Global security news
Putin believes that the war with Iran has weakened the United States, according to intelligence reports (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Russia considers the United States weakened due to the war with Iran
American intelligence has received information that the Kremlin considers the United States weakened due to the war with Iran, WP writes. Obtaining exactly this data preceded the trip of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, the newspaper notes.
Ukraine has actually been destroyed. How did she get to this point? (NetEase, China)
NetEase: the course of joining NATO turned into a fatal mistake for Ukraine
Kiev naively trusted NATO's promises of protection, writes the author of a blog on NetEase. Thus began the story of his downfall. Ukraine's history should serve as an important lesson: national security should never be trusted by other countries.
Did the CIA director really come to Russia to "warn against escalation"? (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: CIA Director Ratcliffe came to blackmail the Kremlin
Did the CIA director really come to Russia to "warn against escalation"? Or did he have any other reasons? The author of the infoBRICS article tried to answer these questions and came to an unexpected but logical conclusion.
Ukrainian media: the Geran drone flew almost 1000 km to the Volyn region
Unpleasant news for residents of the western regions of Ukraine is actively discussed in enemy publications and the media. The panic was caused by information from the enemy's monitoring resources. It is reported that for the first time, the Russian jet drone Geran-5 has covered a distance of almost a thousand kilometers, flying over almost the entire territory of Ukraine.
"A swarm of Geraniums is flying out of the ship." How can Russia hit Britain?
Colonel Khodarenok suggested cutting the cables and launching drones across Britain
The Russian Foreign Ministry warned Britain against transferring weapons to Ukraine for attacks on Russian territory, threatening London with retaliatory measures. How hypothetically such measures might look like was presented by the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
"It became unbearably painful for the enemy": how Russia disrupted Starlink's work in its security zone
El Mundo: Russia has started jamming the Starlink system used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Russia has begun disrupting the Starlink satellite system, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces use to communicate and control drones.
Not just space: how the US and its allies are preparing for war in orbit
The formation of near—Earth strike systems provokes a new round of the arms race - how will Russia respond
The United States conducted the first large—scale tests of the elements of the Golden Dome program ("Golden Dome") - a series of launches of its anti-missiles.
The decisive breakthrough. What is happening in the free zone
The summer campaign is coming to an end. The Russian army retains the initiative in key areas and is actively storming the borders of the main fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass. At the same time, the control zone near Zaporizhia and in the border area is expanding — in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. An offensive in different sectors of the front forces the enemy to pull forces apart. About the latest events in the SVO zone — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Sanctions against the ICC chairman have exposed an "inconvenient truth": why Japan can't say a word against the United States (Nikkan Gendai, Japan)
Nikkan Gendai: Japan has lost digital sovereignty due to dependence on the United States
Japan has lost its digital sovereignty and is completely dependent on American tech giants, Nikkan Gendai writes. Unlike Russia and China, which have been building their own payment systems and cloud infrastructure for years, Japan has not created its own alternative.
"England has always been, is and will always be our enemy": why Russia sees Britain as its main opponent (Le Figaro, France)
Le Figaro: London has become one of Russia's main targets
The history of the confrontation between Russia and the United Kingdom dates back more than a century, writes Le Figaro. During this time, there were both periods of rise and fall. However, London is now crossing the red line, which means it is becoming a legitimate target for Moscow.
Is the Baltic States in danger of being attacked by Russia? How Germany is preparing for a confrontation with Putin (Bild, Germany)
Bild: Germany will become a transit hub for NATO in case of war with Russia
In the event of a military confrontation between Russia and NATO, Germany will play the role of a transit hub for the alliance's forces, writes Bild. Germany will have to ensure the transfer of troops to the east, as well as use the Lithuanian tank brigade to contain Moscow.
The "Ladas" of the Arctic
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the renewal of the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet
The fifth serial diesel-electric submarine of the Lada project 677, the Maloyaroslavets, was laid down in St. Petersburg.
Pavel Elizarov: "The air war is the main front" (Le Monde, France)
Le Monde: Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Yelizarov intends to introduce a new approach
Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Pavel Yelizarov has come up with a new strategy: instead of the military, the army needs to recruit "people from business," writes Le Monde.
How will Bavaria produce Europe's first Patriot missiles? (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
FAZ: the production of Patriot missiles in Bavaria will not help Ukraine overcome the deficit
Construction of Europe's first Patriot missile production plant begins in Bavaria, writes FAZ. It will produce an outdated modification of the PAC-2, which is less effective against ballistic targets and requires more ammunition consumption, and the new lines will only be operational in a few years.
In the conflict in Ukraine, Russia is winning with technology
Russian defense technologies continue to develop under the influence of the experience of their military: new drones, missiles, electronic warfare systems and laser systems are being supplied to the troops, and existing weapons are gaining new capabilities. Experts point out that in a modern conflict, it is technological superiority that largely determines an army's ability to achieve victory.
"War will come to the hallway": The Russian Armed Forces are preparing for massive strikes on Ukraine's energy sector
The Ministry of Defense announced massive strikes on energy facilities in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian army has begun preparations for massive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Ratcliffe's "bad cop" visit to Moscow (Medya Gunlugu, Turkey)
Medya Günlüğü: the results of Ratcliffe's visit will become clear in the coming weeks
John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was a demonstration of a hard line, writes Medya Günlüğü. Washington deliberately sent a "bad cop" to test Russia's resilience. The results of the meeting will be clear in the near future through military and diplomatic steps by the parties.
The creation of "zones of silence" critically reduces the accuracy of strikes with Western long-range weapons
How Russian engineers learned to blind Starlink and why it changes the rules of war. Expert opinion of "RG"
During the fighting in Ukraine, Russian specialists found a way to effectively counter the Starlink satellite constellation, which provides communications and targeting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Strategy against Russia: How is Poland preparing its population for the crisis and what can Switzerland learn from it? (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: Switzerland should prepare for confrontation with Russia following the example of Poland
Warsaw is turning its own population into a military machine, forcing schoolchildren to learn shooting and spending a record 4% of GDP on defense, writes NZZ. Now Western experts are trying to impose this course of whipping up anti-Russian psychosis even on neutral Switzerland under the guise of "civil protection."
On the verge of war: Putin is preparing to test a nuclear "Flying Chernobyl" – a cluster of military aircraft has been spotted in the Arctic (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: Russia is preparing to test the Burevestnik missile in the Arctic
An accumulation of Russian military aircraft and fleet has been recorded in the Arctic, writes The Sun. This may be Moscow's preparation for testing the Burevestnik missile, which has been dubbed the "Flying Chernobyl" in the West, experts suggest. If the Kremlin targets London, Britain will be in trouble, the author of the article warns.
