Structure and personnel news

The crisis caused by the mutiny of the Wagner PMCs has been successfully resolved – the Wagnerians are returning to their field camps. However, the reputation of private military companies is tarnished. How to avoid even the theoretical possibility of such mutinies in the future and what measures are already being taken to integrate PMCs fighters into the unified military command system?

About life and work on the International Space Station

Anna Kikina told TASS in an interview about how weightlessness feels, what medical experiments took place in orbit, who sends gifts for astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and how a festive menu is created in space.

The armed forces are increasing by a regiment every day at the expense of those who want to serve under a contract. The large-scale influx of volunteers into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was announced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Thus, according to experts, Russia managed to avoid a large-scale mobilization that would harm the country's economy. What other benefits does an active volunteer recruitment campaign provide for the country?

According to the president, cohesion, coherence, unity of fighters and their ability to win are achieved by hard work of the commander "with every fighter or sailor"

Russian President Vladimir Putin called courage, integrity and perseverance the main qualities that modern officers should possess.

The Head of State considers it necessary to think over how to ensure career growth for the most capable military

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that a special military operation (SVO) has brought effective military leaders out of the shadows and revealed ineffective "parquet" generals. The Head of State considers it necessary to think over how to ensure career growth for the most capable military.

Putin: the future command staff of the Russian Armed Forces should consist of those with combat experience

The future command staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation should be made up of people proven by combat actions who did not flinch. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 12 during a meeting with the participants of the SVO who are being treated at the Vishnevsky Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Reznikov: at the meeting in the Ramstein format, we intend to discuss the training of pilots and technicians of Ukraine

Training of pilots, technicians and engineers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to work with Western aircraft will be discussed at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev in the Ramstein format. This was announced on Monday, June 12, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, noted that the main training should be carried out by the countries armed with these fighters

The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Free Democratic Party), believes that Germany could offer its airfields to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighters. She expressed this opinion on Thursday evening to the Bild newspaper .

Ottawa will also supply Kiev with 288 AIM-7 air-to-air missiles and 10 thousand 105-millimeter shells for Western-made guns

The Canadian authorities have decided to support the efforts of Western countries in organizing training of Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters. This was stated on Saturday in a statement by the press service of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his unannounced visit to Kiev.

The total amount of military assistance that London provided to Kiev after the start of its military operation reaches £4.6 billion

British instructors have completed the training of Ukrainian tank crews on the territory of the kingdom. This was announced on Twitter on Saturday by the British Ministry of Defense.

According to the State Bureau of Investigation of the country, among the detainees is a former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the "Party of Regions" of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych

The State Bureau of Investigation (GBR) of Ukraine reported on the detention of the owners and managers of the concern suspected of supplying industrial products to Russia, which were allegedly used in the production of weapons and military equipment.

Putin awarded more than 30 employees of the Mayak enterprise in Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region

By his decree, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded more than 30 employees of the Mayak Production Association (BUT Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Region), Russia's leading industrial nuclear weapons enterprise.

Since protracted hostilities were clearly not part of Russia's plans when it launched a special military operation, now the country has to change its policy in a number of directions literally on the move. Alexander Khodakovsky, the former commander of the Vostok brigade and the current deputy head of the FSVNG (Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Rosgvardiya) for the DPR, writes about this in his Telegram channel.

The journal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Military Commissariats of Russia" (No. 3, May-June 2023) under the heading "Organizational and mobilization bodies will have to further improve their work in all areas of activity" published the text of the speech of the Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces The Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky, at the gathering of the leadership of the organizational and mobilization departments of the headquarters of military districts, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet and military commissars of the subjects of the Russian Federation held on March 27, 2023 in Moscow.

The authors of the document were the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov

The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov have submitted to the State Duma a bill that, among other things, allows citizens with a criminal record to enter military service under a contract during mobilization, martial law or wartime. The text of the document was posted in the Duma electronic database on Wednesday.

The Federalist: Americans do not go to military service because of indoctrination

Americans have nothing to be proud of, because the United States is a "systematically racist country." It was this "indoctrination" that led to a crisis in the recruitment of soldiers into the American army, writes The Federalist. People simply do not understand why they suffer in the service and why they die in "eternal wars".

"Not elite anymore?" — the American command is increasingly asking this question, talking about the Marine Corps. The Pentagon is trying to reform this type of troops, but is facing fierce criticism from its own officers. About the causes of discontent — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Rostec will create a single center of enterprises in the country for the production of new medical equipment

Mass production of medical equipment will begin in Russia, including equipment for ultrasound, resuscitation, anesthesia, and emergency care. Rostec is forming a single center for the creation, promotion and service of such products — it will coordinate the work of about 30 enterprises. The state corporation reported that the capacity of the domestic market of medical products is estimated at 600 billion rubles per year. At the same time, at least 70% today is accounted for by suppliers from unfriendly countries.

"Country": an employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told how jackpots are being "ripped off" in Ukrainian military enlistment offices

A large number of those wishing to evade mobilization with the help of bribes to military enlistment offices led to the rapid enrichment of their employees, writes the portal "Country". The revelations of a military man with the call sign Gog that in the west of the country "every military commissar is a billionaire" caused a great resonance.

Ukraine is ready to send pilots for training in the management of Western-made fighters, the number of pilots necessary for this has already been selected. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.