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Military expert Andrey Frolov — on the role and place of the Navy in the defense capability of Russia following the results of the first months of its

The special military operation conducted by Russia on the territory of Ukraine has undoubtedly become the largest conflict in which the USSR and Russia have been involved since the end of World War II.

Russian Su-30SM fighters participating in a special military operation in Ukraine use supersonic guided missiles X-31 to destroy enemy equipment. This was reported in the power structures of the Crimea.

The other day, the head of the Ukrainian administration of the Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, said that Russia allegedly uses its S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to strike ground targets in Ukraine. According to Kim, this allegedly indicates a shortage of weapons in Russia to defeat ground targets. Kim's point of view was tried to make out by the publication The Drive, whose author Thomas Newdick has prepared quite extensive material on this topic.

The availability of high-quality and up-to-date data from Earth remote sensing satellites is growing every year. Companies such as Capella Space and Maxar Technologies have been offering unprecedented cheap high-resolution radar and optical images of the Earth's surface for several years in a row. This allows civilian analysts to observe military installations around the world and find interesting artifacts.

The future flagship of one of the fleets of the Indian Navy, the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, has completed the next stage of sea trials, already the fourth in a row. This is reported by the Indian press with reference to the command of the Indian Navy.

The Russian military reported the destruction of a warehouse near Kharkov, where more than 200 tons of foreign anti-tank complexes and missiles to them were stored.

Naval Kalibr missiles destroyed an armory in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where ammunition for weapons supplied from the United States was stored, said Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Even before the conflict in Ukraine, the US Armed Forces considered high-precision long-range shooting as one of the main priorities during the modernization of their weapons.

Air Force General Istrin told what the use of X-31 missiles by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine can talk about

Su-30SM fighters use supersonic X-31 missiles, known in the West as "Krypton", during a special operation in Ukraine. This was reported by TASS with reference to a source in the power structures of the Crimea. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out for what purposes the Russian army uses "Krypton".

Why did the Russian military leave the Serpentine bridgehead

Four months of tough defense. And here is a "step of goodwill": the Russian military left the Black Sea island of Zmeiny.

On July 6, 2022, the Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that in the second quarter of the year it signed an initial contract worth NOK 489 million (US$ 48.5 million) with the Australian government for the supply of NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles to equip ships of the Australian fleet.

The MiG-35 generation 4++ fighter (Fulcrum-F), which was supposed to provide the Russian Aerospace Forces with the necessary power, and the country with the opportunity to earn money on its export, turned out to be a complete failure. So the plane was named by the columnist of the American publication 19FortyFive Brent Eastwood.

The Minotaur II+ military launch vehicle was supposed to deliver a prototype of the head of the LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile to near-Earth space. But something went wrong, and the launch turned into an explosion a few seconds after the start of the first stage engines.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the Russian government to sign an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the creation of a Joint Regional Air Defense System (ORS) of the two states.

Stern: two Bundeswehr soldiers who were going to blow up the Crimean Bridge were arrested in Germany

Two German soldiers planned to blow up the Crimean Bridge. According to the German media, the Bundeswehr soldiers wanted to prevent the supply of the Russian army.

The new Belgorod submarine is formally designed to solve scientific problems and rescue operations, but among its equipment there is also the most unusual thermonuclear weapon ever created.

Algeria for the first time publicly showed combat vehicles purchased in Russia to support the BMPT-2 Terminator tanks. The cars passed in the parade column during the military parade dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the country's independence, which took place on July 5.

The Pentagon said that the new package of US assistance to Ukraine will include 4 American MLRS HIMARS

The Pentagon has announced that it will provide $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine. The new aid package will also include four HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. As well as shells for them, three tactical vehicles, explosive charges and counter-battery warfare systems. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that the timely provision of military assistance to Kiev will allow the end of hostilities by the end of 2022.

The destruction of the HPP in Novaya Kakhovka could end in a man-made disaster

On July 8, armed formations of Ukraine launched a missile attack on a hydroelectric power station in Novaya Kakhovka. Russian air defenses managed to repel the attack, preventing the destruction of both the HPP itself and the infrastructure of the North Crimean Canal.

The latest LPD-801V electronic warfare rifle was first used during a special operation in Ukraine. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies.