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Europe exaggerates the depletion of military stocks due to Ukraine
The stocks of military equipment of the EU countries, so necessary for the use of the language of force, have dried up due to supplies to Ukraine. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the statement of the head of the Bundeswehr, the Polish president, as well as from the complaints of the chief of the European Diplomacy and concurrently the chief "hawk" of Brussels, Josep Borrel. Europe presents itself as defenseless against the Russian threat, but is this the case in reality?
Polish T-72M1R with thermal imagers and "reactive armor" have been spotted in Ukraine
Along with the outdated T-72M1S, the upgraded T-72M1RS were also sent from Poland to Ukraine. These tanks have received a number of improvements, including night thermal imaging sights.
The reasons for Turkey's disagreement on NATO expansion are named
What is behind Ankara's unwillingness to agree to the "Scandinavian expansion" of NATO
The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is blocked by Turkey, which categorically does not agree to this arrangement. The main obstacle is the Kurdish issue and the existing restrictions on the supply of weapons to Ankara. However, there are other, no less compelling reasons. Hamshahri writes about them.
The head of European diplomacy Borrel acknowledged the depletion of arms stocks in the EU due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine
The European Union has lost its main stocks of military equipment, this was caused by the support of Ukraine, under which the EU supplies weapons to Kiev. This was stated by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel.
British Foreign Office: NATO countries discuss the possibility of arms supplies to Moldova
The UK and other NATO countries are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons to Moldova. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the British Foreign Ministry Liz Truss in an interview with the Telegraph.
Howitzers delivered to Ukraine were called obsolete
The Czech Republic supplied the Ukrainian military with self-propelled artillery units (ACS) vz.77 Dana 152 mm caliber. In the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the installations were called outdated.
The United States is ready to provide Moldova with military assistance if Chisinau asks for it
The United States is ready to send weapons to Moldova if the country's government asks for it. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on May 22 at a briefing in Chisinau by the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives, Gregory Mix.
The program of scientific and business events of the Army-2022 forum has been published on the Internet resource of the Russian Ministry of Defense
The scientific and business program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" is posted on the official website of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The events will be held from August 15 to 21 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.
The industrial partner of UAC in the field of machine tool construction will be the holding "Mechanics"
The United Aircraft Corporation and the Mechanics Machine tool Holding (both part of Rostec State Corporation) have signed a strategic partnership agreement.
In the United States, they started talking about the possible transfer of HIMARS MLRS and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
The allocation by the United States of new aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 40 billion, of which about $ 20 billion will go to arms supplies, may move Washington to transfer to Kiev the American HIMARS MLRS with a firing range of up to 70 km. Also, a number of military experts do not exclude that the United States may supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine in order to close the skies for Russian aviation.
German press: The Cabinet of Ministers headed by Scholz is stalling for time by not sending the Marder BMP to Ukraine
The German press writes about the problems that arise for Ukraine in terms of the implementation by the German government of sending heavy equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces. We are talking about Berlin's promised deliveries of the Marder BMP to Kiev.
Kazem Jalali: Iran's economic potential is facing Russia
Russia and Iran are among the "leaders" of the countries against which sanctions have been imposed: recently, after the start of the operation in Ukraine, Moscow topped the list, ahead of Tehran. But in these circumstances, the parties are determined to continue to develop cooperation.
"They launched a fool": How the media workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to save the reputation of Bayraktar
The efficiency of Turkish UAVs is rapidly falling, they are already worse than Chinese commercial quadrocopters
A scan of an alleged letter from Andrei Ermak, head of the office of the President (OP) of Ukraine, to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, appeared in Ukrnet, which states Baykar Makina's concern about the weak effectiveness of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV in the Ukrainian theater of operations.
Belarus is considering options for acquiring Russian attack helicopters
One of the conclusions that the military-political leadership of Belarus made from the experience of conducting a special military operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine was the understanding of the need to change approaches to equipping the Belarusian army.
The pearl of Taiwan may not go to anyone
The Broken Socket
The "Pearl of Taiwan" is called the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company – TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).
This country faced a very difficult choice — Russia or the West
Between the hammer and the anvil. Algeria is facing a difficult choice — Russia or the West? What will be his final decision?
The gas crisis in Europe and Moscow's special operation in Ukraine not only attracted international attention to Algeria, but also put it before a difficult choice — Russia or the West, Rai Al Youm writes. The author of the article tells how this choice is complicated, and what are the real possibilities of the country to provide an alternative to Russian gas.
The United States is considering the supply of modern anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine
As reported by the Reuters news agency in Mike Stone's article "Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade" ("Exclusive: the United States intends to arm Ukraine with modern anti-ship missiles to counter the Russian blockade"), the United States is considering the supply of modern anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine Harpoon and NSM in coastal design to combat the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.
The International Exhibition HeliRussia 2022 has opened in Moscow
This exhibition is a project of very caring people who fifteen years ago were able to organize a very representative meeting of the world's leading helicopter companies in our capital.
Even Sergey Sikorsky, the son of the famous aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky, participated in HeliRussia, which began to be held every year.
The Pentagon is preparing to send another batch of towed 155-mm M777 howitzers to Ukraine
The United States decided to strengthen the artillery component of the Ukrainian army, considering that the M777 howitzers delivered before were not enough. The Pentagon is preparing a new package of military assistance, which will include artillery pieces.
Turkey was suspected of colluding with Russia against NATO
Did Russia have a hand in Turkey's veto over Finland and Sweden?
Turkey criticized the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO and vetoed it. In the West, they immediately thought that Moscow had influenced Ankara, writes dikGAZETE. But the author notes that there is no evidence of this.