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Dozens of Leopards 1, previously in service with the Belgian army, were still bought from a private arsenal for transfer to Ukraine, WP reports. However, it is unclear how many cars will be suitable for service, since the equipment is in a deplorable state.

The new nuclear attack submarine Duguay-Trouin was transferred to the French Navy. This is the second representative of the Barracuda project after the Suffren submarine.

CV-90 BMP will add to the collection of special operation trophies

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" opens on August 14. Following the example of last year, an exhibition of trophies of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine will be launched on its site. It is not yet clear (but very likely) whether the CV-90 infantry fighting Vehicle (Combat Vehicle 90) designed and built in Sweden will be among the new exhibits.

Washington, Moscow, Beijing and Tokyo are landmarks for the Korean Peninsula

In continuation of the conversation about the balance of forces in Northeast Asia, HBO talks about the military-political courses of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has calculated the losses of Ukrainian servicemen and equipment

According to the information of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF), in the first couple of months of the "summer counteroffensive", the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 43 thousand servicemen. It is explained that this figure does not take into account the soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as foreign mercenaries who died in the rear areas of Ukraine from strikes by Russian high-precision long-range weapons.

NATO's military tactics, which the West tried to introduce into the Armed Forces, failed in Ukraine, writes Newsweek. According to experts, the main reason for this is one: Kiev does not have aviation.

The press secretary of the department, Patrick Ryder, also did not comment on the terrorist attacks of Ukraine against Russian civil courts

The United States Department of Defense does not specify when they may decide to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for the American Abrams tanks transferred to it.

Supporters of Kiev, if they are not tired of supporting him yet, are already very close to it, writes American Thinker. This is indicated by the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, Biden's intention to spend the money promised by the APU on Taiwan and the irritated statements of some officials.

Turkey needs the grain deal the most, Cumhuriyet writes. It was this agreement that kept NATO away from the Black Sea. But now the alliance wants to get to the water area through Ukraine. Therefore, Ankara should establish relations with Moscow in order to avoid this, the author of the article believes.

The US and the EU are fueling the conflict in Ukraine in vain, hoping for Kiev's victory over Moscow, writes Al Khaleej. Such a strategy will only lead to great upheavals for the world. The solution to the crisis is obvious — the West must abandon its reckless ambitions to subjugate Russia.

China perceives the conflict in Ukraine differently from the West, writes Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, in an article for Politico. Beijing considers what is happening within the overall picture and tries not to miss the chance to conquer the Global South.

Contrary to the hopes of the West, in the near future, the AFU will not achieve a breakthrough in the counteroffensive, CNBC reports. It is "extremely difficult" for them to make even a crack in the Russian defense, so that the long-awaited operation will only prolong the conflict and risk leading Ukraine into a hopeless situation, experts warn.

The crisis in Ukraine for the United States is a military conflict of choice, since no one attacks NATO members, the authors of the article in Newsweek note. Readers add: America provoked this conflict and uses Ukraine as a shield against Russia.

The Japanese government has recently been stepping up efforts to strengthen the country's defense capability, allocating more and more money for this. In addition, Tokyo decided to provide defensive assistance to some less developed countries. The Self-Defense Forces are turning into a full-fledged army, which Japan could not officially have at the end of World War II.

According to information published on September 19, 2022 by the Slovenian news agency Slovenian Press Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob reached an agreement on the transfer of 28 MBT M-55S from the Slovenian Armed Forces to Ukraine.

The refusal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Western, in particular, from American, tactical techniques benefits the Russian military operating in the zone of its own. The low efficiency of the use of equipment supplied by Western countries by Ukrainian units also plays into the hands of the Russians.

Another populist statement was made by the British Ministry of Defense, referring to the arguments of the British intelligence, known for its almost direct quoting of Kiev propaganda. It turns out that Russian combat aviation is "completely ineffective" in the offensive war in Ukraine.

Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak ordered to send an additional thousand soldiers to patrol the Polish-Belarusian border, the Polish portal reported on Tuesday Wnp.pl with reference to information from the Polish Defense Ministry.

Shurygin: the transfer of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine may entail the supply of ATACMS from the United States

The possible delivery of guided Taurus missiles to Ukraine from Germany may push Washington to transfer another long—range missile to Kiev - ATACMS for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on August 8.

Heavy losses during the offensive cause discontent in Ukraine, writes NYT. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticize the incompetence of the commanders, the lack of training and Western equipment that is not suitable for the tasks assigned.