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Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons only in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against it, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

Russia is determined to continue active cooperation with Algeria in strengthening security and stability on the African continent, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The American-made Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by supporters of the Yemeni movement "Ansar Allah" (Houthis). The drone was used to perform reconnaissance missions over the province of Marib.

The defense attache at the British Embassy in Moscow was summoned to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation after an incident involving a British destroyer violating the borders of Russia. This was reported on June 23 in the Ministry of Defense.

The British destroyer Defender provoked the Russian military and border guards to a warning fire by entering the territorial sea of the Russian Federation near Cape Fiolent (Crimea), the former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, told Interfax.

British and American fighters of the shortened take-off and vertical landing of the fifth generation F-35B Lightning II, based on the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, can begin to be used to spy on Russia in Syria, writes The Drive.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation regards the dangerous actions of the destroyer URO "Defender" of Great Britain in the Black Sea as a gross violation of the UN Convention. The agency called on the British side to conduct a thorough investigation of the actions of the ship's crew.

A Russian Su-30SM fighter jet escorted a US spy plane over the Sea of Okhotsk on Wednesday, June 23. This was reported in the National Center for Defense Management (NCDF). Russian radar stations have detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over the Sea of Okhotsk.

Deputy Head of the Russian Defense Ministry Alexander Fomin and assistant to the head of the Egyptian military Department Mohamed Hassan discussed the prospects of military cooperation between the two countries, including joint exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Turkish authorities have declared the international part of the Aegean Sea a zone of military exercises in response to Greece's failure to comply with the terms of the Athens Memorandum, the Anadolu agency reports, citing sources in Ankara.

Russia and Pakistan are building up the potential of military-technical cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

Russia attaches great importance to strengthening ties with Cyprus, sees this country as a historical ally and partner, said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.

The Russian military called the violation of the Russian border by a British destroyer a provocation

On June 23, a Russian Su-24M bomber carried out a warning bombing along the course of the British destroyer Defender, which violated the state border of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea. After that, the British turned around. How the military and experts assess the actions of the Russian military, - in the material "Gazeta.Ru».

The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, June 23, published a video of a Russian plane and a drone tracking a British destroyer in the Black Sea.

The United States is interested in returning all parties to compliance with the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), this will not only prevent Iran from creating nuclear weapons, but also provide an opportunity to pressure Tehran on other issues, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

The Eastern Military District (VVO) and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) have started negotiations on holding joint exercises "West/Interaction-2021" on the territory of the People's Republic of China, the press service of the VVO reports.

Washington has imposed so many anti-Russian sanctions that it has almost completely lost the ability to exert pressure on Moscow by this method, former Pentagon chief and former CIA director Robert Gates said on Tuesday, June 22, speaking at a virtual event organized by the Ronald Reagan Institute.

The United States has begun deploying weapons at a missile defense base being created in northern Poland in Redzikovo, the Missile Defense Agency said.

Russia will continue to work to strengthen its group in the Arctic and equip it with modern weapons in response to attempts by foreign countries to destabilize the situation in this region, Deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Russia's exercises in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, during which the destruction of an enemy aircraft carrier strike group (AUG) was practiced, is an "alarm signal" and an "unprecedented threat" to the United States, writes The Drive.