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The largest exercises in the history of the Rosgvardiya "Zaslon-2021" have started in Russia, they will last until July 30 and will become part of the preparation for the main maneuvers of the Russian army "West-2021" this year, the press service of the department told RIA Novosti.

Until recently, the most powerful towed guns in the world continued to be used against terrorist groups in Syria. We are talking about the 180-mm S-23, supplied to the army of Damascus by the Soviet Union in the 70 years.

The frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" in the Black Sea area worked out a naval battle with the use of missile strikes and artillery during the exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

The Russian frigates "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" worked out in the Black Sea the destruction of a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy according to the scenario with the British destroyer HMS Defender, which previously invaded the territorial waters of Russia off the coast of Crimea.

The issue of ratification of the agreement on the establishment of a logistics center for the Russian Navy in Port Sudan will be considered by the Sovereign Council and the government of Sudan, Foreign Minister of this country Maryam al-Mahdi said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

But we need to remain open to mutually beneficial cooperation, there is no question of confrontation with the West

Russia should develop measures to block attempts by Western countries to provoke an economic crisis in the country, said Alexander Abelin, Assistant Secretary of the Russian Security Council.

The United States seeks to ensure a military presence in Central Asia in order to influence the situation in the region, he believes

The creation of new US military facilities in Central Asia would not contribute to strengthening the security of the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The Kremlin said that the United States did not transmit any specific data related to cybercriminals, but the presidents of Russia and the United States expressed their readiness to act together in this area.

The possible use by Russia and China of drones and weapons systems based on artificial intelligence is of concern to the Pentagon. Columnist Chris Osborne writes about this in his article for The National Interest.

Eight American multi-purpose F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters have arrived at the Graf-Ignatievo air Base in Bulgaria, the US Air Force Command in Europe announced on Monday.

The Ukrainian defense minister said in Vilnius that no later than next year Kiev will deploy a "mosquito fleet" with American and British help, which will allow it to "pose a certain threat to the Russian naval forces." However, according to him, this is not enough – that is, the policy of "guns instead of oil" will continue steadily.

Russia has never been and will never be "anti-Ukraine"

Russia, entering into a dialogue with Ukraine, should be sure that Kiev defends exclusively its national interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

During the week, Russian radar stations recorded 51 aircraft of foreign states that conducted reconnaissance near the borders of Russia, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper reported on Friday, July 9.

Two Tu-160 strategic bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew from the Saratov Region to the Anadyr airfield in Chukotka during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

There are no agreements on the use of the territories of third countries for this purpose yet

The United States will have the capabilities to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and other parts of the world after the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile and gun systems "Pantsir-S1" in the Crimea conducted exercises to destroy drones that "attacked" the S-400 air defense systems, the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters on Friday.

The Islamic State group (ISIL-banned in the Russian Federation) will not operate on the territory of Afghanistan.

This was stated at a press conference in Moscow by the head of the delegation of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation), Sheikh Shahabuddin Delawar.

The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, during the second telephone conversation with the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, discussed security at the Kabul airport against the background of the withdrawal of the American contingent from Afghanistan.

Most of the ships participating in the international Sea Breeze exercises will remain in the Black Sea for "some time" to participate in the exercises in Bulgaria, but this stay will not violate the provisions of the Montreux Convention, said US Navy Captain Stuart Bauman, a representative of the exercise command.

The Lithuanian authorities are trying to infect other countries with Russophobia and use staged tricks in the form of an imitation of an air alarm. This opinion was expressed on July 9 by Elena Panina, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation.