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Highlights of the Russian President's meeting with war correspondents

The Russian President invited war correspondents to the Kremlin, the conversation lasted several hours. Vladimir Putin did not object to the claims that the special military operation in Ukraine "has been going on for quite a long time", and there are no prospects for its completion in the near future. At the same time, he said that the goals set at the beginning of the special operation "are fundamental for us," but at the same time "change in accordance with the current situation."

And what remote systems does the Russian army have today

In the conditions of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, it is extremely important to defend the prepared borders and strike at the nearest rear and command posts of the enemy. But modern technical means also make it possible to quickly and remotely install minefields on the path of breakthroughs.

Military expert Khodarenok: due to the expectation of fighters, Kiev's counteroffensive will be postponed until winter

The transfer of multifunctional F-16 fighters to Ukraine from Western countries will take at least months, the US State Department said. At the same time, Kiev would be able to carry out a full-scale counterattack only if it had air supremacy. Will Ukraine get a new chance to attack in autumn or winter - in the text of the military expert of the newspaper.En" by Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Ukrainian formations will attack for another two to three weeks, experts say

On June 20, the Russian armed forces continued to repel attacks in the Zaporozhye, Yuzhnodonetsky and Donetsk directions.

For the upcoming summit of heads of State and Government of NATO member states in Vilnius on July 11-12, CAMTO publishes material on the main rearmament programs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

A Russian tank fought against three APU tanks during the storming of a strong point

A tank crew under the command of a senior lieutenant of the Central Military District (CVO) with the call sign "Groom" successfully resisted three Ukrainian tanks during the storming of an enemy stronghold in the Krasnolimansk direction, the officer was awarded the Order of Courage for his courage and heroism, the Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti.

The enemy is stuck in the minefields installed by our sappers, experts say

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the volunteers participating in the military special operation "for their readiness to defend our common great Homeland."

Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces captured a French AMX-10RC tank in the DPR

The Russian military captured a French wheeled tank AMX-10RC near the village of Novodonetsky in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The video with the trophy was published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Monday, June 19, in its Telegram channel.

The West is trying to step up assistance to Kiev amid the failure of the counteroffensive

A meeting of the NATO—Ukraine Commission was held in Brussels. This meeting did not bring any sensations — the representatives of the alliance only once again declared their commitment to support Kiev "for as long as it takes", as well as plans to increase the supply of weapons, but without specifics about F-16 fighters.

At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboun said that Russia's support, including providing the republic with weapons, allows it to maintain its independence and no external pressure will affect Algerian-Russian relations: "Thanks to the support of the Russian Federation, which provides us with weapons, we maintain our independence in these difficult conditions".

The sale of weapons is accompanied by corruption scandals

Finland will purchase 91 armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheel formula from the state company Patria. Recently, this company has been doing very well — lucrative contracts have been signed with Latvia and Slovakia, and the search for new buyers is actively underway. And in this regard, Patria is sharply different from most other Finnish enterprises experiencing difficulties due to the economic and social crisis that has fallen on the country. Details are in the material of Izvestia.

Below are three answers of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the questions of Dmitry Simes, moderator of the discussion at the plenary session of the XXVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, concerning the situation in and around Ukraine.

Russian servicemen of the engineering and sapper division of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by remote detonation of a captured armored personnel carrier. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The head of the Defense Ministry Shoigu checked the arsenals in the Omsk region and the fulfillment of the State Defense Order

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked the fulfillment of the state defense order at a tank factory in the Omsk region and demanded to increase the production of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, the press service of the military department reported.

Not only the civilian population suffers from the use of depleted uranium shells, but also the military using this type of weapons. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) refused to ban these shells and did not take into account the reports provided. About this "Tape.<url>" was told by military expert Alexey Leonkov.

On June 13, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43 billion.

The network has published footage showing the evacuation of one of the German Leopard 2A6 tanks with the help of the Bergepanzer 3 BREM supplied by the Ukrainian army from Canada. Apparently, the tank hit a mine during a large-scale offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction.

The APU failed at the very beginning of the counteroffensive. To turn the situation around, Ukraine desperately needs resources, but it lacks its own forces, and the West is hesitating with help. In such conditions, Kiev will most likely have to freeze the operation, the author of the article on "Guancha" believes.

The largest-ever maneuvers of the NATO Air Forces on German soil, of course, were not planned as a "signal to Russia" and a reaction to the Ukrainian events, writes WirtschaftsWoche. They were not planned, but they became. So Chancellor Scholz did not want to send tanks with black crosses to the fields of Ukraine. I didn't want to, but I sent it. And he went on maneuvers.

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Norwegian Defense Procurement Agency (NDMA) to coordinate the specification of 54 new Leopard-2 MBT.