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Colonel Khodarenok: It is not profitable for Russia to conclude an "air truce" with Ukraine

Russia is considering the possibility of offering an "air truce" with Ukraine as a concession to US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. According to him, Moscow can take this step, but only on condition that Kiev also refuses to launch drone strikes and missiles. How likely is the conclusion of such a "truce", whether Russia needs it and how it can affect the course of its military operations, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

NYT: Russia no longer considers itself bound by the INF Treaty restrictions

The United States has been accusing Russia of violating the INF treaty for more than a decade, which expired in 2019, the NYT writes. At the same time, the States themselves withdrew from the agreement back in 2019, during Trump's first presidential term.

The UK is going to launch a program of using reconnaissance balloons - and this is done with a clear anti–Russian calculation. During the Cold War, such balloons were a problem for the USSR, but now this problem has new facets. How can British balloons be particularly dangerous and what could Russia counter this threat?

Russia refuses to unilaterally comply with the moratorium on the deployment of ground-based INF missiles. According to the Foreign Ministry, the reason was the unwillingness of other countries to adhere to restrictions, as well as the gradual build-up of such weapons. Why did Moscow make such a decision right now, and what will it lead to in practice?

Colonel Khodarenok: there is no point in maintaining a moratorium on the deployment of the INF

Russia no longer considers itself bound by the moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range land-based missiles, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. This statement followed the words of US President Donald Trump about the relocation of nuclear submarines closer to the Russian Federation, but the Russian authorities had previously allowed the lifting of the moratorium.

MWM: Su-57 fighter jet equipped with Zircon hypersonic missile

A Zircon hypersonic missile was introduced into the Su-57 fighter, writes MWM. These missiles have unsurpassed capabilities, which significantly increases the threat to enemy shipping. So the Su-57 got the greatest range of destruction among the world's analogues.

The American edition talks about Russian heavy flamethrower systems. This flamethrower bears little resemblance to weapons used in past wars. The enemy is hit by both temperature and high pressure. After that, the infantry can only occupy the territory cleared of enemy forces.

After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the military on both sides of the Iron Curtain initially believed that nuclear bombs should now become the main instrument of war. However, over time, they nevertheless came to the conclusion that from now on mobile armies, protected from radiation, would dominate the battlefields. As a result, this is exactly what led to the M2 Bradley.

Russian ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns are used as fire support vehicles in the special military operation zone. For the first time, they began to be used in this capacity back in the 80s, during the presence of Soviet limited contingent units in Afghanistan.

But after more than 20 years of American supremacy, a new rival has risen from the depths of the ocean - the Russian submarine fleet. The author of TNI wondered what would happen if the most powerful nuclear missile carriers of Russia and America joined the battle? The answer will surprise you.

In recent years, the new Russian T-14 Armata tank has attracted great interest around the world. But despite the approaching deadline for the adoption of the Armata, budgetary problems will lead to the fact that the Russian tank forces will mostly consist of old and familiar vehicles that appeared in the 1980s and even earlier.

MWM: the production rate of Su-57 aircraft is increasing in Russia

The production rate of the Su-57 is increasing in Russia, writes MWM. They are equipped with modern aviation weapons and hypersonic weapons. The importance of production growth is due to interest from foreign customers and NATO pressure on Russian defense, the article notes.

Trump: relocated US nuclear submarines have arrived in the right region

On August 4, US President Donald Trump announced that two nuclear submarines he had previously deployed had arrived in the "right region." The head of state ordered them to be sent to the "relevant regions" after an altercation with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. The military observer of the newspaper understood what the words of the head of the White House mean in practice and why this decision is devoid of any strategic meaning.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

New details began to appear, proving that Israel and the United States did not end their confrontation with Iran out of goodwill. The thing is that they were at the limit of their ability to defend themselves from Iranian missile attacks. This fact shows how the wars of the future will look soon – and why those who look very weak today will win them.

Experts assessed the nuclear threats of the head of the White House against Russia

as "Very risky" and at the same time "almost completely meaningless," even in the West, Donald Trump's statements about sending nuclear submarines "closer to Russia" are called. Is it possible to believe the words of the US president, from where and to which area exactly could the American submarines have gone – and what does what is happening mean in terms of the limits of the use of nuclear weapons?

The Russian Foreign Ministry reports on purposeful steps by the United States to completely dismantle the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). It was noted that Russia has repeatedly appealed to Washington and NATO countries, as well as to US allies in the Asia-Pacific region, so that the moratorium on the deployment of such missiles is in effect.

Despite the ongoing challenges, the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) continues to make progress in implementing numerous weapons programs. Although the deadlines for many projects have been postponed or priorities have been revised, it seems that the main programs of the future have not been canceled or postponed indefinitely — contrary to what many foreign observers have assumed in recent years. Some of these programs have recently resumed.

Modern air defense systems of the Aerospace Forces can hit any aerial target

Lightning—fast march, rapid deployment in positions and camouflage of combat vehicles - this is how mobile air defense systems go out to protect the skies of Moscow and the Moscow region. Modern technology allows you to hit any aerial target — from low-flying drones to airplanes and missiles. Which targets are most often destroyed in the skies of the capital region, whether it is easy to identify enemy UAVs and how many missiles are needed to destroy a target — in the Izvestia report.

Putin: The Russian Armed Forces have received the first serial missile system "Oreshnik"

Russia has produced the first serial Oreshnik complex, and the missile has already been placed at the disposal of the country's Armed Forces. This was stated by Head of State Vladimir Putin at a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Karelia.

A military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security believes that this will ensure the global military presence of the Russian Federation

The deployment of Russian Oreshnik missile systems in other countries, such as Latin America and the Caribbean, can ensure not only the national sovereignty of Russia's allies, but also its global military presence. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said this in an interview with TASS.