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Russia and Belarus are obliged to ensure their security in this regard, he said

200 tactical nuclear ammunition is stored in European countries, Russia and Belarus are obliged to ensure their security in this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision to transfer Iskander M missile systems to Belarus.

The Sino-Taiwanese differences cannot be compared with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, since Taiwan has always been an integral part of China since ancient times, and not a separate state. Therefore, Beijing, claiming its rights to the island, protects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its country.

The AFU servicemen told the Canadian correspondent about the betrayal of the Ukrainian authorities

The Ukrainian authorities "betrayed" the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leaving their soldiers to die in the Donbass, a Canadian journalist said. At the same time, he said that most of the Ukrainian troops had not seen Western weapons and equipment. At the same time, the military from the Lviv Theroborona battalion refused to go to the front. However, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence believes that in August "a turning point will happen."

Severodonetsk is completely under the control of the LPR, allied troops have entered Lisichansk and are successfully advancing within the city limits

The allied forces of the People's Militia of the LPR and the Russian army liberated the cities of Severodonetsk, Borovskoye and a number of other settlements, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 25. About 800 civilians were evacuated from the bomb shelters of the Azot plant in Severodonetsk. Allied troops also entered Lisichansk. On Saturday, one of the mines was cleared from the armed formations of Ukraine, the units entered the gelatin plant. Experts note that the promotion is effective and with good speed.

What happens if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

The Atlantic writes that in order to maximize the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the United States is provoking Russia to use nuclear weapons there. The author believes that Putin is smart and cold-blooded enough not to succumb to these provocations. In addition, the situation on the battlefield is now in favor of Russia. Washington should abandon these attempts.

The MQ-1C Grey Eagle and Bayraktar TB2 drones are vulnerable to air defense systems that are used by Russia during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was told to the American edition of The Drive by Ukrainian pilots with the call signs Moonfish and Juice.

France has completed the operation of the fourth-generation Mirage 2000C fighters and did not transfer them to Ukraine. This is written by The Drive.

China does not plan a large-scale military operation in Taiwan, in the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the bet will be placed on targeted strikes that can deprive the population of resistance. This is written by the Japanese publication Shukan Gendai.

Russia will transfer missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus

Russia will supply Iskander-M complexes to Minsk in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg.

The Ukrainian army is preparing to adopt a light howitzer of an unusual 105-mm caliber, the supply of guns will be provided by New Zealand. The number of howitzers is not called.

Shoigu inspected the Russian grouping of troops in Ukraine

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Russian group of troops involved in the special operation in Ukraine. He listened to the reports of the commanders of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and awarded the distinguished military. On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Severodonetsk and a strike on the AFU training centers, which led to the cancellation of the transfer of several units of the Ukrainian army to the battlefield.

Colonel Khodarenok told how to prevent attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russian territory

"Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant" (NZNP), located in the Krasnosulinsky district of the Rostov region, was attacked by two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) this week. Human casualties were avoided. How to build an effective system of protection against drones - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The NATO summit, which will be held in Madrid next week, is supposed to open a new era. The alliance will adopt a new strategic concept, in which Russia will be named the main threat to the alliance. In fact, the summit will only fix the state of things that has developed even before the special operation. A real surprise is the statement by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that the Ukrainian issue should be resolved diplomatically.

The French Caesar self-propelled guns captured in the battles with the AFU were probably sent to the Russian Uralvagonzavod for study. This was recognized in France itself and confirmed by Ural gunsmiths. Thanks to the massive and diverse assistance to Ukraine, there may be enough NATO heavy artillery on the battlefield. If these systems also become trophies, what useful things can our specialists extract from there?

NATO forces in Europe may increase many times, the alliance is considering the option of the largest increase in the contingent in its history. The final decision on this will be made at the summit, which will be held on June 28-30 in Madrid.

Boris Johnson, Zelensky and the UK's New Special Relationship

The fact that Johnson uses the situation in Ukraine for personal purposes seems to be true, writes The Spectator. But to see only cynicism in his actions is a mistake, the author of the article believes. He talks about the specifics of Johnson's relationship with Zelensky.

Over the past decade, the Israeli armed forces – the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – have made major changes to their structure and priorities for conducting combat operations. The ground forces underwent a significant reduction.

Ukrainian armed formations have been receiving Western large-caliber artillery in large quantities for more than a month, which has already been thrown to the front and is involved in battles. The military observer of Izvestia, Anton Lavrov, tells about the "successes" of Western howitzers in Ukraine.

Ukraine will receive the German IRIS-T SL medium-range anti-aircraft system, the contract for its supply has already been concluded. This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk.