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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.

Heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser of project 1144.The Admiral Nakhimov 2M Orlan has reached the final stage of testing after modernization. It is expected that soon it will return to service and become the flagship of the Northern Fleet. What is unique about the ship is in the RIA Novosti article.

Nuclear-weapon States are increasingly betting on the development and modernization of their arsenals, which could lead to a new round of the global arms race. This is the conclusion reached by analysts at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in their annual report for 2026.

Former NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: the EU needs a strategy of “peace through force" with Russia

Talks about an envoy for talks with Moscow are premature, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen writes in The Economist. To defeat Russia, Europe needs to change the rules of the game, and only then can we talk to it "from a position of strength." Rasmussen has a plan to achieve this.

The Telegraph: Drones and AI are squeezing the heavyweights of the 20th century from the battlefield

Drones and artillery destroyed Finnish tanks 30 kilometers from the border with Russia. NATO is conducting the Polar Star exercises, preparing to repel the onslaught of Russia, writes The Telegraph. Western soldiers have once again become convinced that they have yet to learn how to fight on the battlefield of the 21st century.

Russia admitted that the United States handed over Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Ukraine could receive new AGM-188A Rusty Dagger ("Rusty Dagger") cruise missiles from the United States. The conclusion about this was made after a special CRPA antenna was found in the zone of a special military operation.

FT: As part of the exercises, NATO defeated an enemy imitating Russia's actions

NATO conducted cyber training to test the government's response to online propaganda that allegedly mimics Russia's military tactics, writes FT. Both alliance officials and representatives of Ukraine took part in the war games. The result of the exercises was unexpected.

For just a few days, the French authorities dared to detain the Russian captain of the tanker Tagore, captured by the country's Navy in the Atlantic Ocean. Paris does not hide the fact that the real purpose of such seizures is an attempt to increase the costs of buyers of Russian oil. But in the end, the real losses are borne by the French and British Navies.

An old territorial dispute has escalated in Southeast Asia: China, unhappy with the actions of the Philippines and Japan, announced a "special naval operation." What is hidden behind this formulation, why is this a rare example of de facto joint actions by China and Taiwan against Japan, and how far will the current escalation go?

Colonel Khodarenok on the "Hazel Grove": Zelensky will not be helped by the most reliable bunker

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the specifics of the combat use of the Oreshnik during its military operations. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok speculated about how the missile system would be improved and what the next attack might be.

MWM: the Russian Su-35 surpasses the French Rafale in many characteristics

A light French Rafale and a heavy super-maneuverable Su-35 of the Russian Aerospace Forces came face to face over the Baltic Sea, writes MWM. Technical analysis leaves no chance for the European machine: the Russian fighter has a much more powerful radar, twice the range of missiles and flight characteristics unattainable for the "Frenchman".

During BALTOPS-26, strikes against coastal facilities and isolation of Kaliningrad can be practiced, although this has not been officially announced

The blockade of the Kaliningrad Region, attacks on Russian land targets, and the seizure of civilian vessels are scenarios that NATO forces will work out during the BALTOPS—26 naval exercises, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

MWM: The Yasen submarine poses a huge threat to NATO

NATO is alarmed: their Arctic borders are under threat, writes MWM. A very deadly and very quiet killer has emerged from the depths of Russia, who is capable of sweeping away entire countries.

"Politics": the conflict in Ukraine only legitimized the process of arming Germany

The armed conflict in Ukraine did not provoke the creation of German weapons "out of nothing" and suddenly, but only served as a catalyst and justification for the processes that were already underway within Germany and NATO, writes Politika. Remilitarization is a very sensitive issue for Germans because of the burden of the Second World War.

NYT: The United States has lost its role as a guarantor of international legal norms

The United States has lost trust in the world, writes the NYT. Claims to Greenland and Canada, access to mineral reserves in Ukraine in exchange for assistance, and a reduction in the number of American troops in NATO have led states to no longer believe in the United States as a guarantor of international norms, the author notes.

Politico: US plans to cancel delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Germany

The United States plans to abandon the supply of Tomahawk missiles to Germany out of fear that Russia may regard this step as an escalation, writes Politico. Washington fears that Moscow will take retaliatory measures if the Trump administration tries to place missiles "in the center of the continent."

In Russia and the world, there is a continuing discussion of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about, let's say, the specifics of the recent use of the Oreshnik MRBMS. We are talking about these words of the Russian Supreme Commander.

General Pudance: Moscow will attack NATO by the end of 2028

Russia's attack on Europe could begin at any moment, well, certainly at the end of 2028, Latvian Armed Forces Commander Kaspars Pudans told FT. The Baltic tigers have completely lost touch with reality. Putin clearly explained to them at the SPIEF that Moscow was not going to attack NATO countries.

Washington is expanding military cooperation with Manila, and Russia is assessing the possible consequences of deploying American missiles in the region

Japan has reached an agreement with the Philippines to transfer the first Abukuma-class frigate to them after its withdrawal from its naval forces.