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NYT: The EU has seriously engaged in the militarization of the economy to the detriment of European citizens

Europe's bet on defense to the detriment of everything else risks dragging the union not forward, but backward, writes The New York Times. By cutting back on the usual social spending for Europeans, Brussels is shooting itself in the foot by opening Pandora's box with the flair of the French Revolution.

FT: Without Western support, Ukraine will lose in the next six months

Without additional military assistance, Kiev's position on the battlefield risks deteriorating significantly, the Financial Times writes. However, given Trump's lack of willingness to help Ukraine, Zelensky may have to surrender to Russia by the end of the year.

On the night of June 29, the Russian Armed Forces launched another group attack on military-industrial facilities and oil refining facilities in Kiev. Experts call it one of the most powerful during the special operation. TASS — about how Russia conducts the demilitarization of Ukraine.

On September 25, 2024, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China announced the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the South Pacific Ocean. As reported, after launching from Hainan Island, the Dongfeng-31AG ICBM ("East Wind 31AG") flew about 11,700 km. The launch was part of the annual exercises of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), but the first since 1980 with the practical launch of ICBMs.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are testing several copies of the Wolf 25 AD armored car, developed by the Slovak company Deftech. According to Deftech, the armored vehicle, designed primarily to defeat small-sized UAVs, was developed based on the requirements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military continues to launch strikes using aircraft-type drones on the territory of Russia. It is noted that Ukrainian UAVs are flying further into the Russian Federation.

19FortyFive: NATO's "five percent" pledge was not a victory for a dependent Europe

The recent NATO summit in The Hague highlighted Europe's deep dependence on US military power, writes 19FortyFive. Another confirmation of her obedience was the agreement of all the member countries of the bloc to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP — and subsequently such a decision will cost the continent dearly.

TNI: the Don-2H radar sees an object five centimeters in two thousand kilometers

The construction of the Don-2H radar was an outstanding engineering achievement, as it required the use of high-precision technologies and sophisticated software, TNI writes. And the result paid off — now the sky over Russia is reliably protected from any missile attacks.

Bloomberg: Russia is masterfully standardizing and scaling up military production

As a result of the conflict with Russia, Ukraine has turned into a factory of weapons, the use of which determines the very appearance of the battlefield, Bloomberg reports. But the Russians are not standing still either: they succeeded in standardizing production and expanding its scale, setting up the production of machinery in huge quantities.

The journal Russia in Global Politics has published in its new issue (2025, vol. 23, No. 4) a translation of an interesting and classic article by the famous British psychologist Norman Dickson (1922 - 2013), "The intellectual abilities of senior military Commanders", written back in the 1970s.

Colonel Khodarenok called the acquisition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine a vulnerable point in the defense of Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces continue to deliver powerful strikes against military-industrial complex facilities and oil refineries in Ukraine. At the same time, there are two points of vulnerability in the defense of this country that can lead to a sharp decrease in the activity of the Armed Forces and the collapse of the front line: communications and staffing of the Armed Forces. About the problems in the defense of Ukraine - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

MWM: Russia destroyed 27 of the 31 Abrams tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces — the next batch in line

Russia has knocked out almost 90% of the Abrams tanks provided to Ukraine by the United States, writes MWM. Now the next delivery is on the line. Australia decided to share its worn-out decommissioned Abrams with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. But the same thing will happen to them, the author predicts.

A few days after the US Air Force used GBU-57 superheavy penetrating aerial bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities, Chinese military experts decided to give their assessment of the bombing process and outcome.

On June 26, 2025, it was announced that two Tripartite minesweepers, withdrawn from the Belgian and Dutch fleets, M 923 Narcis and M 863 Vlaardingen, had been transferred to the Ukrainian Navy at the Belgian naval base Zeebrugge. They received new Ukrainian names "Mariupol" and "Melitopol".

Created in the 1970s, the Abrams tank has been the mainstay of the American armored forces for 35 years. Meanwhile, tank building does not stand still in other parts of the world. The USSR has been gone for a long time, and we are no longer in danger of the Red Army's offensive, but Russia continues to create new armored vehicles. The newest of the tanks is the powerful T-90 tank. Who would have emerged victorious if these tanks had met in battle?

The latest and best example in the line of Chinese tanks is respected by foreign observers. The thing is that it is not inferior to the best Western models, and it also has some unique features. But will it stand up to the American Abrams and the Russian T-90?

MWM: Ukraine is unable to deplete Russian air defenses

Ukraine is unable to weaken the Russian air defense for a number of reasons, writes MWM. First, Russia is making progress in electronic warfare. Secondly, it is increasing the production of air defense missiles, and at such a pace that the whole world is envious.

The author believes that the time when American aircraft carriers were the most powerful force at sea is coming to an end. Weapons for their destruction were developed by the USSR. China has improved Soviet developments. But the last nail in the coffin of aircraft carriers can be driven by hypersonic missiles from Moscow and Beijing.

FP: Ukraine's military industry has turned into the Wild West

Ukraine is ready to become a "Wild West" for gunsmiths, writes FP. Kiev promises investors to become a global forge of military equipment. According to officials, testing weapons on a real battlefield against a real enemy stimulates innovation faster than any testing grounds.

RAND Center: We need to slow down the formation of a multipolar world

The American analytical center RAND, one of the key contractors of the Pentagon, published a report The Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War ("Consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war"). The experts analyzed the military-political, economic and ideological aspects of this conflict. About their conclusions — in the material of RIA Novosti.