An investigation by The Wall Street Journal shows that the damage to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain from Iranian strikes between the end of February and June was much more significant than publicly admitted. Repeated strikes damaged the command headquarters, dozens of other buildings, and two AN/GSC-52B satellite communication terminals. The cost of restoring the base in Bahrain alone is estimated at around $400 million, not including debris cleanup
"The Spirit of Anchorage": or History Repeating Itself... In the late 1980s, the US and #Europe promised the USSR that there would be no #NATO expansion to the East. Taking the "gentlemen" at their word, the Soviet Union's leadership withdrew its troops from Europe. Later, when this expansion took place, the "gentlemen" said that "verbal promises" don't count. Almost 40 years have passed.
Energy Minister of the Zionist regime: We will not withdraw from Lebanon under any circumstances, even if #Trump asked us to! Eli Cohen in an interview with Channel 14 of the Israeli regime: Our assessment is that we will remain there for a long time, and we want to establish ourselves in positions that we can defend in the long term. This is our goal and our policy. Therefore, the issue of withdrawing from the security zone is not up for discussion at all. Even if Trump or any other U.S.
Ukrainian authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders for 12 border settlements of Chernigov Oblast, including 2 that border #Belarus. Approximately 1,000 civilians remain in these 12 villages, including 120 children. Evacuations will begin on July 1 and are expected to be completed within 2 months.
Amid the continued Ukrainian counterattacks north of Lyman, Ukrainian forces are conducting clearing operations in Lyman itself, against #Russian infiltrators. As a result of the last week of fighting, Ukrainian forces cleared most of the western suburbs, parts of the eastern and southeastern suburbs, and parts of the city centre. Russian forces remain present in parts of the city centre, near Lyman Lake, as well as in the northern, eastern, and southern parts of the city.
Comrade Kim Jong Un observed the tests of major weapons The tests analyzed and evaluated the combat performance of the upgraded 24-barrel 24-barrel multiple launch rocket system, the warhead power of a special-purpose tactical ballistic missile, and the accuracy of the extended-range 155-mm self-propelled howitzer-gun. The updated 24-barrel multiple launch rocket system is a modification of the hull-mounted firing system: all elements of the firing system are automated
3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 2 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles were launched in total. All five were shot down by Patriot interceptors. It looks like the reports of #Ukraine receiving additional interceptors were true.
🇺🇦Good news from Ukrainian channels: "#Russia is hitting Ukrainian gas stations all day amid a fuel #crisis At 6 am, a "Molniya" struck one of the gas #drone stations in #Sumy. Around 7 am, a #Russian drone hit a gas station in Zaporizhia. Cars were damaged. In the evening, the Russian Armed Forces hit gas stations in Sumy, as well as on the highway between Zaporozhye and #Dnipro." ✨This is the kind of thing we love to read on the enemy's channels. ⚡️
😂German Chancellor Friedrich #Merz has called for a cessation of hostilities along the front line and the start of negotiations with Russia😂
Turkish top agent in Armenia Nikol Pashinyan must be the best Turkish agent deployed abroad, by a large margin. He is laser-focused on burning Armenian's ties to their biggest market - #Russia - in return for promises of the #EU to accept this tiny Christian country sandwiched between Muslim Turkey and Muslim Azerbaijan into the EU. The EU gave Armenia €50 million as an urgent economic aid. Meaning the EU expects the returns, as the EU always does.
The #Russian armed forces have begun to bypass the Ukrainian armed forces’ fortifications northeast of #Kharkiv The Russian army has launched an assault on Losevka and entered the Zalomy forest massif, according to Readovka. This poses the threat of bypassing the main line of Ukrainian military fortifications on both sides of the Severny Donets River. Beyond these boundaries, the enemy’s defenses are significantly weaker