JUST IN – The U.S. company Raytheon, the manufacturer of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, is increasing the production of its air defense systems to 12 batteries per year and plans to supply five more Patriots to Ukraine this year.

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The Ukrainian Army uses electric scooters to patrol the front line near Donetsk.

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UKRAINE – Rare footage of the combat use of German tanks Leopard 2A6 in the Zaporizhia direction of the front.

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The Japanese MoD announced an indefinite extension of an order to track and destroy any rocket, ballistic missile, or debris that could pose a threat to the territory of the country after North Korea vowed to conduct another attempt to launch a military satellite.

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UKRAINE – Russian military correspondents report heavy fighting on the northern outskirts of Staromlinovka
(highlighted in blue).

Back on June 11, Ukrainian sources published just such a map of battles. Thus, apparently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have moved deeper than they say.

If the Armed Forces of Ukraine take Staromlinovka, then the situation for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in that direction will allegedly become critical.

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URGENT – The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan (ROC) said that it has intercepted 24 military aircraft and five ships of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) around this island in the past day and night.

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BREAKING – Counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues

💥 Ukrainian forces liberated Novodarivka, in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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UKRAINE – The 88th Separate Marine Infantry Battalion (part of the 35th Marine Brigade) repelled a Russian counterattack just south of recently liberated Storozheve. In total Russians lost 4 armored vehicles, the T-80BV was destroyed prior to this attack. Also several POWs were taken.

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Today, the largest exercise in the history of NATO to deploy the air forces of the countries of the "Air Defender 23" alliance starts.

From 12 to 23 June, 10,000 participants from 25 countries will train on 250 aircraft, including 190 combat aircraft, in European airspace.

The Wunstorf Air Base in Germany is the centerpiece of the exercise, home to a purpose-built field oil depot.

The warehouse is the largest in Germany and holds about 2.4 million liters of kerosene.

The maneuvers are once again designed to show Moscow the determination and unity of the allies.

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The world's most famous F-35B aircraft landing vertically...

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UKRAINE – In the direction of Zaporizhzhia, soldiers from the Ukrainian 65 Separate Mechanized Brigades and the 44 Separate Artillery Brigades burn Russian tanks.

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British Parliament Expects a "Major Attack" by Ukraine in Donbas in Upcoming Days

"In the next few days we should anticipate a major attack in one part of the Donbas or another," Sky News quotes the Chair of the UK Defence Committee.

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NATO countries need to improve their defense plans for the Baltic countries especially as Russia prepares to send nuclear weapons into Belarus, Lithuania’s foreign minister says.

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Ukrainian Counter-offensive: After night clashes RAF was forced to retreat from Makarivka and bomb its lost positions. At 11 a.m. RAF troops re-entered Makarivka: right now it is a war zone.

▪️ Urozhaine is under firm RAF control.

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Turkish 5th-gen stealth fighter KAAN is on its way to becoming a UCAV command center. On board AI can handle as many as a dozen aircraft in real time; distributing telemetry and sensor data, sharing intelligence, organizing tactics, and attacking the enemy as a highly efficient and lethal organism in the sky. Battle data can also be uplinked to central command and other Turkish/NATO assets via satcom and Link-16.

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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri inked a contract for on-demand servicing of Type 212A submarines of the German Navy.

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Denmark will transfer $36 million worth of ammunition to Ukraine - the Kingdom's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Lekke Rasmussen.

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US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to visit Vietnam in late June according to Vietnamese sources.

This is a signal from Vietnam to China in response to recent Chinese coast guard intrusions into the Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

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U.S. military reports "helicopter mishap" in Syria, injuring 22 Americans

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday a “helicopter mishap” in northeast Syria caused 22 service members to sustain injuries of different degrees.

CENTCOM said in a statement, on June 11, “a helicopter mishap in northeastern Syria resulted in injuries of various degrees to 22 service members.”

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 13, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The US intends to provide Ukraine with tank shells with depleted uranium, — The Wall Street Journal

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