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The US Department of Defense announced the 43rd package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million. The APU in the counteroffensive, apparently, suffered heavy losses in equipment and ammunition. And, judging by what they will be sent, they decided to change tactics.

ATGM is one of the most effective types of weapons used by the Russian army in a special operation. They can hit armored vehicles, engineering structures and even drones. About which anti—tank missile systems are used in the SVO and what is the secret of their effectiveness - in the material of TASS.

Although the transfer of the SCALP to the Ukrainians was announced a month ago, only now fragments of these French-made missiles have appeared in the combat zone.

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.

Beijing is implementing the concept of "a new ship in an old hull" in practice

The first photos of the Wuhan destroyer (tactical number 169) of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) during the overhaul with deep modernization have been published on social networks. This provides another example of the practical implementation of the concept of "a new ship in an old hull", which is gaining popularity.

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.

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.

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.

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."

RVIO: Russia's nuclear tests may be a response to the West's desire to defeat it

The 1963 Moscow Treaty banning nuclear weapons tests opened the way to disarmament and the removal of tension between the great powers, but today all this progress is offset by the desire of the West to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation, which gives it the right to resume such tests, Mikhail Myagkov, scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO), told RIA Novosti.

In the near future, Lithuania will send the NASAMS air defense system to Ukraine. This was announced by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense on its website.

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany Andreas Schwartz warned that the German authorities, refusing to supply Taurus, allegedly lose precious time

Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Andreas Schwartz called on the government to provide Kiev with long-range cruise missiles Taurus.

As practice shows, artillery, the god of war, still plays an important role in modern armed conflicts: cannons, howitzers, mortars and similar weapons. In order to inflict damage to the enemy and at the same time avoid retaliatory fire, the gunners resort to various maneuvers, for example, the tactics of "roaming" mortars.

Expert Hodarenok explained why the US tactics did not help with the APU offensive

Fighters and commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, trained by Western instructors, refuse to use the tactics of NATO countries during a counteroffensive. So The New York Times writes about it. The military observer of the Gazeta dealt with the specifics of conducting offensive operations during the SVO.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Russian Defense Ministry: The AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers since the beginning of the counteroffensive

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that since the beginning of the counteroffensive in June, the AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers. The Washington Post found out which direction Kiev considers strategically important at the moment. Amid reports of losses and heavy fighting at the front, the Ukrainian authorities urged citizens to "not relax," "get less high and work more."

New electronic warfare systems will deprive the enemy of a chance of success, experts say

In the southwestern part of the Black Sea, a Ukrainian drone attacked a Russian warship escorting a civilian transport.

The United States of America has approved the sale to Finland of the David's Sling missile defense system, which was developed in Israel by Rafael together with American specialists. This was announced on August 2 by the press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry.

Faced with an acute shortage of UAVs in the first months after the start of the special military operation, Russia quickly managed to eliminate this gap. Now, without exaggeration, it can be said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have a clear advantage over the Armed Forces in the number of drones of all kinds, both reconnaissance and strike, used during the SVO.