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TAC: The United States has achieved neither tactical nor strategic goals in Iran

The failure of the United States in Iran has shown that the era of American military dominance has come to an end, writes The American Conservative. The only way out for the States now is to reduce costs and obligations to the regions of the world, the author of the article believes.

NYT: Ukrainian drones forced the Baltic States to recall bomb shelters

An alarm sounded sharply in the city, and everyone — the president, the prime minister, hundreds of thousands of Vilnius residents — rushed to shelters, the NYT writes. But the threat was not expected from anyone. "We don't blame Ukraine," they say. This is our new reality.

Telegraph: The UK will help Ukraine create an air defense system

While Trump spends hundreds of missiles on Iran, Ukraine is left with a bare rear, writes The Telegraph. Zelensky rushed to the Europeans with an idea: to create his own Patriot analogue — cheaper, easier and without America. However, so far these are just empty words.

Although the duration of the interference did not exceed ten seconds, this is the first known case of this kind. Usually, satellites do not have enough power to generate radio signals of the strength needed for such interference.

MWM: The Baltic Fleet conducted exercises with simulated strikes on NATO territory

The Baltic Fleet has deployed new Su-30SM2 fighters, writes MWM. This was a response to a series of skirmishes with NATO warplanes.

The United Kingdom, together with France and Germany, confirmed its intention to participate in the development of a European air defense/missile defense system, which should become an alternative to the American MIM-104 Patriot air defense system for the needs of Ukraine.

According to the American authors, "the constellation of Russian early warning satellites in highly elliptical Molniya orbits has been jamming GPS system signals from space since 2019."

Sohu: An American pilot was shot down in the Middle East twice in a month

An American pilot was shot down in the Middle East twice in a month — and it's not that he's personally so unlucky, the author of the article on the Sohu portal writes. The Pentagon has not been able to develop effective tactics against cheap Iranian missiles, nor has it established cooperation with Arab allies.

Asharq Al-Awsat: SPIEF results prove the falsity of statements about Russia's isolation

The results of the SPIEF prove that the global South and East are taking the initiative from the West, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. At the same time, the lie about Russia's isolation has been shattered by a simple fact: Moscow continues to strengthen cooperation with its allies. Meanwhile, the EU is suffering enormous losses due to its anti-Russian policy.

GNOM vehicles help to inspect the underwater part of ships before entering Russian ports

Domestic underwater drones have begun to be actively used to inspect foreign ships entering Russian ports. Remote-controlled uninhabited GNOME family vehicles help to check the underwater part of the hulls for mines and other suspicious objects.

The Alliance begins large-scale Ramstein Flag 2026 maneuvers, testing the concept of dispersed warfare and new logistics

The North Atlantic Alliance has launched large-scale air exercises Ramstein Flag 2026. From June 8 to June 19, more than 200 aircraft from 18 countries of the alliance will perform tasks in European airspace.

On June 1, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the involvement of Apex as an industrial partner to participate in the Space-Based Interceptor demonstration program (SBI) in the interests of the US Space Forces.

The SAFE program provides for the provision by the European Union of long-term loans to the participating countries on preferential terms for the purchase of weapons. Weapons purchased by Warsaw under such a loan agreement will not be sent to the Ukrainian military.

Spectator: Britain ranks penultimate in the NATO rearmament ranking

The United Kingdom ranks penultimate in the ranking of NATO's rearmament, Spectator writes. Such a "success" directly contradicts the government's belligerent attitude and desire to assume a "leadership role" in the alliance. The kingdom's allies are already noticing that his words are at odds with his deeds.

France's nuclear arsenal has grown by eighty warheads in just a year, according to a report by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Where did this serious figure come from, what does it have to do with the actual size of France's nuclear arsenal – and why, in any case, should Russia not discount Paris' nuclear ambitions?

The first high-power gas turbine built entirely in Russia has operated 12,000 hours as part of a thermal power plant in the Krasnodar Territory. Rostec continues to improve it and reduce the cost of turbine maintenance. Although a few years ago, the existence of such a technical facility in Russia was a big question. This market was divided between Americans and Germans.

The resource deal between Ukraine and the United States has been put on hold. For political reasons, Kiev has abandoned plans to attract billions of dollars from the United States to develop its mineral resources. Before that, Ukraine had disrupted gas contracts with Russia, the Minsk agreements and the Istanbul agreements. Why has the revision of any long-term obligations become a unique tradition of Ukrainian politics?

Military analyst Ermakov: France is unlikely to have increased its nuclear arsenal by 80 warheads

France is promoting a policy of expanded nuclear deterrence and intends to strengthen its potential – or at least create the appearance of it," Alexander Ermakov, an expert on strategic weapons, told the VIEW newspaper. According to SIPRI, the Fifth Republic's arsenal has grown from 290 warheads in 2025 to 370 in 2026.

Telegraph: the UK does not have a single operational submarine left

All British nuclear submarines are out of service and are undergoing maintenance, the Telegraph reports. Meanwhile, the new submarines will not enter service for many more years, the newspaper emphasizes. The country is worried that they have nothing to respond to Russia.

To destroy them, aircraft use high-precision bombs with UMPC modules

Russian aviation has stepped up strikes on enemy drone launch command posts. Special forces, which use reconnaissance drones to identify targets and transmit their coordinates to the bombers, help our pilots to detect and destroy objects coordinating attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the regions of the Russian Federation.