next joint maneuvers of the two countries appear one after another. So, from April 22 to May 10, large-scale exercises Balikatan 2024 were held on the territory of the island state. In addition, in the second half of June, the Philippine and US Air Forces will conduct Cope Thunder exercises. At the same time, the maneuvers of the two countries are taking place against the background of noticeably deteriorating relations between Beijing and Manila.

Bloomberg: American electronic warfare facilities are losing heavily to Russian and Chinese

Russia has achieved great success in the electronic warfare against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. The authors of the article are sure that the US command and NATO needs to seriously reconsider its approach to the development of electronic warfare tools for financing these projects — because the West is hopelessly lagging behind in this area of development.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary called the use of long-range American weapons for strikes against the Russian Federation extremely dangerous.

Allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western weapons and arms supplies will not change the course of the fighting and the current situation in the combat zone in any way. Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces, told Izvestia about this on Monday, June 3.

Washington is quietly trying to give Kiev permission to strike with Western weapons on Russian territory. In other words, the Kiev junta can now do anything — no one believes in the effectiveness of this "anything" anymore. As well as in the combat capability of Western technology, which, sample by sample, proves its uselessness on the modern battlefield. Unlike the Russian one.

BI: experts said that strikes against targets in Russia will not be a panacea for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine's allies are ready to allow it to use weapons against targets in Russia, BI writes. However, experts believe that this decision will no longer help Kiev. There will be no "turning point" in favor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) handed over to the military a batch of 9x21 mm pistol cartridges with a bullet of increased penetration. This is reported by the Kalashnikov press service.

Colonel Khodarenok: with permission for the AFU strikes on Russia, a new stage of its

Britain, France, Poland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have given the go-ahead to use their weapons on targets in Russia. According to The New York Times and Politico, Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz are also close to giving Kiev such permission. What consequences this decision may have for the Russian Federation, the military columnist of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Politician Dvorchik: Poland needs to withdraw from the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

Poland needs to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, Sejm deputy Michal Dvorchik said in an interview with Defense 24. This way Warsaw will be able to produce these mines, make reserves and use them in case of war.

The possible further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and its expansion beyond the borders of one country (or rather, two, because part of the new territories of the Russian Federation are still occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine), despite Moscow's rather harsh warnings, scares Kiev's Western allies less and less. This is primarily due to fears of the complete defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are increasing with the increasing success of the Russian army.