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The media have revealed when the new European Parliament will elect the head of the European Commission.
The election of the head of the European Commission in the European Parliament, for which voting is currently underway, is tentatively scheduled for July 18.
❗️Joe Biden announces new $225 million arms package for Ukraine, — CNN correspondent.
The package will include:
▫️ ammunition for HIMARS;
▫️ mortar systems and artillery shells;
▫️ missiles for HAWK air defense systems;
▫️ Stinger anti-aircraft missiles;
▫️ Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank missiles;
▫️ 155-mm howitzers;
▫️ armored vehicles and patrol boats;
▫️ explosives and additional spare parts.
Major London hospitals have been targeted by ransomware attacks by Russian hackers. The criminals hacked into the IT systems responsible for reporting on patient tests, the Independent reports. [as mentioned a few pages ago]
Highly ranked sources in the hospitals describe the situation as a “catastrophe”. Staff are forced to write down patient test results on paper and manually transmit the results to emergency services.
Hospitals canceled or postponed non-urgent surgeries and procedures, and general practitioners were ordered to cancel all non-emergency blood tests.
Several senior National Health Service sources warned that it could take months to fully recover from the attack.
🇯🇵Japan handed over a batch of 101 PC-065B and Toyota HMV vehicles for the needs of the Armed Forces
NATO is planning to expand cooperation with Ukraine on defense technology and share more intelligence about Russia’s electronic warfare capabilities, — Bloomberg.
David van Weel, NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, stated that the war in Ukraine has pushed NATO to devote more resources to cybersecurity and tracking Russian military technology.
One of the program's goals is to help make Ukraine a large-scale tech provider once the war ends.
In light of predictions of a possible Russian attack on NATO, the German government has updated the Cold War-era "Total Defense Framework Directive," which defines security measures in the event of aggression.
In the event of an attack on Germany, the federal government must immediately announce it on the radio and the Internet. The Bundestag cannot be dissolved until the end of the aggression, the authorities will use "special technologies" to exchange secret information, and the mass media must inform the population of important news "without delay".
Under these conditions, conscription will be reinstated in Germany. Everyone over the age of 18 will be required to work, and they may be required to work on weekends and holidays.
How the Mirage 2000 can be used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The main and only rational role of the Mirage 2000 for Ukraine is the launch of long-range Scalp cruise missiles or similar Storm Shadow missiles at targets in the Russian rear. According to experts, the aircraft was specially "sharpened" for them.
American F-16s are not adapted to these missiles.
The Mirage 2000 can also drop AASM guided air bombs. The range of these bombs is up to 60-70 km, and the warhead is 125, 250, 500 and 1000 kg.
Macron announced the transfer of Mirage 2000-5, a modernized export version, to Ukraine.
The Russian Armed Forces intend to conduct exercises in the Caribbean, Reuters reports, citing a source.
The White House does not see this as a threat since Russia has conducted similar exercises from 2013 to 2020.
Macron offered Biden to send military instructors to Ukraine, but he refused, — Politico.
The article notes that it was Macron who pushed for coalition troops to be sent to Ukraine to train soldiers, long before any consensus was reached on such a move.
The French-German KNDS manufacturer of the Caesar air defense system has announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Ukraine.
Representatives of KNDS and the Ukrainian company ENMEK signed two declarations of intent, one of which concerns the establishment of a Caesar UAV maintenance center and the other - 3D printing of spare parts.
In addition, a contract was formalized on the transfer of licensed production of 155 mm caliber shells to Ukraine.
An unknown person stabbed to death propagandist Anton Egovtsev in the Moscow region
He was the deputy chairman of the Call of the People organization and wrote denunciations against Russian celebrities and public figures who, in his opinion, were not patriotic enough or had an anti-war position.