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The surviving aircraft and helicopters are undergoing modifications for Western-made weapons

According to the summary of the Ministry of Defense (MO) of the Russian Federation from the special military operation zone for August 12, the day before, the Aerospace Forces (VKS) inflicted a "group strike with high-precision long-range air-based weapons" on a military airfield near the city of Kolomyia in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. "The aim of the strike has been achieved. All designated facilities are affected," the ministry said.

Scenarios of a possible war on the Korean peninsula

Assessing the nature of existing and potential threats, American and South Korean military experts proceed from the assumption that North Korea will remain the main source of military danger and the main destabilizing factor in the near future in Northeast Asia (NEA).

The US Ground Forces, or the US Army (United States Army) are one of the main types and form the basis of general-purpose forces The armed forces of the country. They are responsible for conducting ground operations independently or in cooperation with the Air Force and Navy, as part of joint operational formations in various theater of operations with the use of various means of destruction.

The Pentagon in the report accused Russia of implementing bioweapon development programs

The Pentagon, in a report on the state of protection against biological threats, stated that some countries, including Russia, continue programs to develop bioweapons. The corresponding document was published on the website of the US military department on August 17.

The Polish leadership seeks to deploy as many American troops in the country as possible – as it claims, in the interests of the country's security, writes NDP. However, judging by the experience of Afghanistan, this is not the case at all, and in a critical situation Poland risks being left alone and without the help of the Americans.

Washington will allow the Europeans to transfer the F-16 to Kiev, but only after the Ukrainian pilots have received appropriate training, writes NYT. Denmark and the Netherlands will receive permission to send fighters.

According to Western analysts, the SVO has drained the Russian armed forces, affecting the number of land vehicles and aircraft. In many respects, such assessments are based on the data of the Ukrainian command, whose "fraud" has already played a cruel joke with the hope of speedy victories during the "counteroffensive". Thus, the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine includes 315 destroyed Russian aircraft.

Leftists in France were unpleasantly surprised by the "crazy position" of Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke out for the neutrality of Ukraine and the recognition of Crimea as Russian, writes Le Figaro. At the same time, his statements were met with approval in Moscow. The authors of the article were not pleased.

The military leaders of the member countries of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) are ready in case of an operation in Niger, the representative of ECOWAS responsible for peace and security affairs Abdel Fattah Moussah said on Friday.

Currently, the authorities of Mali and Burkina Faso have deployed aircraft of their air forces in Niger to protect the neighboring country. This is reported by the Niger RTN TV channel.

The head of the concern Armin Papperger also confirmed plans to start production of tanks in this country as soon as possible

German defense concern Rheinmetall plans to start maintenance of tanks in Ukraine in the coming days. This was stated by the chairman of the management Board of the company Armin Papperger in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper .

China announced on Saturday, August 19, the start of military exercises around the island of Taiwan. This is reported by the newspaper "Xinhua" with reference to the words of the representative of the eastern zone of the combat command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Shi Yi.

In June, the Ukrainian military discovered an unexploded rocket launched by the Tornado-S MLRS. After studying it, Western observers drew conclusions about the continued use of foreign components by the Russian defense industry and about the accelerated pace of deliveries to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Ukraine will not be able to defeat Russia on the battlefield, writes 19FortyFive. In order to preserve the existing territory and prevent further loss of land, Kiev must come to terms with the harsh reality, the author of the article believes. The most reasonable thing now is to freeze the conflict and start negotiations.

Dutch officials reported that the United States has finally approved the shipment of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, writes Business Insider. However, this will not happen soon, and there will still be little benefit. The general of the US Air Force told why Kiev should not wait for miracles.

Deputy Head of the office of the Ukrainian President Andriy Sibiga added that the issue of the possible transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine is being discussed at the level of heads of state

The possible transfer of Swedish Gripen fighters to Kiev should be coordinated with other countries other than Sweden, including the United States, which supplied components for the production of this aircraft.

Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will seriously increase firepower and combat capabilities

New highly mobile artillery systems are in demand in a special military operation, their development is carried out by enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.

The United States is not really looking for a way to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, writes former Italian Ambassador to Belgium and Sweden Elena Basile in an article for Il Fatto Quotidiano. Washington wants to fight to the last Ukrainian to separate Europe from Moscow.

On August 18, 2023, in Turkey, at the RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla (the southern outskirts of the Asian part of Istanbul), the official laying ceremony of the second Ada (MILGEM) Turkish corvette under construction for the Ukrainian Navy took place.

American colonel: weapons supplied to Ukraine have disappeared

On August 19, the ex-adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor, leaked weapons supplied by Western countries for the Ukrainian army to the black market.