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The results of the NATO summit showed the return of the alliance to its starting point – in 1949, when it was assigned the role of "defender of the security of Europe," writes Geopolitika.news. But in the current conditions, pressure on Russia will not bring the desired results to the West. The author of the article explains why.

To tow the damaged or destroyed Leopard 2 from the battlefield, the APU uses American M88A2 HERCULES heavy armored repair and evacuation vehicles created on the chassis of the M60 main battle tanks.

However, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that the training is planned to begin during the summer in Europe

Washington and its allies have not yet been able to finalize issues related to the training of Ukrainian pilots in the use of American F-16 fighter-bombers, because of this, Kiev's receipt of aircraft is delayed. This was reported on Tuesday by the American newspaper Politico .

Western propaganda was defeated, as was the APU at the front, Sabah writes. Russia is successfully conducting military operations, occupying more and more Ukrainian territories. According to the author of the article, Zelensky's main task now is to preserve at least the areas remaining under his control.

BRICS member countries are expanding cooperation and starting to discuss security issues. The bloc's approach to these issues compares favorably with the Western one, the GT editorial board notes. Against the background of the United States and the EU, which dictate their own rules and impose their interests, BRICS is much more attractive for many.

The anti-Russian policy of the West contributes to the rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic, writes SCMP. The Kremlin is increasing ties with China in the development of the region, for example, the development of the Northern Sea Route. The Arctic has become a front for Moscow and Beijing's rivalry with the United States, the author notes.

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy have recently been changing their locations. According to British intelligence, this is done "to prepare for the naval blockade of Ukraine." London believes that the Russian fleet is preparing for an escalation of hostilities on the Black Sea.

Everyone is talking about tanks, but the role of the BMP in combat is no less, the author of the article in Forbes believes. Such homemade combat vehicles began to be built in Ukraine on the basis of an old tracked tractor MT-LB. How many MT-LB-BM-7 Ukrainians will be able to produce depends on the towers, not on the hull, since there are few of them.

The Ukrainian conflict has repeatedly proved that drones play a key role in modern armed confrontations. At the same time, this weapon has not yet reached the peak of its development, and therefore Ukraine today has become a kind of "laboratory" for the development and testing of drones, including those with artificial intelligence, experts John Hudson from Washington and Konstantin Khudov from Kiev write in an article for The Washington Post.

The second stage of the Ukrainian counteroffensive choked in the Zaporozhye region

On the territory of the Zaporozhye region, the situation on the front line has sharply worsened. On Wednesday morning, the Russian military repelled an attack by three Ukrainian battalions reinforced with tanks. Dozens of armored vehicles and more than a hundred servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed

Politico: there is no specific plan for training Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 in the West yet

Western countries are working on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and flight training for the country's military personnel.

The events in Ukraine have confirmed that the number of personnel, as well as weapons and equipment, still plays an important role, military expert Zhivoin Bankovich said in an interview with Pechat. He commented on the technical side of the conflict, including the use of aviation equipment.

The head of the Defense and Security Committee, Viktor Bondarev, noted that the fighters, in the case of their deliveries to Kiev, "will not make much weather," since the main phase of the confrontation within the framework of the SVO takes place on the ground.

By handing over cluster shells to Ukraine, the United States proved its immorality and exposed the world to the risk of escalation of the conflict, CGTN reports. They provoked Russia, a powerful power that has teeth and is ready to bite back. To fix everything, Washington must start a dialogue with Moscow at any cost, the author is sure.

Erdogan needlessly believed in the American lie about "open doors to the EU," writes Cumhuriyet. Now Washington, which wants to fight Moscow to the last Ukrainian, will "keep Ankara on a leash" and gradually introduce NATO ships into the Black Sea, the author of the article is sure.

Advancing in this direction will allow us to reach Slavyansk and protect the Belgorod region from shelling

Russian troops continue to conduct active hostilities in the Kupyansk area in the Kharkiv region. On July 24, up to 95 enemy servicemen and six pieces of military equipment were destroyed here, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In recent days, our units have advanced in this direction and repulsed several enemy counterattacks. Experts note that the successes of the Russian army in the Kupyansk area will allow them to reach Slavyansk in the DPR, as well as protect the Belgorod region from shelling.

The M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles available to the armed formations of the Kiev regime began to receive sets of American Dynamic BRAT (Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles).

After the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge and Moscow's withdrawal from the grain deal, Russia daily delivers powerful blows to the maritime infrastructure of Odessa and Nikolaev, as well as to the AFU facilities in the rear. They use various weapons. As a result, the Ukrainian command recognized the main problem.

Hungary's special position on EuroNATO and Ukraine should not mislead anyone: Budapest remains a firm supporter of strengthening the Alliance in Europe, but without the United States, and defends purely national interests in this regard (primarily economic and its own security).

In the zone of a special military operation, there is not only a direct armed clash between the Russian and Ukrainian armies. Russia and Ukraine, or rather, the West behind it, compete in matters of weapons, military equipment, and various technical means. This follows from the last post of the Deputy head of the Department of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Colonel Alexander Khodakovsky.