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โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ The An-124-100 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian airline Antonov Airlines have been busy in recent days: the Ruslan is currently transporting heavy weapons from Norway.

An interesting intelligence sign: it seems that another "Special Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" numbering 30-50 thousand people is being actively pumped with NATO weapons. It may well be that it is being prepared for a new attack on Russian territory, or in the event of unfavorable developments at the front, it will be possible to parry a Russian offensive or support the front in the most threatened places with its help
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#BREAKING โ€“ NATO countries approve the biggest arms buildup since the Cold War โ€” DPA

The plan envisages a significant expansion of deterrence and defense capabilities in the coming years to deter Russia.


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#BREAKING โ€“ Trump has appointed General Alexis Grinkovic as the new Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and commander of US forces in Europe.

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โš”๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GERMANY โ€“ "Deputy CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Norbert Rรถttgen is pushing for a mandatory element in the new military service. Following Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's statement that Germany needs up to 60,000 additional soldiers to achieve the new NATO planning goals, the CDU politician is increasing the pressure on the SPD minister. "The most important task now is to create the legal prerequisites for a military service model this year that ensures that the Bundeswehr becomes a security guarantor for Germany and Europe," Rรถttgen told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), adding: "The coalition will create a qualified, attractive military service. We are initially relying on voluntary participation. However, we cannot afford any risks and must therefore also have a Plan B with a mandatory element." The financial prerequisites for the increase have already been created with the lifting of the debt brake on defense spending."

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ NATO to Limit Ukraine Discussion in The Hague to Avoid Provoking Trump - Reuters

๐Ÿ“… From 24 to 25 June 2025 the Netherlands will host the NATO Summit in the World Forum in The Hague.

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#BREAKING โ€“ Operation "Web" is just the beginning: the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ SBU and GUR are preparing for other large-scale special operations in Russia, - WP, citing intelligence sources.

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Ukraine will have its own ballistic missile! The missile has already passed successful tests in May, - Director of the Army Research Center Badrak

โ–ช๏ธThis ballistic missile traveled almost 300 km and destroyed a Russian command post.

โšกNow the newly developed ballistic missile it is being launched into mass production;

โ—Its warhead weighs 400 kg. For comparison, the new US-made ballistic missile weighs only 91 kg.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœˆ๏ธโšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€“ A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is carrying out some reconnaissance sorties over Romania.

It was already refuelled in mid-air by a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker with the call sign NACHO20.


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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป US Media: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia Plan to Strengthen Naval Forces to Counter Russia in Baltic Sea

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland's defence minister has announced plans to order three to four submarines for the navy by the end of 2025. The planned purchase, carried out under the Orca programme, is considered urgent because the country's navy relies on a single Soviet-made submarine, the Kilo-class ORP Orzel, whose outdated technology and equipment make it incompatible with the requirements of modern naval warfare. Poland plans to receive โ‚ฌ20 billion from a newly created EU fund for the purchase of defenses.

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia and๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania joins forces to buy multi-purpose attack boats from ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finnish shipbuilder Marine Alutech. As part of the Future Multipurpose Attack Craft (CFMAC) program, the shipyard is to develop and deliver combat vessels based on the Watercat M18 armored modular boat design.

Once completed in 2026, Lithuania will incorporate these two multi-purpose attack boats, equipped with Spike NLOS missile launchers and a remote-controlled heavy machine gun, into a coastal defense battalion. It is emphasized that the boats are specially designed for shallow-water operations, allowing them to carry out missions in areas such as the Curonian Spit, half of which belongs to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia, the second - ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania.

Overall, Lithuania will carry out a phased modernization of its Navy between 2030 and 2037, which will involve the acquisition of new multi-purpose offshore patrol vessels that will be equipped with advanced equipment.


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๐Ÿ‘€โšก๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Radio Liberty has discovered over the past week two recently built air defense positions in the Moscow region.

The first can be found near the base for storing ammunition for the A-135 Amur ballistic missile interception system. The second air defense system was built quite recently, in March 2025.


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NEW โ€“ Renault intends to produce drones in Ukraine โ€” France Info

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Rheinmetall previously reported that it would complete construction of a shell production plant in Ukraine in 2026.


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๐Ÿ‘€โšก๐Ÿ’ฅ This is how the demining of the territory occurs for the passage of ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ armor.

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#BREAKING โ€“ Injuries reported after explosion at ammunition depot on US Air Force base in Kadena, Japan

NHK: "there is information that the explosion occurred at a facility for temporarily storing recovered unexploded bombs"

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NEWS BREAK โ€“ NATO Secretary General Rutte will give a speech in London in which he will say the Alliance needs to increase air and missile defence by 400% - Reuters

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RUSSIA WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS FROM NATO COUNTRIES

- PESKOV ON THE END OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S MORATORIUM ON THE INF TREATY

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RESERVES FREEDOM OF ACTION TO DEPLOY INTERMEDIATE AND SHORT-RANGE MISSILES AND CAN USE IT IF NECESSARY

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Israel has transferred Patriot systems to Ukraine, which were previously in service with the Israeli army, - Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Brodsky.

The Patriot systems that we received from the United States at one time are now in Ukraine. These are the Israeli installations that were in service in Israel in the early 1990s. We agreed to transfer them to Ukraine. Unfortunately, little was said about this.


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Israel transferred Patriot systems to Ukraine - Ambassador Brodsky

The Patriot systems that we once received from the United States are now in Ukraine. These are Israeli systems that were in service with Israel in the early 90s. We agreed to transfer them to Ukraine. And this, unfortunately, was not talked about too much. But when they say that Israel did not help militarily, it is not true. It is not true.
- stated the Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky.


Photo: Facebook/Israel in Ukraine


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โ—Current location of the Chinese Navy Fleet with the aim of getting Taiwan in any time

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#BREAKING โ€“ China deploys both operational aircraft carriers simultaneously to the Western Pacific for the first time

Marking another significant milestone for the PLA, CNS Liaoning (16) and CNS Shandong (17) - and a fleet of 20+ warships - are operating east of Taiwan.


๐Ÿ”— Ian Ellis
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The Chinese PLA Navy spokesperson Senior Captain Wang Xuemeng stated that recently the PLANS Liaoning and Shandong task groups conducted training in the waters of the Western Pacific to test their capabilities in far seas protection and joint operations. The routine training is organized in accordance with the annual plan, aiming at continuously enhancing the PLA Navyโ€™s capabilities of fulfilling the missions. It is in compliance with relevant international laws and practices and is not directed against any specific country or target.

๐Ÿ“ The first official report. Of course, there were many J-15Ts on the flight decks of both the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.

๐Ÿ”— ChinaNavy
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