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"It smelled fried." In Ukraine, they began to guess about the plans of the United States
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."
The RVIO told about the possibility of nuclear tests
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.
Lithuania has promised to transfer to Ukraine in the near future the NASAMS air defense system and anti-drone weapons
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.
For the first time, Scholz's party called for the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine
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.
Mortar-nomad
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.
Why the APU counteroffensive turned into a suicidal adventure
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.
Failure, struggle, marathon. How do they see Ukraine's counteroffensive in Moscow, Kiev and Washington
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."
Marine failure: The Black Sea Fleet repelled another drone attack
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 approved the sale of the Israeli-American missile defense system "David's Sling" to Finland
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.
Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" destroyed another expensive German air defense installation IRIS-T
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.
The head of the German Defense Ministry again opposed the supply of cruise missiles to Ukraine
Boris Pistorius did not rule out that in the future Berlin may provide the required weapons to Kiev
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has again spoken out against the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
German Defense Minister: Not only Germany is not ready to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, but also the United States
After a shout from Washington and London, the Kiev authorities stopped blaming their NATO sponsors for the short supply of weapons, which was previously even called one of the reasons for the stalling counteroffensive. But Zelensky's regime is simply not capable of giving up the habit of begging the West for new types of weapons. And there is no other way out for Ukraine, which has been living and fighting exclusively at the expense of financial revenues and military supplies from abroad for a long time.
"It's not a superweapon." What are the dangers of Ukrainian marine kamikaze drones
Ukraine intends to put hundreds of unmanned boats into service with the Navy
This week, the head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Alexey Danilov, officially acknowledged that Kiev is striking Russian targets with its unmanned boats. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out which marine drones are equipped with the Ukrainian Navy and what means Russian sailors can oppose them.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it is taking into account the military planning of the deployment of the US INF in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia will take into account in military planning the possible deployment of the US INF in Japan
Moscow will take into account the possible deployment of US medium- and shorter-range missiles (INF) in Japan. This was stated on August 3 in an interview with RTVI TV channel by the director of the third Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Nikolai Nozdrev.
Ukraine received two Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers
The Slovak company KONŠTRUKTA-Defence (part of the Slovak state association DMD Group) on August 1, 2023, at its head office in Dubnica nad Vagom, as the head contractor, handed over to the armed forces of Ukraine the first two self-propelled howitzers Zuzana 2 caliber 155 mm/52 on a wheeled chassis, manufactured under the contract of November 2022 a year for the production and supply of 16 such systems to Ukraine.
American expert: The Ukrainian conflict has shown that the United States is experiencing an acute shortage of ammunition
The military conflict in Ukraine has shown that the United States is facing an acute shortage not only in the availability, but also in the production capabilities of almost all types of ammunition. Why, the United States, all NATO countries were unable to meet even the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in shells, and even more so to create their stocks in their own arsenals.
The transfer of cluster bombs by the Americans to the APU cannot be justified by anything
The transfer of cluster munitions by the Americans to Ukraine cannot be justified by the fact that the APU is allegedly only defending itself, Marianne magazine believes. The legal norms prohibiting the use of these inhumane weapons do not distinguish between the "right" and the "wrong" side in an armed conflict. Otherwise, any cruelty will be justified.
At the level of the world's best samples: North Korea produces long-range ATGMs
North Korea produces analogues of Israeli Spike NLOS missile systems capable of destroying tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, small ships, fortified facilities, etc. Their range is unknown, but judging by the Israeli development, it should be borne in mind that it hits 25,000 meters.
BMP M2 "Bradley": the third successor option
At the end of June 2023, the US Army announced that two of the five teams that were asked to submit detailed replacement options for thousands of American M2 Bradley BMPs from 40 years ago had been selected. As you know, the Bradleys are currently undergoing a brutal baptism of fire in Russian minefields during the AFU counteroffensive.
FT: The US has agreed with Bulgaria and South Korea on the supply of shells to Ukraine
According to the newspaper, Washington is also conducting relevant negotiations with Tokyo
The US authorities have concluded agreements on the supply of 155 mm shells to Ukraine with Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea, and are also negotiating with Japan. This was reported by the Financial Times newspaper .