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The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence information about the targets that will be hit by long-range MLRS. This was stated by the deputy head of the Pentagon for Political Affairs, Colin Kohl.

Some time ago, Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser in the office of the President of Ukraine Zelensky, made a statement about how many foreign weapons Ukraine needs "to defeat Russia." Recall that Podolyak "demanded" the provision of 1,000 American-made howitzers, 300 MLRS and at least 500 tanks. If the West supplies Ukraine with such a number of weapons, then, according to the Ukrainian official, the AFU "will be able to launch a counteroffensive."

However, according to its measurable parameters, the Skyranger 30 looks advanced except in the Western world. It seems that an annoying inaccuracy has crept into the manufacturer's assessment.

Disguise is not a fashionable whim, but the most important type of combat support

As RIA Novosti recently reported, Russian military equipment participating in a special military operation in Ukraine has received a new type of camouflage, significantly reducing the visibility of vehicles in the infrared and radar range.

What is Ankara trying to achieve by hindering the expansion of NATO

The foreign ministers of Finland, Sweden and Turkey held talks in Berlin to resolve differences over Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO.

Why experts called the strengthening of the front by the Ukrainian defense units a gesture of despair

In two days, the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense units destroyed six Ukrainian combat aircraft. On the Day of Russia, three Su-25s were shot down, which were used by the APU. A day earlier, two MiG-29s and one Su-25 were hit. Other armed formations of Ukraine have also suffered heavy losses since the beginning of the special military operation. According to experts, this is evidenced by the fact that from June 12, employees of the country's territorial defense will be involved in performing tasks in combat areas. Poorly trained theroborona formations will not be able to change the course of the special operation and will quickly burn out at the front, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Patrol ships of Project 22160 are expanding their capabilities in the field of air defense. According to a source in the Russian defense industry, it was decided to retrain the ships of the series into air defense corvettes.

The Russian military showed captured weapons abandoned by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). On June 13, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published the relevant footage.

Calculation of the Russian multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Smerch" destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse with ammunition and equipment, the corresponding video was published on Monday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Lithuania intends to arm itself with French 155-mm self-propelled howitzers CAESAR. The agreement on the intentions of the parties is planned to be signed within the framework of the Eurosatory international exhibition of armaments and military equipment of the ground forces starting in Paris. The exhibition will be held from June 13 to 17.

The head patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet Vasily Bykov has already installed the Tor-M2KM air defense system module, which is undergoing practical tests

Patrol ships of Project 22160, which are in service with the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of the Russian Federation, will be armed with the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) by the end of the year to strengthen the ship's air defense (air defense), taking into account the experience of a special military operation.

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.