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Pope Francis: NATO actions provoked Russian special operation in Ukraine

The actions and behavior of NATO could "somehow provoke or not prevent" the Russian operation in Ukraine, Pope Francis believes.

The 11th Airborne Division of the United States underwent a reformation procedure, after which it received the name "Arctic Angels" and will henceforth be based in Alaska. Its number will be up to 16 thousand people.

Currently, in the north of Donbass, the main actions of the allied forces have unfolded, carrying out the encirclement of the enemy's Severodonetsk-Lisichansk grouping. The enemy, trying to counteract these plans, is transferring forces from other fronts to this direction, strengthening them with combat systems of Western origin.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a "repetition of the Mariupol scenario" at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that Kiev asked to organize a humanitarian corridor to Lisichansk for the exit of civilians from the Azot plant in Severodonetsk. The ministry said that the Russian military will not be able to fulfill this request because of the blown-up bridge, but they are ready to evacuate civilians in the direction of Svatovo - that is, in the LPR. According to various estimates, there may be from 500 to 800 civilians and more than 2.5 thousand military personnel on the territory of the enterprise.

The US National Defense Center spoke about the risks of reducing the US military budget

June 14 is celebrated annually in the US as the "Birthday of the army". On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress decided to create a regular army based on militia units. For the "birthday", the US National Defense Center at the Heritage Foundation has prepared a report on the current state of the American armed forces. "Newspaper.Ru" studied it together with Russian military experts.

"We will draw appropriate conclusions and use our means of destruction, which we have enough to strike at those objects that we have not yet struck" – this is exactly the response promised by Vladimir Putin if the United States delivers long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the HIMARS MLRS promised by the Pentagon to Ukraine.

In the American press, publications have become more frequent, which tell about the problems experienced by the Ukrainian military with the exploitation of Western weapons. Not so long ago, the Western media published the revelations of a Ukrainian sergeant who told how special equipment was installed in his unit – binoculars with laser rangefinders, but no one knew how to use this expensive equipment – "they tried to search for and translate instructions from English using an online translator."

What is Ankara trying to achieve by hindering the expansion of NATO

The foreign ministers of Finland, Sweden and Turkey held talks in Berlin to resolve differences over Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO.

The US provokes Ukraine to fire on Russia

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) expect in the coming days to receive the first samples of universal missile systems of the MLRS-HIMARS family of American production in order to use them in combat operations against the Russian army and the people's militia of the LDPR before the end of this month.

Rostec United Engine Corporation introduces unique technologies for the production of blades – a key part of modern aircraft engines. The creation of a blade requires the most complex calculations in the design, the highest precision in manufacturing, as well as expensive equipment and rare metals.

The Progress Research Institute of Technology under the management of RT-Capital of Rostec State Corporation has developed a vacuum electron beam 3D printer with an all-angle robot manipulator. The equipment allows you to "grow" heavy-duty parts made of titanium and heat-resistant steel for the aviation and space industry.

"Latin America is the same soft underbelly for the United States as the Caucasus is for us. We will need to create problems for the United States in this "yard". With these words, Russian political scientists react to reports that Nicaragua has opened access to its territory to Russian troops. And although the Russian Foreign Ministry declares that "there is no sensation in this," the United States has already begun to react nervously to what is happening.

Another bad news for Vladimir Zelensky: Bulgaria refused to supply weapons to Ukraine, possessing such of them as the APU needed in the first place. It can be said with a high degree of confidence that this decision was pushed through the authorities by the common people. But how did the Bulgarians manage to adjust their country's foreign policy?

Zipline has developed an acoustic system for detecting other aircraft for drones. It uses microphones and allows you to detect other devices within a radius of two kilometers, as well as automatically adjust the flight path to avoid a collision, according to a press release from the company.

Why experts called the strengthening of the front by the Ukrainian defense units a gesture of despair

In two days, the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense units destroyed six Ukrainian combat aircraft. On the Day of Russia, three Su-25s were shot down, which were used by the APU. A day earlier, two MiG-29s and one Su-25 were hit. Other armed formations of Ukraine have also suffered heavy losses since the beginning of the special military operation. According to experts, this is evidenced by the fact that from June 12, employees of the country's territorial defense will be involved in performing tasks in combat areas. Poorly trained theroborona formations will not be able to change the course of the special operation and will quickly burn out at the front, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Behind NATO's defensive "shield" lies weakness and division. Ukraine will pay for it

The Guardian writes about the deep cracks splitting NATO. They are getting deeper as the special operation in Ukraine continues. And Madrid will not heal them. The author believes that the alliance in Ukraine is waiting for the same failure that befell it in Afghanistan. And the Ukrainian people will pay for all NATO's mistakes.

Calculation of the Russian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Smerch" destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse with ammunition and equipment, the corresponding video was published on Monday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian troops have destroyed a large batch of Western weapons and a deployment point for foreign mercenaries in Donbass, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

Putin has won the information war

The author of NIKOPOL spoke on the Agoravox platform with a new unambiguous text in support of Russia. This time he predicts the course of the information war. In general, it will reflect the events on the battlefield: after a period of "trial and error", Russia has found a way to victory.

For the American administration, there is a clear problem with further active support of Ukraine with weapons. This is due to the statements of the head of the Chinese defense ministry that if the United States continues to arm Taiwan and refuses to recognize the island as an integral part of the PRC, then Beijing can resolve the issue militarily. Also in Beijing, it was the United States of America that was accused of unleashing the Ukrainian conflict.