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Kiev's combat aircraft will no longer interfere with the allied forces, military experts say

Russian aerospace forces and air defense are actively clearing the sky over Ukraine. Since the beginning of the month, 19 Kiev planes, three helicopters and 141 drones have been destroyed. Only on June 15, the air defense forces shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and six UAVs. The pilots and operators of the air defense of the Russian Federation have not only fighters and attack aircraft, but also military transport aircraft that delivered foreign weapons. Military experts note that Kiev has few combat aircraft left, and it is unlikely to be able to interfere with the allied forces in any way.

Biden: The US will allocate additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine for $1.2 billion

US President Joe Biden announced additional military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $ 1 billion. The package will include howitzers and shells, ammunition for jet systems and anti-ship missiles "Harpoon". Another $225 million will also be allocated for humanitarian aid. The Pentagon reported that since February 24, the United States has allocated $5.6 billion to Kiev for defense purposes.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that economic dependence poses a threat to the national security of any state, writes The Atlantic. The author notes that even "great democracies" like the United States are subject to serious risks in this regard.

Prime Minister Marin believes that the consideration of Finland's application to join NATO may be greatly delayed - Halla—aho declares that Finland should not be a "hostage" of Sweden

According to leading Finnish politicians, negotiations on the country's accession to NATO have reached an impasse, Yle reports. The situation is complicated by Helsinki's intention to join the Alliance in conjunction with Sweden, to which Turkey's main claims are addressed. Because of this, the process may take a year or more.

On June 15, Xi Jinping held telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The website "Guancha" tells about telephone conversations between the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Readers note the importance of this call and share their thoughts on its details.

The radio in the command control room does not stop talking for a minute. Duty is combat duty. Work is in full swing day and night, the coordinates of the targets are received around the clock. Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov on Thursday, June 16, was able to observe the work of the Iskander missile system.

Artillery shells "Krasnopol" showed high efficiency during the special operation in the Donbass. This statement was made by Rostec on June 16.

The West is increasingly pumping Ukraine with weapons. The Americans spent another 700 million dollars on this as part of the "aid package". However, the armies of the DPR and LPR have studied overseas and Western European "gifts" quite well. About how foreign samples showed themselves and why Kiev is not particularly happy with the supplies, — in the RIA Novosti material.

The Russian Ministry of Defense published on Thursday, June 16, footage of the combat work of the crews of jamming helicopters during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

The maneuvers in the Sea of Japan were the first such long-range exercises of the large destroyer Type 055 of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, which is named "Lhasa" in honor of the capital of Tibet. According to the Global Times, the United States and Japan are constantly provoking China in the Taiwan Strait.

American chips were found in Russian military equipment. This is reported by TASS, referring to the publication of The Washington Post.

Arahamia: APU lose up to 1 thousand fighters a day in Donbass

Every day, the Ukrainian military lose from 200 to 500 people killed in the Donbass, says the head of the faction of the ruling Servant of the People party, the head of the delegation to the negotiations with Russia, David Arahamia. However, the main problem of Kiev is the lack of weapons and ammunition. According to Arakhamiya, there is "no place" for negotiations with Moscow yet.

A group of three of the largest and most effective ships of the Chinese Navy is conducting exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Associated Press (AP) reports.

How sanctions affect Russia's military-industrial base

Economic sanctions were supposed to paralyze the Russian defense industry, but this did not happen, writes Air Force Magazine. Russia has large stocks of materials, and restrictions cannot affect some industries at all, the author of the article notes.

The drums of war are beating in the Aegean Sea

With financial assistance from Washington, Greece has placed several military bases on demilitarized islands in the Aegean Sea, writes Haggin. These steps lead to a new round of geopolitical struggle in the region.

On June 15, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 1 billion, as well as the allocation of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of $ 225 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 $5.6 billion.

Washington is trying to clarify on what conditions the Turkish authorities will agree to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, which was previously blocked by Ankara due to the support of these countries for the enemies of the head of state Recep Erdogan.

False flags of Ukraine

Western media talk about Russia's "war crimes" in Ukraine, but independent journalists present data that prove that these are all falsifications, Pechat writes. We are talking about operations under a false flag, which are carried out in order to cause hatred of the Russians.

Ukraine has become an international terrorist center, and up to 330 thousand people are participating in the cyberwar declared by Russia, said Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the Board of Sberbank.

Ukraine has recognized the insufficient effectiveness of weapons supplied by the West, reducing the scale of their use. This is reported by the military correspondent of RIA Novosti Andrey Kotz.