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The United States explained Israel's unwillingness to supply the Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine. Russian missiles can reveal the shortcomings of the Israeli system, writes The National Interest.

The United States is raising the stakes: following the HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, Washington plans to transfer medium- and long-range missile defense systems to Kiev. According to CNN, the Pentagon believes that this will negate Russian air superiority. Whether such expectations are justified — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian military destroyed a residential building in the center of Kiev with their own missiles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, when repelling a Russian attack on a military plant, one Ukrainian air defense system shot down missiles of another system. As a result, one of them fell on a residential building and exploded. All Russian missiles hit the target. Why does the tactics of protecting military facilities lead to such mistakes of the AFU air defense units?

The Russian military carried out an air strike on the Artyom rocket and space enterprise in Kiev on Sunday, the civilian infrastructure was not damaged, said Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Russian Defense Ministry told about mass drunkenness and drug use in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

On June 26, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a Russian group of troops involved in a special military operation in Ukraine.

The United States this week plans to announce its intention to supply Ukraine with medium- and long-range air defense systems in the next package of military assistance.

In Russia, they comment on the promises of the United States to transfer missile defense systems to Ukraine. We are talking about the discussed deliveries by the United States to Ukraine of long- and medium-range missile defense systems. Such information is distributed by CNN with reference to an unnamed high-ranking official (from the administration of President Biden).

Poland intends to increase the number of the armed forces of the republic to 400 thousand soldiers, as well as completely rearm the army. As stated in Warsaw, the reason for this decision is the threat of a "Russian invasion".

Colonel Khodarenok told how to prevent attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russian territory

"Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant" (NZNP), located in the Krasnosulinsky district of the Rostov region, was attacked by two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) this week. Human casualties were avoided. How to build an effective system of protection against drones - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The MQ-1C Grey Eagle and Bayraktar TB2 drones are vulnerable to air defense systems that are used by Russia during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was told to the American edition of The Drive by Ukrainian pilots with the call signs Moonfish and Juice.

Ukraine will receive the German IRIS-T SL medium-range anti-aircraft system, the contract for its supply has already been concluded. This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk.

On June 23, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at a meeting with Kazakh Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov, announced the improvement of the unified regional air defense system of Russia and Kazakhstan, as well as the developing military-technical cooperation between the two countries.

The total number of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is about 170,000 people. In accordance with the current military doctrine, in the event of a conflict, they will have to act not only in open terrain, but also in urban conditions, while minimizing their losses. In this regard, the command of the Israeli army is actively implementing combat robotic systems.

The St. Petersburg Forum made us think about the collective solidarity of Russia's closest allies

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy asked Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova to ensure the security of her country's airspace.

Syria is preparing to repel aggression

A number of joint exercises in April-June of the Russian and Syrian military showed that military and military-technical cooperation between Moscow and Damascus has not changed. The Russian group, despite the events in Ukraine, has not been reduced, said Alexander Lavrentiev, the special representative of the President of Russia for Syria. "If someone thinks that there has been some kind of numerical decrease, I want to assure you that there is no such thing," he said.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation highly appreciated the interaction between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan

The improvement of the unified regional air defense system, as well as military-technical cooperation are key areas of cooperation between the defense ministries of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday at a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Ruslan Zhaksylykov.

General Lyutykh revealed the secret of Russian UAVs used in Ukraine

During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian army is actively using Zala unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In particular, they are used to adjust the work of artillery calculations. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out what these drones are capable of.

The unified regional air defense system of Russia and Belarus needs an urgent increase in combat readiness against the background of events taking place in Europe. As Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, it is necessary to strengthen the defense capability of the Union State.

According to experts, there are now about 9 thousand Kiev-controlled military in this area

The armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) in Lisichansk have been taken into an operational environment, the People's militia of the LPR said on June 22. According to experts, up to 9 thousand people may be in the ring. And on the eve it became known that the delegations of the military departments of Russia and Turkey discussed in Moscow the issues of the safe exit of merchant ships and the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Now 70 vessels from 16 states are blocked there. The armed forces of the Russian Federation have opened a humanitarian corridor for their exit, but the Ukrainian authorities are preventing the export of grain.

The loss of the cruiser "Moscow" caused serious changes in the tactics of warfare in the Black Sea Fleet. The command, having lost a valuable asset, managed to rebuild its work and gain a significant advantage in the theater.