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During the ongoing offensive in the Zaporozhye direction, the first losses of the Ukrainian army of armored repair and evacuation vehicles M88A2 Hercules, the delivery of which to Kiev was announced by the US government in early 2023, are noted. Military equipment of this type was included in the same delivery package with M1 Abrams tanks and theoretically should have been used together with them. However, the Ukrainian command deployed them on the battlefield, without waiting for the supply of American tanks.

Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Valdai International Discussion Club Development and Support Fund, believes that the presidents of Russia and Belarus warned Western countries against escalation.

For a whole month, New York Times correspondents watched the progress of the struggle on the Ukrainian front. Enough time to talk about the problems with the military and draw your own conclusions. Human losses, accumulated fatigue, mismatched old equipment and ammunition collected from all over the world, a determined enemy and his fortified positions hinder the achievement of the goals of the counteroffensive.

The United States understood that Ukraine would not be able to resist Russia's air attacks, the WSJ writes. Ka-52 Alligator helicopters turned out to be especially dangerous. While Kiev is dreaming about the F-16 next year, the Russian Aerospace Forces are destroying these hopes right now. The author of the article assessed the prospects of the West taking into account the current situation.

Why do they want to deploy a new regiment of these bombers in the Far East

The defense of the Far East will be strengthened with strategic missile carriers Tu-160 "White Swan". The Ministry of Defense is considering the deployment of a new regiment of these aircraft in the region, sources told Izvestia.

In one day, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

On July 23, Vladimir Putin announced the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At his meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, it was also reported that during July 22, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and more than 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Al Watan: The US has increased the number of its forces at bases in Syria from 500 to 1.5 thousand military

The US command has transferred additional military equipment and logistical means from Iraq to its bases in Syria. This was reported by the Syrian newspaper Al Watan, citing sources in opposition groups.

Poland will create a combat unit in the Suwalki corridor located between Belarus and Russia, writes Fakt. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak called on young people in the northeast of the country to join a new sapper battalion, which will begin recruiting this year.

La Repubblica: Ukraine's failures on the battlefield are caused by a lack of training and weapons

Ukraine launched a counteroffensive without proper preparation for breaking through the defense lines and without the necessary weapons for this. Military columnist Gianluca Di Feo wrote about this on July 23 in an article for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

The West is in a state of a new cold war with Russia, writes the FA. The nature of espionage in the confrontation has changed: basic information is obtained not from secret, but from open sources. The ability to work with this information will determine the outcome of the new Cold war, the publication notes.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the targets of strikes on the ports of Odessa

At the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian Navy had bases for ships and vessels in Odessa, Ochakov, Berdyansk and Mariupol. Various coastal facilities of the Navy — marine corps bases, training centers, radar posts and other auxiliary forces — were located on the territory of Odessa, Mykolaiv and other regions.

"A full-fledged army will enter Ukraine from Poland... And these are not mercenaries, but active NATO forces." Such scenarios of Poland's intervention in the situation in Ukraine are drawn by both Russian and even Western military experts. How and under what conditions can they be implemented? And what should Russia do in this case?

Secretary of State Blinken said that Ukraine will receive the F-16, but deliveries will take months

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Kiev will receive the F-16, but it will take months to supply and retrain Ukrainian pilots. At the same time, the White House does not expect that the fighters will change the course of hostilities, and in Ukraine they complain about the lack of "more banal things." "Newspaper.Ru" talks about Washington's concerns and what kind of response Moscow has to the delivery of fighter jets.

Former deputy head of the Pentagon: Ukraine does not need ATACMS missile systems now

Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said on July 20 that Washington is convinced that there is no need to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missile systems.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on whether Russia has begun a naval blockade of Ukraine

The "Ukrainian conflict", which has been going on for more than a year, is fertile ground for various kinds of fakes and manipulations of public opinion. For example, after the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declared areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea temporarily dangerous for navigation and announced the withdrawal of safety guarantees for navigation in these areas, a number of media hastened to announce that Russia had declared a naval blockade of Ukraine. But is it so?

In the materials posted on Western resources, Soviet T-80U tanks and a rather rare T-80UE-1, which is a hybrid of the T-80BV hull upgraded to the T-80U standard with a turret from the T-80UD tank, are seen moving in a column of the AFU. The commander's observation turret 1EC29 with a 12.7 mm closed machine gun is visible on the tower.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference on July 21.

Henry Kissinger and his potential followers no longer have the opportunity to drive a wedge between China and Russia, writes Advance. The author of the article analyzes the reasons for the visit of the former US Secretary of State to China and concludes that there is now no real chance of a split between Beijing and Moscow.

Rheinmetall Group intends to protect the new plant in Ukraine from Russian missiles with air defense systems of its own production. This statement was made by the head of the concern Armin Papperger.

The weapons supplied to Kiev are often inferior to Soviet-made models

Supposedly invulnerable Western equipment burns well on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council on July 21.