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La Repubblica notes that the country's Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, during a meeting of the special parliamentary security committee, announced the approval of the fourth decree on sending weapons to Kiev.

This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov

A Russian Su-35S fighter destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) launcher in the Kramatorsk area during a special operation. This was stated on Thursday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian military uses barrage ammunition during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Kamikaze drones are the optimal tool that allows you to quickly hit multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS, writes Defence24.

Russian shootings off the coast of Norway — a growing problem

Russia wants to "intimidate" the Norwegian authorities with naval exercises literally "along the Norwegian coast" and "disrupt NATO exercises," NRK reports. It is noteworthy that they take place in international waters at a distance of over 12 nautical miles from Norway.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov commented on the data published by the American TV channel CNN that the Russian army allegedly lost 75 thousand soldiers killed and wounded during a special operation in Ukraine. According to Peskov, the spread of fakes against Russia has already become the norm in the West, and even very reputable publications do not disdain such a practice.

Colonel Khodarenok explained why the US is afraid of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV falling into the hands of the Russian Armed Forces

The United States refuses to supply Ukraine with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV. There is a version in the American media that the Pentagon is afraid of the technology of these drones falling into the hands of Moscow. What the Americans are really afraid of is in the author's material of the military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

In recent days, the publication of the Telegram channel "CHTD" has become widespread, to which is attached a document allegedly representing an official letter to the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The proposals of the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, on the resumption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program are being discussed by the parties to the deal, from whom constructive approaches are expected, his spokesman Peter Stano said.

Politico: Zelensky demanded the return of lost territories in a few weeks

The Politico edition reports that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, demanded the return of the lost territories in a few weeks, since with the onset of winter it will become significantly more difficult to conduct hostilities. Meanwhile, a petition has been created in Ukraine demanding that the authorities return to the negotiating table.

Control over this area opens the way to the final liberation of the territory of Donbass

The People's Militia of the Luhansk Republic took control of the Uglegorsk thermal power plant in Svetlodarsk, the command of the 2nd corps of the LPR NM reported on July 26.

The Ukrainian conflict and US decisions

The final decision on what kind of assistance the United States will provide to Ukraine should be made in Washington, not in Kiev, Dmitry Simes writes. He lists the miscalculations of the American authorities in relations with Russia and insists on resolving the conflict through negotiations.

RIA Novosti: The Russian Aerospace Forces have used a new aviation reconnaissance complex based on the Su-34 in Ukraine

For the first time, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) used a new reconnaissance complex based on the Su-34 bomber during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was reported on July 27 by an informed source of RIA Novosti.

Kiev does not need American A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft, better known as Warthog ("Warthog"), the Ukrainian Defense Ministry would like to get F-16 fighters. This statement was made by the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Sak.

Great Britain needs a larger army in terms of numbers and potential. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace. As the head of the British military department noted, the country will move from the country with the largest military expenditures in Europe to eighth place.

The American magazine The National Interest published an article by publicist Dmitry Simes. In it, he identifies and criticizes the mistakes of the United States made during the Ukrainian conflict. Symes recalls that recently US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a speech in which he praised the Ukrainian military achievements. However, Symes believes that Moscow's early miscalculations are a poor criterion for assessing the prospects of the conflict. After all, the experience of numerous wars waged by the Russian (and Soviet) state proves the opposite.

The topic of military-technical cooperation will be discussed at the meeting of the Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which will be held on August 5 in Sochi, the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on reports about Russia's interest in cooperation with the manufacturer Bayraktar.

Europe's solidarity is fake, and Putin knows about it

The EU countries dodged, made up tall tales, imitated compromises, but still they managed to agree on gas savings, Bloomberg writes. The author considers this story very revealing and draws a hard conclusion: Europe is not able to defend itself from "enemies". He also calls them.

Expert Andrey Ionin told what tasks the national orbital station will solve

Russia has long been deprived of the opportunity to conduct experiments in space that would concern the testing of new security technologies, it is impossible to conduct them on the ISS, Andrei Ionin, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky, told the Newspaper Ru.

China sends soldiers and tanks to Russia for large-scale exercises involving 37 countries

Five months after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, China is sending troops and tanks to Russia for large-scale exercises, writes the Daily Express. For the readers of the newspaper, the information about the ARMI-2022 was unexpected. "37 countries? And I was told that Russia is isolated," writes one of them.

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Foreign companies against the background of the military operation to protect Donbass began to announce the termination of work or suspension of sales of their products in Russia.