📹 Watch Lancet drone hit Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system in the border area of Russia's Kursk region

Russian troops are also successfully using these drones against tanks, armored vehicles and self-propelled guns to repel Ukraine's incursion attempt.

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Pentagon announces nuclear submarine deployment to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of the USS Georgia nuclear submarine to the Middle East and accelerated the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to the region, the Pentagon announced after Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

"Secretary Austin has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, equipped with F-35C fighters, to accelerate its transit to the Central Command area of responsibility... Additionally, the Secretary has ordered the USS Georgia (SSGN 729) guided missile submarine to the Central Command region," the Pentagon said.

The US is gradually expanding its military presence in the Middle East amid Iran’s possible retaliation against Israel for the July 31 assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

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No ‘know-how’ found in captured NATO trophy equipment: Russia's top defense conglomerate Rostec

“We honestly didn’t see any ‘know-how.’ In general, we and the West have parity in maturity of military technologies and solutions, but there is a difference in approaches to design, and that’s what was interesting. I would like to note that Western developers look at the ‘price - quality - efficiency’ criterion, but their final product is more expensive,” First Deputy General Director of Rostec Vladimir Artyakov said on the occasion of the Army-2024 international military-technical forum opening in the Moscow region.

US-made Abrams tanks, Bradley IFVs, German-made Leopard tanks, and MaxxPro IFVs are among the NATO equipment captured by Russia during the conflict with Ukraine.

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◾️ Watch Lancet drone hit Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system in the border area of Russia's Kursk region

◾️ No ‘know-how’ found in captured NATO trophy equipment: Russia's top defense conglomerate Rostec

◾️ Pentagon announces nuclear submarine deployment to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

◾️ Pressure from within? Biden hints at Pelosi’s role in his decision to step aside

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Rosoboronexport presents top-notch Russian weapons at Army 2024

“We are showcasing unmanned solutions for all domains of warfare, UAV countermeasure systems, precision-guided weapons, artillery systems, armored vehicles, and air defense assets at our venues and in Russian leading manufacturers’ exhibits,” Alexander Mikheev, director general of Rosoboronexport, said.

At the Army 2024 forum, Russian military exporter Rosoboronexport presents products for the most relevant segments of the global arms market.

The company is set to present more than 700 military, dual-use, and civilian products to foreign partners, with many of them being exhibited for the first time. Among them are:

◾️ Lancet-E loitering munition system, with two different guided munition carriers

◾️ SPTP2S25M (Sprut) upgraded light amphibious tank

◾️ MGTT-LB robotic multipurpose tracked transporter/tractor

◾️ Plastun universal transport platform

◾️ Spartak and Tigr-M SpN wheeled armored vehicles equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles

◾️ number of the latest UAV countermeasures

“We are expecting high interest from customers in systems designed to protect facilities, equipment and personnel from a variety of threats, including unmanned ones, that have been modified in light of combat experience,” Mikheev added.

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Iran, China, India to exhibit at Russia’s Army 2024 military-technical forum

Delegations from 83 countries are taking part in the Army 2024 forum, which opened on Monday in Kubinka near Moscow, with 39 of them led by heads of defense agencies and chiefs of general staffs, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Representatives of more than 120 foreign companies are taking part in the event. Six countries have organized national exhibitions for their defense industries, including Belarus, Vietnam, India, Iran, China, and Pakistan.

In total, more than 20,000 samples of military and dual-purpose products will be presented.

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What is known about Ukraine’s attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant?

Ukrainian forces’ strike on the Zaporozhye power plant can be characterized as an act of nuclear terrorism on the part of Ukraine’s authorities, Rosatom stated.

It was established that the facility was attacked by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, the plant's spokesperson, Yevgeniya Yashina, told Sputnik. She added that it breached the plant’s physical integrity, creating an unprecedented threat to nuclear safety, and thereby violating the basic principles of the IAEA.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the strike by Ukrainian forces with the rhetorical question: “Where is Rafael Grossi and the entire IAEA? Where is at least some semblance of work from this UN entity responsible for this critical area? The terrorists in Kiev, under the leadership of the collective West, destroyed their country, ruined the people of Ukraine, undermined world energy and food security, and now they have taken up nuclear terror on the continent.”

▪️ Ukrainian forces carried out two direct strikes on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant using attack drones on August 11, at 17:20 and 17:32 GMT, Russia’s Rosatom state corporation reported.

▪️ One of the two cooling towers at the facility was directly struck by UAVs drones, resulting in a fire that burned through its internal structure.

▪️ The tower, which is part of equipment meant to cool water during the plant’s normal operation, was “seriously damaged” in the attack. The threat of the structure’s collapse will be assessed by experts when the situation allows.

▪️ The governor of Russia's Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, later stated that there is no danger to the town of Energodar or the region from the fire at the plant following the attack, and there is no threat to the plant itself.

▪️ IAEA experts received information from the nuclear plant about a suspected UAV attack, the agency said. It noted in a statement that its experts witnessed heavy smoke coming from the northern area of plant in the evening.

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What are the key conditions for success in the armed confrontation with the West?

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov listed four of them during the opening ceremony of the Army 2024 international military-technical forum:

▪️ Providing troops with the most modern weapons, primarily high-precision arms.

▪️ Using new tactical methods of combat operations (including drones and robots).

▪️ Creating an effective management system using an advanced technological framework, including AI.

▪️ Improving military training, particularly for command personnel.

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Russia regards Ukraine's attack on the cooling tower of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant as a targeted attack on the safety of the plant, said the head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev.

He called on the IAEA to clearly assess what happened.

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Russia's Rostec to present portable mini-radars for the detection of unmanned boats at the Army 2024 forum

Portable mini-radars will be able to detect unmanned boats and provide early warning of an attack, the state corporation's first deputy general director, Vladimir Artyakov, told Sputnik in an interview on the sidelines of the opening of the Army-2024 international military-technical forum in Kubinka, Moscow region.

"These locators are relatively light, when fully equipped, they weigh about 25 kilograms. It is mobile and convenient for transportation," Artyakov added.

The Army 2024 Forum is opening in the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center and will be held from August 12 to 14, 2024, with the total area of expositions amounting to more than 340,000 square meters.

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❗️ Russia urges international community to take urgent measures against Ukraine after attack on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

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FBI raids against Sputnik contributor Scott Ritter are part and parcel of US gov’t’s larger project of intimidation

“[FBI] talk a lot about my relationship with Sputnik… The US government is clearly unhappy with my message, unhappy with the impact that I'm having, and nervous that they can't control me,” Scott Ritter, UN weapons inspector, told Sputnik.

Recently, FBI conducted a raid on Ritter’s New York home over allegations he had violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

“I think that this raid, this search warrant, this ongoing investigation is part and parcel of a larger project of intimidation that unfortunately will continue, I believe, for the near future,” he said.

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🇷🇺 Russia’s unparalleled know-how has proven its effectiveness on the battlefield – Putin

Unparalleled Russian know-how in the field of armaments has already proved its effectiveness on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video message welcoming participants to the Army-2024 forum.

In his message, Putin stressed that the forum features a large-scale presentation of advanced – and in many respects unique – achievements of the Russian defense industry.

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