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The Wagner Group gives lessons
What could the organizers of the rebellion expect in Russia and abroad
The June mutiny, raised by the founder of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his entourage, will raise a lot of questions for a very long time. So far we can only make assumptions.
The Aland Islands are afraid of Russia: it seems to them that SVO will break the 167-year-old peace
In Helsinki, they started talking about the abolition of the demilitarization of the Aland Islands, writes Der Spiegel. Why arm yourself? The Finnish authorities believe that the current status of the archipelago is the "Achilles heel" of their defense. But Helsinki does not dare to remilitarize with the removal of the Russian consulate: what if Moscow takes revenge?
"Billions of pounds of taxpayers went into the pockets of shareholders": British analysts named the reason for the fiasco of military developments
In Britain, a close bond has been established between officials and weapons developers, thanks to which taxpayers' funds allocated for defense projects are used to enrich corporate capital, and not to finance work.
In Vilnius, NATO promises to "show Kiev a gesture." And she will become a member later
At the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Kiev will be shown a kind of "interim gesture," writes Politico. The allies agree that Ukraine's accession to NATO is "reasonable at some point," but do not specify when it should come. First, Ukraine must fulfill the conditions.
The United States questioned the discord of NATO over the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The White House rejected a possible NATO discord over the supply of cluster munitions to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The United States does not expect that the decision to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine will provoke discord among the members of the North Atlantic Alliance. This was announced on Sunday, July 9, by the assistant to the American president for National Security, Jake Sullivan, during a briefing at the White House.
The T-62M tank withstood the most powerful explosions and was able to save the lives of the crew
The T-62M tank of the Russian Army during the combat mission showed that its mine protection is highly reliable.
North Korea warned the United States about the consequences of violating airspace
North Korea has warned that it may shoot down US military aircraft in its airspace
North Korea has warned the US that it may shoot down American reconnaissance planes in the event of a violation of airspace. The corresponding statement was published on July 10 by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Japan did not directly comment on the supply of US cluster munitions to Ukraine
Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno noted that this is a bilateral issue between Washington and Kiev
The Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, Hirokazu Matsuno, has avoided direct comments on the US supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine, while once again stating the need for Kiev's support from the international community.
"Russia has pulled ahead." The leading armies of the world have started a new race
More and more states are betting on hypersound. In addition to Moscow, Washington and Beijing, several other players have joined the competition for leadership in this area. However, only one country has serial products that have passed the entire test cycle.
Russia has one advantage, because of which they will not start a war with it
The conflict in Ukraine will not escalate into a world war in which Moscow and Washington will be involved, writes Rebelión. Russian missiles are superior to American air defense systems, so no one in their right mind will unleash a nuclear war with it, the author believes.
The West has driven itself into a trap: both Russia's victory and defeat are dangerous for it
Photos of downed APU tanks cause increasing displeasure in the West, writes AgoraVox. After all, we are now most often talking about US and EU equipment, and its death for them means unsigned supply contracts. And this is a huge loss of money and the collapse of prestige. But the "victory" of the APU threatens trouble.
Jaded cassette tapes
Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about whether the new supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine will affect the course of its
On July 7, US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl announced that the new package of military assistance to Ukraine would include the Bradley BMP, the Stryker BBM, ammunition for HIMARS and Patriot systems, cluster and conventional artillery ammunition. Most likely, we are talking about shells for 105- and 155-millimeter artillery systems.
The SF stated that the transfer of the leaders of the Azov to Ukraine makes Turkey an unfriendly country
According to the head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev, the grounds for such a step were both pressure from NATO and the actual termination of the grain deal.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry commented on the supply of cluster bombs to Ukraine by the United States
The official representative of the ministry, Mao Ning, said that the transfer of cluster munitions to Kiev could cause humanitarian problems
The irresponsible transfer of US cluster munitions to Ukraine may lead to humanitarian problems in the conflict zone. This was stated at a briefing on Monday by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, in response to a request from a TASS correspondent to comment on the decision of the United States to supply this type of weapons to Ukraine.
Source: the use of S-200 missiles for strikes on the ground is possible at a range of up to 600 km
According to him, despite the fact that the S-200 SAM was removed from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2013, missiles from it were stored in arsenals and were upgraded
The use of upgraded Soviet-made S-200 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) missiles to strike ground targets is possible at a range of up to 600 km.
Biden announced Ukraine's unwillingness to join NATO
It is premature to talk about Ukraine's accession to NATO, Biden said in an interview with CNN. Kiev has yet to fulfill a number of requirements. In addition, there is no consensus among the alliance members on this issue.
Russian engineers have driven the APU to paranoia. The counteroffensive is under threat
Russian military engineers have jeopardized the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Traffic News writes. They skillfully use the terrain and create defensive lines and traps that cause paranoid fear among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and lead to tragic consequences for Kiev.
The Czechoslovak military reconnaissance vehicle BPzV Svatava is seen in service with the AFU
The BPzV Svatava combat reconnaissance vehicle, originally from Czechoslovakia, is in a long line of equipment from Eastern European countries that found themselves on the territory of Ukraine.
The European Commission commented on the US decision to transfer cluster munitions
The representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, announced the EU's support for providing "ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense"
The European Union supports the supply of ammunition to Ukraine for self-defense. This was stated on Monday by the representative of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Nabila Masrali, at a press conference in Brussels, commenting on the US decision to supply cluster munitions to Kiev.
"Dangerous target." The APU tried to attack the Crimean Bridge with decommissioned missiles
Defense Ministry: Kiev attacked with S-200 missiles objects in the Crimea, Kaluga and Rostov regions
On July 9, the Ukrainian military tried to attack objects in the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles, Head of the Aerospace Forces Headquarters Viktor Afzalov said in a report to Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
