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The second French mercenary killed in Ukraine died after being wounded

RTL radio station reported the death of a French mercenary in Ukraine. He was wounded in early June and died from his injuries on the 25th of the same month. The soldier became the second Frenchman who fought on the side of Kiev, whose death was officially confirmed. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 170 foreign mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine over the past 10 days.

Consensus on Ukraine is weakening, and this is causing alarm in the West

Despite the fact that the West promises to provide assistance to Ukraine "until the very end," it is not in a hurry with new arms supplies, writes FP. The author of the article explains this by the fact that the conflict has become protracted. Europe and the United States began to worry about their own problems. Kiev accuses them of being slow.

Cascade of consequences for the stability of Europe: Finland and Sweden in NATO — for Russia, this is a reason to worry

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is a point of escalation that will cause serious consequences for the security of Europe, writes Advance. Moscow has already reacted very sharply to this news and promised "concrete steps." Now Russia looks at these countries in a completely different way.

The process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO has been continued. On July 4, negotiations between these countries and the Alliance were completed in Brussels. On July 5, the Foreign Ministers of Sweden and Finland signed the protocol of accession at NATO headquarters. On the military significance of NATO expansion in the Northwest in an interview "MK.ru " said Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST).

Ukraine and the return of a multipolar world

Ukraine is a clear example of how spheres of influence work in practice, writes TNI. The conflict there marks the dividing line between the period when the United States considered the entire planet to be its sphere of influence, and the new world, where America's power is constrained and limited.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: The West does not want to supply the AFU with aircraft and armored vehicles

The countries of Europe and the United States cannot agree on a single strategy for supplying weapons to Kiev. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out why the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot get the equipment they are asking for from NATO.

The West is strenuously pumping the Kiev regime with weapons, trying to compensate for the heavy losses of the APU in armored vehicles. An impressive arsenal of foreign equipment – from Australian armored vehicles to unique versions of Soviet systems - already appears as trophies of Russian troops and the skeletons of burned cars left on the battlefields.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading amendments to the draft on the provision of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during counter-terrorism and other operations outside the country. The deputies considered the draft law on July 5, it follows from the information published in the legislative support system.

Iran's military is currently operating in the Red Sea more actively than at any time in a decade, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday.

The UK will supply Ukraine with self-propelled artillery and kamikaze drones. This was stated by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Viktor Litovkin — about why the fashion show at the Prado Museum could not hide the essence of the aggressive decisions of the North Atlantic Alliance

For two days at the end of June, the next annual summit of the North Atlantic Alliance was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

After the liberation of Lisichansk, parts of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the People's militia of the LPR came close to Seversk – the last relatively large settlement covering the way to Slavyansk. What does this mean and how can events develop in the central sector of the front in the near future? There is reason to believe that we are witnessing the beginning of major military events.

Drones are the new masters of the skies of Ukraine

Drones have become the main innovation of the military campaign in Ukraine, the author of the French edition Futura concludes. He views this heartless weapon from a purely technical point of view. It turns out that even civilian drones are used in combat.

The United States is inferior to Russia and China in the field of atomic weapons and will not be able to stand up for Japan, so Tokyo needs to have its own "nuclear umbrella". Columnist Yoshiaki Yano wrote about this in his article for JB Press.

Is the West really willing to pay the price for defeating Putin?

The Times writes that Russia's recent successes in the special operation have shaken the West's confidence in the "victory" over Moscow. Now no one believes that Ukraine will return at least to the original line before the operation. We need to look for ways to compromise on terms that are inconvenient for Kiev.

Kiev responded to its military defeat with a terrorist strike on residential quarters of Belgorod

The capture of Lisichansk and its environs on July 3 means that the entire territory of the Luhansk People's Republic has been liberated. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — how Paris helps the Ukrainian army with its weapons

France has become one of the most active sponsors of the Ukrainian army in the current conflict. Although in absolute numbers, her help, at first glance, does not seem very large, from a qualitative point of view, the French are in the leading positions.

Russia supports the expansion of the UN Security Council, but not at the expense of American "allies" like Japan and Germany. The expanded composition of the Security Council should include Latin American, Asian and African countries. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov.

Western mercenaries, volunteers and just thrill-seekers continue to suffer heavy losses in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry reports almost daily on the destruction of foreigners. There are many very experienced fighters among them. About who came to fight in Donbass — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Ukrainian troops are trying to stay in the "cauldrons" created by the advancing Russian, Donetsk and Lugansk forces, as long as they can. Alexander Khodakovsky writes about this in his Telegram channel.