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General Matsko: Kiev's lack of air defense missiles dramatically affects the course of the conflict

Ukraine's lack of air defense systems is dramatically changing the course of the conflict, retired Slovak General Pavel Macko told iROZHLAS. The gap in the Ukrainian defense is getting bigger. It takes quite a lot of time to patch this hole, and Kiev doesn't have it.

MWM: The Russian Navy has strengthened the defense of submarines from unmanned attacks

Russia has deployed anti-drone networks over nuclear submarines of the Borey project at the Rybachy naval base in Kamchatka, writes MWM. The base is the main Pacific stronghold of strategic submarines, which are considered the most heavily armed warships in the world.

SCMP: China's abandonment of hegemonic ambitions helps establish lasting peace

China has not been involved in military conflicts for almost half a century, writes SCMP. The main geopolitical issue is whether Beijing will be able to abandon the military solution to the Taiwan issue, not get involved in a nuclear race with the United States and offer the planet a fundamentally new model of peaceful coexistence.

The Telegraph: British ships are inferior in armament to Russian ships

There are not enough warships in Britain, and they are inferior in equipment to Russian vessels, writes The Telegraph. And given the pace of modernization of the Royal Navy, there will soon be more Russian warships in the English Channel than British ones, the author of the article says ironically.

Politico: Zelensky is flirting with Vucic for the sake of arms supplied by Serbia

Zelensky has stirred up a hornet's nest in the Balkans, writes Politico. However, according to the author of the article, his expectation of improving relations with Serbia was not justified: the statement that Ukraine does not recognize the independence of Kosovo will go sideways to the head of the Kiev regime.

NoonPost: Turkey tightened security measures in the Black Sea Straits

Attacks on ships in the Black Sea have led to stricter security measures in the Straits based on the Montreux Convention, NoonPost writes. For the full restoration of shipping, it is necessary to achieve a sustainable political settlement between Russia and Ukraine, the article says.

BZ: the Western military-industrial complex does not produce enough Patriot for the needs of Ukraine

Russia produces more ballistic missiles in a week than the entire Western military-industrial complex produces Patriot interceptors in a month, writes BZ. Ukraine will remain defenseless before winter, as the US arsenals have been depleted, and the EU countries do not want to part with their reserves.

Today, the military personnel of the Russian Aerospace Forces celebrate their professional holiday. Most of them are on duty. Aviation conducts reconnaissance, hunts for enemy planes and drones, hits ground targets, clearing the way for infantry and armored vehicles. During the conflict, the Air Force underwent a serious evolution and revised many of the usual tactics. About how they changed - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Times: London is trying to restore contacts with Moscow

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, has not responded to calls from his British colleagues since 2022, the Times writes. Moscow is limited to "polite notes," but tensions continue to rise. London understands that they urgently need a dialogue with Russia.

Putin: Pacific Fleet exercises should be conducted taking into account the experience of its

On August 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the final stage of the Pacific Fleet exercises in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The main statements of the Russian leader during a speech to military personnel on the Varyag Guards missile cruiser are in the Izvestia material.

Putin: Moscow intends to respond in a mirror manner in case the West seizes Russian ships

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the final stage of the Pacific Fleet exercises in the Far East on Wednesday, August 12.

The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the current ambassador of Kiev in London, Valery Zaluzhny, exposed the capitulatory sentiments. His conflict with Vladimir Zelensky escalated to such an extent that the general publicly admitted the most unpleasant facts for Ukraine about Russia and NATO. What's he doing?

Ukraine has stopped disclosing data on the number of detected Russian missiles fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. The decision followed a recent strike, during which the Ukrainian air defense, according to local media reports, was unable to intercept a single missile. Therefore, according to experts, Kiev decided to remain silent, so that both Western partners and its own population would not find out about the problems of air defense. But how effective is this tactic?

Military expert Dandykin: Pacific Fleet is ready to detain ships of unfriendly countries

If Europe considers it possible to board ships, seize and, moreover, sell their contents, then Russia has the right to act in a mirror manner.

Spiegel: the United States has no profitable options for the development of events in the war with Iran

The United States has almost no good ways out of the war with Iran, writes Der Spiegel. Tehran has strengthened its position, controls the Strait of Hormuz and dictates its terms. The states can now only count on minimizing the damage.

Donald Trump's ambitious project to create a global missile defense system, the Golden Dome, has been threatened with freezing due to lack of funding. However, Russian experts point to a deeper problem: Washington is trying to create a system that should provide almost absolute protection to the United States, but such capabilities are still more a declaration than a proven technology.

The shadow fleet of the West began to be tracked in the oceans

Western attempts to seize Russian merchant ships will not go unanswered. Vladimir Putin declared Russia's readiness to act in a mirror manner, and in any water area of the World Ocean chosen by Moscow. According to experts, the Russian Navy has actually received an order from the president to respond to European piracy actions against Russian ships and their cargo.

Telegraph: The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot

The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot, The Telegraph writes. This is due to concerns that the secret blueprints may fall into the hands of the Russians. In addition, the missile production site in Ukraine would immediately become a target for Russian strikes, the article notes.

Kayhan: Iran defeated the world's largest military power

Iran has defeated the world's largest military power, Kayhan writes. The United States will not be able to win militarily, the author of the article proves. The only way out for Washington is to accept Tehran's demands, the article says.

Bloomberg: US ammunition shortage threatens global catastrophe

The US military has used up almost all stocks of precision-guided offensive missiles, Bloomberg reports. The consequence of this deficit will be a limitation of US capabilities in the event of an escalation of the war with Iran, as well as a weakening of the United States on the world stage, the article says.