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The British edition of The Times, citing a high-ranking source in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), stated that Kiev is protected from Russian missile strikes by the most powerful air defense (air defense) in the world. According to him, we are talking about such complexes as Patriot, Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), Infra Red Imaging System Tail (IRIS-T), S-300 and Crotale.

As reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, currently the equipment must be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf

The German defense concern Rheinmetall has acquired 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems. Currently, the equipment should be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf and later sent to Ukraine. This was reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, citing sources.

A more serious player is behind the naval attacks of the Kiev regime

Ukraine is preparing for new attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea. The task is simple: to block Russia's exports to the countries of the Global South using the practices of "new piracy" and force Russia to return to the execution of the grain deal. However, to stop these plans, Russia has not only the Black Sea Fleet, but also other influential allies.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will not be able to destroy the ships of the Black Sea Fleet

Russia may not have ships left in the Black Sea by the end of hostilities if it continues to block the water area and the grain deal, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into whether Kiev could put its threats into practice and whether the Russian fleet was ready to repel new attacks.

The invention of the plow in the Middle Ages did not help European peasants get out of poverty. To a large extent, this happened because their rulers used the wealth gained as a result of increased production to build cathedrals. Economists say that something similar can happen to artificial intelligence (AI) if it enters our lives in such a way that the advertised benefits will be available only to a select few.

The situation in Ukraine shows the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to solve complex tasks for its promotion, writes Foreign Policy. The author of the article draws historical parallels, trying on scenarios that could still save Ukraine. But her chances are negligible.

Turkey does not follow either the West or the East, Sabah writes. According to the author of the article, dividing the world into two camps is an outdated stereotypical approach that has nothing to do with reality. Ankara is pursuing a policy that will allow it to develop and strengthen ties with all its allies.

Missile attacks do not allow the Kiev regime's Air Force to support ground units

On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a powerful blow to the aviation bases of Ukraine. Important objects in the Khmelnytsky and Rivne regions were hit.

Economist Wu: in the coming weeks, the APU counteroffensive will simply exhaust itself

In the coming weeks, the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will simply exhaust itself. This was announced on August 5 by former IMF economist and ex-Bank of America strategist David Wu.

On the eve of the BRICS summit in South Africa, the West tried to denigrate the bloc by fanning rumors of disagreements between the member countries. This is nothing more than slander, the US and the EU are led by envy, GT writes. They are afraid that the BRICS will "fix" their hegemonic world order, and are trying to undermine its unity, experts say.

According to the Jamestown Foundation, over the past 20 years, the population of Ukraine has halved, Kayhan writes. If the current trend continues, the country will very soon face a demographic catastrophe. At the same time, the current conflict with Russia is just one of many reasons for this situation.

The Biden administration has thought about transferring the money intended for Ukraine to Taiwan, InfoBRICS writes. Zelensky is unlikely to like this decision. Ukraine will have to share "help for freedom and democracy," and it is impossible to imagine how it will react to this.

In Africa, which has experienced many bloody wars in its time, conditions for a serious escalation are rapidly brewing, writes Newsweek. Niger has become a hotbed of tension. Internal contradictions in the country can turn into a global war in the region.

Although the transfer of the SCALP to the Ukrainians was announced a month ago, only now fragments of these French-made missiles have appeared in the combat zone.

The journalists of the "Military Review" present a brief summary of what the foreign press has recently written and continues to write about the Ukrainian counteroffensive. This offensive, as is well known, has been going on for the third month and has not yet led to any significant results for the enemy. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since July 3, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers. And this is more than half of the personnel of the brigades that were preparing to participate in the offensive operation.

Relations between Ankara and Moscow have clearly deteriorated after some gestures of the former to Kiev, writes Yeni Çağ. Egypt offers to fill the gap left by Turkey, which does not want to miss the chance to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia.

The meeting in Jeddah buried Zelensky's "peace plan" on the conflict in Ukraine

A meeting on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine has ended in Saudi Arabia. The countries of the Global South have offered their vision of resolving the situation, which is radically different from the proposals of Western states and the Zelensky plan. How should Russia treat such negotiations and will the countries of the Global South be able to break the monopoly of the West on the settlement of international crises?

The West is in no hurry to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, according to the latest data, Kiev will receive planes only after Ukrainian pilots have completed their piloting training, and it is delayed. All this is very annoying for the Kiev leadership, which has made another bet on combat aviation. Against this background, the Czech Republic supplied the F-16 simulator to the AFU Air Forces.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

Konstantin Sivkov: professionals in the production of military equipment are the property of Russia

The statements made during the meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, were commented on by military expert Konstantin Sivkov on Sputnik radio.