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The possible location of the future Rheinmetall plant in Ukraine has been determined
The head of the German arms concern Rheinmetall announced the conclusion of an agreement, according to which it is planned to create an enterprise for the production of military equipment on the territory of Ukraine within three months.
"Much more effective than the American ones": Shoigu did not rule out the use of cluster munitions against the AFU
Russia refrains from using cluster munitions during a special operation in Ukraine, although it has not joined the convention on the prohibition of such weapons. However, if the United States supplies the Ukrainian army with cluster-type artillery shells, the Russian Armed Forces will be forced to use similar ammunition in response. This was stated by Sergei Shoigu.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine signed a memorandum with the heads of military departments of 11 countries on the training of pilots for F-16 fighters
Today, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov signed a memorandum on the creation of a coalition to train Ukrainian military pilots on American-made F-16 fighters. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.
The Russian Embassy called Paris to account for the supply of SCALP missiles to Kiev
France should be aware of the responsibility for the decision to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles of the SCALP. This was announced on July 11 at the Russian Embassy in Paris.
Erdogan has proved to Russia and the West the uniqueness of his role
After the transfer of the "Azov" to the Ukrainian authorities, Turkish leader Recep Erdogan made another unexpected move. Having demanded EU membership for Turkey in exchange for Sweden's admission to NATO, he immediately agreed to a different price, and now he will come to the summit in Vilnius as the main actor. What to think about it in Russia?
The United States has become the last country in the world to destroy its chemical weapons
As the New York Times reported, on July 7, the last ammunition filled with a toxic substance was destroyed in the United States. Thus, the United States became the last State in the world to eliminate its chemical weapons.
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.
