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Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers flew over the waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas
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.
F-16 fighters of the Norwegian Air Force flew to escort Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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.
The border with Afghanistan will be defended by modernized BTR-D and T-72
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.
No one even thinks about Russia's invasion of Afghanistan - Lavrov
According to him, in case of aggression against any of the CSTO members, consultations will be held to determine response measures
Lavrov denied reports that Russia is ready to provide the United States with its bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
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.
Lavrov hopes that NATO colleagues will quickly understand how provocations like the story with the destroyer Defender can end
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.
Tactical exercises "Three Swords-2021" with the participation of NATO countries have begun in Ukraine
More than 1.2 thousand servicemen from the United States, Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland are taking part in the multinational tactical exercise "Three Swords - 2021" to protect the territory from an external aggressor, which started on Monday near Lviv, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The Pentagon is aware of reports about the test of a hypersonic "Zircon" in the Russian Federation, considers Russian such missiles a destabilizing factor
The Pentagon has seen reports of a test of a hypersonic Zircon missile in Russia and believes that such weapons have a destabilizing effect, said John Kirby, a representative of the US military department.
The Pentagon did not consider the Russian Federation involved in the "Havana syndrome" of US civil servants in Vienna
The US Department of Defense does not claim that Russia may allegedly be related to the manifestation of symptoms in American civil servants in Vienna similar to those previously observed in US diplomats in Cuba and became known as the "Havana syndrome". This was stated on Monday, July 19, at a regular briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
The United States called the main obstacles to the development of weapons in Russia
The United States called the main obstacles to the development of weapons in Russia. This was written by experts of the American research corporation RAND in their report.
Consultations on strategic stability between Russia and the United States will be held on July 28 - Mass media
Russia and the United States are expected to hold consultations on strategic stability on July 28, The Hill reports. "It is expected that US and Russian officials will meet on July 28 to hold the first dialogue on strategic stability at the negotiations on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons..." the newspaper notes.
US deployment of hypersonic missiles in Europe will be a destabilizing step - Russian Embassy in the United States
The Russian Embassy in the United States said that the deployment of hypersonic missiles by the United States would be an extremely destabilizing step.
The US Secretary of Defense is traveling to Asia to confirm the United States ' commitment to the international order in the region - The Pentagon
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will go on an Asian tour on July 23, during which he will demonstrate the US interest in developing relations with the ASEAN countries and maintaining international order in the region, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
About 1.5 thousand military personnel from the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan will conduct an exercise near the border with Afghanistan on July 30-August 10
The joint military exercise of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan will be held in the area bordering Afghanistan from July 30 to August 10, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.
The new radar station in the Crimea will control missile launches in the central part of the Atlantic - the general designer
The new Voronezh-M radar station of the Russian missile attack warning system (SPRN) near Sevastopol will "see" the Mediterranean Sea and the central part of the Atlantic Ocean, the general designer of the SPRN Sergey Boev told Interfax at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.
The FSB has published a list of information prohibited from being transmitted to other countries
The Federal Security Service has published a draft order of the director of the FSB, which contains a special list of unclassified information prohibited for transfer to foreign states. The list includes information that is not related to state secrets, but which may harm the interests of Russia. The draft order is posted on the official portal of legal information.
The destruction of the T-55 in Syria was shown on video
Old Soviet T-55 tanks continue to be used in Syria. During the recent clashes in Southern Idlib, representatives of illegal armed groups managed to destroy one such combat vehicle.
Peskov called the reasons for Russia's creation of hypersonic missiles
Russia's creation of hypersonic missiles is also a response to the deployment of the American missile defense system in Romania and Poland. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Deputy Head of the AP Kozak: Zelensky's approaches to the settlement of the conflict in the Donbass are worse than Poroshenko's
The approaches of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in resolving the conflict in the Donbas have become worse than those of the previous head of the Ukrainian state Petro Poroshenko, said Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia.
OSCE observers found no evidence of the presence of Russian military in the Donbass-Kozak
Attempts to impose on Moscow the obligations of the parties to the conflict in the Donbass are absurd
Moscow is providing humanitarian assistance to the Donbas, the OSCE observers could not find evidence of the Russian military presence in the region, said Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, in an interview with the French publication Politique Internationale.
