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The United States, China and Russia have not ratified an additional agreement to the Treaty on the Principles of the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, prohibiting military activities on the Moon, according to the American edition of Defense One.

About 500 military personnel and about 100 units of military equipment are involved in the Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021", which started on Wednesday in the Primorsky Territory at the Sergeyevsky training ground.

Moscow continues to increase its advantage in the submarine fleet over the United States, which has always had a significantly larger number of surface ships. The United States, which has once again started a rivalry of powers, is trying to keep up. Military columnist Peter Suchiu wrote about this for Business Insider, who decided to compare the latest Russian submarines with American ones.

Kiev's statements about the possibility of deploying US air defense systems in Ukraine are provocative and do not meet the fundamental interests of the people, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Russia is ready to continue helping Armenia to modernize and reform its Armed Forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The state television and radio corporation NHK, which is close to the Japanese government, notes how skilfully Russia maintains a balance in relations with the largest regional powers – China and India. Even Russia conducts joint military exercises with them almost at the same time.

During the exercises, the military will focus on improving the coherence of the control bodies and military units of the anti-aircraft missile forces

The Armed Forces of Belarus have launched operational and tactical air defense exercises with live firing, the second stage of which will be held jointly with the Russian military at a training ground in the Russian Federation. This was announced on Wednesday by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense in its Telegram channel.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin the results of bilateral consultations on strategic stability. The telephone conversation took place on Wednesday, August 11.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran said that the country should ensure the comprehensive readiness of the defense forces to counter "Russian aggression," the press service of the Defense Ministry reports.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that his attempt to form a coalition together with NATO allies to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops was not successful.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the deputy head of the department of the Central Committee of the Workers ' Party of Korea, Kim Ye-jung, on Tuesday criticized South Korea and the United States for conducting joint military exercises, KCNA reports.

Russian servicemen continued patrolling on the territory of the Syrian province of Aleppo. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The firing was carried out from flamethrowers with various types of ammunition, both single shots and volleys of flamethrower compartments

Russian servicemen of radiation, chemical and biological protection destroyed conditional militants with Bumblebee rocket-propelled infantry flamethrowers during a joint exercise of representatives of the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the Kharb-Maydon training ground in Tajikistan.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he would be ready to deploy the Russian Armed Forces in the republic in case of danger of unleashing a new world war, RIA Novosti reports.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk is interested in receiving S-400 air defense systems from Russia and is confident that the republic will receive them.

The United States predicted the "worst military defeat" since the Second World War. This was stated by columnist John Rossomando in his article for The National Interest.

The exhibition dedicated to the military activities of the Russian Federation in the Arctic will be presented for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held in Kubinka in August, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

The Arctic group of the Northern Fleet has embarked on a two-month campaign on the seas of the Arctic Ocean, including along the routes of the Northern Sea Route, during which several exercises will be held on the defense of Russian territories in the Arctic, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Tuesday.

The Syrian authorities control more than 90% of the country's territories. This was announced on August 10 by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, during the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum "Territory of Meanings".

The Orthodox Church is in second place, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted

TASS, August 10. The level of trust in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in society ranges from 79 to 86%, this is the highest indicator. This was stated on Tuesday by the head of the Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu at a panel discussion at the youth forum "Territory of Meanings".