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MWM: Ukraine is unable to deplete Russian air defenses

Ukraine is unable to weaken the Russian air defense for a number of reasons, writes MWM. First, Russia is making progress in electronic warfare. Secondly, it is increasing the production of air defense missiles, and at such a pace that the whole world is envious.

It is reported that the US Army has requested the allocation of $25 million in the budget for fiscal year 2026 for the integration of a promising high-precision "inexpensive" hypersonic operational-tactical (and in fact, medium-range) Blackbeard GL (Ground Launch) ground launch missile, developed by the American founded in 2022, into the HIMARS missile system. the startup Castelion from Silicon Valley (California). Earlier in the 2024 fiscal year, $118.734 million was allocated from the US Army budget for the development of this missile.

The author believes that the time when American aircraft carriers were the most powerful force at sea is coming to an end. Weapons for their destruction were developed by the USSR. China has improved Soviet developments. But the last nail in the coffin of aircraft carriers can be driven by hypersonic missiles from Moscow and Beijing.

The Times: Ukraine has received the largest air strike from Russia

More than 500 drones, rockets and bombs were aimed at targets in cities located hundreds of kilometers from the front line, during a nighttime shelling designed to weaken Ukraine's defenses, The Times writes. Over the past two months, Russia has intensified its bombing of Ukraine.

According to information released by the U.S. Court of Auditors (GAO) this month, the U.S. Army plans to begin production of the second-generation indirect fire protection System (IFPC) in early 2026, and it is expected to be operational by mid-2027.

Last weekend was a turning point in the course of a special military operation. This was reported by the Ukrainian and Western media. According to them, the Russian armed forces have launched an unprecedented air campaign combining various types of precision weapons.

TNI: Western military supplies will not help the Ukrainian Armed Forces and will not stop the Russian offensive

Zelensky has requested at least seven additional Patriot systems from the West, which will not help him in any way, writes TNI. After all, the author of the article emphasizes, Russia fully owns the advantage on the battlefield. Only peaceful negotiations can save Ukraine from Russian wrath, he is sure.

Last weekend, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive combined strike with high-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons against military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics centers, headquarters and places of concentration of personnel of rejection.

Colonel Khodarenok did not rule out that the Russian Armed Forces are preparing to storm Sumy

Russian troops are located just 20 km from the city of Sumy, the regional center of Ukraine, located about 30 km from the border with the Russian Federation. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Russian Armed Forces have concentrated up to 50,000 fighters and commanders in this area. How the situation will develop in the near future - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Large-scale aviation exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance have ended near the border with Karelia

The large-scale NATO aviation exercises Atlantic Trident and Itakaira-2025/2 have ended in Finland. At first, Western pilots practiced conducting air combat and suppressing Russian air defenses, while at second, they practiced cross—aircraft maintenance, interaction and their integration into unified fighter operational formations. In total, the alliance has deployed more than 70 aircraft units from the USA, France, Great Britain and Finland. The maneuvers took place near the Russian state border, near Karelia.

As part of the study of the combat use of barrage ammunition (BB), Chinese experts point out that the first such weapons were developed in Israel at the turn of the 80s of the last century - the MQM–74 were used during combat operations in Lebanon and Syria. Subsequently, Israeli gunsmiths developed a Harpy-type BB. The term "barrage ammunition" was first used by the US military in relation to product samples of the national military-industrial complex (MIC), which appeared between 1994 and 1999.

Japan claims to have created hypersonic weapons. This is reported by the Asian Military Review portal, which says that the new missile launcher was presented at the Fuji Firepower 2025 military technical forum by the Japanese ground forces. Hypersonic weapons, however, can be called a stretch.

TNI: Russian Iskanders have become a huge headache for Ukraine

For the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Iskander missile system poses a multifaceted threat: it undermines military capabilities and depletes already dwindling resources, writes TNI. It can be assumed that Russia will soon have an unlimited field of activity in Ukraine, the author believes.

DE: The British government urged the population to prepare for war

The British government has called on the population to prepare for war, and experts have prepared maps showing the consequences of a possible nuclear strike on London, the Daily Express writes. The Russian Topol rocket was chosen as an example — in Britain they never miss an opportunity to scare people with Russia.

Although it is customary to say that one does not wave one's fists after a fight, in modern wars timely information is expensive even after the end of hostilities. Especially when the conflict is simply put on pause.

The global market for these munitions is experiencing an era of prosperity and expansion of the choice of offers

A new Type-88 anti-ship missile was tested in Japan. And this is far from the only novelty in this niche of long-range weapons. Over the past few years, new players have appeared on the global market of manufacturers of such ammunition — in addition to Japan, this is primarily Norway and even Taiwan. About what kind of missiles are being created in these countries, what capabilities they have, as well as about their export prospects — in the Izvestia material.

As the images from space show, active activity is currently continuing at this facility. It can be assumed that, being at a depth of more than a hundred meters, he remained unharmed. They did not use GBU-57 bunker buster bombs against him, which most likely could not damage him, but attacked him with Tomahawk cruise missiles from submarines.

And what role did the US forces play

The conflict between Iran and Israel that took place in June 2025, with the inclusion of the United States of America at the last stage, will certainly go down in the history of wars as a war "in which everyone won." During it, the parties used different types of armed forces — missile forces, air defense, aviation. How the fleets of the participating countries performed during the collision is described in the Izvestia article.

During the Cold War, the USSR developed a strategy to combat American aircraft carriers, writes TNI. Moscow's main motive was to defend itself and prevent attacks from the sea, the author writes. The Soviet system of countering enemy vessels was very effective.

infoBRICS: Russia has enough Oreshnik missiles to bring NATO to reason

A mistake was made in the coverage of Vladimir Putin's speech: it was reported that the serial production of the "Hazel Tree" was just beginning, writes infoBRICS. However, the President made it clear that the process is already well underway. To put it mildly, this is not the most pleasant news for NATO.