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Canada will take part in the training of Ukrainian pilots to control the F-16
Ottawa will also supply Kiev with 288 AIM-7 air-to-air missiles and 10 thousand 105-millimeter shells for Western-made guns
The Canadian authorities have decided to support the efforts of Western countries in organizing training of Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters. This was stated on Saturday in a statement by the press service of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his unannounced visit to Kiev.
Striking goal: what weapons reflect the Ukrainian counteroffensive
The resumption of active hostilities in the zone of a special military operation and, first of all, in the Zaporozhye region has again increased interest in the technical side of the conflict. Attempts to break through the Russian defense in the Ozerov area led to heavy losses in the Air Force, for example, the loss of at least two Leopard 2A6 tanks and about 13 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Integrated approach: what air defense means does Ukraine have
And what air defense capabilities do they give Kiev
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russian aviation has been working more and more actively in the air. This means that the confrontation between our Aerospace Forces and the Ukrainian air defense has unfolded again. As part of the enemy's air defense today, there is a whole zoo of different complexes and systems.
This trump card of the Russian navy will help Putin restrain the United States
Baijiahao: the deadly Russian submarine Belgorod will negate the naval advantages of the United States
The Russian Navy has one special trump card that helps it restrain the United States and its allies — the Belgorod submarine, writes user Baijiahao. This submarine, with its colossal striking power, negates America's advantages at sea and demonstrates Russia's leadership in the field of shipbuilding.
The rotation has been opened: the "eternal" political crisis has ended in Bulgaria
The new government promises to supply Ukraine with more weapons
The political crisis that has been raging for more than two years has ended in Bulgaria. The largest parliamentary parties were able to vote for the government in a consolidated manner and create a semblance of a capable cabinet of ministers.
Sappers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation announced the massive use of foreign mines by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are massively using foreign-made explosives in the South Donets direction of the special operation. This was announced on Sunday, June 11, by the head of the engineering service of the regiment of the South grouping with the call sign "Brick".
In France, the appearance of a Great German Europe was predicted
Le Figaro: the future of Europe will be built on the basis of the German vision
The views of Paris and Berlin on the future of Europe contradict each other, writes French publicist Nicolas Baveret in an article for Le Figaro. However, France is not trustworthy now, and the German vision is more holistic, so it will win, the author of the article believes.
The sapper said that the APU began to use the German Mars MLRS
Sapper of the southern grouping: the APU began to use the German Mars MLRS along the entire front line
The sapper of the southern group told RIA Novosti that the AFU began to remotely mine territories along the entire line of contact with the help of the German Mars MLRS.
American Institute for the Study of War: The Ukrainian Army is successfully attacking in four directions
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has presented a new summary of the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to ISW analysts, the Ukrainian army is successfully attacking in four directions.
The head of the CIA and Ukrainian diplomats secretly visited Greece. The Turks tensed up
CIA Director William Burns visited Athens and the port of Alexandroupolis for the first time in 11 years, Milliyet reports. Nothing is known about the purpose of the visit. The following is noteworthy: Greece, in addition to Burns, was visited by the US ambassador in Athens, as well as Ukrainian diplomats.
The "counteroffensive" has begun, and Ukrainian tanks are replenishing the lists of combat losses
The allies have delivered billions of dollars worth of combat vehicles to Ukraine and are now waiting for a return, Bloomberg writes. Western sponsors want to believe that the money was not spent in vain, but promising equipment has already begun to replenish the lists of losses.
The White House said that China has used a base in Cuba to collect data on the United States since 2019 - Media
The White House said that China had been using a base in Cuba to collect intelligence about the United States since at least 2019, The Wall Street Journal newspaper wrote on Sunday, citing an official from the administration of the American president.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the prevention of a new attack by drones of Ukraine on a ship that ensures the safety of gas pipelines to Turkey
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Ukraine's attempt to attack the Russian ship "Azov Sea" with naval drones, which monitored the safety of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the Black Sea, was stopped.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed a video of the reflection of the APU attack on the ship "Azov"
The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the unsuccessful attack of Ukrainian unmanned boats on the ship "Azov" of the Black Sea Fleet (Emergency), which performs the tasks of monitoring the situation and ensuring security along the routes of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the southeastern part of the Black Sea.
The State Department said that the United States would not violate the borders of Mexico in the event of the appearance of the Russian base
Deputy Head of the Defense Department Vedant Patel added that it is impossible to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of another country under any circumstances
The United States would not violate the territorial integrity and infringe on the sovereignty of Mexico if it tried to join an alliance involving the deployment of Russian military bases. This statement was made on Wednesday at a briefing by the deputy head of the press service of the US State Department Vedant Patel.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the conduct of air patrols in the Asia-Pacific region with the Chinese Air Force
Russian and Chinese strategic missile carriers were escorted by foreign fighters in some patrol areas, the ministry noted
The Aerospace Forces of Russia and the Air Forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA Air Force) of China conducted another joint air patrol over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas, the western part of the Pacific Ocean. This was reported on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In Artemovsk, Ukraine outsmarted itself. The Allies won't like it
The battle for Artemovsk showed the weakness of the military industry of Kiev's sponsors. The US Secretary of State admitted that Washington helped prepare a counteroffensive, and expects it during the NATO summit in Lithuania, Chronicles writes. But will Europe repeat the mistakes of 1914 by escalating?
Disembodied attacks: VFU offensive attempts lose intensity
The peak of the enemy's activity is already behind us and we should expect a retaliatory strike by our army, experts say
The armed formations of Ukraine, having failed to achieve their goals in the South Donets direction, became more active on the Vremevsky ledge and in the area of Artemovsk. On June 7, our troops repulsed 11 attacks on these sections of the line of contact, preventing a breakthrough of the defense.
The Finns decided that membership in NATO had freed their hands. Now they are angering Russia
The main news of Finland on the tragic day of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP was the expulsion of nine Russian intelligence officers from the country, Iltalehti writes. Previously, this was not reported to the public: the Finnish government did not want to annoy Russia with public deportations.
Everything has changed. The fragile euro cannot withstand the weight of Ukraine
The Ukrainian crisis is "sucking all the strength" out of the euro, writes Huanqiu Shibao. By freezing the assets of Russian banks because of him, the EU made a mistake and undermined the reputation of its own currency. The euro was further shaken by the economic downturn in the region caused by the break with Moscow and the sanctions imposed on it.