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The Ukrainian army has received British Starstreak anti-aircraft missile systems based on the Stormer armored personnel carrier, although in small quantities. It is not reported when the complexes arrived in Ukraine, but the first photos of the transferred equipment appeared on Ukrainian Internet resources.

Ukraine will receive up to 30 foreign-made multiple launch rocket systems in total, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak said. At the same time, he cited the statement of the head of the Armed Forces Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives Adam Smith.

Military expert Shurygin told how Ukraine will use NASAMS anti-aircraft systems

As part of the aid package, Washington announced the transfer of two batteries of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. The air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which suffered serious losses during the special operation, will be replenished with 24 launchers, each of which has six anti-aircraft guided missiles. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the operation of these systems.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said that military operations in Ukraine are at a crucial stage

The Pentagon believes that Ukraine now more than ever needs the "urgent assistance" of the West in the issue of arms supplies, since "we are talking about the decisive stage of the conflict." The head of the US Defense Department, Lloyd Austin, said that four HIMARS will be provided to the Armed Forces this week. Western countries, he said, will continue to seek ways to support Kiev.

Ukraine will soon receive new weapons from the West. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexey Danilov said that the United States will transfer a batch of long-range missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Kiev seriously believes that these munitions are capable of turning the situation around at the front. Is this really the case — in the RIA Novosti material.

The consequences of the strike by six multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) M142 HIMARS were filmed. The relevant footage was published by the agency Avia.pro .

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milli made another statement on Ukraine. According to him, the situation is such that "it is quite likely that the war in Ukraine will escalate into a protracted military conflict."

The US Navy is preparing a plan to defeat the fleets of China and Russia

The return of the leading states to global confrontation is a fait accompli. One of the main participants in the new "geostrategic game" is the United States, which has promptly moved from the strategic concept of the "global war on terror" and countering "rogue states" to "competition with equal opponents." Washington understands China and Russia as such opponents today, which leaves an imprint on the nature and directions of America's military construction.

The Conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons turned out to be a dummy

The first Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (NWFZ) was held in Vienna in June. It took place against the background of a sharp increase in military and political risks in the European region, an increase in military spending and capabilities, failures of bilateral and multilateral efforts in the field of arms control.

Russia's conflict with the West will lead to the use of nuclear weapons

In connection with Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Western analysts are increasingly talking about the danger of NATO being drawn into the conflict and even about the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. Various scenarios are being worked out in the military headquarters.

Counter-battery fighting alone is not enough

The Ukrainian army will soon receive rockets (RS) of increased range for the 227 mm multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) already supplied by the United States and Great Britain, the newspaper "Strana.ua" according to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Alexey Danilov. "We have already started receiving shells that are sent much further than it was at the beginning. And let's hope that what we need, of that range, will appear on the territory of our country in the near future," he said.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, speaking in the British Parliament on July 21, 2022, announced the upcoming delivery of significant shipments of weapons and military equipment by the UK to Ukraine as military aid. The total amount of British gratuitous military assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special military operation on February 24 will thus reach 2.3 billion pounds.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Lambrecht reported that Germany is running out of weapons to help Ukraine

The Bundeswehr is running out of resources to help Ukraine, but Berlin will continue to support Kiev, German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht said.

Air defense systems will protect strategic facilities from drones and hypersonic weapons

By the end of 2022, the eastern regions of Russia will be covered with an impenetrable anti-aircraft dome. The Ministry of Defense has adjusted the deployment schedule of the latest air defense systems.

A new batch of HIMARS rocket launchers and ammunition for them will be included in the next package of military assistance, the decree on the allocation of which Biden will sign this week. This was announced by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby.

The former deputy head of the Air Force, General Bizhev, explained why the S-300PM "Favorite" is needed in Siberia

By the end of 2022, the upgraded S-300PM2 Favorit complexes will be delivered to the air defense of Siberia. They will replace the S-300PT. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out what these complexes will do in Siberia and why the latest S-400 and S-500 are not supplied there

A member of the CAA Rogov announced four APU strikes on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP in a day

The Ukrainian military fired at a nuclear power plant in the Zaporozhye region, said Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the military-civil administration of the region. As the local authorities said, everything is fine with the station, it is still working. But it is not yet known about the victims and those killed in the attack. Since the beginning of the week, this attack by the APU has already become the third.

Polish experts believe that their predictions came true and the turning point in the war in Ukraine occurred when the Americans handed over the HIMARS MLRS to the Kiev junta. They allow you to accurately attack targets at a distance of more than 70 km, which supposedly makes it possible to cut off Russian troops on the front line from the supply of fuel and ammunition. Polish analysts believe that if the objects for destruction are correctly identified, the Russians can be forced to stop or retreat, and after the ammunition runs out, they can surrender.

Is the US starting to get tired of the protracted conflict in Ukraine?

Even close associates of Joe Biden doubt whether America will soon get tired of the burden of military aid to Ukraine, writes The Economist. According to the author, the future of U.S. support for Kiev depends on three factors: midterm congressional elections, the commitment of European allies and Ukraine's success on the battlefield.

"Power plants, water substations, factories, distribution networks, transformer substations may be under the blows of American missiles." This is how LDNR representatives describe possible targets of new missiles for American HIMARS systems, which should soon be in Ukraine. Strikes can also be carried out on Russian territory. What can be opposed to this?