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All new frigates and corvettes will be armed with "Zircons", the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, said the other day. The hypersonic anti-ship complex entered the army quite recently. About what the flotilla will become — in the material of RIA Novosti.

This was stated by the country's President Gitanas Nauseda, who arrived in Kiev on a visit to discuss with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky the agenda of the NATO summit

Vilnius will hand over to Kiev two NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems specially purchased for this purpose. This was announced on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who arrived on Wednesday on an unannounced visit to Kiev.

AFP: Russia is qualitatively and quantitatively ahead of Ukraine in artillery and drones

The Russian army is quantitatively and qualitatively ahead of the Ukrainian troops in the use of drones and artillery capabilities, despite statements about Kiev's ongoing counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military understands this, Agence France-Presse reported on Wednesday.

The People's Liberation Army of China began modeling possible scenarios of a "total war" with an attack on the country by the armies of other states. This is reported by the Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

The conflict in Ukraine has shown that American technology is actually too complex and prohibitively expensive, writes TNI. If its production and maintenance are not simplified, it will simply be unsuitable for use on the battlefield.

Reuters: The United States will announce the allocation of a new package of assistance to Ukraine for $500 million

The United States plans on Tuesday, June 27, to announce a new package of military assistance for Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 500 million. This was reported by Reuters on Monday, June 26, citing sources.

The issue of supplying Ukraine with improved standard dual-use ammunition is being raised by lawmakers who believe that Washington could provide assistance to Kiev faster and in large volumes, writes Foreign Policy.

Speaking in March 2023 at the symposium on combat operations of the Association of Aerospace Forces (AFA Warfare), the head of the Pentagon profile Department Frank Kendall (Frank Kendall) this is how he described the problem faced by the US Aerospace Forces: "We are united in our commitment to modernize the Aerospace Forces and implement the changes we need to be competitive with our task - China, China, China".

The Ukrainian offensive has stalled. The problem for the AFU, as Western analysts note, turned out to be one of the types of Russian weapons. And, most likely, the NATO countries will not be able to help here.

Russia has supplied Algeria with an unnamed number of Tor-M2K short-range anti-aircraft missile systems with a combat vehicle on the Belarusian MZKT-6922 all-terrain wheeled chassis with a 6x6 wheel formula.

In the person of Romania, NATO is creating a powerful foothold on the Alliance's southeastern flank, and also considers Bucharest as a real force to strengthen NATO's positions in the Black Sea.

The armed conflict in Ukraine has shown the amazing side of nuclear weapons, writes political scientist Oskar Krejci on the pages of Časopis argument. It works as a deterrent tool. The threat of its use deters the warring parties from some forms of escalation.

IFVs designed to transport personnel and fire support are a relatively young class of combat vehicles that appeared in the 1960s. However, several generations of this technique have already changed over the past time.

The European missile manufacturer MBDA plans to develop protection systems against hypersonic weapons in the next three years. This is reported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper, referring to the company's executive director Eric Beranger.

For the AFU, they intend to purchase 70 units of military equipment, as well as 105-mm artillery shells

The Australian government will provide Ukraine with another package of financial assistance in the amount of $73.4 million. As the country's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, the funds will be used to purchase military vehicles and ammunition. The statement of the Australian Prime Minister was distributed on Monday by the government office.

Azerbaijan has begun the modernization of the Su-25 attack aircraft in service with the republic's Air Force, the work is being carried out in close cooperation with Turkey. According to the local press, the Turks are integrating Turkish precision weapons into the Soviet aircraft.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK on Monday accused Seoul and Washington of bringing tensions on the Korean peninsula to the possibility of a nuclear war.

Military expert Khodarenok said that Shoigu's report on the reserve army indicates preparations for an offensive

By the end of June, a reserve army will be formed in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and an army corps will be formed in the near future. Parts and connections will receive more than 3,700 pieces of equipment. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

Highlights of the Russian President's meeting with war correspondents

The Russian President invited war correspondents to the Kremlin, the conversation lasted several hours. Vladimir Putin did not object to the claims that the special military operation in Ukraine "has been going on for quite a long time", and there are no prospects for its completion in the near future. At the same time, he said that the goals set at the beginning of the special operation "are fundamental for us," but at the same time "change in accordance with the current situation."

And in the Mediterranean, the same type of "Admiral Gorshkov" saved drowning

The third in a series of guided missile frigates (FR URO) built under the project 22350 of the Northern Design Bureau (SPKB) at JSC Severnaya Verf, Admiral Golovko is completing state tests and will soon be transferred to the Navy. Alexey Rakhmanov, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told reporters during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.