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The Soviet-made T-72 tanks promised by Bratislava to Kiev are not going to Ukraine yet, the delivery has been postponed indefinitely. It is reported that Germany, which has not fulfilled its promises, is to blame for everything.

The German government has officially confirmed plans to send Ukraine 30 Gepard ZSU, three Mars MLRS complexes, IRIS-T air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Cabinet of Ministers.

The US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command with Ingalls Shipbuilding (a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries) of an additional contract for the purchase of equipment with long production times, the development of a working draft and the construction of the LPD-32 DVKD.

Finland's negotiations with Turkey on the issue of the Scandinavian country's accession to NATO are far from over and therefore it is unlikely that the issue will be resolved by the next summit of the organization in Madrid, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday.

US senators have introduced a bill providing for the provision of military assistance to Taiwan in the amount of $4.5 billion. for the next four years.

Arriving in Prague on June 18 on a visit, the head of the Slovak Defense Ministry, Yaroslav Nagy, handed over to the head of the Czech Defense Ministry, Yana Chernokhova, a written request for the Czech Air Force to protect the airspace of his country.

Germany's recent mood to confront Russia is already weakening

Berlin is full of rumors about secret negotiations between Scholz and Macron with Russia, writes Foreign Policy. The author is convinced that Germany would prefer rather to disappoint Ukraine than to humiliate Russia, it is Known that Emmanuel macron wants to end the conflict on acceptable terms.

Cutting off a country from the West no longer means isolation and poverty

The world of globalization, led by America, is becoming a thing of the past, and several centers will replace it. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Rádio universum by the former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Petr Drulak. He added that the West no longer has the ability to isolate any country and achieve its "backwardness."

The machine tool holding of Rostec State Corporation JSC "Mechanics", the administration of the Vladimir region and the Scientific and Production Complex "Almaz" concluded a trilateral agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on the creation of a new technological cluster "Almaznaya Dolina" on the territory of the Vladimir Region for the synthesis of large crystals of synthetic diamonds and the development of a new generation electronic component base for the technological needs of domestic industry. The total investment in the project until 2027 will amount to about 9 billion rubles.

The Syrian-Russian exercises took place against the backdrop of rising tensions in the region

The statement by President Recep Erdogan about Turkey's readiness to conduct an "anti–terrorist operation" against Kurdish formations in the Manbij-Tell Rifaat area, together with the ongoing Israeli Air Force raids on "pro-Iranian formations", encourage the leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) to consistently strengthen the country's air defense system.

Vehicles of the doomed infantry

In the article "They don't look at a rusty tank in trucks" (see "HBO" from 04/22/12), the question was considered what heavy equipment of Soviet and Eastern European production the West can supply to Ukraine. It also said that if it comes to the supply of Western heavy equipment, it is easiest to transfer armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles to the Ukrainian army. They are easier for personnel to master, and there are a lot of cars of this class in the West.

Ukrainian generals are hoping for long-range Western weapons, the supply of which has already been promised by the United States

Kiev's expected arms supplies from Western countries will not be able to make a difference in the course of a special military operation in Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia are sure.

Pratt & Whitney has entered into an agreement with the United States Department of Defense to produce at least 250 F135 turbojet twin-circuit engines for three variants of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters. This is reported by the Defense News publication.

How much do you care about Ukraine when fuel costs $5 per gallon?

Ukrainians are increasingly concerned about whether the West is ready to pay the economic price that will be required to protect their country. Against the background of incessant inflation, dependence on Russian energy resources and internal problems in Western countries, assistance to Ukraine is gradually fading into the background.

Despite Ukraine's desire to receive heavy armored vehicles and combat aircraft, the West will not do this. As French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kiev, explained, there is an agreement not to supply some types of military equipment to Ukraine.

A regular meeting of the working group under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on electronic warfare (EW) was held in Yerevan on June 16.

Russia will complete the plant for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela, said the owner of the Kalashnikov group of companies Alan Lushnikov.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense intends to purchase Leonardo Group AW-149 helicopters, despite the fact that it previously refused to purchase them as part of a project to purchase a medium multi-purpose helicopter.

The Ukrainian Air Force was replenished with helicopters, Slovakia handed over a batch of rotorcraft to Kiev. According to the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy, helicopters have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the visit of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the main Ugandan Air Force base in Entebbe on June 16, 2022, the first Russian-made Mi-28NE combat helicopters received by the Ugandan Air Force were demonstrated. Three Mi-28NE helicopters can be counted on the video and photo materials from Entebbe, there are no side numbers on them, but the identification marks of the Ugandan Air Force are applied on the tail. Earlier, deliveries of combat helicopters of this type to Uganda were not reported.