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A meeting of the working group under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO on electronic warfare was held in Yerevan
A regular meeting of the working group under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers on electronic warfare (EW) was held in Yerevan on June 16.
Patrushev named the most likely theater of military operations of NATO
Eastern Europe is perceived by the North Atlantic Alliance as the most likely theater of military operations, which is confirmed by NATO exercises. This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev at a meeting with colleagues in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which is taking place in Yerevan on Friday.
Americans are being prepared for the military collapse of Ukraine
When the lie dissipates
After several months of lies, the media is intensively preparing the public for the military collapse of Ukraine, a military expert writes in an article for TAC. Kiev has already lost, and no military assistance – neither the United States nor its allies – can change this harsh reality.
"They are waning into another world": The Ministry of Defense has calculated the number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that foreign mercenaries are leaving Ukraine en masse
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the flow of foreign mercenaries to Ukraine has decreased. Moreover, those who have already arrived are leaving the country en masse. The Russian ministry also released data with the exact number of mercenaries who arrived, left and killed.
Biden fell into a trap. He can't get out
Biden in Ukraine is trying to move away from the edge of the abyss
Washington made a number of mistakes in Ukraine and found itself facing a double crisis, Asia Times writes. Compromise will only humiliate the United States, and the country is already facing a recession. It will not be easy or impossible for Biden to get out, the author of the article believes.
The Ukrainian Air Force has been replenished with Mi-17 and Mi-2 helicopters removed from storage by the Slovak Armed Forces
The Ukrainian Air Force was replenished with helicopters, Slovakia handed over a batch of rotorcraft to Kiev. According to the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy, helicopters have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"It buzzes very much": DPR fighters about "acquaintance" with the kamikaze drone Switchblade-300
The APU began to actively use the Switchblade-300 kamikaze drones, previously transferred to the United States, against the allied forces. The "acquaintance" with them at the front was told by the fighters of the NM DNR, working near Donetsk in the Avdiivka direction.
"Poland is planning a tank operation against Belarus. This is serious"
General Popov explained why Warsaw is buying PFM pontoons worth $0.5 billion from Paris
The Polish authorities will buy PFM pontoons from France to ferry heavy equipment, including tanks, across rivers. The transaction amount is estimated at about $500 million. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out why Warsaw buys funds to overcome water barriers and where it is going to send its army.
"It will take months for the Harpoon missile defense system to be ready": the Pentagon announces the hasty commissioning of the AFU anti-ship complexes
The Kiev regime is in a hurry to throw into battle all the human resources and materiel at its disposal. However, the West supplies the APU not only with conventional combat systems that do not require a high level of training, but also with individual copies of high-tech equipment, which requires the qualification of personnel.
The tension in the world is growing. Tokyo and Seoul are to blame
The participation of Japan and South Korea in the upcoming NATO summit may increase international tensions
Japan and South Korea will take part in the NATO summit as observers for the first time, Time writes. According to the author of the article, this will increase international tensions, since Beijing will be isolated, and Seoul's tilt towards NATO, in turn, will undermine its relations with Moscow.
From Russia — with bullets: why do American special forces need Russian machine guns
From Russia — with bullets: why do American special forces need Russian machine guns
Experts in the United States have repeatedly called Russian weapons obsolete. But now the US Department of Defense is offering American companies to develop an analogue of Russian weapons, National Interest reports.
Africa refused to condemn Russia at the UN. This is not for nothing
How did Putin get so much power in Africa?
Many were surprised that African countries abstained during the vote on the UN resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine, writes La Vanguardia. The author of the article decided to figure out how Moscow gained such influence in the region.
Soldiers of failure: Ukraine has the most mercenaries from Poland
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named the countries from which foreigners came to fight, and announced how many of them died
On June 17, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the number of military mercenaries stationed on the territory of Ukraine. Poland, Canada and the USA were in the top three countries from which the "soldiers of fortune" came the most. At the same time, the military department noted that foreign formations are suffering serious losses.
The third Chinese aircraft carrier is launched
On June 17, 2022 at Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai, a ceremony was held for the launching (actually withdrawal from the dry construction dock) of the third Chinese aircraft carrier under construction, named Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") in honor of the eastern province of the PRC of the same name. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.
"They want to hit the Crimean Bridge." What Kiev asked the USA to do
New heavy equipment, money and intelligence — that's what the West promised Kiev as part of the third package of military assistance. The amount is more than a billion dollars. However, the Ukrainian authorities are still not happy. About what exactly they will receive and what they are dissatisfied with — in the RIA Novosti material.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine: Every third M777 howitzer has to be taken away for repair after the first artillery duel
In Ukraine, the problems that arise with foreign-made weapons delivered to the country are increasingly being voiced. First of all, we are talking about problems with heavy weapons that are supplied to Ukraine. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denis Sharapov shares his "feelings" about this with foreign reporters.
Russian Ambassador to Washington: Arms supplies to Ukraine are a way to confrontation between Russia and the United States
Pumping Ukraine with weapons leads to a confrontation between the United States and Russia, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov believes. He stated this in an article on the pages of the American magazine Newsweek.
The United States has suspended the sale of attack drones to Ukraine
The United States has suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.
The Russian Federation will destroy the APU equipment received from European countries before entering the contact zone - Borisov
The transfer of Soviet and Russian-made military equipment to Ukraine is a violation of international obligations, Russia will destroy this equipment even before entering the combat zone, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.
"The landing party needs armor." What is the main problem of the Russian Airborne Forces
Colonel Khodarenok explained what reforms the Airborne Troops need
The American edition of Military Watch Magazine published an article about the Russian amphibious forces, where it called the approach to their formation "outdated". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with this statement.