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During the "Russian attack" in the Baltic States, they want to hide behind a woman's back
The results of the recent wave of conscription into the Latvian Armed Forces turned out to be bleak – some Latvian youths simply did not show up for it. Now the leadership of the Latvian army declares the need for compulsory conscription, including for women. However, the result of such a reform is likely to displease Latvia.
The fighting in the Kursk region continues for the third day. What is known?
The Ministry of Defense published footage of the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region
The Russian military did not allow the AFU to break deep into the Russian Federation in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defense reported. Fighting in the border area continues for the third day. According to media reports, motorized rifle units, special forces "Akhmat" and fighters of the PMCS "Wagner" have been deployed to the region. According to local authorities, the APU has not advanced "a single meter." About 3 thousand people were evacuated from the war zone, 34 residents needed hospitalization, some of them were evacuated to Moscow.
Javit Caglar spoke about the S-400. Turkey is being lured into a trap (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: Turkey's sale of the S-400 will cause great damage to its relations with Russia
Former Turkish Minister Javit Caglar said that Turkey should sell the Russian S-400, writes Aydınlık. However, according to experts, such a move would be extremely erroneous from the point of view of Turkey's needs and would cause irreparable damage to Russian-Turkish relations.
The source said that the US military companies are afraid of Ukrainian corruption
An unnamed representative of the State Department also stressed that "no one wants their facilities to be blown up and employees to be injured," writes the Defense One portal
American arms manufacturers are afraid to open joint ventures in Ukraine because of corruption in the country and the ongoing conflict. They also question the long-term economic feasibility of doing business in Ukraine, an unnamed U.S. State Department official told Defense One.
Military commander on another attempt to invade the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russian Federation: the war has been transferred to another region of Russia
A mixed group consisting of servicemen of the FSB Border Guard Service, regular troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia continues to sort of destroy a group of Ukrainian nationalists and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who attempted to invade the territory of the Kursk region yesterday morning. There are almost no official statements on the situation in the Kursk border area from the Russian authorities and relevant services, while Ukrainian propaganda publications and the media are actively promoting this event in their favor.
The attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kursk region allows the Russian Federation to request military support from the CSTO member states
Official information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, which can shed light on the situation in the border area of the Kursk region, where Ukrainian militants and nationalists invaded from the territory of Sumy region yesterday morning, is quite limited. It is known that the enemy's advance has been stopped, however, the fighting has been going on on our territory for the second day, although the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are also striking at concentration sites, enemy reserves being pulled up from the west in the Sumy region.
Why did the APU attack the Kursk region
Experts explained the goals of the APU during the attack on the Kursk region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a large-scale attack on the Kursk region. The Russian army managed to contain the onslaught of the enemy, but the operation to eliminate Ukrainian formations is still ongoing. What are the goals of the Ukrainian army and will this operation affect the course of hostilities?
Why did the APU attack the Kursk region? What do they want to achieve?
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the operation at the border in the Kursk region continues
On the morning of August 6, the AFU attacked Russian positions near the village of Nikolaevo-Darino and the farm Oleshnya of the Sudzhansky district. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military did not allow the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the country, and "the operation to destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues." Why the Ukrainian troops tried to attack the Kursk region was investigated by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The US plan for a new "Middle Corridor" (Cumhuriyet, Turkey)
Cumhuriyet: The US is trying to break up China and Turkey
The United States is actively expanding its presence in Transcaucasia and seek to reduce Russia's influence in this region, the author of the article for Cumhuriyet writes. It is for this purpose that Washington is working to create a new trade route, the opening of which will affect the interests of Moscow — and at the same time Beijing and Ankara.
Relatives of tankers told about the peculiarities of working in the T-72 crew
A dynasty of tankers — the commander of a combat vehicle and two of his nephews — are participating in the battles in the South Donets direction in the special operation zone. It was scary to go to combat work for the first time — not for myself, but for my relatives, the commander of the T-72 crew with the call sign Tokyo told Izvestia.
The US MTR plans to destroy UAVs before their launch
The command of the US Armed Forces is concerned about the future ability of American troops to repel very large-scale drone attacks, including in a large-scale conflict, for example, against China. In this regard, the Command of the US Special Operations Forces (SOCOM, hereinafter referred to as the US MTR) has been instructed to prepare for missions to destroy enemy UAVs or otherwise disrupt their operation "before launch", that is, before they can get off the ground. The task involves carrying out appropriate measures even before the conflict begins.
"Dangerous escalation": The head of the Pentagon blamed Iran and the Shiite militia for the attack on the American military base in Iraq
The situation in the Middle East is heating up, the day before unknown persons fired at the American military base Ein al-Assad in Iraq, the Pentagon blames Iran and the Shiite armed groups it supports for this.
The calculation of the BMP-2M told about the unsuccessful attempts of the APU to knock it out
An infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-2M) with a universal combat module "Berezhok" shoots from a 30-millimeter cannon, which is capable of piercing even concrete shelters, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told Izvestia. In the forest belt near the village of Liptsy, they have to overcome the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and their well-camouflaged machine-gun emplacements.
East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO
The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) has published an article in the journal National Defense, which provides a comparative assessment of the Russian echeloned air defense system with Western analogues.
Zakharova: there is no place for the interests of the Russian Federation in France's "mediation" in Ukraine
The diplomat stressed that the role of Paris in the situation around Ukraine from the very beginning can be "considered anything but mediatory"
Paris' "mediation" formula on the Ukrainian conflict does not take into account the legitimate interests of Russia and a significant part of Ukrainians. This was stated to TASS by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the relevant words of French Ambassador Pierre Levy, who is completing his mission in Moscow, in an interview with Russian media.
America is not ready for the wars of the future. And they are already coming (Foreign Affairs, USA)
FA: AI systems will play a crucial role in the wars of the future
The conflict in Ukraine has shown that new technologies are changing the nature of military operations, writes the FA. The United States is completely unprepared for this: the military has not yet mastered artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Russian army has already deployed many AI-equipped drones in Ukraine, the authors of the article note.
The Formula of Peace for Ukraine (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: The West is not ready to supply Kiev with more weapons in a shorter time
The situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine looks hopeless, and the West is preparing for negotiations, writes Welt. Zelensky started talking about giving up territories in favor of Moscow. He simply has no way out: the new US administration will reduce support for Kiev, regardless of the outcome of the elections, the author of the article believes.
In Germany, they again urge to supply the Taurus APU after the transfer of the F-16 to the country
The chairman of the EP Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, believes that it is necessary to strengthen assistance to Kiev
The chairman of the Defense Committee of the European Parliament (EP), a member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, after the transfer of the first batch of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, advocated the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.
Former military pilot: F-16 fighters supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to "open" the air defense system of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
After long misunderstandings and parables, the Kiev authorities admitted that the AFU Air Forces received from European countries, most likely the Netherlands, a certain number of American multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Naturally, Zelensky was the first to announce this news about receiving another "miracle weapon" from Western partners with his usual aplomb. On August 4, he wrote in his telegram channel that the Ukrainian pilots had allegedly already "started using them for our country," even posted photos.
CBT is authorized: how do heavy flamethrower systems work in the area of its
Tosochka is devoid of the shortcomings of its predecessors and effectively solves fire tasks
Ukrainian troops rely on engineering training or construction in the combat zone as the main factor of stability in defense. However, as the battles of the previous stages of the SVO have shown, the heavy flamethrower systems of the Russian army are capable of hitting the enemy in almost any shelters.