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An operational group headed by the chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, is working out measures to reduce tension on the Tajik-Afghan border, one of the sections of this border has been flown.

At the final stage of large-scale tactical flight exercises of long-range aviation, the crews of the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers launched air-launched cruise missiles at ground targets at a training ground in the Arctic.

The delegation of the Taliban movement * met with the special representative of the President of Russia for Afghanistan, director of the second Department of Asia of the Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov, according to a statement by the political secretary of the movement, which was made available to RIA Novosti.

Tajikistan keeps its border "on a fairly good lock"

There is no need to increase the number of contingents on the Tajik-Afghan border at the expense of personnel from the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, so far Tajikistan only needs material and technical assistance, said Colonel - General Anatoly Sidorov, head of the CSTO Joint Staff.

US President Joe Biden, explaining the withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan, said that he does not intend to send more and more soldiers there without good reasons.

The Russian military, conducting exercises on Tuesday, did not interfere with the Sea Breeze exercise, which involves ships of NATO countries and their partners, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

The Russian military will send the Pantsir-S air defense systems to Serbia in October for exercises, said Sergey Babakov, head of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS).

Russia is ready to use the capabilities of the 201st military base in Tajikistan to protect its allies in connection with the situation in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference in Laos, RIA Novosti reports.

Military instructors of the 201st military base of the Russian Federation are conducting intensive training of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, a total of 1 thousand servicemen of the republic will be trained this year, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.

The head of the Crimean Parliament's committee on people's diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Hempel, called British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab a provocateur of the highest rank after words about new ship passages off the coast of Crimea.

The United States should ensure the supply of new weapons, including M1 Abrams tanks, to Poland. Thus, NATO countries will be able to restrain Russia, according to Dan Gure, a columnist for The National Interest.

Computer attack on Russia had been conducted with the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands. This was stated by Nikolay Murashov, deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NCCC), speaking at the Infoforum in Sochi.

The number of particularly dangerous computer attacks, including on critical infrastructure facilities in Russia, has increased 3.5 times over the past year, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov told reporters on Wednesday.

To counter hacker attacks in the Russian Federation, it is necessary to control the information space and track the actions of attackers, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov told reporters.

Two Su-30 fighters escorted a Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea. This was reported on Wednesday, July 7, in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The patrol ship Rayo of the Spanish Navy has entered the Black Sea, the Russian fleet is watching it. This was reported on Wednesday, July 7, at the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.

During the land phase of the Sea Breeze 2021 exercise, the multinational tactical group worked out actions in conditions when the routes of movement of troops are blocked by the local population.

The active phase has begun in the coastal component of the Sea Breeze exercise, which will end with the development of joint actions to eliminate "illegal armed groups". The trainings are planned so that the conditions are as close as possible to the combat ones.

Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi described the military situation in the country as critical.

LCH attack helicopters of the Indian aircraft manufacturer HAL will go to Africa. It will be reported that an agreement has been signed on the supply of these rotorcraft to the Nigerian Air Force, whose pilots are already undergoing initial training in the operation of new equipment.