Six Russian crewmembers, three Russian servicemen and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed on Wednesday after two Ukrainian SAMs launched from Kharkov region struck the Russian Il-76 strategic airlifter they were traveling in in Belgorod region. Sputnik asked a pair of geopolitics and military observers about the attack’s broader implications.
Russia has delivered several batches of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus by July 7 in accordance with the earlier announced agreement between the two allied nations. On Thursday, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that these arms are under reliable protection.
Britain began sending Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine in May, with Kiev using them to attack Russian troops and civilian infrastructure. On Thursday. 07.07.2023, Sputnik International
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace asserted to British lawmakers that Storm Shadow missiles given to Kiev have had "a significant impact" on the battlefield in Ukraine. Is Wallace s optimism justified?