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The new Russian floating tank "Octopus-SDM1" has characteristics that are ideally suited for use by Russia in the event of an attack on Ukraine. This is written by The Mirror.

Washington is leaving, the war continues

The situation in Afghanistan, whose people have never been brought to their knees by anyone, continues to escalate.

A long-range heavy reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle of the NATO command RQ-4D Phoenix on Thursday flew near the western regions of Belarus, where Russian servicemen arrived, it follows from the monitoring of western aviation resources.

A video has appeared on the Network, the frames of which show in detail the destruction of Syrian terrorists by the Russian combat robot "Companion" from the Kalashnikov concern. Tests of the capabilities of the 7-ton armored tracked vehicle were carried out by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SAR, but the time and specific location are unknown.

NATO condemned "malicious cyber activity", in particular against Microsoft, and called for a" peaceful and secure " cyberspace.

The FSB proposes to add a number of defense and military information that is not related to state secrets, but which may harm the interests of Russia, to the list of information prohibited for transmission to foreign states. The corresponding draft order of the FSB Director has been published on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts.

Russian tankers in Tajikistan as part of the exercises marched to the Kharb-Maydon training ground bordering Afghanistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reports.

The Defense Ministry plans to build several more such stations on the territory of the country, said Lieutenant General Andrey Demin, commander of the 1st Army of Air and Missile Defense (special purpose).

The new-generation S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems will enter service with the army, which provides air and missile defense (air defense-missile defense) of Moscow, the Russian military said.

The rejection of the dollar and a flexible approach to arms customers are Russia's main countermeasures against Western sanctions. This was stated on July 21 during the MAKS-2021 air show by Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS).

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports about the surveillance of the phone of French leader Emmanuel Macron, said that the Russian government uses a special communication system that is reliably protected and does not need additional protection.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted exercises to repel air strikes on the border with Crimea, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Facebook. "As part of the tactical training of air defense units <...>, combat crews of Buk anti-aircraft missile systems were trained to repel an airstrike by a conditional enemy," the release says.

Exercises have begun in the Teikovo Missile Division of the Strategic Missile Forces, during which the Yars strategic complexes will pass along the combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo Region.

To prepare for participation in the joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021" on Wednesday, July 21, the first military echelons with Russian servicemen and equipment arrive in the Republic of Belarus. This became known from the information of the military department in Minsk.

Two Tu-160s performed a planned flight over the waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, at some stages they were accompanied by Norwegian F-16s, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Norway lifted its F-16 fighter jets into the air to escort Russian Tu-160 missile carriers, which made a multi-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

In Tajikistan, the border with Afghanistan is protected by samples of military equipment received from several states. Among them there are rare copies that have recently been upgraded.

At the end of last week, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan visited the base of one of the border detachments of the Panj district of the Khatlon region, where he met with servicemen of the army and border troops, got acquainted with their equipment. This was reported by the press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

According to him, in case of aggression against any of the CSTO members, consultations will be held to determine response measures

Moscow is ready to exchange with the United States information received through them about the situation "on the ground" in Afghanistan

Russia has not offered the United States to use its bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the context of the situation in Afghanistan, but is ready to exchange data received through them about what is happening "on the ground" in this country, received through its military bases in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Interfax on Wednesday.

According to him, the documents "found" by the BBC confirm that the provocation was planned

Attempts to test Russia's strength, such as the incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea, will continue, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.