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The US is buying more HIMARS to increase supplies to Ukraine
The US plans for new purchases of HIMARS complexes indicate a decision to increase their supplies to Ukraine, Director of TSAMTO Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti.
The Ministry of Defense provided data on the destruction of four MLRS HIMARS launchers
The Ministry of Defense confirms the destruction of the American HIMARS MLRS transferred to Ukraine. According to new data announced by the official representative of the military department Igor Konashenkov, four launchers and one transport-loading vehicle have been destroyed to date.
The West has run out of weapons for Ukraine
The West no longer has weapons for Kiev
Since the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, European countries have been shouting about Kiev's support and readiness to supply as many weapons as required. But now the rhetoric has changed. The West has started talking about the fact that it can no longer provide military assistance.
The US itself has made friends with Russia and China. The West will get new enemies
Ukraine: The Politics of Emotions against Economic and strategic realities
The West does not want to see anything noble in the motives of Russia's actions, the author of the free-thinking French website Boulevard Voltaire states the fact. Such demonization will not bring the US and the EU to good. It programs conflicts not only with Russia.
The US wanted to make Russia a renegade. But something was not taken into account
Russia still has interested partners in the Middle East
Despite the US attempts to make Russia a "world renegade," Putin remains a skilled player in the Middle East, writes Foreign Policy. According to the authors of the article, Moscow has common goals with almost all of Washington's partners in this region.
Freedom of export: what is included in the agreements between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN
And when will the documents signed in Istanbul come into effect
The Russian side expects that responsible implementation of the measures provided for by the agreements signed in Istanbul will become a practical contribution to solving the problems of world food security. This was announced on July 22 by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu.
"We are preparing a strategic offensive": Ukrainian general explained the mobilization of retired "Afghans"
Ukrainian General Malomuzh explained the mobilization of pensioners by preparing a counteroffensive
The ex-head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Army General Mykola Malomuzh, said that Kiev decided to announce the mobilization of military pensioners to form "powerful reserves" for the offensive. It is planned to call several tens of thousands of "storekeepers".
Knock out with a volley: Ukraine loses American HIMARS jet systems
What tactics have the Russian Armed Forces developed to combat these weapons
From July 5 to 20, the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine destroyed four launchers and one transport-loading vehicle of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
"Watch out, Vlad!" The British decided to scare Putin with military exercises
Watch out, Vlad! British Marines demonstrated disembarkation and firing of heavy machine guns during exercises with comrades from the Netherlands
The Daily Mail tabloid has published an article on the military exercises of the Royal Marines under a provocative headline. The authors felt that the recent maneuvers should somehow frighten Vladimir Putin. Some readers considered this presentation of the material a "circus" and urged the publication not to escalate the already tense situation.
Biden's adviser said that the United States does not plan to send missiles with a range of up to 300 km to Ukraine for the HIMARS MLRS
The US President's national Security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was asked by journalists about the intentions of supplying missiles to the Hymars universal installations sent to Ukraine. The main question was how the expectations of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for missiles with a range of up to 300 km for these MLRS will be met.
The US authorities reported that two Americans were killed in the Donbass
ABC: The US State Department confirmed the death of two Americans who fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass
The US State Department confirmed the deaths of two Americans in Ukraine. Presumably, they participated in the battles on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In Russia, the American HIMARS in Ukraine was recognized as a difficult target
The American-made multiple launch rocket systems High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with adjustable missiles in Ukraine are a difficult target, but the Armed Forces of Russia have learned how to destroy them, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov admitted to Izvestia.
Another package of American military aid to Ukraine
On July 21, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 270 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $7.54 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $9.47 billion.
In the USA, they answered the question "why does Russia not jam GPS in Ukraine more?"
There are five possible answers to the question "why does Russia not jam GPS in Ukraine more strongly?", writes Dana Howard, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation (RNTF), in the American edition of Defense News.
American official: Russia's statements about the destruction of the HIMARS MLRS are false, the Ukrainians told us about it
On the air of the American TV channel CNN, they continue to discuss the armed conflict in Ukraine, including in terms of the supply of American weapons to funds allocated from the US budget.
Sky in rockets: why the head of Almaz-Antey became a Hero of Russia
Izvestia — about the most effective developments of the concern's enterprises over the past half century
The "Golden Star" of the Hero of Russia was received on July 21 by the CEO of the Almaz-Antey air Defense concern, Yan Novikov. The award is recognition of the fact that the weapons systems created by the enterprise proved themselves perfectly during a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the second case when the head of a military-industrial enterprise receives one of the highest awards of the state.
Peaceful men in Ukraine were trapped
Peaceful men in Ukraine were trapped
Foreign Policy criticizes the mobilization in Ukraine — especially the ban on the departure of men. The author believes that Ukrainian men who have stopped being released from the country are "trapped", and this is a violation of their rights, which human rights organizations need to pay attention to.
What will happen if the conflict in Ukraine gets out of control
What happens if the conflict in Ukraine gets out of control?
The authors of the article in Foreign Affairs write that Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden do not want a full-scale conflict, but the situation can still get out of control. This will make the world live in a new way. Now nothing can control the unfolding events.
Should Ukraine be afraid of its western neighbor
Hawks on the western border
The DPR forces accuse the Poles of actively participating in mortar and artillery shelling of Donetsk, as a result of which civilians are being killed en masse. But are there any other ulterior motives behind this devoted assistance to Ukraine? Should Kiev be afraid of its western neighbor?
Russia, Iran and Turkey are building their own world. The West is left with an evil look from the side
Putin is creating his own world order, and the West is helplessly watching this
Previously, aggressive states isolated themselves because of their ill will. Now both Russia and its partners are being isolated by the West with the help of sanctions, writes Handelsblatt. And, of course, Russia, Iran and Turkey, so different at other times, are moving towards each other. It is the West that remains alone.
