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a 100-megaton nuclear monster. How to stop the Russian torpedo killer

Military columnist Michael Peck, in an article for the National Interest, cites hypothetical ways by which, in his opinion, it is possible to stop the Russian Poseidon torpedo.

The APU began to actively use the Switchblade-300 kamikaze drones, previously transferred to the United States, against the allied forces. The "acquaintance" with them at the front was told by the fighters of the NM DNR, working near Donetsk in the Avdiivka direction.

As a result of offensive actions and the rapid capture of fortified areas and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, our servicemen receive a significant amount of captured military equipment and weapons. Among this arsenal, which the retreating enemy throws, there are many foreign models, including quite modern ones. All captured specimens of interest to military engineers are sent for study to specialized Russian institutes.

The United States has suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.

The Russian military said that the Pentagon in its official comment did not answer questions about the work of US-controlled biological laboratories in Ukraine.

The United States has recognized the Pentagon's connection with the work of biological laboratories on the territory of Ukraine and other countries of the former USSR, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

After the deployment of US military biological programs in Ukraine in the DPR and LPR, the number of cases of infection with infectious diseases has increased, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

On June 15, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 1 billion, as well as the allocation of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 225 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $5.6 billion.

General Vladimirov: the Ukrainian military is not capable of using Western equipment

Western media report that the Ukrainian military cannot effectively use samples of weapons and military equipment supplied to them by the United States and European countries. Why - "Newspaper.Ru" was dealt with together with military experts.

Artillery shells "Krasnopol" showed high efficiency during the special operation in the Donbass. This statement was made by Rostec on June 16.

The package of US military assistance for Ukraine, which was announced on Wednesday, provides, in particular, for the transfer by Washington of another 18 155-mm howitzers and 36 thousand shells for them, American media reported on Wednesday with reference to the Pentagon.

In the 90s, a sample of the BTR-T heavy armored personnel carrier was made in Omsk on the basis of the T-55 medium tank. Instead of a turret with a 100 mm gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, a low-profile manned combat module with a 2A42 automatic cannon and a 9M113 "Competition" anti-tank missile system was installed.

The sale to Kiev of American reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) MQ-1C Gray Eagle ("Gray Eagle") is accompanied by various difficulties. This is reported by the newspaper Politico with reference to American officials.

Currently, in the north of Donbass, the main actions of the allied forces have unfolded, carrying out the encirclement of the enemy's Severodonetsk-Lisichansk grouping. The enemy, trying to counteract these plans, is transferring forces from other fronts to this direction, strengthening them with combat systems of Western origin.

 MBDA Deutschland GmbH is expanding its range of guided missiles for fire support of ground forces and special forces.

The US Army depends on antimony supplies from China and Russia

Washington may be left without strategic stocks of antimony, which is used for the production of ammunition. This is stated in the report of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed Forces Affairs. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why American gunsmiths need antimony and why its reserves may run out.

The US Department of Defense stated that for 20 years it had provided assistance to 46 Ukrainian biological structures, but stressed that the purpose of this assistance was the biological security of Ukraine and improving control over human health.

Moscow is jealous, but not much

Washington has recently been exerting the strongest pressure on Delhi, seeking to abandon any cooperation with Moscow, especially military-technical. And it seems to give certain results. For example, India refuses new purchases of Mi-17 and Ka-31 helicopters.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the commands of Western countries draw conclusions from the course of the military campaign and try to adapt to the new conditions of combat.

Drones are used to defeat remote ground targets, the state corporation reported

Russian kamikaze drones "CUBE" and "Lancet" are actively used in combat operations in Ukraine. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the Rostec state Corporation.