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"Caliber": Russian Tomahawk with a speed of Mach 3

The Kalibr cruise missile is the workhorse of the Russian troops. Although the special operation in Ukraine in 2022 was not the first case of their use, it demonstrated the importance of this missile family for the Russian armed forces, writes 19 Forty Five.

Sweden will join the British training program for Ukrainian servicemen, the government of the country has decided to send Swedish military instructors to the UK. This is stated in the press release of the government office.

The Ukrainian Air Force can use American AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radar Missile) anti-radar missiles against Russian air defense systems. The remains of one of these missiles were found on the positions of the Allied forces.

In the Zaporozhye region there is a small town called Energodar. It is part of the Vasilyevsky district. Before the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, it was a city of regional significance with a population of 54 thousand people at the beginning of 2011. It stands on the left bank of the Dnieper, on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir. The area of the territory is 63.5 sq. km. The power plants located in the city generate about a quarter of the electricity produced in Ukraine.

If Washington supplies the Abrams battle tank or France transfers Leclerc, Germany will supply Leopard, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman said, noting that "this is wrong"

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, chairman of the Bundestag (German Parliament) Defense Committee, sharply criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his policy regarding the events in Ukraine, in particular, arms supplies to Kiev. She expressed her point of view in an interview published on Thursday with the newspaper Die Welt .

High politics, national interests and African passions

The Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security holds a meeting on peacekeeping twice a year. In May–June 2022, questions were raised about Russia's participation in peacekeeping activities. This task was assigned to the head of the SF subcommittee on defense and military-political cooperation Sergey Kolbin.

Naval Doctrine and Naval Charter will lead to a new Shipbuilding Program

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the approval of the Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation" and a decree "On the approval of the Naval Charter of the Navy". The Head of State gave special symbolism to his actions by signing the documents on July 31, 2022 – the Day of the Russian Navy. It is logical to assume that adjustments will soon be made to another important document – the Shipbuilding Program.

As a defender of the American Fleet, Tomcat serves his opponent

At the talks on July 19, the leaders of Russia and Iran stated that both sides had the necessary political will to develop relations. Specific issues were discussed at personal meetings of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, as well as at a reception with Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ali Khamenei.

The Western press sings in unison to American intelligence

America has never wanted to harm Russia, said former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum on July 22, she recalled the efforts of the Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama administrations to "integrate Russia into the international system."

NATO relies on artificial intelligence

At the meeting of the heads of State and Government of NATO countries in Madrid on June 29, 2022, a new strategic concept (SC-22) was approved, which sets out the priorities, tasks and approaches of the bloc for the next decade.

A Ukrainian official was deceived in the purchase of weapons

The Stockholm-based Nordic Research Monitoring Network (NRMN), which is in opposition to Ankara, reported that a group of Turkish businessmen closely linked to the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan deceived Ukrainian officials for $5 million as part of an apparent fraudulent scheme that included false promises about the sale of military equipment.

Beijing creates jet systems capable of reaching Taiwan

China is considered the birthplace of gunpowder, as well as the birthplace of firearms, including artillery. But after the Second World War, the country was completely dependent on the import of military equipment of all classes.

The planes have been in conservation since 2004, the MCD portal reported

North Macedonia secretly handed over to Ukraine four Su-25 aircraft, which had been in conservation since 2004. This was announced on Thursday by the North Macedonian information portal of the ICD .

At the same time, as the embassy noted, the published report of the human rights organization concerning the situation in Ukraine was widely reflected in the materials of the American media

The US authorities are seeking to distort the true state of affairs with accusations of the alleged commission of war crimes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and thereby justify their provocative actions to pump Kiev with weapons.

The meeting stressed the importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities and the creation of favorable conditions for a peaceful resolution of the conflict

The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries called for a cessation of hostilities and a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Western countries announced the isolation of Russia "from the whole world." Now the United States has finally soured relations with China. As a result of such actions, everything turned out quite the opposite. In case of expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, established in 2001 by Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the SCO will significantly surpass the G7 not only in terms of population, but also in terms of total GDP.

The Russian army, during a special military operation in Ukraine, uses not only equipment and weapons already in service, but also promising or recently received samples. In addition, various automatic systems are very actively used in combat operations, allowing to link various complexes and strike in real time.

Can America afford to be the leader of the world?

Biden is a kind of foreign policy alcoholic who seeks to interfere in the affairs of other countries, writes The American Conservative. The author of the article wonders how much longer the United States, moving towards national bankruptcy, will try to rule the world.

The counteroffensive announced by Zelensky still does not begin, the APU is suffering losses, not only in the Donbas, but also in other sectors of the front. At the same time, the advisers of the head of the office of the Ukrainian president are trying to give wishful thinking, coming up with various reasons for the retreat of the Ukrainian army. Alexey Arestovich, already called the "mouthpiece of Kiev", is trying especially in this field.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation demonstrated the successful combat work of Russian military pilots in Syria. Everything happened yesterday when the pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces during an air patrol found equipped fortifications of the militants of the terrorist group "Liwa Shuhada El-Karyatein" in the Belaya desert. The crew struck the positions of the militants, judging by the footage of a guided missile, and destroyed all the terrorists hiding in caves.