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Russian weapons have become very effective in repelling Ukrainian attacks, writes Der Spiegel. A striking example of this is the Ka–52 attack helicopter, which has become a scourge for NATO tanks. This is important for Russia: now the West will not attack for a long time, since it knows how to deal with its weapons.

The administration of American President Joe Biden is seriously considering approving the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine, several people familiar with the matter told CNN on June 29.

As reported by the Polish resource Defence24.pl , negotiations are underway between Poland and Ukraine on the acquisition by Kiev of a battery or even a division of the NDR coastal mobile missile system from the Polish Navy. As a result, Ukraine may receive a missile system with modern Kongsberg NSM anti-ship missiles capable of hitting both sea and ground targets at a range of more than 200 km.

As reported by the Slovak newspaper "Dennik N", the Slovak design company KONŠTRUKTA-Defense signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Ukrainian PJSC "Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant" (KZTS) on the joint development of a 155-mm/52 self-propelled howitzer on a wheeled chassis based on the previously created KONŠTRUKTA-Defense EVA self-propelled howitzer.

On June 28, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale to Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of a new batch of Patriot PAC-3+ anti-aircraft missile systems together with an integrated air defense combat control system and ABOUT Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

On June 26, the French Defense Ministry launched a demonstration sample of a hypersonic glider, designated VMaX. The purpose of the flight was to collect data in real conditions to adjust the hypersonic weapons program for future testing.

Military exercises are a standard method that NATO uses to influence international politics. The latest maneuvers of Air Defender 2023, the largest in history, became a provocation against Russia. And Moscow will take retaliatory measures — only Europe will pay for NATO's arbitrariness, writes People's Daily.

And how they can affect the course of a special military operation

At the end of June, the American edition of the Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, reported that the United States is close to making a decision on the supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. Literally next, the Pentagon said that the agency had no information about making such a decision.

The British command intends to achieve air superiority in all directions. According to Defense Procurement Minister James Cartlidge, in terms of ground-based air defense, work focused on creating a special complex capable of effectively fighting the "Shaheds" and "Lancets" [kamikaze drones] of the Russian army.

The US Army announced that on June 27, 2023, a successful demonstration and test launch of the Tomahawk cruise missile was made from the mobile ground launcher of the first experimental battery of the new American medium-Range and shorter-range Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Military expert Khodarenok is sure that Kiev will not be able to succeed without air superiority

The counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has not yet led to any significant results. There are statements in Ukraine that the United States and NATO are to blame for the failure. Why the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being carried out at this stage is far from the pace that was expected in the West, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Alexey Pavlovsky drew attention to the fact that the cost of military assistance from the Australian side to Ukraine exceeded $400 million

Russian Ambassador to Australia Alexey Pavlovsky did not rule out the delivery of decommissioned F-18 Hornet fighters of the Australian Air Force to Ukraine.

The United States approved the sale of air defense and missile defense systems to Warsaw. This issue is a long–standing stumbling block between Washington and Moscow, but in the days when Poland is trying to make the main NATO outpost in Europe, the implementation of such plans becomes an existential threat to Russia. Why should the Americans build up missile defense and air defense systems in Poland and how should Russia respond to these actions?

For the first time in the zone of a special military operation (SVO), the Russian Armed Forces used the Hunter strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter.

The General Directorate of Armaments (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France reported that on the evening of June 26, 2023, the first test launch of the demonstrator of the French experimental maneuvering hypersonic aircraft VMAX (Véhicule Maneuverant eXpérimental) was carried out from the DGA test range in Biscarrosse in the south of the Atlantic coast of France. The launch was carried out using a geophysical rocket as an upper stage and declared successful.

On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 500 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to more than $ 40.5 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $43.5 billion.

The projectile is effective against surface and underwater targets thanks to the homing system, said Mikhail Kettuev, a representative of the concern "Marine underwater weapons - Hydropribor"

The TE-2 electric torpedo, developed by the Marine Underwater Weapon - Hydropribor concern (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation), is capable of rising to the surface after passing the practical firing distance. This was told to TASS by the representative of the concern Mikhail Kettuev during the International Naval Salon (MVMS-2023).

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.