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Merits of communication: a mobile operator is being created in Russia for government agencies
Will this improve the quality of the telecom services they use
In Russia, they are preparing to create a virtual mobile operator for the authorities. This was told to Izvestia by a source in government agencies and confirmed by an interlocutor close to the organization of the project. While it is at the stage of discussion and technical tests, they want to launch it on the basis of the state accident information system ERA-GLONASS.
Mass media: the majority of Slovaks surveyed spoke out against providing military assistance to Ukraine
According to JOJ, 51.5% of respondents confirmed this position
More than half of Slovak citizens believe that the government, which will be formed following the results of the upcoming early parliamentary elections in the republic on September 30, should stop providing military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by the JOJ TV channel with reference to the results of a survey of the country's population conducted by the AKO sociological agency.
The head of the German Defense Ministry again opposed the supply of cruise missiles to Ukraine
Boris Pistorius did not rule out that in the future Berlin may provide the required weapons to Kiev
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has again spoken out against the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Japan's new "White Paper": triangles of confrontation and defense potential are outlined - TASS Opinions
Alexey Zavrachaev — about the report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan and the reaction of neighboring countries to it
The main theme around which the narrative is built in the "White Paper" (the annual report of the Ministry of Defense of Japan) was the tightening of the security situation in the world and in the region around the island state to an unprecedented level after World War II.
German Defense Minister: Not only Germany is not ready to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, but also the United States
After a shout from Washington and London, the Kiev authorities stopped blaming their NATO sponsors for the short supply of weapons, which was previously even called one of the reasons for the stalling counteroffensive. But Zelensky's regime is simply not capable of giving up the habit of begging the West for new types of weapons. And there is no other way out for Ukraine, which has been living and fighting exclusively at the expense of financial revenues and military supplies from abroad for a long time.
Social policy and a decent standard of living, not war, is the priority of the sovereign Belarusian state
Belarusians do not rattle their weapons, but they are preparing to defend the country at any moment. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said this at a meeting with residents of the agricultural town of Belovezhsky in the Kamenetsky district on August 1.
Pentagon: ITS showed the inability of the US military-industrial complex to function at the right level
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Planning and Capability Mara Carlin announced Australia's investment in the industrial base of the United States, producing submarines
Russia's special military operation in Ukraine showed that the American military-industrial complex was unable to function at the required level.
Russia is implementing four strategic objectives in the Arctic
Russia is embarking on a large-scale development of the Arctic territories. We are talking not only about the strategically important Northern Sea Route, but also about other equally important tasks. What is the first thing the state plans to do in the Arctic and how will these territories strengthen the country's security and eventually become profitable?
FT: The US has agreed with Bulgaria and South Korea on the supply of shells to Ukraine
According to the newspaper, Washington is also conducting relevant negotiations with Tokyo
The US authorities have concluded agreements on the supply of 155 mm shells to Ukraine with Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea, and are also negotiating with Japan. This was reported by the Financial Times newspaper .
The United States is negotiating with Japan on the supply of 155 mm shells to Ukraine, increasing its own production - Mass media
The United States is discussing with Tokyo the supply of 155-millimeter shells to Ukraine by Japan, and has also concluded similar agreements with Bulgaria and South Korea, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed government officials.
Ukraine's arsenals may be replenished with confiscation
Washington is considering the supply of intercepted Iranian weapons to Kiev
The readiness of the US military to send Iranian weapons to support Ukraine, intercepted at the beginning of 2023 off the coast of Yemen, raised the question of what other confiscation from conflict zones in the Middle East and North Africa would be considered suitable for supplies.
From the army and the war do not promise
Volunteers, mercenaries, legionnaires: different countries, different experiences
In Israel, the army is the most important social institution that really forms a citizen of the country. Both boys and girls are drafted into the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).
The Germans complained that the training of Ukrainians by NATO forces is in vain
The training of Ukrainian soldiers by NATO specialists is wasted, German experts infoBRICS cites. The problem is that fighters who have received Western training are subordinate to commanders who are not able to act according to the NATO model, which negates training efforts.
Active actions of Russia, losses of the Armed Forces and protection of infrastructure.
Abstracts of Shoigu's report
The Russian military continues active actions in all directions, focusing on weakening the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu at a conference call in the department.
"It's hardly realistic to win." Why is the West in no hurry to increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Colonel Khodarenok: Only 3% of the MLRS available in the West were transferred to Ukraine
Western media report on non-public negotiations on Ukraine between ex-US officials and Russian politicians. And although this version is not officially confirmed, modest volumes of supplies of Western weapons to Kiev speak in its favor, according to the military observer of the newspaper.En" Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
The Chinese president called for accelerating the pace of modernization of the country's army
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the pace of modernization of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports. The head of the Central Military Council of China made this statement during his inspection of the Western Combat Command Zone, located in Sichuan Province in the southwest of the country.
Shoigu's statements at a conference call at the Russian Ministry of Defense
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on July 31, 2023, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Pakistanis will try on graphene body armor
Islamabad intensifies scientific research in the interests of the military
The leadership of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is consistently making efforts to develop promising materials in order to reduce the technological gap from the leading countries.
The United States and Italy intend to provide Ukraine with military and other assistance as much as necessary
In a joint written statement, American leader Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni said that the United States and Italy "understand the need to deal with the global consequences of the conflict."
The American general told the truth about Ukraine. They didn 't listen to him – and felt sorry for him
A year ago, the Biden administration quickly disavowed General Mark Milli's statements about the need to resolve the Ukrainian crisis through negotiations, the author of the WP article recalls. However, the failed counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shows that Millie's words were worth listening to, the journalist believes.