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Lithuania will hand over EDM4S Skysweeper anti-drone rifles to Ukraine to fight Russian drones. According to available information, we are talking about 110 units of manual electronic warfare systems.

"We will draw appropriate conclusions and use our means of destruction, which we have enough to strike at those objects that we have not yet struck" – this is exactly the response promised by Vladimir Putin if the United States delivers long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the HIMARS MLRS promised by the Pentagon to Ukraine.

Some time ago, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser in the office of the President of Ukraine Zelensky, made a statement about how many foreign weapons Ukraine needs "to defeat Russia." Recall that Podolyak "demanded" the provision of 1,000 American-made howitzers, 300 MLRS and at least 500 tanks. If the West supplies Ukraine with such a number of weapons, then, according to the Ukrainian official, the AFU "will be able to launch a counteroffensive."

What is Ankara trying to achieve by hindering the expansion of NATO

The foreign ministers of Finland, Sweden and Turkey held talks in Berlin to resolve differences over Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO.

Another bad news for Vladimir Zelensky: Bulgaria refused to supply weapons to Ukraine, possessing such of them as the APU needed in the first place. It can be said with a high degree of confidence that this decision was pushed through the authorities by the common people. But how did the Bulgarians manage to adjust their country's foreign policy?

Lithuania is one of the most actively helping Ukraine countries. It has already reached the point that Vilnius has spent a third of its defense budget on military assistance to Kiev, and the country's Defense minister Arvydas Anushauskas announced a fundraiser for the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 drone.

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 German concern Rheinmetall has restored part of the Marder infantry fighting vehicles promised to Kiev, the equipment is fully ready for shipment to Ukraine. This statement was made by the CEO of the concern Armin Papperger.

The aggravation of disagreements between the United States and Russia against the background of a special operation in Ukraine may turn out for Americans not only record inflation and a rise in the price of fuel at gas stations. Next in line are possible problems for American nuclear power plants.

Lithuania intends to arm itself with French 155-mm self-propelled howitzers CAESAR. The agreement on the intentions of the parties is planned to be signed within the framework of the Eurosatory international exhibition of armaments and military equipment of the ground forces starting in Paris. The exhibition will be held from June 13 to 17.

For the American administration, there is a clear problem with further active support of Ukraine with weapons. This is due to the statements of the head of the Chinese defense ministry that if the United States continues to arm Taiwan and refuses to recognize the island as an integral part of the PRC, then Beijing can resolve the issue militarily. Also in Beijing, it was the United States of America that was accused of unleashing the Ukrainian conflict.

The Ukrainian leadership in Kiev and in the frontline areas complains to Western curators about the lack of long-range artillery as almost the main reason for the defeats of the AFU. There is an element of guile here – the transfer of large-caliber guns and the drill of personnel are in full swing. But Ukraine is already asking for at least a thousand howitzers. If she gets them, will they become a serious hindrance to the special operation?

China, which maintains friendly relations with Russia, subtly adjusts its position towards the West

Experts from Asian countries ambiguously perceived the Russian military special operation in Ukraine, 47 News writes. The neutral position towards Moscow, the importance of its own defense potential, the detrimental effect of sanctions on international dialogue are just a few of the aspects that China, Taiwan, India and the DPRK primarily pay attention to.

In the United States, after a series of publications that Ukraine has serious problems with the APU's ability to effectively exploit NATO military equipment arriving from abroad, they took care of expanding training programs for Ukrainian servicemen.

The modern weapons systems that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Ukraine are unlikely to be delivered to Kiev before the winter of 2022-2023. Several German publications write about this at once.

On June 8, the International Military Scientific Conference dedicated to the improvement of the Unified Communications System and automated command and control systems of Troops (Collective Forces) was held for the first time in Moscow at the International Military Center CSTO.

From June 6 to June 10, the largest air defense and missile defense exercises in the entire history of NATO are being held in Europe. Military training camps codenamed Ramstein Legacy 22 take place near the Russian borders on the territory of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

According to Italian media, after three years of negotiations, Egypt is close to signing an agreement with Italy worth $ 3 billion, providing for the acquisition of 24 Typhoon fighters from the Eurofighter consortium.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the data of a retired four-star general who, according to the authorities, made false statements and concealed "compromising" documents about his role in illegal lobbying for Qatar's interests. Alan Suderman (Alan Suderman) and Jim Mustian (Jim Mustian) write about this in an article by The Associated Press.

Thanks to the supply of spare parts from the West, the AFU was able to return to service the MiG-29 fighter, which had previously been engaged in aerial acrobatics as part of the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic team. This Air Force unit performed its last flight back in 2001 and was disbanded the following year. Nevertheless, the MiG-29, previously owned by the Falcons, received the same livery after the restoration of combat readiness.