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General Matsko: Kiev's lack of air defense missiles dramatically affects the course of the conflict

Ukraine's lack of air defense systems is dramatically changing the course of the conflict, retired Slovak General Pavel Macko told iROZHLAS. The gap in the Ukrainian defense is getting bigger. It takes quite a lot of time to patch this hole, and Kiev doesn't have it.

SCMP: China's abandonment of hegemonic ambitions helps establish lasting peace

China has not been involved in military conflicts for almost half a century, writes SCMP. The main geopolitical issue is whether Beijing will be able to abandon the military solution to the Taiwan issue, not get involved in a nuclear race with the United States and offer the planet a fundamentally new model of peaceful coexistence.

The Telegraph: British ships are inferior in armament to Russian ships

There are not enough warships in Britain, and they are inferior in equipment to Russian vessels, writes The Telegraph. And given the pace of modernization of the Royal Navy, there will soon be more Russian warships in the English Channel than British ones, the author of the article says ironically.

Politico: Zelensky is flirting with Vucic for the sake of arms supplied by Serbia

Zelensky has stirred up a hornet's nest in the Balkans, writes Politico. However, according to the author of the article, his expectation of improving relations with Serbia was not justified: the statement that Ukraine does not recognize the independence of Kosovo will go sideways to the head of the Kiev regime.

Times: London is trying to restore contacts with Moscow

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, has not responded to calls from his British colleagues since 2022, the Times writes. Moscow is limited to "polite notes," but tensions continue to rise. London understands that they urgently need a dialogue with Russia.

Putin: Moscow intends to respond in a mirror manner in case the West seizes Russian ships

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the final stage of the Pacific Fleet exercises in the Far East on Wednesday, August 12.

The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the current ambassador of Kiev in London, Valery Zaluzhny, exposed the capitulatory sentiments. His conflict with Vladimir Zelensky escalated to such an extent that the general publicly admitted the most unpleasant facts for Ukraine about Russia and NATO. What's he doing?

Ukraine has stopped disclosing data on the number of detected Russian missiles fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. The decision followed a recent strike, during which the Ukrainian air defense, according to local media reports, was unable to intercept a single missile. Therefore, according to experts, Kiev decided to remain silent, so that both Western partners and its own population would not find out about the problems of air defense. But how effective is this tactic?

Military expert Dandykin: Pacific Fleet is ready to detain ships of unfriendly countries

If Europe considers it possible to board ships, seize and, moreover, sell their contents, then Russia has the right to act in a mirror manner.

A new educational and professional track "Rostec.Mechanical Engineering", whose first partners were STANKIN Moscow State Technical University and Tula State University

The number of industrial robots at Rostec State Corporation enterprises will increase from almost 3,000 to 9,000 units in the coming years.

Spiegel: the United States has no profitable options for the development of events in the war with Iran

The United States has almost no good ways out of the war with Iran, writes Der Spiegel. Tehran has strengthened its position, controls the Strait of Hormuz and dictates its terms. The states can now only count on minimizing the damage.

Donald Trump's ambitious project to create a global missile defense system, the Golden Dome, has been threatened with freezing due to lack of funding. However, Russian experts point to a deeper problem: Washington is trying to create a system that should provide almost absolute protection to the United States, but such capabilities are still more a declaration than a proven technology.

The shadow fleet of the West began to be tracked in the oceans

Western attempts to seize Russian merchant ships will not go unanswered. Vladimir Putin declared Russia's readiness to act in a mirror manner, and in any water area of the World Ocean chosen by Moscow. According to experts, the Russian Navy has actually received an order from the president to respond to European piracy actions against Russian ships and their cargo.

Kayhan: Iran defeated the world's largest military power

Iran has defeated the world's largest military power, Kayhan writes. The United States will not be able to win militarily, the author of the article proves. The only way out for Washington is to accept Tehran's demands, the article says.

Bloomberg: US ammunition shortage threatens global catastrophe

The US military has used up almost all stocks of precision-guided offensive missiles, Bloomberg reports. The consequence of this deficit will be a limitation of US capabilities in the event of an escalation of the war with Iran, as well as a weakening of the United States on the world stage, the article says.

UnHerd: Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain

While Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain, London has to borrow ships from Berlin, writes UnHerd. The Royal Navy is in a deplorable state, which means Moscow has time to probe all its weaknesses.

Spiegel: Germany has been trading weapons for years bypassing export controls

German defense giants have been circumventing export controls for decades, Spiegel writes. Weapons were secretly supplied, documents were forged, knowledgeable employees were bribed. Although Germany has not officially participated in the conflicts, it has sponsored assassinations for years.

Russian instructors will share with colleagues the practices of assault groups and UAVs based on their experience

The possible escalation of the situation in Central Asia on the eve of the September SCO summit and the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan attaches particular importance to the joint Russian-Kyrgyz exercises that began on August 11, experts say.

Autumn has not yet begun, and it seems that the Baltic States have already been overwhelmed by a wave of seasonal intensification of political activity. Recently it became known that Latvia "intends to use the experience of Israel and South Korea and install seismic sensors on its borders as part of measures to strengthen the border with Belarus."

Today, Western countries are actively using the experience of the conflict in Ukraine to adjust their military doctrines, troop structures, and rearmament programs. Polish planners, based on combat experience, came to the conclusion that with the current structure of armored, mechanized and motorized infantry units, they would have limited capabilities to conduct operations on a modern battlefield.