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The St. Petersburg Forum made us think about the collective solidarity of Russia's closest allies

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy asked Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova to ensure the security of her country's airspace.

The battle path of the Polar Guard of the Russian Navy

In January 2020, the American magazine National Interest included the Russian Marine Corps in the top five in the world – along with similar branches of the US, UK, South Korea and China. According to the overseas edition, the Russian Marine Corps took second place.

Cruise missile submarines solve world-scale tasks

The improvement of anti-submarine warfare forces and means, which pushed back the boundaries of submarine strikes on surface ships (NC), the rapid development of guided missile weapons (URO), which ensures the defeat of both surface and coastal targets, prompted the fleets of the leading countries of the world to turn to equipping submarines with a new type of non–strategic missile weapons - cruise missiles (KR).

The Alliance wants to become global and ubiquitous

A two–day meeting of defense ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance member states ended in Brussels, during which issues of further development of the alliance were discussed. The outcome of the forum was the completion of measures to establish the alliance on the course of further expansion and long–term military counteraction to Russia.

What will the Chinese choice of Russia lead to

The thesis that China is a loyal friend of Russia, ready to lend her a helping hand in any difficult situation, is taken for granted by many citizens of our country. Although this thesis has never had almost any practical evidence, it does not have them now.

Two CNN reporters arrived in Odessa accompanied by Azov militants* to participate in the filming of staged terrorist attacks, said the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.

Syria is preparing to repel aggression

A number of joint exercises in April-June of the Russian and Syrian military showed that military and military-technical cooperation between Moscow and Damascus has not changed. The Russian group, despite the events in Ukraine, has not been reduced, said Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of the President of Russia for Syria. "If someone thinks that there has been some kind of numerical decrease, I want to assure you that there is no such thing," he said.

Le Figaro: 27 EU countries are preparing to recognize Ukraine as a candidate for the EU

At the EU summit, the decision of the European Parliament is likely to be approved — to give Ukraine and Moldova the status of EU candidates, Figaro reports. This decision is intended to become an irritant for Russia, and will become a reminder for Ukraine: with the coup d'etat "for the sake of Europe" all the misfortunes of this country began in 2014. And there is no end to them, as well as the status of an EU candidate.

As the defeat of the largest group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass approaches, the classic question for recent months is increasingly being asked: and then what? What will be the further actions of the Russian army and the Donbass militia? Despite the unpredictability of military operations, some areas of strikes in the future can still be predicted.

Although it's too early to talk about the "death hour" of traditional cryptography, it's time to create "skill sets" in quantum computing to be sure that states will have the necessary tools to deal with potential cyber threats at the moment when quantum technologies become viable – and this will happen within five years, according to the technical director of Dell (Chief Technology Officer, CTO) John Roese, writes ZDNet on Tuesday.

When considering this issue, it is worth making some statement right away – we have no doubt that Poland will introduce its troops into the territory of Ukraine. Today, Polish politicians of the highest level do not even try to hide it. 

15 Ukrainian drones participated in the failed assault, and artillery and missile strikes were carried out from the continent

The armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) tried to storm the island of Zmeiny in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 21. 15 Ukrainian drones participated in the attack, artillery and missile strikes were carried out on the island from the continent.

The most dangerous place on Earth

Politico writes about the most likely zone of a direct military clash between NATO and Russia, the Suwalki corridor on the Polish-Lithuanian border. The author of the article notes that apart from the alliance, the Lithuanian army is not able to resist Russia even in theory, but Vilnius is still going to a clear aggravation of relations.

China's next step towards providing a higher missile defense capability will be to conduct tests to respond to more complex scenarios. Even Chinese analysts admit that a lower success rate of US missile defense does not necessarily mean that China has surpassed the American system, because tests conducted by the US may include other and more complex simulation parameters.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — about the ancient Greek past and the current strategic importance of a small island in the Black Sea

The name of the island of the Snake is not the first time it appears in the world media after the start of the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. It is enough to recall its occupation by the forces of the Black Sea Fleet on the first day of its operation and the surrender of its entire garrison, which the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, hastened to declare dead and posthumously awarded. On April 14, in the area of the same island, according to the official version of the Russian Defense Ministry, there was a fire on the missile cruiser "Moscow", after which, at the time of towing to Sevastopol, the ship sank.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — on the prospects of the first heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles

The first Sarmat missile system will be on combat duty at the end of 2022. "We will continue to develop and strengthen our Armed Forces taking into account potential military threats and risks, based on the lessons of modern armed conflicts, and improve their combat strength," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 21.

On June 22, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed how, during the operation to protect Donbass, the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) works, designed to detect and defeat enemy air targets.

Despite the statements of the Ukrainian and Western press about additional supplies of MLRS M142 HIMARS to Ukraine, a decision on this has not yet been made. According to the Pentagon, the issue of possible delivery to Kiev of another batch of rocket artillery installations is under consideration.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held the third extended meeting of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the country's main military and political body. This was reported by the Central Telegraph Agency of the DPRK.

The new Sarmat rocket will be able to reach London in just three minutes. The Daily Mail writes about this, stating that the threat to the United Kingdom is growing.