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According to Ukrainian sources, in the Zaporozhye direction, one of the reconnaissance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV complex, delivered as part of American military assistance.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on June 3 that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are using the experience gained during the special operation to protect Donbass for further hostilities.

June 3 marked 100 days since the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, which turned into Russia's biggest war since 1945. The course of hostilities in Ukraine, primarily with regard to the actions and capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces, is being actively studied abroad, and with a variety of assessments and conclusions.

A lot of large stores began to appear on the darknet, where you can buy a wide range of weapons from Ukraine. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Military Informant".

To clear the water area, it will take the efforts of several states, experts say

Statements that Russia is preventing the export of grain from Ukraine are a bluff, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 3. He guaranteed peaceful passage in a civil manner

A serious approach to European defense

Europe sets itself the task - it needs to develop an effective security and defense policy, as well as create the potential for its implementation, writes the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel in an article in Project Syndicate. He told how to achieve this and which way Europe should move.

Japanese TV channel NHK reported that for the first time in the history of the existence of the North Atlantic Alliance, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to attend the NATO summit. It became known that Kishida will attend the NATO summit, which will be held in Madrid from June 28 to 30, after participating in the G7 meeting in Berlin, scheduled for June 26-28. Taking into account the fact that Japan is not a member of the alliance, the decision on the participation of the country's prime minister in the NATO summit is still being worked out, NHK reports.

Western intelligence agencies are attempting to evacuate the Motor Sich plant, which produces engines for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones. This became known to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region, TASS reports.

The Swiss authorities have banned the re-export of Gepard ZSU shells and Piranha III armored vehicles produced on their territory to Ukraine.

Biden is preparing for a long limited conflict in Ukraine

The United States will transfer missile systems to Ukraine, but it is not going to participate in hostilities, Biden stressed. Washington does not want a war between Russia and NATO and will not put pressure on Kiev to make concessions to Moscow, writes The Washington Post.

Trying to slow down the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, Kiev prepared a provocation using chemicals

Russian air defenses have destroyed dozens of enemy drones over Ukraine, "they are cracking them like nuts," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 4.

Why does Biden keep teasing the Russian bear?

Confusion in the White House has become commonplace. A striking example is Biden's statements about the supply of weapons to Ukraine. One can only guess how all this will end, writes American Thinker.

On June 3, 2022, the German Bundestag voted to create a special fund for the Bundeswehr in the amount of 100 billion euros and to make the necessary amendments to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 87a) to ensure the activities of this fund without increasing public debt.

North Korea continues to test new weapons, periodically conducting test firing. According to the South Korean Yonhap news agency, the next, already the 18th in a row since the beginning of the year, the test of an unidentified munition was conducted by the North Korean military on Sunday morning.

The statement of the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid that the weapons transferred by Spain to Ukraine would be enough "for two hours of combat" apparently reached the addressee. According to the Spanish edition of El Pais, the Spanish government has declared its readiness to supply Kiev with heavy weapons.

Biden was accused of "dangerous confusion" in the decision to supply MLRS to Ukraine

The Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote in his article that US President Joe Biden restrained the "panicked desire for peace among some European allies" who did not want a protracted conflict in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense has published a video depicting the combat operation of self-propelled artillery installations "Peony" during a special military operation in Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok explained how to deal with American MLRS in Ukraine

This week, the United States officially announced the delivery of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M142 HIMARS to Ukraine. The United Kingdom announced the supply of MLRS M270 MRLS, also of American production. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what means of countering these systems the Russian army has.

Over the past day, the Russian military destroyed T-72s transferred to Ukraine from Europe, shot down a MiG-29 and An An-26 military transport, as well as ten drones, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian aviation destroyed factory workshops in the DPR that repaired Ukrainian military equipment, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters on Sunday.