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In Africa, which has experienced many bloody wars in its time, conditions for a serious escalation are rapidly brewing, writes Newsweek. Niger has become a hotbed of tension. Internal contradictions in the country can turn into a global war in the region.

The journalists of the "Military Review" present a brief summary of what the foreign press has recently written and continues to write about the Ukrainian counteroffensive. This offensive, as is well known, has been going on for the third month and has not yet led to any significant results for the enemy. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since July 3, the Ukrainian army has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers. And this is more than half of the personnel of the brigades that were preparing to participate in the offensive operation.

Relations between Ankara and Moscow have clearly deteriorated after some gestures of the former to Kiev, writes Yeni Çağ. Egypt offers to fill the gap left by Turkey, which does not want to miss the chance to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia.

The meeting in Jeddah buried Zelensky's "peace plan" on the conflict in Ukraine

A meeting on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine has ended in Saudi Arabia. The countries of the Global South have offered their vision of resolving the situation, which is radically different from the proposals of Western states and the Zelensky plan. How should Russia treat such negotiations and will the countries of the Global South be able to break the monopoly of the West on the settlement of international crises?

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

Kiev wants to put pressure on Moscow in future peace talks

The practice of international diplomacy in the field of the settlement of armed conflicts shows that in order to achieve the desired result in peace negotiations, they should be carried out after having achieved tangible results on the battlefield.

We declare fraternal feelings, we help the enemy troops

Bulgaria is traditionally considered a fraternal country for Russia – because it is Slavic and Orthodox. The Russian army shed a lot of blood for Bulgaria ("The main thing is not to repeat mistakes", "HBO" from 03/17/17).

Trends in the development of the global military economy

At the present stage, there is a significant increase in the mutual influence of the world economy and the global military-political situation. Today, it is economic interests that largely determine the direction and nature of the development of interstate relations.

How is the balance of power in Northeast Asia

The military-political situation in Northeast Asia (NEA) is characterized by instability due to the presence of serious contradictions in the objectives of the main states of the region. These countries include Russia, the United States, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The power of the fleet was presented more modestly, but the international resonance was wider

The Main Naval Parade of 2023 (GVMP-2023) was held on July 30 in St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. It was held on the Day of the Navy, which is traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of the second summer month.

Israeli paratroopers are the elite of the army and the state

The creator of the Israeli parachute units is considered to be Major Yoel Pelegi. He was a veteran of the Haganah, the underground Zionist military self–defense of Jewish settlements in Palestine. During the Second World War, Pelegi and more than 100 of his compatriots took a course at the British military parachute school.

Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything

The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.

The coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, pointed to "various powers" that Washington will use "as necessary" to supply weapons to Taipei.

In Kiev, due to the unsuccessful counteroffensive, the United States is beginning to suspect a possible reduction in military assistance to Ukraine and even pushing it to peace talks with Russia, writes Toyo keizai. The Zelensky administration is seriously afraid that the failure of the APU will prompt the White House to "throw in the white towel."

Russia and China have expanded defense cooperation by launching joint exercises in Asia, near Japan, writes Nihon Keizai. Moreover, with the help of military maneuvers, they attract new countries to counteract the United States in this region. Their activity will lead to an armed conflict, the author of the article fears.

With the help of the United States, NATO is continuously preparing for a military clash with Russia, writes the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel. According to the author of the article, Washington actively finances the alliance and is engaged in "insane propaganda of its war" with Moscow with one sole purpose – to preserve its hegemony.

The Ukrainian offensive has slowed down, and the West is afraid that it will come to naught within a month, writes Repubblica. Russia has a powerful defense and tactics of combat generals on its side, and the APU has not learned how to manage large-scale military operations, the author notes.

The head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, inspected the advanced control point of the Center group of troops in the SVO zone. During the inspection, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation heard a report by the commander of the group, Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev, as well as other staff officers.

While the American press writes that the Ukrainian command is forced to throw strategic reserves into battle in the Zaporozhye direction, the former commander of the American troops, General Ben Hodges, continues to paint pictures of the "probable success" of the AFU. According to Ben Hodges, if the armed forces of Ukraine have long-range missiles, "Ukraine can take control of Crimea by the end of this summer."