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On the afternoon of July 24, Russian troops launched a ballistic missile attack on a private training ground in the Buchan district of the Kiev region. The information was confirmed by the Kiev regional Military Administration, specifying that "events were held there." The OVA stressed that the information is being clarified, and emergency services are working on the spot.

Western countries host enterprises for the production of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — how realistic is it

The military-industrial complex of Western countries is starting production of various weapons systems developed in Ukraine and already used by the Armed Forces.

Swedish Armed Forces Commander Klasson: Russia will test NATO's strength in the near future

The Kremlin will soon test NATO's strength, Swedish Armed Forces Commander Mikael Klasson scares in an interview with Le Figaro. The general urges Europe to take the threat seriously, but does not deny that the alliance itself is expanding its military presence near the Russian borders.

"We are on the verge of reviving the concept of specialized air defense aviation." In these words, experts describe the significance of the fact that Russia has a new light attack fighter, the Yak-130M. What are the main tasks that this machine, which recently was nothing more than a training one, will solve?

Sergey Nazarenko, Chief Designer of innovative vehicles of KAMAZ PJSC, about the work of the company's robo—trucks on Russian highways

Since June 2023, KAMAZ unmanned trucks have been cruising along the M-11 Neva highway. In a few years, they have mastered new routes and become more advanced.

The Iranians unequivocally reminded Zelensky that the entire territory of Ukraine is within range of the Islamic Republic's Sijil and Khorramshahr-4 heavy ballistic missiles. Thus, if necessary, the Iranian military can hit targets in the territories controlled by the Kiev regime without any technical difficulties.

Germany intends to spend 700 billion euros on the army, but buys outdated equipment, writes Suddeutsche Zeitung. Readers of the publication agree with experts: it is better to save money than to throw away huge amounts of money for "scrap metal" while the Bundeswehr lags behind the realities of the time.

Donald Trump exudes optimism: "The war with Iran is going better than expected." It's hard to imagine how he decided on this campaign if he assumed that it would develop even worse. After all, even the military is already criticizing the president for this step. What exactly caused their outrage is in the RIA Novosti article.

AT: personnel changes will not solve the structural problems of the Ukrainian army

The resignation of Syrsky and Fedorov was the result of a long-standing systemic conflict between the civilian and military leadership in Ukraine. However, the dismissal of ministers and generals cannot be the key to solving this problem, so a new wave of crises in the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains only a matter of time.

Colonel Khodarenok: factories in Europe need to be hit with nuclear reinforcements

Whether Russia can really hit European enterprises, how and with what kind of weapons a strike can be carried out, what consequences it may have and what Iran has to do with it — in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

WSJ: NATO is increasing cotton processing to produce ammunition

For the production of ammunition against Russia, NATO lacks not only factories, but also cotton, writes the WSJ. Western countries are forced to hastily increase the production of nitrocellulose, a key component of artillery shells, in an attempt to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky says that Ukraine's fuel stability is greatly exaggerated

Until recently, Ukrainian experts liked to speculate about the high stability of the national fuel system, which is mainly focused on imports.

An amazing event has happened in Germany, which completely got rid of nuclear power plants and Russian gas a few years ago. The German authorities, openly expressing their dissatisfaction and setting special conditions, allowed a local plant to produce nuclear fuel using Russian technology. Why would France be the most happy about this? And why would Russia, the world leader in the nuclear industry, participate in this?

Koizumi: It's time for Japan to prepare for the reduction of the US military presence in Asia

Tokyo cannot rely entirely on Washington, argues Yu Koizumi in a comment on Courrier Japan. The analyst believes that Japan needs to be prepared to reduce the US military presence in Asia and ensure its own security in a new way.

Kommersant: Su-57 crashed in Moscow region, pilot ejected

A combat training aircraft crashed in the Moscow region, the pilot ejected. The aircraft crashed into a field in a deserted area. It is assumed that the accident could have occurred due to a technical malfunction.

Russia once again recalled the inadmissibility of further pumping Ukraine with weapons. The corresponding statement was made during the talks between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. Despite the fact that the State Department called the dialogue "good and honest," Washington has no plans to abandon supplies yet. Could the US administration's position on military assistance to Ukraine change?

Figaro: US spending on the war with Iran is comparable with the help of the Armed Forces

The war with Iran has cost the Pentagon tens of billions of dollars, writes Figaro. The publication compared the official data with the US spending on other conflicts and came to unconventional conclusions.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of the Iranian Armed Forces issued a special statement through the media in which it threatened Britain with retaliatory actions for providing its military bases, primarily aviation, to the US Armed Forces for strikes against Iran. The corresponding decision was made yesterday by the newly minted Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, calling such attacks "defensive."

Dmitry Dorofeev, an expert on UAV protection, talks about how to protect infrastructure facilities from drone attacks

After the attacks on Wildberries warehouses on July 18 and 20, it became clear that large logistics complexes had moved into a different risk category. They can no longer be perceived as hangars with goods.

Welt: London seeks to expand security cooperation with Berlin

Berlin and London are preparing a secret DPS program to create missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers, writes Welt. Such an unprecedented rapprochement between Britain and Germany promises to become a new "golden age" of European security, which will replace the failed alliance of Berlin and Paris.