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"They were everywhere, they were waiting for us": for Ukrainians, the assault turned into horror
Just a few days after the start of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army has already faced numerous problems, writes The Wall Street Journal. The West is waiting for a return on investment in the form of successes on the battlefield, and Ukrainian soldiers are simply dying under Russian grads.
The largest NATO air force exercises in history have started in Germany
NATO Air Defender 23 military exercises have begun in Germany, in which about 10,000 military personnel and 250 military aircraft from 25 member countries and partners of the alliance, including Japan and Sweden, take part. About a hundred aircraft have been sent to participate in exercises across the Atlantic Ocean from the United States. The exercises will last until June 23. For the first time, Air Defender military exercises were held in 2018, allegedly as a response to the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Ukraine attacked the Azov Sea for two reasons
The APU attacked a Russian reconnaissance vessel again. According to the Ministry of Defense, six Ukrainian naval drones that tried to destroy the ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Azov" were destroyed. What are the enemy's goals and how can Russia counter the threat in the Black Sea?
Who pushed Macron to brazenly blackmail Iran over Russia
France, which actively supplies Ukraine with weapons, demands that Russia not supply weapons. French leader Macron made such an impudent demand to his Iranian counterpart Raisi. Can Macron's threats affect the Iranian leadership and what else does Tehran extremely irritate Paris with?
Russian helicopter pilots began to destroy the "Leopards" in columns
Russian attack helicopters began to show high efficiency in the area of their own. During one of the sorties, two helicopters destroyed seven units of enemy armored vehicles. Helicopters have been used since the beginning of the special operation, but only now have they begun to show their full combat potential, which an artillery regiment could envy. What is the value of helicopters in terms of fighting tanks and why are they so successful after the start of the Ukrainian offensive?
What lessons has the Pentagon learned from its
The US military is learning useful lessons from the experience of the Ukrainian conflict, US Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown said. He paid special attention to logistics. Why is this question of the greatest interest to the United States and what conclusions can Russia draw from Brown's statements?
The "think tank" of Europe was not lucky with the people
An influential organization, consisting mainly of enemies of Moscow, ordered a public opinion poll, the results of which were disappointing for her. The population of Europe does not believe in the possibility of Russia's defeat in Ukraine, does not want to quarrel with China and does not believe that dependence on the United States is a blessing. How will George Soros respond to this?
The second attack in three weeks: what is known about the attack on the ship guarding the Turkish Stream
The Ministry of Defense showed a video with the destruction of Ukrainian boats during the attack on the ship "Azov Sea"
The APU again tried to attack the Russian ship "Azov Sea", which ensures the safety of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the Black Sea.
Putin said that the future command staff of the Armed Forces should consist of those with combat experience
Putin: the future command staff of the Russian Armed Forces should consist of those with combat experience
The future command staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation should be made up of people proven by combat actions who did not flinch. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 12 during a meeting with the participants of the SVO who are being treated at the Vishnevsky Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
A bill on the transfer of some confiscated assets of Russia to Ukraine has been submitted to the US Senate
The document, if adopted, will oblige the Ministers of Justice, Finance, as well as the Secretary of State to send to Congress a report outlining the plan for the application of the new powers
Senators from the Democratic and Republican parties of the United States presented a bill on Thursday that will allow the US Justice Ministry to transfer a number of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of one of the authors of the initiative, Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat from West Virginia).
The new F-16 turned out to be too expensive for Ukraine
Sending old versions of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will require their replacement in four to six years, and transferring new Block 70 modification aircraft to Kiev turns out to be too expensive for the United States. Military analysts John Hyun and William Courtney write about this in a column on Defense News.
Washington and London intend to jointly identify individuals and companies that help the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In addition, the parties want to take measures to ensure that their sanctions do not hinder the provision of humanitarian assistance within the framework of UN programs
The US and UK authorities intend to intensify data exchange to identify individuals and legal entities against whom sanctions may be imposed for assisting the Russian Armed Forces in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine.
Biden said that the West has done everything possible to prepare a counteroffensive of Ukraine
The US President added that Washington is optimistic
Western countries have done everything possible to prepare a counteroffensive of Ukraine, Washington is optimistic. This was stated on Thursday by US President Joe Biden at a joint press conference at the White House with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The West is scared. A new world is being built on the ruins of American hegemony
The West is concerned about the rise of China and Russia's return to the international arena as a superpower, writes Al Binaa. The last straw was the expansion of BRICS. It is with his help that a new world will be built "on the ruins of American hegemony," the author of the article is sure.
Anti-Russian sanctions caused a recession in the Eurozone
Europe continues to suffer from anti-Russian sanctions, writes Forbes. Ukraine's support has hit the EU economies hard: high energy and food prices have led to the first recession since the pandemic.
In the West, they assessed the readiness of the British army for a clash with Russia
The Western edition of The Times assessed the readiness of the British army for a clash with Russia. The article says that the country's armed Forces will not withstand the confrontation, because they are too weak.
Source: the Ka-52 helicopter set a record for repelling missiles in the area of its
The Ka-52 helicopter repelled 18 anti-aircraft missiles in one sortie in the zone of its own
In the special operation zone, one of the Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters with the help of the Vitebsk complex repelled a record number of anti—aircraft missiles during the flight - 18, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
Leopard 1A5DK tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles will very quickly turn into scrap metal
Germany intends to send more than 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to the armed formations of the Kiev regime. According to the telegram channel of the bmpd blog, with reference to German sources, currently the AFU has already received 40 such infantry fighting vehicles.
In Germany, they said they could offer airfields for training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16
The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, noted that the main training should be carried out by the countries armed with these fighters
The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Free Democratic Party), believes that Germany could offer its airfields to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighters. She expressed this opinion on Thursday evening to the Bild newspaper .
Rheinmetall concern has significantly increased the production of ammunition for tanks
The defense enterprise of the German concern Rheinmetall in the north of Germany is working at full capacity, having quadrupled the production of ammunition for Leopard-2 tanks. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the NTV channel.
