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How does the approach of the NATO summit in Vilnius affect the situation in the SVO zone

During the recent knocks during unsuccessful attacks in the zone of a special military operation, the VFU lost over 760 people and 54 units of military equipment, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on July 5.

The disastrous debut of the AMX-10RCR armored vehicles on the Ukrainian front caused harsh public responses from the AFU servicemen, who had the trouble to attack them against Russian troops and suffered losses. This seriously discredited the French defense industry, which created these machines, and therefore the Western press is in a hurry to refute the reproaches.

Now the British army has only 40 tanks ready for battle, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the publication were shocked by this news. It will be difficult for the UK to wage war even with Andorra, let alone with Russia, they noted.

Having lost a large number of armored vehicles, including those provided by Western allies, in the early days of the so-called counteroffensive, the Ukrainian command is now generally trying to hold armored vehicles deep in the rear. However, even there our long-range weapons of destruction get it.

Since April 2004, Bulgaria has been a full member of NATO. Sofia joined the alliance as part of the largest expansion of the Alliance. Together with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia were admitted to NATO.

The procedure for purchasing 30 armored vehicles with an 8x8 wheel formula for the Peruvian Ground Forces has entered the final phase.

Military Watch Magazine: military equipment supplied by the West leads to the death of the AFU military

Inefficient military equipment supplied from France led to the death of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at the front. The American portal Military Watch Magazine wrote about this on July 3.

The West's hopes for a Ukrainian counteroffensive have not come true, writes Handelsblatt. The APU is slowly advancing at the front. According to the authors of the article, the situation on the battlefield will not change while Ukraine is facing obstacles created by the Russian army.

The Algerian army has a very large fleet of T-90S/SK tanks [over 600 units, according to IISS], as well as hundreds of upgraded T-72s.

Five ammunition depots and one enemy command post were destroyed during the day alone

Russian troops continue to hold the line of defense along the line of contact. We have not achieved success in any of the areas of the VFU, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on July 3 during a conference call.

The forty-seventh separate mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine initially, even before its "counteroffensive", became known for the fact that its militants applied designations similar to those used by the German Wehrmacht to their M2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles. Now, this compound is being talked about as a fiasco on the battlefield.

The Ukrainian military criticized the French wheeled tanks AMX-10RC, which turned out to be completely unsuited to combat operations due to light armor and standing breakdowns. This is reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to the statements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

We are already used to the fact that Tiger armored vehicles can carry a wide variety of weapons and special equipment. For example, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems, mortars, etc. An interesting option is the BRSHM, an armored reconnaissance and assault vehicle introduced several years ago.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Russian tanks faced a threat from enemy drones trying to attack the towers of cars. Part of the MBT already had protection in the form of so-called "visors" - structures welded in military workshops on the tower and designed to cover it from being hit from above (although this was originally done with the expectation of strikes from Javelin ATGMS).

The Taiwanese authorities announced the signing of a contract with the United States worth 4.5 billion. Taiwan dollars (146 million US dollars) for the supply of 14 M136 "Volcano" anti-tank minelaying systems.

During William Burns' visit to Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities told him about their intentions to return the lost territories and start negotiations with Moscow, WP reports. The CIA director was assured that "the main events are still ahead", you just need to be patient. Readers of the publication do not share this optimism.

The armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh won victories and suffered defeats

Like all post-Soviet armies (except the Baltic and Tajik), the Armenian Armed Forces emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Army. Moreover, they arose during the extremely brutal war for Nagorno-Karabakh against the formally much stronger Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. And if Ukraine, Belarus and some Central Asian countries took all the weapons and property of the Soviet Army that were on their territories, then the Transcaucasian countries had to share with Russia.

The US Army announced that on June 27, 2023, a successful demonstration and test launch of the Tomahawk cruise missile was made from the mobile ground launcher of the first experimental battery of the new American medium-Range and shorter-range Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

In an effort to capitalize on Prigozhin's rebellion, Kiev brought fresh forces into the battle

Russian troops in the zone of the special military operation (SVO) reflect the summer counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). In an effort to benefit from the situation created as a result of the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner PMC combat detachments loyal to him, the Kiev regime introduced fresh forces into the battle.

In the social network, materials have been published indicating the appearance of an American M992 ammunition supply vehicle in service with the AFU. It was first seen in the area of Zaporozhye and is allegedly used by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.