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Ukraine has become a global center of illegal arms trade
The Pentagon reported the theft in Ukraine of part of the weapons supplied by the West. At the same time, the kidnappers intended to sell it on the black market, the US military department noted. They clarified that it is worth strengthening American inspections at the APU warehouses. Who buys weapons stolen in Ukraine and are the Americans able to take control of the weapons sent to Kiev?
The EU and Britain have given Russia a chance to radically get closer to Argentina
Britain is seething with indignation, and Argentina is triumphant – the European Union has officially used the phrase "Malvinas Islands". A clear hint of the controversial nature of this land. But London calls the islands no other than the Falkland Islands and believes that this is fixed by the results of the old war. Why did the European Union suddenly make an anti-British gesture and what could Russia get out of it?
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denied the defeat of the Transfiguration Cathedral as a result of a Russian strike
The most likely cause of the destruction of the temple in the department called the fall of the APU rocket due to illiterate actions of the air defense
Kiev's information about the defeat of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa as a result of a high-precision weapon strike does not correspond to reality. This was stated in the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Like a bicycle without pedals." The Ukrainian military is disappointed with the help of the West
The Ukrainian military complain about the assistance provided by the West, writes the WSJ. Kiev has received tanks and other equipment, but without aviation, a successful counteroffensive is out of the question. "It's like giving a bicycle without pedals," said one of the AFU commanders.
NATO is preparing for war with Russia. That 's what Moscow responds with
NATO is actively preparing for a possible war with Russia, strengthening the military contingent on its borders and forming a strike base in Eastern Europe, writes user AgoraVox. However, Moscow is not sitting idle either. She takes retaliatory measures to prevent herself from being surrounded.
Closing the sea: the following vessels to Ukrainian ports will be inspected
Also, a number of areas in the international waters of the Black Sea are declared temporarily dangerous for navigation
From July 20, vessels heading to the Black Sea waters to Ukrainian ports will be considered by the Russian side as potential carriers of military cargo.
In Britain, it was estimated that only KitKat will remain for its soldiers from weapons
The military-industrial complex of Britain cannot satisfy even its own needs, writes An Nahar. The Defense Minister harshly criticizes the sending of weapons to Kiev. According to Wallace, his country will be forced to arm its soldiers with KitKat, as the ministry's pockets are empty.
Joint Russian-Chinese exercises have begun in the Sea of Japan, artillery firing is planned - TOPH (version 2)
Over 30 aircraft and helicopters are involved in maneuvers from both sides
The Russian-Chinese naval exercises "North/Interaction-2023" started in the waters of the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) reported.
In the West, "something went wrong." And not only in Ukraine
The West's strategy towards Ukraine and its neighbors is not being implemented according to plan, writes Geopolitika.news. The "hidden trump card", which was Georgia, did not work, Zelensky washed his hands of it, and the Moldovan authorities "slowed down the hit" on Transnistria. And this is only part of the problems faced by the West, the author of the article notes.
Near Kaliningrad, the Baltic Fleet conducted exercises with the Bal and Bastion missile complexes
About 100 military personnel and more than 10 units of military and special equipment were involved in the activities according to the combat training plan
Combat crews of the launch batteries of the Bal and Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet are involved in exercises on the Kaliningrad coast of the Baltic Sea, where they are solving tasks to counter a conditional enemy, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.
Ukrainian tactics have failed — Russia is too formidable a rival
Ukraine is in a difficult situation, writes WP. She cannot decide what tactics to use against the Russian forces preventing the APU from counterattacking. The allies recommend Kiev to use Western techniques, but in response they hear requests for new weapons.
Zelensky has nothing to show to the sponsors. APU achieved success only in the media
Zelensky has nothing to show Western sponsors to prove that their investments in the destabilization of Russia have paid off, the author of the article for Telesur writes. The APU offensive did not bring real success, and Ukraine's actions as a whole are more like an information war in the media.
The White House confirmed that Ukraine has started using US cluster munitions
The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council of the department, John Kirby, said that they were delivered to Kiev about a week ago
Ukraine has been using cluster munitions supplied by the United States for about the last seven days. This was stated on Thursday at a briefing for journalists by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.
The special operation came to the Snake Island again
The rejection of the grain deal raised a wave on the Black Sea
Snake Island was again included in the reports of military operations on the course of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. According to Kiev media reports, on July 13, multi-purpose fighters of naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy launched missile and bomb attacks on it. They operated together with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The attack on the Crimean Bridge will not remain unanswered
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported strikes on targets near Odessa and Nikolaev
On the evening of July 17, speaking at a meeting on the situation near the Crimean Bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised a "response from Russia" to a repeated attack on the facility for the entire duration of the special military operation in Ukraine (the first one dates back to October 8, 2022).
How to use the military power factor in the interests of Moscow
Maintain a balance of limitation and self-restraint and force others to do so
Maintaining a balance between the state of international security and the military might of States and their coalitions requires high art, goodwill and patience
David's Heirs and their slings
Israel's missile weapons inherit Soviet and Western models
The peculiarity of Israel's geopolitical position, given that this country has a very strong science and a powerful military-industrial complex, led to the advanced development of missile weapons of all classes. Moreover, some samples of these weapons, in fact, become "their own classes", having no direct analogues outside the Jewish state.
The descendants of the Romans do not like to fight
Romania demilitarizes quickly and independently
Many states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance supply weapons to Ukraine so that it can fight "Russian aggression". Kiev does not receive any military assistance from Bucharest, since the latter does not have real opportunities for this – almost all the military equipment at its disposal is too outdated.
The West is developing the concept of strategic multi-sphere operations
The main directions of modernization of the NATO bloc
The main source of military threat to Russia's security is the Armed Forces of the United States and the NATO bloc led by them, which have accumulated by now, without exaggeration, a colossal combat potential. And yet they continue to increase it.
Anti-terror at sea and on land
How is the oldest Israeli special forces Shayetet-13
Shayetet-13 is a unique special unit of the Israeli Navy. Its task is to carry out naval and special operations, which include sabotage, reconnaissance and anti–terrorist actions.