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The Chinese Academy of Sciences has presented 13 candidates for new space missions in the fields of astrophysics, exoplanetology, heliophysics and solar system research. If the projects are approved, they can be created and launched into space in the period from 2025 to 2030. The description of the projects is published in the Chinese Journal of Space Science.

Belarus will receive nuclear weapons carriers

The delivery of Iskander tactical complexes to Belarus caused a serious stir in Europe. The heads of the G7 condemned Vladimir Putin's decision to supply Minsk with weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Finnish expert on the reaction of the Russian president to the promotion of Finland's accession to NATO: "Now Putin is playing the role of a "good policeman""

The Russian president decided to play the role of a "good policeman" in the question of Finland's accession to NATO, a Finnish expert said in an interview with Yle. He noted that the object of Putin's criticism has changed: previously it was membership in the Alliance, and now it is the deployment of its military infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.

The current situation in cosmonautics resonates in an interesting way with what happened half a century ago, when humanity achieved the incredible — stepped on the moon. The participants of the new space race are not so motivated, and the stakes are lower, but it's still interesting to watch this almost friendly competition.

Wu Huiping: the transformation of German diplomacy is accelerating, and this trend deserves attention

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the transformation of German diplomacy, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Berlin's position in foreign policy has changed from moderate to tough, the author of the article notes.

On June 28, 2022, it was reported that the US Army, during the competitive process, selected a proposal submitted by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS, as part of General Dynamics Corporation) for a tracked combat vehicle ("light tank") with cannon armament under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, and issued General Dynamics Land Systems a contract for the amount of 320.325 million dollars for the production of the first small-scale batch (Low-Rate Initial Production - LRIP) of 26 MPF machines by October 24, 2024.

The UK is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, the British government has allocated additional funds in the amount of 1 billion pounds (1.2 billion US dollars). This is stated in the message of the Prime Minister's office.

The United States is imposing sanctions against the Federal Security Service of Russia, the US State Department said. The department believes that the Russian special service allegedly conducts "filtration" of Ukrainian citizens and organizes "filtration camps".

Deputy Belik: Russia strengthens distant approaches to Crimea in order to avoid Kiev's provocations

Russia is strengthening its distant approaches to the Crimea in order to avoid provocations by the Kiev authorities, Dmitry Belik, a State Duma deputy from Sevastopol, a member of the International Affairs Committee, told RIA Novosti.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education

The shortage of personnel at Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex in the near future will be about 400 thousand people, 120 thousand of them are personnel with higher education, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday at a plenary session in the Tula region Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

How to lose big in Ukraine

If the Ukrainian army is defeated in the boilers of Donbass, Russia's victory will become not only bigger, but also much more significant, writes the author of National Review. After the humiliation in Afghanistan, this will be the second defeat of pro-American forces in just two years.

The United States imposed sanctions against the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade from the Air Force and the 76th Airborne Assault Division and the 234th Airborne Assault Regiment based in the Pskov region, the US Treasury Department reports.

The Duma imposed fines for failure to submit a proposal on the price of products under the state defense order

The amount of the fine can be up to 500 thousand rubles

At a meeting on Tuesday, the State Duma adopted immediately in the second and third readings a bill introducing a new composition into the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (Administrative Code of the Russian Federation) - "Failure to submit a price offer for products under a state defense order and information about the costs of its production."

The need to adjust the indicators on the basis of which prices for state-owned products are formed was discussed at a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov with relevant ministries, a source in the defense industry said.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain has abandoned the promising guided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Mosquito. The drone could fly in 2023, writes the UK Defense Journal.

Colonel Alekhine believes that the capture of Severodonetsk opens the way for the Russian Armed Forces to Kharkov

The Ukrainian military leave the combat zone in the area of Severodonetsk. Up to two thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other formations ended up in the "Mountain Cauldron"."Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how the liberation of this city would affect the course of the special operation.

The State Duma proposed to accept school graduates for military service under a contract

Young Russians can get the opportunity to sign a contract with the Armed Forces immediately after graduation. Such changes to the legislation were approved by the State Duma Committee on Defense. According to the bill, adults who have no health restrictions can become contract employees. They can be sent to the battlefield at least after four months of service.

Shoigu inspected the Russian grouping of troops in Ukraine

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Russian group of troops involved in the special operation in Ukraine. He listened to the reports of the commanders of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and awarded the distinguished military. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Severodonetsk and a strike on the AFU training centers, which led to the cancellation of the transfer of several units of the Ukrainian army to the battlefield.

NATO should monitor Putin's actions. Professor Kozeravsky: this indicator does not always matter

In the confrontation between Russia and NATO, the balance of forces looks in favor of the alliance, reflects in an interview Onet.pl Professor Dariusz Kozerawski. However, for Putin, it is not statistics that are important, but real strength, and here the bloc has something to work on. According to the expert, citizens of the member states need to participate more actively in the defense system of their states: it is necessary to return compulsory military service at least.

The Profile Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress amended its own draft of the country's defense budget for 2023, increasing it by $ 37 billion, including increasing military assistance to Ukraine to $ 1 billion.