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Overcoming Russian protective zones in the Black Sea and Baltic regions was practiced at the recent NATO exercises Defender Europe-2021, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The nationality of the offending warships will not be taken into account

Russia will not allow provocations off the coast of Crimea, like the one committed by the British destroyer Defender, a tough reaction will follow, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mikhail Popov.

It is almost 71%, the Russian Defense Minister noted

The Russian armed forces have the highest percentage of modern weapons and military equipment among the armies of the world-almost 71%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The official representative of the US Defense Ministry, John Kirby, on Monday, July 12, informed that after the completion of the US-Ukrainian maneuvers as part of the Sea Breeze exercise, the ships of the US Sixth Fleet went to the shores of Bulgaria. A recording of the press conference is available on the Pentagon's website.

Radical groups in Syria have become more active in the territory controlled by the US-led coalition. This was announced on Monday, July 12, by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties (CPVS) in the SAR, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

Japan is concerned that its neighboring states are increasing weapons and activating the activities of their armed forces, according to the White Paper published by the Japanese Defense Ministry, an annual report on the country's security and the situation in the world as a whole.

The final planning conference on the preparation of the first joint Russian-Algerian tactical exercise was held in Vladikavkaz.

"Hurriet" cites the statement of the commander of the American destroyer "Ross" about the NATO exercises that ended in the Black Sea. According to him, the purpose of the military maneuvers was not only to improve the interaction of personnel and equipment of the participating countries, but also to send a message to those who want to appropriate the Black Sea for themselves. It is not difficult to guess who this message is addressed to.

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan announced the destruction of more than 250 Taliban militants* over the past day. In turn, the Taliban said that overnight they captured a number of districts in the provinces of Bamyan, Daikundi and Ghor in the central part of Afghanistan and in the province of Laghman in the east of the country.

Improving the combat effectiveness of the Tu-160M strategic missile carriers is the most important task that the new NK-32 aircraft engines of the second series will help to solve, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.

The ninth Moscow Conference on International Security, which was held from June 22 to 24 in the capital of Russia, became the first high-level platform this year, where specialized specialists personally discussed topical issues of security in the world, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Conflicting information is coming from Afghanistan about the fate of the special forces who were captured by the Taliban. According to some reports, more than 20 soldiers were cynically shot, the militants themselves claim that the video that appeared on the Network is a fake and an attempt by the official Kabul to scare the population with the brutality of the Taliban.

The Turkish opposition and many ordinary citizens do not like the idea of staying in Afghanistan, ostensibly to protect the airport in Kabul, while NATO forces are withdrawing their contingent from the country. While the Taliban are threatening to expel the Turkish military by force, a columnist of a pro-government newspaper decided to explain to readers why it is extremely important for Turkey to stay in this region.

The National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation has published a video of the escort of the US Ares reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Black Sea.

The new National Security Strategy pays special attention to the tasks of protecting the state and society from unfriendly interference from outside. As Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Venediktov told reporters on Tuesday, July 13, the Strategy for the first time prescribes retaliatory actions in the event of actions against Russia that pose a threat to its sovereignty and territorial integrity, including those expressed in the introduction of political or economic sanctions, as well as committed using modern information and communication technologies.

The main battle tanks of the T-64 during the Soviet era were operated only in the Soviet Army and were never exported.

After 1991, they remained in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet drove a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft away from the Russian border over the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, the director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, Alexey Podberezkin, called the Americans ' "super task" in this situation.

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.