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South Korea raised F-16 fighters because of Russian Tu-95MS over the Sea of Japan
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS conducted many hours of patrol over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, South Korea lifted fighter jets into the air.
The West has promised Georgia membership in the EU. The price of the issue is the conflict with Russia
Anti-Western Georgia: how official Tbilisi is going to conflict with the US and the EU
The Georgian Dream considers the argument that the country should earn membership in the EU at the cost of a conflict with Russia to be untenable, writes Evropeyska Pravda. The likelihood of a public break with the West is becoming clearer. And the ruling party is gradually preparing how to explain this step to society.
Adviser to the head of the OP of Ukraine called the number of MLRS HIMARS, which is required by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a "complete change in the course of the war"
The adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, estimated how many American HIMARS MLRS Kiev would need to "completely change the course of the war" in its favor.
Lavrov: Syria expressed Russia's support and understanding of the goals of the special operation in Ukraine
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russia appreciated that in June of this year Damascus announced the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics
Syria expressed Russia's support and understanding of the goals of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad.
The British Prime Minister called on the West to provide assistance to Ukraine until the Russian Federation withdraws its troops
Boris Johnson stressed that Western countries will never recognize the reunification of Crimea with Russia or the annexation to the Russian Federation of "any other territory of Ukraine"
Western countries should provide all-round assistance to Ukraine until Russian troops withdraw from its territory. This statement was made by outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson via video link at the second summit of the Crimean Platform on Tuesday.
The DPR reported that the AFU fired at the center of Donetsk from the HIMARS MLRS
The APU also used NATO weapons, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire regime said
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Tuesday shelled the center of Donetsk with American MLRS HIMARS and NATO weapons. This was reported in the representation of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the JCCC.
Slovakia agreed to supply Soviet T-72 tanks to Ukraine in exchange for German Leopard 2A4
The delayed delivery of 30 T-72 tanks to Ukraine from the presence of the Slovak Armed Forces in June will still take place, Bratislava and Berlin have agreed on compensation.
There is little left of the past relations between Finland and Russia
Sauli Niinisto on Finland-Russia relations: trust is lost
Relations between Moscow and Helsinki have changed and will no longer be the same as before, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto Verkkoutiset quotes. However, according to him, now is not the time to completely break ties. It is better to leave channels for dialogue open, even if they are not actively used.
The Kiev authorities have named the amount of Ukraine's military spending since the end of February
According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal, this item of expenditure cost the country's budget $11.4 billion
Since the end of February this year, the Ukrainian authorities have allocated more than 420 billion hryvnias (about $11.4 billion) for military spending. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal at a government meeting on Tuesday.
Because of the Ukrainian conflict, Germany took up the army. The French are worried
The ambitions of the Bundeswehr disrupt the balance of the armed forces of Germany and France
After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Germany began to modernize the armed forces, writes Le Figaro. The ambitions of the Bundeswehr may shake the geostrategic balance in Europe, and France risks being on the sidelines in defense issues.
The USA was cruelly mistaken. The irreparable awaits Ukraine
Aggravating the Ukrainian failure
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered a decisive stage, and it's time to end it, writes Colonel Douglas McGregor in an article for TAC. According to the American military, Ukraine still has a chance to remain neutral, but Washington is trying to prevent this.
German Foreign Minister Berbock promised to supply IRIS-T SL air defense systems to Ukraine "in the coming weeks"
Ukraine will receive the German IRIS-T SL medium-range anti-aircraft system in the "coming weeks", the delivery of which was announced to Kiev by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in early summer. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.
Reuters: Germany intends to supply Kiev with weapons worth more than €500 million
According to the source of the publication, the weapons will be transferred in 2023, and some types of equipment may be earlier
Germany plans to supply Ukraine with additional weapons worth more than €500 million. This was reported by Reuters on Tuesday .
What are the goals of the offensive on Nikolaev
The Allied forces began advancing in the Mykolaiv direction – in that sector of the front that had previously rarely been included in combat reports. It is reported about the offensive and defeat of the AFU positions both along the Black Sea and in the steppe areas. A number of experts suggest that a springboard has already been created for the offensive on Nikolaev and then on to Odessa. But there is an opinion that the troops near Nikolayev are solving a different tactical task.
Shoigu named captured weapons and Western-made equipment captured in Ukraine
The Russian military, during a special military operation in Ukraine, captures a lot of captured equipment supplied by Western countries to the Ukrainian army. These equipment and weapons are sent to Russia, where they are carefully studied. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in an interview with the TV channel "Russia 1".
Western sanctions against Russia have not worked
Western sanctions against Russia did not work after all
TNI writes that Western sanctions against Russia failed because a large number of countries did not support them. The situation risks splitting the united front of the West in relation to Ukraine.
Welt: Germany will supply 255 high-precision long-range Vulcano shells for howitzers to Ukraine
As the newspaper reported, ammunition should be exported to Ukraine directly by German defense enterprises
The German government for the first time approved the delivery to Ukraine of 255 long-range guided artillery shells Vulcano 155 mm caliber, designed for self-propelled howitzers, but the date of transfer of ammunition to Kiev has not yet been called. This was reported on Sunday by the newspaper Welt am Sonntag .
Experts: "Army-2022" passed without big novelties
At the same time, ITS increases interest in weapons from Russia, according to the interviewed experts
The international military-technical forum "Army-2022" did not show the guests revolutionary novelties, but interest in the weapons and equipment demonstrated at it is growing due to their use in a special operation in Ukraine, according to military experts interviewed by TASS.
Leave without complexes: the Russian military destroys Western ammunition in Ukraine
Timely strikes on weapons depots allow to disrupt the enemy's plans, experts say
The Armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out precise missile strikes on the military infrastructure of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU). An ammunition depot with HIMARS missiles and Western—made anti-aircraft complexes was destroyed in the Odessa region, and a fuel depot was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin handed over to the Cascade formation two MLRS complexes produced in the Donbass
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin handed over to the operational and combat tactical formation (OBTF) "Cascade" two new complexes of MLRS "Cheburashka" produced in the Donbass.