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Ukrainian intelligence showed a presentation of 242 pages with the Crimean Bridge

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine announced the receipt of technical documentation of the Crimean Bridge and now has detailed information about the arrivals-exits, road surface, supports and the entire infrastructure of the complex. Earlier in Kiev, they repeatedly threatened to attack the bridge and called the structure "target number one." The Kremlin emphasizes that the security of Crimea is guaranteed by preventive and additional measures, "which are now being taken through our military."

Ukrainian generals are hoping for long-range Western weapons, the supply of which has already been promised by the United States

Kiev's expected arms supplies from Western countries will not be able to make a difference in the course of a special military operation in Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia are sure.

As prices rise, Europeans show more and more disagreement about how the conflict in Ukraine should end

The Washington Post reports on the results of a survey that showed the concern of EU residents about the economic consequences of Western support for Ukraine. Readers of the American edition also doubt that their country is on the right track in this matter.

How much do you care about Ukraine when fuel costs $5 per gallon?

Ukrainians are increasingly concerned about whether the West is ready to pay the economic price that will be required to protect their country. Against the background of incessant inflation, dependence on Russian energy resources and internal problems in Western countries, assistance to Ukraine is gradually fading into the background.

Despite Ukraine's desire to receive heavy armored vehicles and combat aircraft, the West will not do this. As French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kiev, explained, there is an agreement not to supply some types of military equipment to Ukraine.

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet entered the Philippine Sea, where it conducts air defense exercises and searches for "enemy" submarines, said Ilya Kolesnikov, head of the press service of the Pacific Fleet.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.