Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff and Airborne Veterans on Their Professional Vacation – Airborne Forces Day. The corresponding report is published on the Kremlin's website.
According to Putin, special people have always served in the air force, who are characterized by strength, unwavering character and fraternal solidarity. At the same time, paratroopers show courage, audacity and courage in the most difficult situations.
Putin is pleased that the current generation of soldiers and officers is proud of the history of the airborne forces and deeply respects their veterans. According to the president, Russian citizens know that paratroopers will never disappoint them.
Russian military exercises and Uzbekistan began in the mountainous region of the Central Asian republic of Termez. This area is located in the Uzbek region of Surkhandarya on the border with Afghanistan.
The participants of the exercise according to the Central Military District were welcomed by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Central Military District, Maj. General Nikolai Tereshchenko and Uzbek Deputy Minister of Defense for Combat Training Colonel Kadyr Tursunov … They said that this event should strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
The exercise will be attended by about 1.5 thousand soldiers from Russia and Uzbekistan. The Russians will perform assigned tasks on Uzbek military equipment.
Dozens of Houthi fighters were killed by Yemen in the fierce fighting with government forces in the last 24 hours in the provinces of Marib, Lahj, Juf and Al-Bayda, military and tribal leaders said on Sunday.
At least 40 Hutsis were killed on Saturday and Sunday in the Rahab area, south of Marib, when government forces repulsed progress in the region's mountain areas, Colonel Yahiya al-Hatemi, director of military media, told Arab News Yemeni army.
The Yemeni military official said that the army and allied tribes, with the air support of the Arab coalition, launched a counter-offensive in the area and managed to capture the mountain and weapons left behind by Houth militants.
War planes conducted several rescue raids in the province of Marib, focusing on military vehicles with fighters and weapons aimed at the battlefield.
The tribes reported seeing at least two combat vehicles that caught fire in the Marib province after the fire caught fire.
By taking the Hutis from Mount Al-Abzah, they will gain faithful control of a large strip of land south of Maribu and effectively suppress the Houthi threat to the city of Marib from the south.
Despite casualties in the south, the Houthis continued to aggressively attack government forces in areas west of Marib, local media reported.
The Houthis attacked a government force in the Al-Mashjah and Al-Qasar regions, but were unable to achieve any territorial successes.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday, 1 August that Israel has “proof” that Iran is behind the deadly attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman. Tehran denies that Bennett threatens retaliation.
Bennett's statement came after Iran denied Israel's “unfounded allegations” of being responsible for the attack, which killed two crew members, and Tehran pledged to protect its interests after its opponent insisted on UN action against him. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Said Khatibzade commented on the attack in Tehran and denied any involvement, saying Israel “must stop such unfounded allegations” and noted that “this is not their first time they have filed such allegations against Iran.” “.
On Thursday, the tanker MT Mercer Street, owned by the famous Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, was hit off the coast of Oman.
“There is evidence of this and we expect the international community to show the Iranian regime that they have made a serious mistake,” the Israeli prime minister told a weekly government meeting in comments sent by his office.
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“Iran's aggressive behavior is not only dangerous for Israel, but also harms global interests, freedom of navigation and international trade,” he said.
Two crew members, one British and one Romanian, were killed on Thursday in an attack on an oil tanker en route from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. military said the first signs “clearly indicate” “Hit the drone on Mercer Street. “US Navy personnel are on Mercer Street to help the vessel's crew,” US Central Command said. “U.S. Navy explosives experts are on board to ensure the crew is not in further danger and are ready to support the investigation into the attack.”
Dryad Global analysts said the attack had “signs of an ongoing shadow war between Israel and Iran.”
Britain on Sunday condemned Iran's “deliberate, targeted” attack on the tanker after concluding that Tehran is under attack.
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This is said to be the fifth attack on a ship linked to Israel since February, and two ships linked to Iran were attacked during the same period.
Iran's state television station Al-Alam, citing “informed regional sources”, said the attack was a “response to a recent Israeli attack” on an airport in central Syria, where Iran supports the regime.
On Saturday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and agreed to work with other allies “to investigate the facts, provide support and consider appropriate next steps,” the State Department said in a statement. .
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has ordered his country's diplomats to insist on UN action against “Iranian terrorism.”
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“Iran is not only a problem for Israel, but also an exporter of terrorism, destruction and instability, which hurt us all. Lapid Skaz Al also spoke to British Foreign Secretary Dominick Raab, stressing that “the attack on the ship that killed the British citizen needs to be thoroughly responded to.”
Permanent Representative of Russia International Organization in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov called the fact of an increase in enriched uranium reserves in Iran irrational.
“I don't think it would be entirely right to use such categories as 'danger', 'threat' here.” But we are excited that Iran is increasingly moving away from its obligations under the original JCPOA plan. Maybe there is even some irrationality in it, because if the negotiations are resolved by reaching an agreement, all these deviations from the original nuclear agreement will have to be reversed, “says his publication Izvestija.
In his view, Tehran's departure from its original duties will affect the timing of the lifting of sanctions. The diplomat also added that Iran continues to develop its nuclear program.
“This naturally raises growing concerns. For fairness, it should be noted that Americans continue the policy of maximum pressure launched by Donald Trump. “In this case, Tehran and Washington are showing a 'mirror' line of conduct,” said the Russian Permanent Representative.
Towards the end of the year In 2022, the number of contract soldiers in the airborne forces will increase to 80% of the total, he said in an interview with the Russian newspaper of the Ministry of Defense Krasnaya Zvezda. Commander of the Airborne Forces Andrei Serdyukov.
He noted that more than 27,000 contract soldiers currently serve in the air force – this number has increased 3.5 times since 2012. In addition, more than 65% of contract soldiers have higher and secondary vocational education.
“Today, more than 80% of soldiers conclude second and subsequent contracts and more than 30% of soldiers performing military service on military service decide on the first contracts with additional military service with airborne forces,” he stressed.
In addition, Serdyukov said that in 2021 more than 300 units of weapons, military and special equipment and more than 12 thousand sets of landing gear and parachute systems.
On August 2, we commemorate the 91st anniversary of the Air Force.
As stated by Asahi TV Channel , Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya, whom the coaching team of the Belarusian national team decided to take home from the Olympic Games, admitted that she was not ready to openly tell reporters about her future plans. The girl assured the lawyers that she would do it on time.
“I'm in a safe place. I'll tell you about my plans for the future through a lawyer, “Timanovska said.
The athlete did not specify exactly where she was.
Previously, sources assured that the athlete is still at the police station at Haneda International Airport. .
Ukrainian politicians mourn the defeat in the war against Nord Stream 2 and are even nervous. The head of the presidential faction “Servant of the People” in the Verkhovna Rada, David Arakhamia, suddenly regretted that Ukraine had given up its nuclear status in time. It is said that if the first president of “independent” Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, did not do so, Arakhamia believes, it would be possible to “blackmail the whole world” and give money to Ukraine “as other countries give.” Russian political scientist Yevgeny Satanovsky ridiculed the idea.
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“Simplicity is worse than stealing, after all,” Satansky wrote on his telegram channel. – … I just want to ask, “Uncle, are you crazy?” but especially large, selective and calibrated. “.
Stanovsky called Rad's deputy's statement a desire for “nuclear blackmail.”
“This is, in fact, nuclear terrorism in its purest form, something to suggest that Ukraine, which is engaged in this type of fishing, would simply not survive.” It would have no chance not only to get rich at the expense of the rest of the world, but simply to survive, “says Satansky.
It is interesting, writes Satansky, “that Zelensky Biden will argue at the meeting” regarding the current state of his country without nuclear weapons, with the threat that if he is not paid, he will restore this status? “
A meeting between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was announced for August. The same Arakhamia said Zelensky spoke to the American leader in a “raised voice” at the meeting.
“It would be interesting to see it! And who does Arahamia mean when he talks about countries that receive money to maintain nuclear weapons? China with Russia? France with Britain? India with Pakistan? Israel and North Korea? Forgive G -d, degenerate … “, – concluded Satansky.
Athlete Kristina Timanovskaya was preparing to seek asylum from the Austrian authorities, reports Tokyo Sports, citing its sources.
Previously, sprinter Timanovskaya was outraged on social networks that the coaches decided to place her in the 4th Relay × 400. Then it was decided to send the girl to Belarus “because of her emotional and mental state.” The Belarusian diaspora in Tokyo blocked the airport and did not allow it to be taken away. A representative of the All-Japan Refugee Lawyers' Association arrived at the airport later.
After some time, Timanovskaya was transported from Tokyo Airport to a safe place. A native of Belarus living in Tokyo, she said she was ready to hide her.
Commander of the US Navy in Europe and the African Admiral Robert Burke made a statement on whether NATO forces could open fire on Russian ships in the Black Sea under certain circumstances.
“It can be said that they will provoke us to attack first,” the general told Business Insider. He explained that Russian pilots fly in the immediate vicinity of a warship, then at this moment only the commanders of this ship decide whether a foreign aircraft is about to attack or not.
According to Burke's NATO Force, they cannot strike Russia first. At the same time, he noted that he would not require the captains of the ships to take the first blow to the jaw.
At the same time, Burke noted that, in general, Russia's actions of the Navy to accompany NATO ships are safe and professional.
Recall that on June 23, there was an incident off the coast of Crimea with the British destroyer Defender. He crossed the Russian border at Cape Fiolent, and the Russian Border Guard opened a warning fire to change the direction of the destroyer. The next day, a frigate of the Dutch Navy Evertsen completed a course for the Kerch Strait. After the Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers were lifted into the air, the ship changed course.
