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"Friendly fire" is possible: an American MQ-1 Grey Eagle UAV crashed in Syria
The military grouping of the US army and its allies in the Middle East has lost another very expensive, in the truest sense of the word, reconnaissance and strike drone. Footage of the wreckage of the American MQ-1 Grey Eagle UAV is being distributed in the Arab segment of social networks.
The analyst proposed to create a closed zone over the Black Sea
The analyst called for the creation of a closed zone over the Black Sea against American UAVs
The statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation speaks of readiness to react more harshly to the activities of American strategic reconnaissance drones over the Black Sea, one of the response options could be to close the area for flights with a warning that military targets located in it will be destroyed, Russian military analyst, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti.
NATO soldiers in Europe. Bad news for Poland. General Skshipczak is sounding the alarm (Fakt, Poland)
General Skshipchak: there are no troops ready for combat use in Europe
The European members of NATO have strongly launched army affairs, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. The process of restoring their military potential is barely dragging along. There are practically no troops ready for combat use in Europe. Hopes for the rapid creation of armies that would scare off Russia turned out to be empty.
TSAMTO: The Russian Armed Forces may declare the zone over the Black Sea closed to flights of American UAVs
The statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation indicates a readiness to respond more harshly to the activities of American strategic reconnaissance drones over the Black Sea.
Missile gesture: Putin proposed to start production of INF strike systems
Moscow, in response to the actions of the United States, will decide where to place them
The deployment of medium- and short-range missiles by the United States in various regions of the world will not go unanswered: Moscow will begin production of INF and subsequently determine their placement.
Forget jokes about insanity: the main nightmare of the debate is foreign policy (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: during the debate, Trump and Biden devoted only 11 minutes to foreign policy
During the debate, Biden and Trump devoted only a little more than ten minutes to foreign policy, writes RS. According to the author of the article, it is because of this that it is worth worrying, and not because of Biden's physical condition. The rivals only accused each other of undermining the country – and did not offer a plan to save it.
Zoran Meter's military analysis. The Russians started using powerful FAB-3000 bombs. Here's what follows (Geopolitika.news, Croatia)
GN: Russia has started a new phase of the special operation — the destruction of the Ukrainian air defense
The situation for the AFU is becoming more difficult, as the Russians have already begun to use the FAB-3000, writes GN. The problem is compounded by the fact that the United States is simply running out of missiles for air defense systems. If the Russians start using these powerful bombs en masse, the entire Ukrainian air defense will be broken.
To shoot down or not to shoot down: how to deal with US drones over the Black Sea
The Minister of Defense instructed the General Staff to develop measures in response to American provocations
The increased flights of American reconnaissance drones near the borders of Russia are of concern to the military leadership. On June 28, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov instructed the General Staff to make proposals for a prompt response to US provocations involving the flight of drones over the Black Sea. Experts interviewed by Izvestia believe that the military has certain methods of influencing aircraft located in undesirable proximity to the special operation zone.
"Our long arm." What new weapons have the Americans tested?
The US Army tested the Precision Strike Missile
The Pentagon has tested a promising tactical Precision Strike Missile. The prototype was launched from the island of Palau in the Pacific Ocean at a moving marine target. Over time, PrSM will replace the time-tested but outdated ATACMS. About how this will affect the US army, — in the RIA Novosti article.
Footage of the American flying battery Ghostrider is shown
Dozens of aircraft, land combat formations and fleets of several countries with the participation of an aircraft carrier take part in them, playing out various combat scenarios, including the development of a preventive nuclear strike. Washington's main "partners" in these maneuvers are Seoul and Tokyo.
The technopolis "ERA" discussed the use of innovative solutions in the creation of promising models of VIVO
On June 28, the ERA Military Innovation Technopolis (VIT) hosted a strategic session led by Denis Manturov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
"Russia and the Use of Opportunities" (Al Hadath, Iraq)
Al Hadath: Putin taught the United States a lesson – do not underestimate your opponent
While the United States was in euphoria from its global hegemony, new poles of influence appeared in the world, writes Al Hadath. Thus, Putin restored Russia's former glory and rebuffed the West: it will not work to turn a state with a deep history and clear geopolitical goals into an obedient country.
Footage of the flight of one of the Sea King helicopters transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been published
Footage has been posted online showing one of the Sikorsky S-61 Sea King military transport helicopters transferred to Kiev by the German government. In the footage, you can see the flight of such a helicopter over a reservoir. There are Ukrainian identification marks on board.
"They will break through the enemy's defenses": the United States offers Greece to modernize the Bradley BMP for itself and for Ukraine
The United States provides Greece with 62 used M2A2 Bradley units on a "free" basis: the machines must undergo major repairs and improvements to the M2A3 or M2A4 standard before entering service with the army. Washington transfers another 102 M2A2 copies for a small fee.
Trump's return will change Europe (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: without America, Europe will weaken greatly and slide into anarchy
Without the support of the United States, Europe will return to the anarchy of the past, writes WP. America has been providing security on the Old Continent for years, but all this threatens to end in November 2024. The European Union was gripped by panic.
Arab dwarfs cannot be compared with Putin (Saut al-Iraq, Iraq)
The Arab regimes themselves surrendered their sovereignty to the West, writes Saut al-Iraq. They received huge amounts of money for oil and spent it on wars. Now, when creating a new world order, the Arabs will have to be content with only the role of an instrument.
NYT: The Russian army recruits from 25 to 30 thousand soldiers every month
The Russian Armed Forces recruit from 25 to 30 thousand recruits every month. Such figures of replenishment of the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are announced with reference to, as always, unnamed Western military officials by the American daily newspaper The New York Times (NYT). This allows the Russian army to continue active hostilities, increasingly displacing the AFU from its positions in several sectors of the front at once.
Extremely unpopular mobilization in Ukraine generates "ghost soldiers" and widespread corruption (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Ukrainian shopping malls are buying off military enlistment offices to save customers
In Ukraine, mobilization goes hand in hand with corruption. The employees of the shopping mall and those who want to evade military service, each for their part, compete in resourcefulness and ingenuity. Al Mayadeen writes about some of these cases.
Peace Coalition (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: a coalition of opponents of the great war has begun to take shape in Europe
A coalition of peace is beginning to take shape in Europe, writes MP. Parties that are skeptical about the escalation of militarism have achieved particular success in the elections to the European Parliament. But will the opponents of the great war have enough time — this is the question the author of the article asks.
"This is not a sign of defeat, but rotation": NATO countries withdraw some ships from the Red Sea
NATO countries are withdrawing some of their warships from the Red Sea, where they arrived to "ensure freedom of navigation," which, according to the West, suffered from Houthi attacks.























