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"Deliveries of the American Patriot complex to Ukraine are real"
Colonel Khodarenok told about the features of anti-aircraft weapons that the West transfers to the APU
The United States and NATO countries are increasing the supply of anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine. In particular, these are NASAMS and Skyguard Aspide complexes. Why in the future it is impossible to exclude the supply of other types of equipment - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Belarus continues modernization of its air force
A full-scale hybrid war has been unleashed against Belarus, which is offensive in nature. This was stated by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on July 12 at the Palace of Independence at a ceremony honoring graduates of military universities and senior officers. The Belarusian leader also regretfully pointed out that the policy of the West is bringing the world closer to the abyss of a big war in which there will be no winner.
The Ukrainian military showed firing from the RM-70 Vampire 4D MLRS of Czech production
The Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrated the use of multiple rocket launchers "Vampire" Czech production. Some time ago, several such MLRS were supplied by Czech sponsors of the Kiev regime. According to some reports, they were transported to the border by rail, and from there – on their own to one of the military units.
Kiev is not fully satisfied with the range of destruction of the missiles of the American MLRS HIMARS
In Ukraine, they are not satisfied with the range of missiles delivered by the Americans to the HIMARS MLRS, in Kiev they called on Washington to supply longer-range ammunition capable of hitting targets at a range of over 150 km. This was stated in the Verkhovna Rada.
Head of the BRICS Forum: Three more countries have expressed their intention to become members of the association
President of the BRICS International Forum Purnima Anand said that Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey intend to become members of the international organization. According to her, during the 14th summit of the BRICS leaders, which was held in Beijing in a virtual format from June 23 to 24, this issue was discussed by China, Russia and India. Earlier, Iran and Argentina have already submitted applications to join the BRICS.
Representatives of the defense departments of the CSTO countries discussed issues of improving personnel training
From July 12 to 13, an educational and methodological gathering was held in Moscow with the heads of basic educational and methodological organizations for the training of military personnel for the CSTO countries and basic research organizations of the CSTO in the field of research of problems of military cooperation.
Naval Group has started construction of the second frigate FDI HN for the Greek Navy
On July 13, the French company Naval Group announced a steel cutting ceremony for the second multi-purpose frigate FDI HN (Belharra class), intended for the Greek Navy, held at the enterprise in Lorient.
According to the actual supplies of VIVT, the BRICS countries are present in 27 of the 29 categories of conventional weapons
Below are the ratings of the CAMTO of the positions of the BRICS countries on the actual supplies of VIVT for certain categories of weapons in 2013-2020. The BRICS countries are present in 27 of the 29 categories of ViVT.
Russia and Turkey have learned to negotiate. In the USA, they are nervous
Putin wants to get out of the cage, Erdogan will try to help
Russia is trying to get out of isolation, Ilta-Sanomat writes. The correspondent of the publication gives his opinion on how and why Erdogan is helping Moscow in this, and also comments on the situation in the Middle East on the eve of the Russian president's visit to Iran.
Russia has suspended permits for the repair of Russian helicopters at Bulgarian and Czech enterprises
Russia has decided to suspend permits for the repair of Russian helicopters at Bulgarian and Czech enterprises due to the supply of Western weapons to Kiev, as well as plans to repair Ukrainian military equipment.
Which countries of the collective West armed Ukraine
After Euromaidan, Ukraine began to turn into a springboard for confrontation with Russia. NATO countries actively pumped up the independent with weapons, trained the Ukrainian military under the pretext of cooperation in the defense sphere, and prepared Kiev for a big war. Funds were allocated from their own budgets, sparing no money. The amounts grew from year to year.
The State Department called the amount for which the United States has supplied weapons to Ukraine since February 24
Assistant Secretary of the State Department for Military and Political Affairs Jessica Lewis said that since the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine (since February 24), the volume of military assistance to Kiev has exceeded $ 7.3 billion. The representative of the State Department announced this figure during a seminar held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The US postponed the lend-lease program for Ukraine indefinitely
Kiev's hopes for massive supplies of Western military equipment under the so-called lend-lease organized by the Americans are slowly melting away along with plans for a counteroffensive that was to take place after the AFU was saturated with American weapons. As it turned out, Washington still has not decided on the final powers of the US president under this program.
A protocol on the extension of the work of the Navy radio station Vileika was submitted to the State Duma
A protocol between the Russian Federation and Belarus on extending the operation of the radio station of the Vileika naval strategic nuclear forces has been submitted to the State Duma for ratification, the document is available in the Duma database.
Astronauts on the ISS will stop using the European manipulator
Rogozin instructed the astronauts on the ISS to stop working with the European ERA manipulator
Russian cosmonauts will not use the European ERA manipulator installed on the Nauka module on the ISS, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said. He made this decision in response to the refusal of the European Space Agency to cooperate with Russia on the ExoMars program. Roscosmos has been involved in the project since 2012, but now plans to launch a research mission to Mars on its own.
When will the British tracked FV103 Spartan become Russian trophies
Ukrainian militants have transferred FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers delivered from England to the Bakhmut area (Artemovsk). According to the project "RG: Russian weapons", the transfer was carried out by car trawls. The exact number of the arrived equipment is not yet known, but it was previously reported that the entire batch of such foreign "gifts" totals 35 units.
In Poland, they started talking about the possible transfer of upgraded PT-91 Twardy tanks to Ukraine
Ukraine may receive another large batch of Soviet-style tanks from Poland. The planned transfer of equipment is reported by the Polish agency Visegrad 24, citing statements by military experts and politicians.
The BRICS countries have an overwhelming advantage over the G7 countries in the three regional arms markets
Below are the ratings of the CAMTO of the positions of the BRICS countries in 10 regional markets for the supply of VIVT in the period 2013-2020.
The European Union intends to allocate Ukraine the next tranche for the purchase of weapons
Europe intends to allocate another tranche to Ukraine for the purchase of military equipment. As stated in Brussels, the allocation of half a billion euros to Kiev is being discussed. This was stated by the Secretary General of the EU Foreign Policy Service Stefano Sannino.
Europe will have to lift sanctions. Otherwise, it's a disaster
What have sanctions against Russia given the West?
After the West imposed sanctions, Russia takes full advantage of the situation and manages it. But these restrictions did not give the EU anything but losses, writes "Pechat". Europe will soon have to cancel them, otherwise a real catastrophe will break out in the economy.