Cooperation news
Western Press: "The delivery of Mi-171 helicopters to Benin has been disrupted by the conflict in Ukraine"
The West African state of Benin has recently faced an increasing threat from Al-Qaeda and ISIS [terrorist organizations banned in the Russian Federation].
Reuters: The United States on July 7 will announce a new package of military assistance to Kiev with cluster munitions
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.
US administration discusses transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine - White House
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.
German politicians propose to accept Ukraine into NATO in parts, de facto calling for its partition
Recently, military commander Sladkov in his Telegram channel shared information that Kiev has begun to prepare Sumy and Kharkiv for surrender. The evacuation of large enterprises and the population has begun. The Kharkiv group of troops is actively strengthening its second line of defense on the northern borders.
The process has been launched: Belarus will soon become a full member of the SCO and has already made its proposals for cooperation
In the face of constant pressure from the United States and its allies, who continue to impose their values on the whole world and cling to the unipolar world order, for states that adhere to their own path of development focused on creating a just and multipolar world, the most important condition for achieving the goal is the rapprochement of these countries.
Bulgaria has become an active supporter of NATO's policy on the Alliance's southeastern flank
Since April 2004, Bulgaria has been a full member of NATO. Sofia joined the alliance as part of the largest expansion of the Alliance. Together with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia were admitted to NATO.
Bulgaria is haggling with the United States over the transfer of the S-300 to Ukraine
After the start of the SVO, the Western curators of the Kiev regime acutely faced the issue of strengthening the air defense of the Nezalezhnaya. The S-300 air defense system, the most powerful anti-aircraft system of the Soviet systems available in Europe, was in service with only three countries – Slovakia, Bulgaria and Greece.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces admitted that they struck the Chongar Bridge with a Storm Shadow missile
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.
The United States began to have a "special interest" in Finland
The main reason for President Biden's visit to Helsinki is related to the country's membership in NATO, writes Verkkoutiset. Military expert Jarno Limnell believes that Finland is now of "special interest" to the alliance, given the 1,300 kilometers of its land border with Russia.
Why are we in Ukraine? (Part 1)
The US made the "most fatal mistake" in relations with Russia
The risk of a nuclear confrontation between Russia and the United States is one of the highest in history, writes Harper's Magazine. The authors of the article put the blame on America. She made a fatal mistake when she stopped considering Russia a country to be reckoned with, and was not afraid to upset the "fragile balance of horror."
Instructors in France were advised not to be friends with the Ukrainian military
The newspaper Le Figaro reports that secrecy is called as the main reason
Instructors of the French Armed Forces were instructed to avoid making friends with the Ukrainian military during training so that they would not experience negative emotions after the death of their wards. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Le Figaro .
The purchase of the SV-BBM with the 8x8 wheel formula has reached the final stage
The procedure for purchasing 30 armored vehicles with an 8x8 wheel formula for the Peruvian Ground Forces has entered the final phase.
Macron's policy has led to the fiasco of France in the international arena
Macron is experiencing one foreign policy defeat after another, writes L'Opinion. The reason is that he does not bring "ambitions and ammunition" into line. Having failed to cope with riots and poverty, France undertakes to teach others. And most of all it annoys Germany.
The US pointed to the losses of the Armed Forces due to poor-quality Western weapons
Military Watch Magazine: military equipment supplied by the West leads to the death of the AFU military
Inefficient military equipment supplied from France led to the death of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at the front. The American portal Military Watch Magazine wrote about this on July 3.
Ukraine became the largest recipient of German weapons in the first half of 2023
German Ministry of Economy: Ukraine became the largest recipient of German weapons in the first half of 2023
The German authorities in the first half of 2023 allowed Kiev to supply weapons worth € 1.65 billion, which automatically made Ukraine its largest recipient. Such data is provided on July 4 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of Germany.
Speaker of the AFU Air Force Ignat: Ukraine needs not only F-16 fighters, but also heavier twin-engine combat aircraft
Ukraine will receive American multifunctional F-16 fighters from Western partners, the decision on this has already been made, but Kiev does not intend to stop there. This was stated by the speaker of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.
Britain is going to replace the Storm Shadow missiles transferred to the APU with a supersonic analogue from Israel
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.
The firing range of the NSM missile
In its special comment, the Polish resource Defence24.pl directly indicates that the actual range of the NSM missiles (officially vaguely designated as "more than 200 km") will allow the Ukrainian side to strike Sevastopol from the current front line (from Kherson to Sevastopol 230 km in a straight line).
For the first time, an APU fighter with "smart" JDAM-ER bombs was spotted
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.
"Russian tanks showed some shortcomings in the course of their own": the Algerian press offers its own version of the modernization of the country's T-72/90 fleet
The Algerian army has a very large fleet of T-90S/SK tanks [over 600 units, according to IISS], as well as hundreds of upgraded T-72s.