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The Ukrainian leadership in Kiev and in the frontline areas complains to Western curators about the lack of long-range artillery as almost the main reason for the defeats of the AFU. There is an element of guile here – the transfer of large-caliber guns and the drill of personnel are in full swing. But Ukraine is already asking for at least a thousand howitzers. If she gets them, will they become a serious hindrance to the special operation?

In the United States, after a series of publications that Ukraine has serious problems with the APU's ability to effectively exploit NATO military equipment arriving from abroad, they took care of expanding training programs for Ukrainian servicemen.

The modern weapons systems that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Ukraine are unlikely to be delivered to Kiev before the winter of 2022-2023. Several German publications write about this at once.

From June 6 to June 10, the largest air defense and missile defense exercises in the entire history of NATO are being held in Europe. Military training camps codenamed Ramstein Legacy 22 take place near the Russian borders on the territory of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

New data indicate that the actual number of fighters of this type was previously estimated incorrectly. During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Air Force used a link of four Su-57 fighters, linking it into a single information network aimed at destroying the opponent's air defense facilities.

By the end of the year, the United States may run out of its own stocks of "Stingers" and "Javelins", which Washington actively supplies to Kiev. And the American defense industry is not able to force their production.

The Russian military during a special operation to protect Donbass destroyed the Ukrainian drone "Fury" with the help of the anti-aircraft missile defense system "Strela-10". Footage of the liquidation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shown on June 9 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Kiev is hiding from Washington the real figures of the losses of its troops, The New York Times reported. American experts suspect that the number of retired Ukrainian soldiers has reached an astronomical figure of 200 thousand people. The main losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are now in the Donbass and near Nikolaev. And, as recognized in the Ukrainian parliament, the main threat to them is Russian long-range artillery.

Ukraine has received Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The delivery of missiles, among other things, was announced by the country's Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov.

Moscow is jealous, but not much

Washington has recently been exerting the strongest pressure on Delhi, seeking to abandon any cooperation with Moscow, especially military-technical. And it seems to give certain results. For example, India refuses new purchases of Mi-17 and Ka-31 helicopters.

Russian Su-57s began to carry out combat missions during a special operation in Ukraine with links. These fighters are connected into a single information network, with the help of which they can exchange data on the radar field, identified targets, coordinate actions with other participants in hostilities. What is the value of testing fifth-generation combat aircraft in real combat conditions?

Artificial intelligence can calculate the difficult-to-predict trajectory of hypersonic missiles in 15 seconds, thereby giving air defense systems the opportunity to shoot them down on approach.

The battles for Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are ahead, military experts say

The territory of the Luhansk People's Republic is 97% liberated by Allied troops. This was announced on June 7 by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to him, the cities of Svyatogorsk and Krasny Liman have been taken under control, the offensive continues in the Popasnaya area. The head of the military department spoke about the number of captured Ukrainian military and destroyed foreign military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in recent days.

The legendary Soviet medium tank T-62 was a participant in many local wars and conflicts. Moreover, in a number of them, he successfully resisted Western-made machines. Currently, this machine is in service with more than two dozen states, and there are various projects to modernize it and give it new qualities.

The Venezuelan army is going through a difficult path of rebirth, which Western sanctions forced it to embark on, closing the possibility for Caracas to purchase spare parts for military equipment. Before the beginning of the open confrontation with the West under Hugo Chavez, the equipment of the country's armed forces was mainly represented by products of European and American origin.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — about the rearmament of the Strategic Missile Forces into four complexes at once and how this is related to the geopolitical situation

This year, a unique event in modern history will take place in the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN). According to media reports, citing sources in the military department, four new missile regiments will be on combat duty until the end of 2022. And, very likely, they will be equipped with four different missile systems!

Ukraine wants to buy the Iron Dome missile defense system from Israel, while Kiev does not need a "donation" of the air defense system.

Norway handed over 22 self-propelled guns with spare parts and ammunition to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom.

Russian aviation has struck with precision missiles at an armored factory near Kharkov, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Donetsk resident: German weapons are killing us, not saving Ukraine

A real anti-war position cannot ignore the suffering of the residents of the DPR and LPR, says a resident of Donetsk in an interview for Junge Welt. Such a publication in Germany requires courage. Most of the media there consider the defeat of the Zelensky regime a threat and call for arming Ukraine.