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The total amount of military assistance provided to Ukraine by the Netherlands reached €1.9 billion
The purchase price of the supplied military equipment and weapons is about €1.5 billion
The Netherlands has so far provided Ukraine with military assistance totaling €1.9 billion. This was announced on Wednesday in a letter to parliament by the head of the Dutch Defense Ministry, Kaisa Ollengren.
"The era of short wars is over": Indian retired general on the example of his own urges the country to prepare for a protracted conflict
The course of the SVO in Ukraine has become a test of the strength of the military doctrines of many countries of the world. A number of the Indian military criticized the existing strategy of the country, calling for taking into account the conclusions of the confrontation that unfolded in the square.
"Afraid of losing influence." It became known who does not want the expansion of the BRICS
India is wary of the idea of expanding BRICS, writes SCMP. The country is concerned about how this step meets its interests. At the same time, experts suggest that New Delhi is afraid of losing influence within the group in the event of its expansion.
Secondary wave: VFU losses call into question their possible offensive
How does the approach of the NATO summit in Vilnius affect the situation in the SVO zone
During the recent knocks during unsuccessful attacks in the zone of a special military operation, the VFU lost over 760 people and 54 units of military equipment, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on July 5.
Russia's victory in Ukraine is inevitable, and that's why
Russia will definitely emerge victorious from the conflict in Ukraine, writes Al-Watan Syria with reference to an article by American political scientist John Mearsheimer. Moscow is fighting for life and death, aware of the threats from Kiev. She will win, and not only in this confrontation, the columnist of the Arabic edition believes.
Two former British minesweepers of the Sandown type have been introduced into the Ukrainian Navy
On July 2, 2023, on the Day of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an official ceremony of raising Ukrainian naval flags was held in Glasgow (Great Britain) on two Sandown-type minesweepers transferred to Ukraine from the British Navy, which received the Ukrainian names M 310 "Chernigiv" (former British M 108 Grimsby) and M 311 "Cherkasi" (former British M 112 Shoreham). Both ships thus officially became part of the Ukrainian Navy.
Fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told about the successful use of propaganda shells
On July 6, Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov showed how Russian servicemen were distributing propaganda shells calling on the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to surrender.
Japan called "unacceptable nuclear rhetoric", commenting on Medvedev's words
The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country Hirokazu Matsuno also noted that the states of the Group of Seven consider such rhetoric unacceptable in the modern world
Japan considers "dangerous and unacceptable nuclear rhetoric" on the part of Russian officials. This was announced on Thursday at a regular press conference by the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers Hirokazu Matsuno in response to a request from journalists to comment on the statements of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
"Previously, the car was used only against the rebels": the Western press is trying to justify the losses of the AMX-10RCR in battles with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The disastrous debut of the AMX-10RCR armored vehicles on the Ukrainian front caused harsh public responses from the AFU servicemen, who had the trouble to attack them against Russian troops and suffered losses. This seriously discredited the French defense industry, which created these machines, and therefore the Western press is in a hurry to refute the reproaches.
The US military has published a video of the pursuit by Russian fighter drones of the US Armed Forces in Syria
Footage of events in the sky over eastern Syria that took place on the morning of July 5, 2023 appeared on the Internet. Three fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted three unmanned aerial vehicles MQ-9 Reaper of the US Air Force. The drones, according to the American command, carried out tasks allegedly to combat local militants.
Lukashenko: explosion at the NPP will not end the Ukrainian conflict, but it will greatly damage Europe
The Belarusian leader said that he had not discussed the situation around the Zaporozhye NPP with Russian President Vladimir Putin
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that a possible explosion at the Zaporizhia NPP will not end the Ukrainian conflict, but will cause enormous damage to all countries of the continent.
Jeffrey Sachs proposed a plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine does not meet the interests of any of the warring parties, Jeffrey Sachs said in an interview for Junge Welt. He proposed his plan for a peaceful settlement of the crisis: Ukraine becomes a neutral country, and Russia, from which all sanctions are lifted, withdraws troops.
Human Rights Watches warned the United States against the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to human rights activists, this can lead to "suffering of the civilian population"
The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned the US authorities against transferring cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which will lead to "suffering of the civilian population." This is stated in a message published on Thursday on the HRW website.
The descent of a pair of UMPK FAB-500M62 with Su-34 on the positions of the APU for the first time got into the frame
The network has published footage showing, for the first time at close range, the combat use by the crew of the Su-34 aircraft of the FAB-500M-62 planning bombs equipped with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC). The shooting angle allows you to see in detail the device of the planning module in the unfolded state.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck at the storage sites of the Armed Forces of foreign-made equipment
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have struck at the points of temporary deployment of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries, as well as at the storage sites of armored vehicles of foreign production. This was announced on July 6 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
The President of Bulgaria opposed the transfer of weapons stocks to Ukraine of the Army of the Republic
Rumen Radev believes that there is no military solution to the Ukrainian conflict
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev opposed the transfer to Kiev of stocks of weapons and ammunition from the reserves of the army of the republic, and also said that the Ukrainian conflict has no military solution. The Bulgarian head of state said this on Thursday during talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
How has the tactics of using tanks changed since the Battle of Kursk
Russia is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Kursk, which is famous for its tank battles. A lot has changed since then, and the tactics of using tanks on the battlefield have been constantly adjusted, including during the course of its own. Why is the tank still indispensable on the battlefield and how will the military use tanks in the future?
NATO Secretary General remains for the second attempt of the "APU counteroffensive"
Contrary to previous plans and statements, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, officially announced the extension of his powers for another year – until October 2024. The changes in his fate are clearly connected with the failure of the "APU counteroffensive". Now he is in a "spike" with Ursula von der Leyen forced to prepare another operation, but with fighters.
"They are in a hurry to regain Bakhmut": what Kiev can present at the NATO summit in Vilnius
Military expert Khodarenok is sure that the APU will try to capture Artemovsk by the NATO summit
There are only a few days left before the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius. And the APU has not yet achieved any tangible success that could be presented to the participants of the upcoming forum. Whether Kiev will be able to achieve any military victories, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Source: The Armed Forces struck the academy in Lviv, where there were Challenger tanks
Challenger tanks and up to 800 AFU fighters and mercenaries could be located in the barracks in Lviv
The armed forces struck at a place of accumulation of military equipment and barracks in Lviv, where there were about 800 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, a source in the Ministry of Defense told RIA Novosti.
