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Former US intelligence officer Ritter called the day of the capture of Storm Shadow by the Russian Armed Forces bad for the West

Retired US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter said on July 8 that the capture of the surviving Storm Shadow missile by the Russian military would allow Moscow to study its stuffing and successfully neutralize the projectile in the future.

Western media previously reported such an intention to the United States

Germany will continue to comply with the Convention on Cluster Munitions and will refrain from supplying them to Ukraine amid reports of similar US plans. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told reporters in Vienna on Friday, her words were quoted by Reuters.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said earlier that Washington is actively considering the supply of such ammunition to Kiev, there are no announcements on this yet

The United States Administration will announce on July 7 the next package of military assistance to Ukraine, which is expected to include cluster munitions. This was reported by Reuters with reference to its sources.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is actively discussing the idea of supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine, it's too early to report any decisions, White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told reporters on Thursday.

According to human rights activists, this can lead to "suffering of the civilian population"

The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the US authorities against transferring cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which will lead to "suffering of the civilian population." This is stated in a message published on Thursday on the HRW website.

The network has published footage showing, for the first time at close range, the combat use by the crew of the Su-34 aircraft of the FAB-500M-62 planning bombs equipped with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC). The shooting angle allows you to see in detail the device of the planning module in the unfolded state.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have struck at the points of temporary deployment of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries, as well as at the storage sites of armored vehicles of foreign production. This was announced on July 6 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

How does the approach of the NATO summit in Vilnius affect the situation in the SVO zone

During the recent knocks during unsuccessful attacks in the zone of a special military operation, the VFU lost over 760 people and 54 units of military equipment, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on July 5.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admitted that it struck the Chongar Bridge on June 22 with a Storm Shadow missile

Alexey Gromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, admitted in an interview with Ukrinform that the attack on the Chongarsky Bridge was carried out by a Storm Shadow missile.

Having gutted their arsenals to support the Kiev regime, Western countries are trying to replenish the materiel, looking at products that are more valuable from a combat point of view.

Thanks to the unfolding deliveries of UMPC modules to the troops, Russian aviation has been actively using guided bombs in recent months when working against the enemy. Thanks to the efforts of Western curators, a similar opportunity appeared for the enemy.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa said that the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may occur at night on July 5

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to attack the Zaporizhia NPP on the night of July 5, in particular, by dumping ammunition with radioactive waste removed from the South Ukrainian NPP on July 3. This was stated by the adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa, referring to the information received by him.

The US Army has announced the achievement of full combat readiness of the first experimental battery of the Mid-Range Capability (MRC, Typhon) ground-based missile system. This is stated in a special statement by the press service of the US Army, made following the results of the tests.

The Russian army tested a promising drone "Pacer" in battle. And in an atypical role. This, as noted by the military, will negate one of the main advantages of the AFU artillery.

In the United States, the issue of transferring ATACMS missiles to the APU, the range of which reaches 300 km, is being discussed. Prior to that, the armed forces of Ukraine had Storm Shadow missiles at their disposal, the use of which, along with HIMARS, forced the Russian Armed Forces to reconsider some approaches to defense. How will the new ammunition affect the course of the conflict?

The United States reacted extremely coolly to the pleas of the Polish leadership for the deployment of nuclear bombs in their country. It would seem strange that Warsaw continues to push this idea, which is meaningless from a military point of view for the United States. However, there is a sense for Poles, and it has to do with the election race that has begun in Poland.

The appearance of the British air-to-surface Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthened the combat power of Ukrainian aviation, but did not lead to significant shifts in the theater of operations. At the same time, the Kiev regime constantly reports on the "incredibly large" damage inflicted by the British KR on Russian troops. Western curators do not question this obviously overestimated estimate.

On July 3, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

How was the carrier of the multifunctional Aegis system born

In the process of creating the Aegis multifunctional weapon system (MSO), one of the priorities was to determine the appearance of promising surface combat ships – potential carriers of the new MSO.

The US Army announced that on June 27, 2023, a successful demonstration and test launch of the Tomahawk cruise missile was made from the mobile ground launcher of the first experimental battery of the new American medium-Range and shorter-range Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.