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Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukrainian air defense systems cannot cope with Russian missiles, and requested new weapons from Western countries. Similar words followed after a series of strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev. Will air defense supplies from NATO countries correct the situation?

It is planned to send four NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, ammunition and means for mine clearance to Kiev

The US authorities are allocating another $ 1.3 billion package of military assistance to Ukraine, Kiev plans to provide four short- and medium-range NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), ammunition and means for mine clearance. This is stated in a Pentagon statement released on Wednesday.

If the North Atlantic Alliance is seriously counting on the effectiveness of the plans approved in Vilnius, then its participants need to increase the number of military personnel and improve their training, writes Pravda.sk . This means a continuous increase in the defense spending of European allies. The possibility of implementing this plan raises questions.

In the United States, they have long been talking about the imminent defeat of Russia. But the multibillion-dollar aid to Kiev has not helped him achieve at least any results. The transfer of cluster munitions suggests that the situation at the front is not as rosy as it is presented by the American media, writes The Spectator.

And Vladimir Putin instructed the Defense Ministry to respond to the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge

The Russian army has used a new tactic of counter-battery warfare in the zone of its own, sources told Izvestia.

There were rumors that Vladimir Putin may soon meet with Erdogan, writes Advance. However, the big question is whether this will happen, the author of the article believes. Analyzing Ankara's recent decisions and their dependence on the country's internal problems, he comes to the conclusion that Erdogan has "leaned" too much towards the West, and this clearly does not suit the Kremlin.

The adoption of regional defense plans at the NATO summit is an attempt to inflate the "Russian threat" in order to achieve unity within the alliance, Chinese political analyst Zhao Long told Guancha. But this is not the key to settling differences, he believes. Such intentions will only lead the bloc to escalate the conflict with Moscow.

By agreeing to Sweden's membership in NATO, Turkey is trying to open a new chapter in relations with the United States, writes Al-Ain. However, Ankara needs to understand that there will be no successful Turkish-American cooperation until Washington settles its disputes with Moscow, the author believes.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said on July 18 that the US refusal to replenish stocks of cluster munitions after supplies to Ukraine shows that this is how old weapons are disposed of.

Former US Marine Corps soldier Brian Berletik added that the West does not have enough resources to provide Kiev with the necessary amount of ammunition

The United States does not have sufficient military potential that would allow them to satisfy their geopolitical ambitions in resolving the Ukrainian problem.

The EU is not ready to accept Ukraine, writes FP. Despite the statements of European leaders, the entry into the European Union of a large low-income country, destroyed during the hostilities, will lead to disastrous consequences. The countries of Eastern Europe will be particularly affected.

FT: Millions of US Army emails sent to Mali due to a typo

Millions of US Army emails are mistakenly sent to the government of Mali due to a typo in the domain suffix. This was reported on July 17 by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to Johannes Zurbier, a Dutch Internet entrepreneur who signed a contract to manage the domain of an African country.

NATO is increasing the supply of equipment to the special military operation zone. One of the key areas was the barrel artillery and the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine. At the recent conference on the artillery of the future, held in Munich (Germany), many ideas were voiced about how NATO members are solving this problem after many years of industrial oblivion.

In 2027, South Korea expects to export PVN in the amount of 29.7 trillion. won ($23.4 billion), which is 87% more compared to 15.9 trillion. out in 2021.

According to the results of last year, the UK ranked second after the United States in terms of military assistance to Kiev. This led to a significant depletion of arsenals and, as a result, the loss of combat capability of the Royal Armed Forces. Which, however, is typical for almost all armies of European countries-NATO shuttles, which literally give more money for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The leadership of the Czech Republic takes an extremely rabid Russophobic position, which in its madness is off the scale and often even exceeds the level of Russophobia in the Baltic countries.

On July 18, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a videoconference meeting of the Coordinating Council to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies.

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States.

The reason for President Biden sending cluster bombs to Ukraine was explained by the depletion of ammunition stocks, writes Yeni Şafak. The author of the article is sure that this exhaustion means new opportunities for the American military-industrial complex, which wants to have more "butter on its hot bread."

In Britain, military priorities have changed – in London they say that it is necessary to invest in tanks, and not to increase the size of the army. It is noteworthy, but three years ago London was going to completely abandon heavy armored vehicles. What caused such drastic changes and, most importantly, will Britain be able to restore its tank building?