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Air strikes by the US armed forces on June 27 were carried out in Iraq and Syria on objects associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense, John Kirby. A video of the briefing was published on the page of the US military department on Twitter.

The laboratory of the US Air Force has published a report "Primer on Near-lunar Space", which contains recommendations to the US space forces on preparing for a situation in which the Moon and the outer space around it will act as a war zone. This became known on Tuesday, June 29.

Russian Su-30SM fighters are monitoring the movements of the American destroyer USS Ross, which appeared near the Crimea, REN TV reports.

The American missile destroyer USS Ross, which is taking part in the Sea Breeze 2021 naval exercises, is not moving towards the Crimea and is located in the port of Odessa, the US Navy reported.

In the Black Sea, the Russian military conducted an exercise with anti-submarine helicopters

The Russian diesel submarine Kolpino, capable of using Kalibr cruise missiles, went on exercises in the Black Sea against the background of the Sea Breeze maneuvers, in which the United States, other NATO members and their partners participate.

Two hypersonic missiles from the arsenal of the Russian Su-57 fighter are capable of leaving the entire fleet of American fifth-generation F-35 aircraft on the ground. The first is the aviation version of the X-47M2 "Dagger", which can disable aircraft carriers and concrete runways that the F-35 needs.

The Russian MiG-31K fighters transferred to Syria were involved in the combat operation. It became known that a hypersonic missile "Dagger" was struck at a target on the territory of the Arab republic.

CNN reports that about 1 thousand American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan. The military will guard the airport and the US Embassy in Kabul, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The withdrawal of the main forces should be completed in the coming days. As previously reported by the Associated Press, the airport will be transferred to the protection of Turkish soldiers in September. However, now the Pentagon's plans can change at any time. American troops have been in Afghanistan since October 2001.

One of the largest Israeli manufacturers in the field of the military-industrial complex, the company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced an autonomous high-precision missile system of the 5th generation of the long-range Sea Breaker.

The provocation of the United States and Great Britain in Russian territorial waters could not lead to a third world war, since the West understands that it will not be able to emerge victorious from it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a direct line.

Putin assessed the risks of the beginning of the Third World War against the background of the incident with Defender

Putin does not think that the incident with the destroyer could lead to a Third World War. According to him, those who made the provocation "know that they will not emerge victorious from this war." The head of Russia is sure that the entry of a British warship into the Black Sea was organized not only by the British, but also by the Americans. In addition, it was of a political nature: the West once again showed its attitude to the decision of the Crimeans to transfer the region under the jurisdiction of Russia back in 2014.

Two strategic nuclear submarines of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted an "underwater duel" during an exercise in the Barents Sea, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

The fifth-generation fighter of the shortened take-off and vertical landing F-35B Lightning II, which flew next to Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular, the Admiral Makarov patrol frigate of project 11356R, is not armed with anti-ship missiles, says the American magazine Forbes.

The US military in Syria was subjected to rocket fire, said the representative of the US coalition, Colonel Wayne Marotto.

He reaffirmed the US commitment to peace in the Middle East

US President Joe Biden said that his administration is ready to support Tel Aviv's defense efforts, as well as that the United States will not allow Iran to create its own nuclear weapons.

About 20 aircraft and helicopters, several divisions of the S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems conducted a training test in Crimea against the background of the Sea Breeze exercises launched on the eve of Ukraine, the United States and other NATO countries.

The British F-35, following the exercises of the Russian Federation in the Mediterranean, was filmed on video. The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of joint exercises of the Navy's operational unit and the VKS aviation in the Mediterranean.

India has a new carrier of nuclear warheads. On June 28, the press service of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the Ministry of Defense of India announced the successful tests of the new Agni P missile.

MiG-31K fighters capable of carrying hypersonic missiles and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers flew over the Mediterranean Sea as part of the exercises. This was announced on June 29 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

MiG-31K hypersonic weapons carriers and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed flights over the Mediterranean Sea

Russian ships conducted training to repel an air attack by a simulated enemy in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.