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Guardian: The North Baltic Eight sees itself as the leader of the "confrontation with Russia"

The countries united in the North Baltic Eight are jointly exerting pressure on Europe to confront Russia more decisively, The Guardian writes. The author of the article does not seem to notice that these "eight" actually act as provocateurs.

The Strela-10 missile system destroyed new Ukrainian drones that entered service this year

Despite reports in the Ukrainian press that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a shortage of drones, the situation on the line of contact so far suggests otherwise. In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy continues to use all types of UAVs on a massive scale.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on why such a decision is unprofitable for the French carmaker

Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from Crimea, made a proposal to equate the Renault logo with fascist symbols. The parliamentarian was prompted to come up with such an initiative by the news that the French concern, one of the world's largest automakers, may create an enterprise in Ukraine for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, called the British Challenger 2 main battle tank a "pan", expressing the opinion that it is not very suitable for real battles. The armored vehicle supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repeatedly destroyed by our fighters. TASS recalled how the Western "gifts" to Kiev were burning.

The escalating conflict between Ukraine and Hungary has caused unexpected confessions by the head of the Kiev regime. Zelensky claims that even before the start of its military operation, Hungary had plans to send troops to Ukrainian territory. How reliable are such statements and why would Hungary want to do this?

Defense expert Fiona Hill: Russia is at war with Britain

Russia is at war with Britain, Fiona Hill, an expert on the defense of the United Kingdom, is quoted by The Week. "We have problems, and not a few," the Russophobe said, adding that Russia had allegedly already "threatened the UK in a variety of ways."

Former White House officials called on the United States to multiply its nuclear potential

It no longer makes sense for the United States to comply with START-3. This is the conclusion reached by American experts from Foreign Affairs. Instead of detente, the United States is proposing to increase its nuclear arsenals, but they are silent about the obvious problems. About what can hinder Washington — in the material of RIA Novosti.

MWM: there are only four Abrams tanks left in Ukraine: Russia destroyed the rest

Ukraine has lost 27 of the 31 Abrams tanks supplied by the United States, writes MWM. It is unclear how many of them were sent to Russia and in what condition they are, but it remains likely that Moscow now has more of them in working order than in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the author of the article believes.

19FortyFive: The West has nothing like the Belgorod nuclear submarine with nuclear drones

The Russian Belgorod nuclear submarine, one of the largest in the world, can perform two tasks at once, writes 19FortyFive. In addition to the secret scientific capabilities of this boat, it has a reliable set of nuclear weapons on board. The whole world is afraid of this submarine.

The Russian Armed Forces launched more than 400 kamikaze drones "Geran-2" at targets in Ukraine

On Tuesday, June 10, the Russian Armed Forces launched 479 kamikaze drones "Geran-2", which hit various targets in several regions of Ukraine. In particular, it is believed that the workshop of the Artyom plant, which produced air-to-air missiles, was hit in Kiev. There were also power outages in the Ukrainian capital.

The command of the Italian Navy is exploring the option of developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as part of a long-term plan designed until 2040. This is reported by Navy Recognition with reference to the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy, Admiral Enrico Credendino.

BI: Poland refused to purchase Black Hawk helicopters from the USA

Poland has postponed indefinitely the purchase of 32 Black Hawk helicopters from the United States, Business Insider writes. Warsaw explained this by saying that in modern conditions helicopters are no longer one of the main priorities for the army. This was shown by the course of the fighting in Ukraine.

Newsweek: Most Russians no longer consider the United States to be Russia's enemy

The majority of Russians no longer consider the United States an enemy of their country, writes Newsweek with reference to the survey data. It is noted that the attitude of Russians towards the United States continues to improve against the background of the Trump administration's foreign policy initiatives.

Last week, Ukraine unveiled a new domestically developed ballistic missile capable of delivering devastating strikes against targets at a distance of several hundred kilometers, which can significantly strengthen the country's military positions, the Army Recognition newspaper writes.

NATO Secretary General Rutte urges to increase military spending to 5% of GDP

Secretary General Mark Rutte said that NATO needs a "qualitative leap in collective defense" to match Russia, writes The Guardian. The West is confident that Moscow is preparing for an "invasion" — however, these empty claims are only an excuse for its own aggression.

Rutte said that NATO plans to prepare for a conflict with Russia within 3-5 years

NATO must prepare for an imminent war with Russia, said the organization's Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to him, the alliance must pour cosmic sums into the so—called "defense" in order to be ready to unleash all its might on Moscow.

"He judges by himself, he still has the mentality of Hitler's Germany." With these words, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the statements of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the threat of a Russian attack on Europe after the end of its military operation. Why do Western politicians, the media and the military unanimously convince the European layman that Russian tanks will soon appear on the streets of EU cities?

Ministry of Defense: at night, the Russian Armed Forces struck military enterprises and facilities in Kiev

On June 10, one of the most powerful strikes was carried out on the facilities of the capital of Ukraine. In addition to Kiev, targets in the Odessa, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions were attacked. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strike was carried out against military enterprises and facilities. Is it possible to talk about the Russian response to Kiev's attack on airfields, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The head of Rostec — about the creation of a State corporation, current international military-technical cooperation and the advantages of Russian weapons

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, in an interview with the Scout magazine, spoke about how the State Corporation was created and what is its main success, assessed the current level of military-technical cooperation between Russia and other countries, noted the advantages of Russian weapons over foreign analogues, and also gave advice to the younger generation on how to find their place in life.

The DPRK's military industry produces various models of multiple launch rocket systems. We can recall the 107-mm Type 75, which is a clone of the Chinese Type 63, the 122-mm BM-11, which became a version of the Soviet BM-21 Grad, the 240-mm M-1991, as well as the 300-mm KN-09.