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The trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan does not imply the withdrawal of Armenian military forces from Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.

Since the beginning of 2021, the alliance's aviation has performed more than 560 flights over the sea, Nikolai Gostev noted

This year, the NATO reconnaissance aircraft has almost tripled the intensity of flights in the airspace over the Black Sea. This was stated on Thursday in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia" by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District (SE) Nikolai Gostev.

Over the past two or three days, the United States Air Force has carried out several air strikes on the positions of the banned Taliban group (banned in the Russian Federation), which are located on the territory of Afghanistan. This was announced on Tuesday, August 11, by the official representative of the US Department of Defense, John Kirby.

A former Chinese military instructor, Song Zhongping, expressed the opinion that a stress test for his own aircraft carrier by detonating explosives near him is an ostentatious action aimed at certain goals-China and Russia, the South China Morning Post reports.

Vladimir Zelensky approved the communication strategy on the issues of Euro-Atlantic integration of the republic for the period up to 2025. The purpose of the document is to widely inform Ukrainians about the state's policy on joining the European Union and NATO. Ukraine also intends to counteract the "aggression of Russia".

Kabul has expressed serious concern to the international community about the attacks of the Taliban (the Taliban movement is banned in Russia) on cities, the IRA Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the demands of the Afghan negotiating group in Doha.

Often, the data of online trackers that track the movements of warships of NATO countries and Sweden using the Global Positioning System (GPS) should be ignored, according to the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is ready to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for talks on Karabakh and the settlement of regional problems.

The situation in Afghanistan today is much more complicated than it was after the withdrawal of a contingent of Soviet troops from the country, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the difficult political and economic situation that developed in Russia in the 1990s should not be repeated.

The training and equipment of the intelligence units of the Russian army, shown during exercises with the army of Uzbekistan at the Termez training ground near the border with Afghanistan, surprised journalists.

The columnist of the Popular Mechanics publication was amazed at the readiness of the special forces of the two countries to overcome any obstacles, including passing through "rings of fire" on the obstacle course. Moreover, such exercises are not practiced in the NATO armed forces.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in China on Thursday on a working visit to monitor the active phase of the Russian-Chinese operational-strategic exercises "Sibu / Interaction-2021".

The head of the strategic command of the US armed forces, Charles Richard, said that US military sensors do not effectively detect the presence of hypersonic missiles, and Russia is a leader in creating this type of weapon. He announced this at the annual symposium on space and missile defense, RIA Novosti reports.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday responded negatively to the question whether the successful offensive of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan made changes to the plans for the withdrawal of the US military from this country.

The international community should unite and put an end to Iran's destabilizing actions, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday during a visit to the Israeli Northern Military District.

The military exercises of Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which are taking place on the border with Afghanistan, will be continued in order to keep the "powder dry". This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister General of the country's army Sergei Shoigu during the youth educational forum "Territory of Meanings".

Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the exercises checked the readiness of troops and weapons for use on the border with Afghanistan, this allowed us to identify weaknesses, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the forum "Territory of Meanings".

The Russian Air Force will hold a large-scale exercise in the Western Military District at the end of August with the involvement of more than 450 aircraft and helicopters, said the commander of the Air Force - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergei Dronov.

The leaders of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) have promised not to launch attacks on neighboring states, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The border of Afghanistan with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan is controlled by representatives of the Taliban group (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation). The Taliban made a promise of non-aggression against neighboring countries, but it does not mean that there are no threats from the banned group, as Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, August 10, during the Territory of Meanings youth educational forum.