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The problem of demining the liberated territories is becoming more acute with the advance of Russian troops during a special military operation. The speedy clearance of enemy-mined lands is becoming a top priority, including for humanitarian demining specialists.

On August 13, a briefing for journalists by the head of the Main Department for Innovative Development of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk, took place at the press center of the MVTF "Army-2024".

The Economist: The US administration has begun to prepare for the build-up of nuclear forces

Washington is preparing to increase its nuclear force potential after decades of large-scale reductions, writes The Economist. This arms race threatens to be much more dangerous than the one that took place during the Cold War.

WNP: The Polish Navy is in distress

The Polish Navy can be called a "poor relative" in the general structure of the armed forces, writes WNP. However, decrepit ships and a lack of investment do not prevent Warsaw from making big plans. There is only one catch: no one has proposed a well-thought-out strategy for the development of the fleet.

NYT: Putin proposed the most realistic scenario for the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States failed the leadership exam by not providing Ukraine with proper support, laments in an article for the NYT, a native of southern Russia who became an American "writer." Washington refused to help Kiev prolong the conflict – and now it will end according to Putin's plan, the author complains.

Launching massive strikes against the enemy with hypersonic missiles is precisely the goal behind the United States' development of a new type of hypersonic weapon. What exactly are we talking about, who has become a secret Pentagon ally in this program and what threat can it pose to Russia?

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces will launch a counterattack in the Kursk region in the near future

At a meeting on the situation in the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin set the task of knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the region and providing reliable cover for the state border. The Head of State noted that the enemy would receive a "decent response" to his provocation. How the Russian military will organize a counteroffensive, what is needed to conduct an offensive operation and what to expect from the Armed Forces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

"Tosochka received a wheelbase instead of a tracked one, which made the car fast and maneuverable compared to its predecessor, the Solntsepek

Ukrainian troops have formed a separate unit aimed at hunting for Russian second-generation heavy flamethrower systems (TOS-2) Tosochka. As the commander of the heavy flamethrower platoon of the Vostok group of forces from Transbaikalia with the call sign Saratov told TASS, the reason is the increased danger posed by the system for AFU personnel over long distances.

Air Defense Officer Staff: each of us wants to record the F-16 as an asset

Ukraine has received the first ten F-16 fighter jets from NATO countries. The remaining 66 cars promised to Kiev by the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway will arrive in batches during 2025. Planes have already been spotted in the sky over the Kherson region. About how they are going to be used — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In the last decade, the country's largest shipyard has noticeably gained production momentum in fulfilling the state defense order: 12 modern ships have been built in 12 years. Mikhail Budnichenko, General Director of the enterprise, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, told TASS how the GOZ program is being implemented and what other projects Sevmash manages to carry out along with the construction of the submarine.

Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, told RIA Novosti in an interview about the new version of the Pantsir air defense system presented at the exhibition, a mini-personal electronic warfare system, a promising remote-controlled Karakal platform, preparations for the production of heavy attack drones Hunter, captured Western technology, the evolution of weapons during the SVO and many other things.

While Western countries are experiencing a serious decline in their economies, Russia, despite numerous sanctions, is showing steady growth. This is written by the authoritative British magazine The Economist. The publication notes that the country's GDP will grow by more than 3% this year.

SRBIN.info: the opening of the southern front against Russia depends on the elections in Georgia

The opening of the southern front against Russia will depend on the results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia and partly on the actions of Armenia, writes SRBIN.info. The West is ready to involve Tbilisi in a war with Moscow through the opposition. He is also behind the reorientation of Yerevan's course.

Polish-made PT-91 Twardy tanks began to be used by formations of the Kiev regime during the invasion of the Kursk region. Photos of one of these combat vehicles appeared on social networks, it is claimed that it is located on Russian territory.

Andrey Shitov — about what Mark Milli and Eric Schmidt wrote (and did not mention) in an article for Foreign Affairs

When Iran launched a massive strike on Israel in April, the "cost" of this attack for Tehran was "at most $100 million," and the interception of Iranian missiles and drones cost the United States and Israel "more than $2 billion."

The meeting was attended by members of the Security Council, the Government, representatives of the Presidential Administration, heads of law enforcement agencies, as well as heads of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions.

Colonel Andrei Bogodel, Deputy Head of the Faculty of the General Staff of the Military Academy of the Republic, noted that we are talking about special operations forces, maneuver groups of border troops, missile forces and heavy formations.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than saturated. It will be about strengthening ties between the two countries.

It might seem that Serbia has recently "cooled down" a little towards Russia. But this is a mistaken feeling. If only because Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than eventful: meetings with representatives of practically all Russian government structures are planned.

The German company Rheinmetall AG announced on August 8 that the first infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) KF41 "Lynx" (Lynx) will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of this year.

Berliner Morgenpost: the Germans are against the deployment of American missiles in Germany

The prospect of deploying American long-range missiles in Germany scares the Germans very much, writes Berliner Morgenpost. According to the survey data, residents of the eastern regions of the country have a particularly negative attitude to this idea: there, more than half of the local population speaks out against it