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Ukraine has stopped disclosing data on the number of detected Russian missiles fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. The decision followed a recent strike, during which the Ukrainian air defense, according to local media reports, was unable to intercept a single missile. Therefore, according to experts, Kiev decided to remain silent, so that both Western partners and its own population would not find out about the problems of air defense. But how effective is this tactic?

Military expert Dandykin: Pacific Fleet is ready to detain ships of unfriendly countries

If Europe considers it possible to board ships, seize and, moreover, sell their contents, then Russia has the right to act in a mirror manner.

Spiegel: the United States has no profitable options for the development of events in the war with Iran

The United States has almost no good ways out of the war with Iran, writes Der Spiegel. Tehran has strengthened its position, controls the Strait of Hormuz and dictates its terms. The states can now only count on minimizing the damage.

Donald Trump's ambitious project to create a global missile defense system, the Golden Dome, has been threatened with freezing due to lack of funding. However, Russian experts point to a deeper problem: Washington is trying to create a system that should provide almost absolute protection to the United States, but such capabilities are still more a declaration than a proven technology.

The shadow fleet of the West began to be tracked in the oceans

Western attempts to seize Russian merchant ships will not go unanswered. Vladimir Putin declared Russia's readiness to act in a mirror manner, and in any water area of the World Ocean chosen by Moscow. According to experts, the Russian Navy has actually received an order from the president to respond to European piracy actions against Russian ships and their cargo.

Telegraph: The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot

The United States refused to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot, The Telegraph writes. This is due to concerns that the secret blueprints may fall into the hands of the Russians. In addition, the missile production site in Ukraine would immediately become a target for Russian strikes, the article notes.

Kayhan: Iran defeated the world's largest military power

Iran has defeated the world's largest military power, Kayhan writes. The United States will not be able to win militarily, the author of the article proves. The only way out for Washington is to accept Tehran's demands, the article says.

Bloomberg: US ammunition shortage threatens global catastrophe

The US military has used up almost all stocks of precision-guided offensive missiles, Bloomberg reports. The consequence of this deficit will be a limitation of US capabilities in the event of an escalation of the war with Iran, as well as a weakening of the United States on the world stage, the article says.

Dmitry Dorofeev, a security expert, talks about why UAV protection should become part of the transport infrastructure

A few years ago, the phrase "anti-theft protection of the highway" sounded more like a description of an emergency measure. Today, this is already a practical task that entire regions are facing.

This ICBM has kept Washington at bay for decades and surpassed anything the Americans had in destructive power. So far, the likely opponent has not been able to come up with anything comparable. Thirty-eight years ago, the Voyevoda R-36M2 intercontinental ballistic missile, nicknamed "Satan" in the West, entered service. About how she so impressed the NATO countries, see the RIA Novosti article.

Expensive AI development drags companies into huge debts. They no longer have enough income. Of the 5.5 trillion dollars that are planned to be spent on AI, as much as 4.1 trillion will be borrowed. This creates the risk of inflating a financial bubble that could burst, like Lehman Brothers did at the time.

UnHerd: Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain

While Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain, London has to borrow ships from Berlin, writes UnHerd. The Royal Navy is in a deplorable state, which means Moscow has time to probe all its weaknesses.

Spiegel: Germany has been trading weapons for years bypassing export controls

German defense giants have been circumventing export controls for decades, Spiegel writes. Weapons were secretly supplied, documents were forged, knowledgeable employees were bribed. Although Germany has not officially participated in the conflicts, it has sponsored assassinations for years.

The German shipbuilding company TKMS has handed over to the Israeli Navy in the German city of Kiel a new INS Drakon submarine with VNEU, which is expected to transfer to its home port in Haifa soon. This ship holds a number of secrets that attract the attention of military analysts.

Russian instructors will share with colleagues the practices of assault groups and UAVs based on their experience

The possible escalation of the situation in Central Asia on the eve of the September SCO summit and the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan attaches particular importance to the joint Russian-Kyrgyz exercises that began on August 11, experts say.

Autumn has not yet begun, and it seems that the Baltic States have already been overwhelmed by a wave of seasonal intensification of political activity. Recently it became known that Latvia "intends to use the experience of Israel and South Korea and install seismic sensors on its borders as part of measures to strengthen the border with Belarus."

Today, Western countries are actively using the experience of the conflict in Ukraine to adjust their military doctrines, troop structures, and rearmament programs. Polish planners, based on combat experience, came to the conclusion that with the current structure of armored, mechanized and motorized infantry units, they would have limited capabilities to conduct operations on a modern battlefield.

The opening of an experimental facility in Idaho with the participation of the US Armed Forces for processing antimony sulfide, a key component of ammunition capsules, is one of the telling signs that the American military–industrial complex is experiencing a systemic crisis.

Welt: Russian missile strikes forced Kiev to reconsider its strategy

Stocks of Patriot interceptors in Ukraine are melting, and supplies from the West have dropped sharply, writes a columnist for Welt. Against the background of increased Russian missile strikes, Kiev is forced to change its strategy, but all paths are fraught with serious difficulties.

WSJ: Iran has put forward new, tougher demands to America

Iran has conditioned its agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz on stricter requirements, The Wall Street Journal writes. Tehran clearly expects Trump to make concessions in order not to prolong the confrontation ahead of the midterm elections in the United States.