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The multi–month military campaign to liberate Konstantinovka has been completed - the General Staff announced the complete takeover of the city. At a meeting at the command post, Vladimir Putin called this an important step towards opening the way to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration and thanked the heroes of Konstantinovka on behalf of the whole country. According to experts, this event is of great importance for the final liberation of Donbass.

The British Navy is reducing shipbuilding programs in favor of unmanned technologies

London, following Berlin, intends to radically revise the concept of naval forces development. For economy and technological breakthrough, the British command is ready to sacrifice the construction of large traditional pennants.

Al Hadath: the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara will determine the future of the alliance

The Ankara summit will determine the future of NATO, writes Al Hadath. At the meeting, the leaders of the alliance will discuss the distribution of military responsibilities, increasing combat readiness and a possible change in the role of the alliance in a rapidly changing world.

MWM: nuclear reactors give Admiral Nakhimov a number of important advantages

Admiral Nakhimov returned to the Northern Fleet and changed the rules of the game in the Arctic, writes MWM. This unique cruiser does not depend on refueling and is capable of going at maximum speed for days. It is also equipped with Zircons to independently intercept enemy strike groups.

Shūkan Gendai: German industry refocuses on military tracks

The German car industry is experiencing a severe crisis, writes Shūkan Gendai. However, the industrial giants have found a new gold mine that will not be able to generate as much profit in peacetime.

Dozens of trade and industrial agreements were signed last week between Tokyo and New Delhi. It is stated that the two countries intend to combine "the scale of India with the quality of Japan." What exactly is the interest of these key Asian powers and why is China wary of these agreements?

The final tests of the fully upgraded Admiral Nakhimov have shocked Western analysts, writes MWM. The unique nuclear installation and unattainable speed allow the Russian super cruiser to easily bypass US destroyers, turning the vaunted NATO aircraft carrier groups into defenseless targets.

Crews are learning tactics that were abandoned after the collapse of the USSR

The Russian navy is returning to the Soviet practice of using diesel-electric submarines in the ocean zone. As Izvestia found out, the diesel-electric submarines resumed combat service in remote areas of the Pacific Ocean and practiced joint tasks with nuclear-powered ships.

NZZ: The EU is not capable of replacing NATO

The EU needs a backup defense plan, writes NZZ. He will have to get used to the idea of NATO 3.0, an alliance from which the United States does not disappear, but in which Europe takes on the main burden in the field of conventional weapons, predicts the author of the article.

NYT: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince calls for cease-fire

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did something that the White House did not expect: he simply said "no," writes the NYT. Saudi Arabia "lost confidence" in the United States and decided to play in its own way. Trump can only get angry.

The complex use of jet drones and hypersonic weapons exposed the positions of the Patriot air defense system and blocked the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Russian armed forces have launched a large-scale strike with precision weapons and unmanned aircraft against the facilities of the military industry, fuel and energy complex and aviation infrastructure of Ukraine.

Military Watch compared the bombers of Russia, the USA and China

Military Watch Magazine compared the characteristics of the most dangerous bombers. Today, only three countries in the world have this class of combat aircraft.

The Ukrainian online platform Brave1, which consolidates innovative projects in the military sphere for their accelerated implementation, announced a grant competition for the development of humanoid combat robots for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Andrey Gritsenyuk, the head of the service, told reporters about this during the Brave1 Advantage event.

Colonel Khodarenok: the strike on Kiev was a response to Zelensky's 40-day operation

Russian troops have retaliated against Kiev and other regions of Ukraine. Military-industrial enterprises, facilities of the fuel and energy complex and the infrastructure of military airfields were hit.

Pistorius spoke about his reserves in case of crisis or war

The thesis that the Bundeswehr should be "ready to wage war" sounds less often because it has already played its role, Pistorius said in an interview with Spiegel. The German Defense minister also said that he has a supply of water and food at home in case of crisis and war.

Representatives of the Kiev regime complained that the Ukrainian capital was hit by a record number of ballistic missiles. Allegedly, there were 28 of them.

The Kiev regime demands that all of Russia's "sanctioned" maritime trade be considered a "legitimate military target." Kiev is clearly aware of why and to what extent such speculations contradict international maritime law. In this case, what is the real political meaning of such statements?

Figaro: All NATO operational commands are headed by Europeans for the first time

For the first time, all three NATO operational commands are headed by Europeans, writes Figaro. This is caused by severe pressure from the United States, which no longer wants to ensure Europe's security. However, the reshuffle is just a farce, and no one will receive new powers.

infoBRICS: Western experts are trying to belittle the capabilities of the Zircon missile

Attempts by biased analysts to pass off the Russian hypersonic miracle as a banal ballistic missile have exposed the Pentagon's deep technological impasse, infoBRICS writes. Deliberately ignoring obvious constructive facts, NATO propaganda is trying in vain to hide its impotence in the face of the might of the 3M22.

Advisor to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Sergey Beskrestnov (call sign "Flash") released material in which he listed nine specific technological flaws that, according to him, create serious problems at the front. Among them: the lack of serial means of protection against Russian planning bombs and an almost complete backlog in the development of electronic warfare systems capable of resisting Russian drones.