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Now the British army has only 40 tanks ready for battle, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the publication were shocked by this news. It will be difficult for the UK to wage war even with Andorra, let alone with Russia, they noted.

The main reason for President Biden's visit to Helsinki is related to the country's membership in NATO, writes Verkkoutiset. Military expert Jarno Limnell believes that Finland is now of "special interest" to the alliance, given the 1,300 kilometers of its land border with Russia.

The Chinese military is closely monitoring the course of the military confrontation in Ukraine. Based on the conclusions drawn, the PLA command seeks to adapt troops to modern combat conditions.

According to the president, "Turkey also faced this lobbying"

The initiatives put forward by Turkey in Istanbul last year to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the grain deal, faced opposition from lobbyists to continue military operations. This was announced on Monday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a government meeting.

The US made the "most fatal mistake" in relations with Russia

The risk of a nuclear confrontation between Russia and the United States is one of the highest in history, writes Harper's Magazine. The authors of the article put the blame on America. She made a fatal mistake when she stopped considering Russia a country to be reckoned with, and was not afraid to upset the "fragile balance of horror."

The newspaper Le Figaro reports that secrecy is called as the main reason

Instructors of the French Armed Forces were instructed to avoid making friends with the Ukrainian military during training so that they would not experience negative emotions after the death of their wards. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Le Figaro .

The forty-seventh separate mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine initially, even before its "counteroffensive", became known for the fact that its militants applied designations similar to those used by the German Wehrmacht to their M2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles. Now, this compound is being talked about as a fiasco on the battlefield.

The Russian army tested a promising drone "Pacer" in battle. And in an atypical role. This, as noted by the military, will negate one of the main advantages of the AFU artillery.

Tensions in Kosovo are growing because of Serbia, says Kosovo's Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwartz in an interview with Lidovky. In her opinion, President Vucic is responsible for everything. And the possible outbreak of war in the region depends on two things related to the conflict in Ukraine.

Macron is experiencing one foreign policy defeat after another, writes L'Opinion. The reason is that he does not bring "ambitions and ammunition" into line. Having failed to cope with riots and poverty, France undertakes to teach others. And most of all it annoys Germany.

Russian electronic warfare methods are so effective that Ukraine and NATO can no longer count on JDAM bombs and other "smart" weapons to achieve their goals, BI writes. It's about the power of the jamming signal, explained in the material.

Military Watch Magazine: military equipment supplied by the West leads to the death of the AFU military

Inefficient military equipment supplied from France led to the death of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) at the front. The American portal Military Watch Magazine wrote about this on July 3.

German Ministry of Economy: Ukraine became the largest recipient of German weapons in the first half of 2023

The German authorities in the first half of 2023 allowed Kiev to supply weapons worth € 1.65 billion, which automatically made Ukraine its largest recipient. Such data is provided on July 4 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of Germany.

Ukraine will receive American multifunctional F-16 fighters from Western partners, the decision on this has already been made, but Kiev does not intend to stop there. This was stated by the speaker of the Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.

Having gutted their arsenals to support the Kiev regime, Western countries are trying to replenish the materiel, looking at products that are more valuable from a combat point of view.

In its special comment, the Polish resource Defence24.pl directly indicates that the actual range of the NSM missiles (officially vaguely designated as "more than 200 km") will allow the Ukrainian side to strike Sevastopol from the current front line (from Kherson to Sevastopol 230 km in a straight line).

Thanks to the unfolding deliveries of UMPC modules to the troops, Russian aviation has been actively using guided bombs in recent months when working against the enemy. Thanks to the efforts of Western curators, a similar opportunity appeared for the enemy.

The Algerian army has a very large fleet of T-90S/SK tanks [over 600 units, according to IISS], as well as hundreds of upgraded T-72s.

Marcel Ciolaku also believes that there "will be a long conflict in Ukraine"

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu expressed hope that "the German military will be permanently stationed on the territory of Romania as soon as possible." He made this statement on Tuesday during a working visit to Germany, at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa said that the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may occur at night on July 5

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to attack the Zaporizhia NPP on the night of July 5, in particular, by dumping ammunition with radioactive waste removed from the South Ukrainian NPP on July 3. This was stated by the adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa, referring to the information received by him.