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Deputy Director of the Progress RCC Subbotin: The first launch of the Amur-LNG rocket is expected in 2028-2030.

Two new space launch vehicles are being created today in Russia to replace the well-deserved developments of the Soviet era. What is unique about the Soyuz-5 and Amur-LNG rockets, what are the difficulties of implementing these projects, and why are they extremely important for the future of Russian cosmonautics?

Military history is spiraling

Today, military observers compare the Battle of Kursk in 1943 with the reflection of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". Yes, indeed, in 2023, our soldiers did not shame their grandfathers and great-grandfathers who fought on the Kursk Bulge 80 years ago.

The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Germany destabilized the security of Europe

Today, it can be argued with good reason that Germany has become the leading anti-Russian driving force in the European Union. The current German leadership has voluntarily chosen the most destructive and dangerous path – confrontation with Russia. The collective West is furiously attacking our country. And the most unfortunate thing is that the German state is at the forefront of this attack.

Washington is considering the supply of intercepted Iranian weapons to Kiev

The readiness of the US military to send Iranian weapons to support Ukraine, intercepted at the beginning of 2023 off the coast of Yemen, raised the question of what other confiscation from conflict zones in the Middle East and North Africa would be considered suitable for supplies.

The need to relocate from the center of Belarus to the western border is explained by an external threat

The topics of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the Wagner PMCs were discussed at the meeting of the Presidents of Russia and the Republic of Belarus (RB) on July 23 at the Konstantinovsky Palace. Vladimir Putin did not agree (according to his data, the real figure is higher) with the assessment of losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), voiced by Alexander Lukashenko with reference to American sources: 26 thousand servicemen since the beginning of the summer counteroffensive on June 4.

Possible conflicts at sea involving China

The most likely threat to China's security today and in the future until 2035 are local conflicts that may arise from maritime directions.

Volunteers, mercenaries, legionnaires: different countries, different experiences

In Israel, the army is the most important social institution that really forms a citizen of the country. Both boys and girls are drafted into the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).

Short memory, complacent moods and not bad commerce destroy military power

During the Cold War, the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) were in the main, central direction of the confrontation between the NATO bloc and the Warsaw Pact Organization. Therefore, despite their limited capabilities, these countries had to have combat-ready armies.

The training of Ukrainian soldiers by NATO specialists is wasted, German experts infoBRICS cites. The problem is that fighters who have received Western training are subordinate to commanders who are not able to act according to the NATO model, which negates training efforts.

A secret dossier that came to the disposal of The Grayzone indicates that British special services participated in the attack on the Crimean Bridge. The documents include a group involved in training Ukrainian saboteurs in terrorist attacks on the territory of Russia.

Political scientist Mirsheimer: The West is pushing Kiev to attack because of the fear of losing

The West encouraged and pushed Ukraine to the offensive with all its might for fear of being left without significant successes on the battlefield in 2023. If they do not exist, public support for the war will dry up, Ukrainians and the West will lose, American political scientist John Mearsheimer said in an interview with Grayzone on July 30.

The author of Agoravox draws attention to the changes in the moods and positions of the American press on the topic of the Ukrainian conflict. His conclusion: The West managed to drag Ukraine and Russia into the fight by manipulating public opinion. But then events took a dangerous turn for the manipulators themselves.

Abstracts of Shoigu's report

The Russian military continues active actions in all directions, focusing on weakening the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu at a conference call in the department.

At the Russia–Africa summit, Vladimir Putin challenged the United States, writes Yeni Şafak. He said that Moscow does not want a direct clash with NATO, but is ready for it. Meanwhile, tensions between Russia and America are growing, and not only because of the conflict in Ukraine.

CNN showed the naval drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which attacked the ships of the Russian Federation and the Crimean Bridge

The CNN team visited a secret Ukrainian naval base and showed a surface drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok: Only 3% of the MLRS available in the West were transferred to Ukraine

Western media report on non-public negotiations on Ukraine between ex-US officials and Russian politicians. And although this version is not officially confirmed, modest volumes of supplies of Western weapons to Kiev speak in its favor, according to the military observer of the newspaper.En" Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

In Russia, every year on August 1, the Day of the Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is celebrated — one of the oldest services, which is an integral part of the defense of the state. How the holiday appeared and who is congratulated on this date — in the material of Izvestia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the pace of modernization of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports. The head of the Central Military Council of China made this statement during his inspection of the Western Combat Command Zone, located in Sichuan Province in the southwest of the country.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on July 31, 2023, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

There are no Russians in this UN mission, but the Russian presence in the country continues

The first signs of the closure of the peacekeeping mission in Mali began to appear from the beginning of the 2020s. There have been two coups d'etat in the Republic of Mali, despite the presence of peacekeepers. That has thoroughly undermined both the prestige of the UN mission in this country and the prestige of the United Nations as a whole.