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Features of the special operation in the Black Sea

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Vice Admiral Igor Mukhametshin, during a recent visit to the Gorky Zelenodolsk Plant, said that Russia plans to increase the construction of ships equipped with high-precision missile weapons.

The Russian Federation has demonstrated to the world community that it does not prevent the export of agricultural products from Ukraine

The Russian armed Forces have withdrawn their garrison from the island of Zmeiny in the Black Sea. The country made a gesture of goodwill and demonstrated to the world community that it does not prevent the export of agricultural products from Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on June 30.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why Western air defense and missile defense systems will not help Ukraine

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with "advanced strategic air defense and missile defense systems." This was reported by CNN. What are the difficulties of creating an effective air and missile defense system in Ukraine - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenok.

The United States has allocated another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include anti-aircraft missile systems. In total, Washington will supply Kiev with $820 million worth of weapons. This was stated in the Pentagon.

Due to heavy losses, an unorganized withdrawal of entire units of the VFU began

The Allied forces went directly to Lisichansk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 1. An oil refinery, the Matrosskaya mine, a gelatin plant and the village of Topolevka were taken under the control of the Russian Federation and the LPR.

Source: "Pantsir-SM" with a double supply of missiles will enter the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation this year

At the forum "Engineers of the Future" in Tula, a presentation of a new version of the Russian anti-aircraft complex "Pantsir-SM" was held. It is distinguished from previous modifications by an increased number of missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the features of the new version of the "Shell".

On July 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 820 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 $6.87 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $8.8 billion.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz - Antey ceases to participate in the international ratings of the world's largest manufacturers of military products, the TASS news agency reports with reference to the press service of the group of enterprises.

Tula designers from the Instrument Design Bureau named after Shipunov developed a new modification of the Pantsir-SM anti-aircraft missile system with increased ammunition. The new complex received the prefix "TBM" (transport and combat vehicle).

The Ministry of Defense reported on the withdrawal of the garrison from the island of Snake

The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "as a step of goodwill" left the island of Snake. According to him, this is how Russia decided to demonstrate to the world community that it does not prevent the creation of a humanitarian corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine.

Due to lack of food and water, the Kiev-controlled military are deserting en masse

During the assault on Lysychansk, the armed formations of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on June 29. So, in one of the Ukrainian battalions, out of 350 fighters, only 30 remained alive, according to those who surrendered.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems will help Ukraine

The beginning of this week was marked by an active discussion of the news that the United States will soon announce the transfer of mobile NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.

On June 28, a three-day meeting of the heads of state and government of 30 NATO countries with the participation of partners and candidates started in Madrid. The main issues that were put forward for discussion at the event have long been known, and many media outlets have not unreasonably managed to christen this summit "anti-Russian".

Turkey sensationally withdrew all its claims against Finland and Sweden and promised not to block their accession to NATO, which will now be promptly formalized at the summit in early July. Formally, the Finns and Swedes had to give in, who had already lost hope of quickly joining the alliance. But the difference between the swing and reality is not in favor of Turkey.

NATO leaders have adopted a new concept in which Russia is called the "biggest threat" to the alliance. In addition, the United States intends to significantly increase its military presence on the territory of several European states at once. Which countries are we talking about, what kind of threat do such decisions pose to Russia and what could Moscow oppose to this?

The calculation of the electronic warfare complex "Krasukha-S4" suppressed the radar station (radar) of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat duty of the calculation of the electronic warfare complex of the Central Military District during a special military operation in Ukraine, reports TASS.

The Tula Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau showed at the Engineers of the Future forum a detailed model of a new version of the Pantsir-SM air defense system with increased ammunition to 24 missiles.

The antennas of electronic warfare systems (EW) are now aimed at fighting drones. The installations independently calculate enemy drones at a distance of 150 km, transmit their coordinates, and then the anti-aircraft defense system (air defense) enters the battle, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on Wednesday, June 29.

In the battle, "legionnaires" from Georgia who mocked the Russian military near Kiev were eliminated

The allied forces of the Russian Army and the People's Militia of the LPR continue their offensive in the area of Lisichansk. Two sabotage groups of foreign mercenaries were destroyed in its vicinity, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on June 27. One of them consisted of so-called Georgian "legionnaires".

The complex of radar stations (radar) "Sky-SV" works on all frequency ranges, it is as sensitive as possible. It gives out a lot of data. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Tuesday, June 28, published footage of the radar in the Donbass.