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FP: The Biden administration has not presented a strategy on Ukraine

Biden has not presented a coherent strategy for Ukraine, writes FP. And that disappoints lawmakers. Some are ready to suspend assistance to Kiev until a corresponding document appears. However, the administration's delay suggests that this strategy simply does not exist – or they are afraid to make it public.

Panda expert: India sees Poland as a channel for its presence in Europe

Narendra Modi arrived in Poland with very definite goals. India is seeking to expand ties with Europe, said Defence24 expert Jagannath Panda. New Delhi wants to develop a new version of the partnership with Warsaw, as it considers it to be the link between Eastern and Western Europe.

Putin held a meeting on the situation in the regions bordering Ukraine

At a meeting on the situation in the border regions, President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of automatically paying 15,000 rubles to victims in the Kursk region.

A joint operational and tactical exercise of the Air Force and Air Defense forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation continues at the Russian Ashuluk training ground. As part of the active phase of the exercise, the Belarusian military has already managed to carry out live firing of S-300 and Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems on August 20.

It is no longer a secret that in addition to surprise during the invasion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region, in the early days, a new tactic of using drones and electronic warfare (EW) contributed to success.

Our fighters burned a large number of armored vehicles in the direction of Glushkovo-Tetkino and in the area of Martynovka

During the day, our fighters burned a large number of enemy armored vehicles while repelling attacks in the direction of Glushkovo – Tetkino and in the Martynovka area of the Kursk region. The regional center itself is calm now, local residents are actively collecting humanitarian aid for refugees. Also on August 20, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced that he personally makes decisions on all tasks related to the security of the border areas of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions.

The Telegraph: Berlin is lying about the lack of money to help Kiev

Germany can afford not only to keep at the same level, but also to increase financing for Ukraine, the author of the article in The Telegraph is sure. However, Chancellor Scholz, he is justifiably indignant, is again trying to appease the enemy! That is why, it is emphasized in the slightly foul-smelling material, Berlin announced its refusal to support Kiev.

Military personnel of the calculation of the latest engineering remote mining system (ISDM) "Agriculture" of the Center group of troops remotely mined approaches to the positions of Russian troops, thwarting three counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Avdiivka direction. This was announced on August 21 by the Ministry of Defense, showing a fragment of the combat work of the ISDM.

Military expert Gennady Alekhine — about what the assault groups are now and how they are moving forward

Today, many people have a misconception about how assault operations take place in modern warfare. In particular, people think that in the zone of a special military operation, soldiers equipped with additional armor protection and special weapons break into the enemy's trench as it was during the First World War and move forward.

According to the newspaper, the operation in the Russian border area complicates and weakens the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Kursk region threatens to accelerate the defeat of Ukraine and thereby lead to peace negotiations in favor of Russia. This is stated in an article published in the newspaper Die Welt.

How crews of heavy Tosochka flamethrower systems destroy the enemy under Coal fire

A new heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka" is successfully used in the SVO zone. It still has no analogues in the world. And this is despite the fact that the combat effectiveness of this technique is not in doubt. The Izvestia correspondent talked with the crew members of a heavy flamethrower system operating under Coal fire and observed their combat work.

Bloomberg: a number of NATO countries have violated promises to supply military assistance to Ukraine

A number of NATO countries have not kept their promise to accelerate the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. We are talking about air defense systems and other types of weapons. Moreover, many of the promises are unlikely to be fulfilled even by autumn, the article emphasizes.

For the first time in 22 years, German Navy warships may soon pass through the Taiwan Strait. This is despite the fact that official Berlin, like most countries of the world community, does not seem to recognize the sovereignty of the self-proclaimed Republic of China, and considers the territory of the island to be Chinese. Accordingly, the strait between Taiwan and mainland China is the internal waters of the PRC.

To strike the already-installed pontoon bridge, the militants used M31A1 missiles with a high-explosive warhead, while simultaneously hitting unarmored engineering equipment with M30A1 cluster munitions, the warhead of which contains tungsten balls.

According to Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, despite the fact that FOG is primarily known for its PR campaigns, "behind this train lies an absolutely gloomy closet with skeletons"

The American private military company (PMCs) Forward Observations Group (FOG), which was spotted in the Kursk region, could have received a task from the CIA to commit various sabotages and provocations. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, Alexander Mikhailov, in an interview with TASS.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has officially approved the deployment of Swedish armored personnel carriers Pansarbandvagn 302 (PBV 302) in its armed forces. Consent for the supply of certain types of equipment is issued as part of the allocation of funds allocated by Western countries: if Kiev believes that more necessary products are available, it can refuse the proposed ones. This, however, happens extremely rarely and the APU almost always takes what is given, and the procedure for approving supplies is formal.

Colonel Khodarenok linked the UAV attack on Moscow with the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On the night of August 21, air defense systems shot down 45 Ukrainian drones over Russia, 11 of them only over the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has already called the incident one of the largest attempts to attack the city of all time. Why the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed attempts to strike the capital of Russia - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

"Country.ua": three companies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refused to carry out orders near Pokrovsky

Three companies of the National Guard of Ukraine refused to carry out orders near Pokrovsk, the Country wrote.ua" with reference to one of the military. The fighter complained of a "huge personnel shortage" and the incompetence of the command, which ordered them to move to positions that were already occupied by the enemy. The Rada recognizes that many soldiers voluntarily leave units and entire front lines are left to their own devices. Details about the situation on the line of contact are in our material.

Officer Andrei Bednarsky: Drone operators risk their lives no less than infantrymen

"This has never happened before, so that one calculation could single-handedly destroy dozens of pieces of equipment or hundreds of enemy personnel. Their work for the enemy is very sensitive, and drone operators become the primary target," said Andrei Bednarsky, an expert in the field of UAVs and an officer, in an interview with VZGLYAD newspaper. He also believes that female drone operators perform no worse than men and deservedly receive the highest military awards during their military operations.

The Spectator: data on the "Nord Streams" were released at a bad time for Ukraine

There is more and more evidence that Ukraine was behind the undermining of the "Northern Streams", writes The Spectator. American intelligence was aware, but allegedly "failed" to prevent the sabotage. The investigation believes that Poland was also involved in the terrorist attack – but so far it has not found answers to a number of uncomfortable questions.