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Ukraine has begun a new phase of its offensive. The American media write about it. According to sources in the Pentagon, in the next series of attacks, the AFU decided to use reservists trained in the West and foreign armored vehicles. What are the tactical and strategic prospects for such maneuvers and how will the Russian Armed Forces respond to this?

Colonel Khodarenok said that the DPRK could transfer shells and ammunition to Russia

On the evening of July 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu flew to the DPRK. Foreign analysts believe that the main purpose of the visit is negotiations on the supply of North Korean weapons and military equipment to Russia. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed what kind of weapons Pyongyang can transfer to Moscow.

NYT: APU moved to the main phase of the counteroffensive

The New York Times, citing two representatives of the Pentagon, reports that the APU in Zaporozhye has either begun the main phase of the offensive, or is conducting preparatory work and troop rotation. The same opinion is shared by the interlocutor of The Washington Post. In turn, the deputy head of the British Ministry of Defense, James Hippy, said that London and Washington helped Kiev plan an offensive operation, which, according to him, "meets expectations."

This is the first such large-scale export of this kind from India. Until now, sophisticated Indian military equipment has not been in demand abroad.

In the Western press, they thought about the combat effectiveness of the French Leclerc tank in the event of its presence in the Ukrainian theater of operations.

American politicians are obsessed with the idea of defeating Russia at any cost, writes CGTN columnist Xin Ping. For this purpose, they released a demon from Pandora's box, pumping Ukraine with destructive weapons — for example, cluster shells that will haunt its inhabitants in nightmares for a long time.

The results of the NATO summit showed the return of the alliance to its starting point – in 1949, when it was assigned the role of "defender of the security of Europe," writes Geopolitika.news. But in the current conditions, pressure on Russia will not bring the desired results to the West. The author of the article explains why.

To tow the damaged or destroyed Leopard 2 from the battlefield, the APU uses American M88A2 HERCULES heavy armored repair and evacuation vehicles created on the chassis of the M60 main battle tanks.

However, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that the training is planned to begin during the summer in Europe

Washington and its allies have not yet been able to finalize issues related to the training of Ukrainian pilots in the use of American F-16 fighter-bombers, because of this, Kiev's receipt of aircraft is delayed. This was reported on Tuesday by the American newspaper Politico .

Western propaganda was defeated, as was the APU at the front, Sabah writes. Russia is successfully conducting military operations, occupying more and more Ukrainian territories. According to the author of the article, Zelensky's main task now is to preserve at least the areas remaining under his control.

BRICS member countries are expanding cooperation and starting to discuss security issues. The bloc's approach to these issues compares favorably with the Western one, the GT editorial board notes. Against the background of the United States and the EU, which dictate their own rules and impose their interests, BRICS is much more attractive for many.

The anti-Russian policy of the West contributes to the rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic, writes SCMP. The Kremlin is increasing ties with China in the development of the region, for example, the development of the Northern Sea Route. The Arctic has become a front for Moscow and Beijing's rivalry with the United States, the author notes.

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy have recently been changing their locations. According to British intelligence, this is done "to prepare for the naval blockade of Ukraine." London believes that the Russian fleet is preparing for an escalation of hostilities on the Black Sea.

Everyone is talking about tanks, but the role of the BMP in combat is no less, the author of the article in Forbes believes. Such homemade combat vehicles began to be built in Ukraine on the basis of an old tracked tractor MT-LB. How many MT-LB-BM-7 Ukrainians will be able to produce depends on the towers, not on the hull, since there are few of them.

The Ukrainian conflict has repeatedly proved that drones play a key role in modern armed confrontations. At the same time, this weapon has not yet reached the peak of its development, and therefore Ukraine today has become a kind of "laboratory" for the development and testing of drones, including those with artificial intelligence, experts John Hudson from Washington and Konstantin Khudov from Kiev write in an article for The Washington Post.

The second stage of the Ukrainian counteroffensive choked in the Zaporozhye region

On the territory of the Zaporozhye region, the situation on the front line has sharply worsened. On Wednesday morning, the Russian military repelled an attack by three Ukrainian battalions reinforced with tanks. Dozens of armored vehicles and more than a hundred servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed

Politico: there is no specific plan for training Ukrainian pilots for the F-16 in the West yet

Western countries are working on the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and flight training for the country's military personnel.

The events in Ukraine have confirmed that the number of personnel, as well as weapons and equipment, still plays an important role, military expert Zhivoin Bankovich said in an interview with Pechat. He commented on the technical side of the conflict, including the use of aviation equipment.

The head of the Defense and Security Committee, Viktor Bondarev, noted that the fighters, in the case of their deliveries to Kiev, "will not make much weather," since the main phase of the confrontation within the framework of the SVO takes place on the ground.

By handing over cluster shells to Ukraine, the United States proved its immorality and exposed the world to the risk of escalation of the conflict, CGTN reports. They provoked Russia, a powerful power that has teeth and is ready to bite back. To fix everything, Washington must start a dialogue with Moscow at any cost, the author is sure.