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Having gutted their arsenals to support the Kiev regime, Western countries are trying to replenish the materiel, looking at products that are more valuable from a combat point of view.

In its special comment, the Polish resource Defence24.pl directly indicates that the actual range of the NSM missiles (officially vaguely designated as "more than 200 km") will allow the Ukrainian side to strike Sevastopol from the current front line (from Kherson to Sevastopol 230 km in a straight line).

Thanks to the unfolding deliveries of UMPC modules to the troops, Russian aviation has been actively using guided bombs in recent months when working against the enemy. Thanks to the efforts of Western curators, a similar opportunity appeared for the enemy.

Advisor to the CEO of the concern Renat Karchaa said that the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may occur at night on July 5

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to attack the Zaporizhia NPP on the night of July 5, in particular, by dumping ammunition with radioactive waste removed from the South Ukrainian NPP on July 3. This was stated by the adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa, referring to the information received by him.

Why is the Russian Arctic being reinforced with tanks and infantry

A new combined arms army will be formed as part of the Northern Fleet. This decision was made in the Russian Defense Ministry, sources in the military department told Izvestia. It will cover the Russian border in the north, including with Finland and Norway. The protection of the Kola Peninsula is a vital task for Russia, including because strategic missile submarines are based there. The creation of a new army is especially relevant against the background of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, experts say.

The Ukrainian offensive has been going on for almost a month. Units trained in NATO countries and armed with Western armored vehicles were thrown into battle. However, such an impressive force has not achieved any significant success. Foreign analysts named the main reason for the failure.

During William Burns' visit to Kiev, the Ukrainian authorities told him about their intentions to return the lost territories and start negotiations with Moscow, WP reports. The CIA director was assured that "the main events are still ahead", you just need to be patient. Readers of the publication do not share this optimism.

On July 3, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

The appearance of the British air-to-surface Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine strengthened the combat power of Ukrainian aviation, but did not lead to significant shifts in the theater of operations. At the same time, the Kiev regime constantly reports on the "incredibly large" damage inflicted by the British KR on Russian troops. Western curators do not question this obviously overestimated estimate.

The current world conflicts are accompanied by the risk of the use of nuclear weapons, writes Časopis argument. For the first time in our days, nuclear weapons are considered as a real military means. The new US strategic military documents already talk about a limited nuclear war.

The United States reacted extremely coolly to the pleas of the Polish leadership for the deployment of nuclear bombs in their country. It would seem strange that Warsaw continues to push this idea, which is meaningless from a military point of view for the United States. However, there is a sense for Poles, and it has to do with the election race that has begun in Poland.

In the United States, the issue of transferring ATACMS missiles to the APU, the range of which reaches 300 km, is being discussed. Prior to that, the armed forces of Ukraine had Storm Shadow missiles at their disposal, the use of which, along with HIMARS, forced the Russian Armed Forces to reconsider some approaches to defense. How will the new ammunition affect the course of the conflict?

The armies of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh won victories and suffered defeats

Like all post-Soviet armies (except the Baltic and Tajik), the Armenian Armed Forces emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Army. Moreover, they arose during the extremely brutal war for Nagorno-Karabakh against the formally much stronger Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. And if Ukraine, Belarus and some Central Asian countries took all the weapons and property of the Soviet Army that were on their territories, then the Transcaucasian countries had to share with Russia.

How was the carrier of the multifunctional Aegis system born

In the process of creating the Aegis multifunctional weapon system (MSO), one of the priorities was to determine the appearance of promising surface combat ships – potential carriers of the new MSO.

The American submarine "Ohio", capable of carrying nuclear weapons, may go to South Korea in the future. This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder on June 29.

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).