to our conversations with you together with vitaly portnikov, who will certainly appear on your screens tonight, in order to talk about the most important things, just a little later, and before that i will have the honor to talk with our esteemed experts about the most important events of today day and several previous ones in order to, well, you know, somehow finalize even some processes at this stage, of course we will talk about the military... the situation and the probability that ukraine will eventually have the long-awaited f-16s. beside this, let's talk about the latest messages that amused us at the general staff. let's not forget what is happening in the united states, in the context of the pre-election race itself, kamala garis, it seems, is about to be chosen as a delegate from the democratic party of the united states, but scandals. there also

take place, besides this, we will talk about an important liquidation, something that may or may not change the situation in the middle east in the near future, all this with our guests, all this with vitaly portnikov, and we begin, i will allow to start with one of according to the latest reports from the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine, the defense forces of ukraine struck a submarine and a s-400 anti-aircraft missile system. of the russian federation in temporarily occupied crimea. this is once again the official notification of the general staff. information has already been confirmed about this attack, which was carried out on august 2 by units of the missile forces in cooperation with units of the naval forces of the armed forces of ukraine and significantly damaged, you know, not many, but four launchers of the triumf air defense system. and as a result of a successful attack in the port ukrainian soldiers hit a submarine of the black sea fleet in sevastopol.

of the russian federation, rostov-on-don, which already received for nuts. the ship sank on the spot. as for this ship, you know, it was especially interesting to gather a little more information for you. submarine b-237 rostov-on-don according to nato classification is the kilo class. it is one of four kilo-class submarines capable of using caliber missiles. rostovnad was the carrier of four caliber rockets, it is known that he already used them even in combat situation, this submarine appeared in the black sea in february 2022, in fact one week before the full-scale invasion, but so far there is no accurate data that it was from this submarine that calibers were launched on ukrainian cities. rostov nadonu was put into operation on december 26 , 2014. that year, in 2017, it notably

received the prize of the russian military command as the best submarine of the russian federation according to the results of the competition, and this is a rather rare operation in the history of warriors, so we congratulate our military and thanks for this precedent. i'm glad to congratulate anatolii hrabchynskyi, the deputy general director of the company that deals with means. electronic warfare and aviation expert. mr. anatoly, i congratulate you, glory to ukraine. glory, congratulations. if there is anything to say, a few words about the latest messages from the general staff. i understand that it is more about the sea, about ships, about ships, but less about the fact that when calibers fly from these ships, even submarines, then the sky is directly involved here. minus kalibronosy, underwater caliber carrier how much

do you think this, ah,... changes things a bit in the black sea? i would like to remind you that, in fact, if we are talking about the use of caliber missiles, russia has recently accumulated a little of them due to the fact that it could not use ships to launch those missiles. so basically, minus one, that's what we emphasize all the time, with regard to aircraft, that you have to destroy the platforms directly in order to reduce the possibility, so to speak, of using any weapons that these planes or ships in given in case they can carry, i, i am once again pleased with the destruction of the triumph launchers, these are systems that are part of the air defense, which in crimea, as you know, lately crimea has become a place of destruction for russian air defense systems, that is, they are redeployed there and there are destroyed there, and this conveyor in principle is about four, or more precisely, maybe even five divisions of the system. 400

were destroyed directly in the crimea, so in principle i would say additionally that an example should be given here application of complex application of missiles atakams missiles. the shadow scalp storm of ukrainian bepol reconnaissance units, because of course these bepol reconnaissance units perform a guidance function and help knock out important objects in the currently temporarily occupied crimea. ugh. well, mr. anatoly, the f-16, which is probably finally at the disposal of our state. so much has already been said, said in anticipation of receiving these. planes said even this week while we are discussing and even talking about certain pictures which can testify to the fact that they are already in our sky, and f16, their number, how much will be available to us, as a state and our military, all the functionality that

the f-16 aircraft can provide? well, again, let's start with the fact that with those letters regarding assistance from our western...partners for the weapons of the summer that will be provided with these aircraft, unfortunately, there are no jasons missiles that can fly yet for news more than 100 km, up to 1000 km, i apologize, and as for other weapons - these are missiles and air-to-air, air-to-air surface and aerial bombs, which will allow to significantly affect the capabilities of our air forces, because in principle, if we talk about what was carried out by anti-aircraft forces... it was both bombing and the launch of the same anti-radar missiles to destroy the enemy's air defense, and the launch of air-class missiles air, but for the interception of air targets or for the interception of missiles, but it should be noted that in

principle, if we are talking about the use of this particular weapon, which, in principle, was previously also used on mik-29 aircraft, but that that it should be noted here that the planes were converted. in order to be able to use american weapons, there will now be a full functionality of execution, that is, we are talking about the fact that the weapons will be used from the aircraft on which they were originally planned and developed, so in principle, the range of possibilities is expanded here and i would not pay attention, for example, to the remark that ukrainian f-16s will only be able to fly up to... 40 km to the line of combat or to the border with the russian federation, etc. will be, so as not to fall under the possibility of defeating russian air defense means. it should be noted that if the task is carried out, of course, first

the air defense is destroyed, in relation to the 40-kilometer zone, then it should be noted here that in principle , the majority of the weapons provided by our western partners allow you to work at a distance of up to 200 km and... and this allows forty-kilometer zone and plus 160 km deep into the temporarily occupied territory or deep into the territory of the russian federation, but here it is necessary to note that we still need permission from our western partners to use certain types of weapons on the territory of the russian federation, because in principle there are permissions from our western partners to use aircraft on the territory of the russian federation and over the territory of the russian federation. but still, the range of weapons should be increased and the geography of strikes should be increased. of course, we work very well with our unmanned aircraft systems at russian airfields, at russian oil depots, but everything still agree, 450 kg

of payload in a rocket is much better than what we can do with our unmanned systems, which can carry, well, up to 100 kg. also today, the general staff announced that it was possible to hit the morozovsk airfield in the russian federation, and we are probably talking about the liquidation of a warehouse with guided aerial bombs. ah, the issue of cabs, well, unfortunately, we well understand what it means for the front line, what it means for our military. moreover, it even already know our more rear cities, and in kharkiv oblast, as well as in kherson oblast, this is demonstrated very vividly. unfortunately, nevertheless, the attack on the russian airfield is not the first precedent, can we talk about a systematic approach? this year showed a systematic approach and an increase in the number of flights of unmanned aircraft systems over the territory of the russian federation and an increase in

the number of damage to directly important objects. here i would like to draw attention to the fact that, in fact, ukraine has chosen the right path in terms of building any systems against unmanned aircraft, this is one departure, one. hit, one sortie and high-quality collected intelligence, that is, we are saying that the main emphasis is on the creation of unmanned aircraft systems, which are now facing manufacturers in ukraine. before the engineers, it is a high-quality high-tech tool that can be guaranteed to fulfill the combat task in front of it one hundred percent, or one hundred percent to collect the necessary intelligence or in real time direct the same other warheads to important objects on the territory the enemy, so in principle, if we talk about what is happening this year, then let's also recall the strike on the millerovo airfield, and... it has already been struck several times and strikes on important objects

on the territory of the airfield are usually used. of course, we are all waiting to finally see the already torn up planes , the runway dug up, but there are strikes on important strategic objects, if we are talking about morozovs, these were warehouses with fuel and lubricants, and directly warehouses with weapons. millerovo was hit in the same way in the warehouses and was also affected. directly the technical part, it is an important component of any airfield that is close to the combat reporting area and carries out the mission of maintenance and rapid repair of even aircraft in order to further use them on the e-e line of combat, in principle and it was in millerovo that the technical unit was hit, let's remember the destruction of the su-57 aircraft, this is also a strategic task, because in fact and... the destruction of the plane at the airfield, here, by the way, is the airfield akhtivnost, it is an airfield that

the russians use to test the newest types of weapons, that is, we are talking about the fact that at one time these same ipc modules for cruise bombs were tested there, and the kh69 missile, which recently appeared in the russian federation, the kh101, kh555 missiles were also tested there at one time, and in principle we are talking about the fact that it was there that the 157 plane was directly hit, most likely with a possible... there upgraded or some modernized equipment, which in the future russia planned to use it against ukraine, but nevertheless significant strikes are carried out on important objects on the territory of the russian federation. well, actually, according to the analysis of some of your colleagues, the morozovsk airfield regularly hosts su -24, 24m and su-34, maybe even several su-30. and here, mr. anatoly, i have a question for you: su-35 vs. f-16. how soon and, well, let's put it

this way, in what section we can witness such an aerial battle, an air battle between these planes, although we understand that so far that the f-16 is, well, to reinforce our air defense forces so that we defend ourselves first, but everything is ahead, you know. eh, sometimes when we watch some american movies there, we wonder why the characters fight each other with their fists, when everyone has a gun, well, well, let's go back to the fact that modern aerial combat excludes the possibility of visual contact , why, because most radar equipment on aircraft allows you to see at a distance of more than 200 km any air object, that is, we are talking about the fact that you can capture a target in advance, launch a missile and be sure that this target will be destroyed, so i am more than sure that russian aircraft... su-34, su-35, su- 30 will be afraid to come close to the strike zone of f-16 aircraft,

because after all, all the weapons that the russian federation has, all the aircraft that the russian federation has, this is a consequence of the legacy from the soviet union, which at one time was somewhat modernized, improved and an attempt to make high-tech weapons. let's not forget that the soviet union stole most of its military developments from our western partners as well. therefore, in principle, i am more than sure that the confrontation of such visual contact will not be in any case, but taking into account the possibility of f-16 aircraft, including the same aim-120 missiles, which can work at a distance of 185 +m, that is, it should be noted , plus it means that it is possible to work at longer distances, so i think that russian planes will have to work harder and they will probably... not enter in the zone of possible actions of f-16 aircraft radars. it should also not be forgotten that we

are expecting saab aircraft, long-range radar detection, and here we can say that due to the single protocol on which these aircraft operate, it will be possible to count on the fact that any air targets that will getting within 550 km of a saab plane can be hit by f-16s just as well, so again in any case planes in my opinion. and f16 will perform much better than we all expect because in in principle, the plane was quite well made with a great resource and with great capabilities. it should not be forgotten that they have been modernized many times and this is the most common aircraft that is actively used in most air forces. as for russian planes, well, here in principle , let's remember that in fact there are about 30 su-35 planes at the komsomolsk plant on the amur river at the dry plant, which cannot take to the sky, because most of

the electronics that this plane needs are under sanctions, they cannot receive it. ago they are trying to do something with what they have now, and again, let's remember that most of the aircraft that russia is producing now for tactical aviation are aircraft that were ordered by the ministry of defense of the russian federation back in 18-19, and i am asking you very much, mr. anatoly, to be brief, as just a short comment, and information from forbes that in july of this year ukrainian subdivisions. launched more long-range drones than the russian federation, ours - 520 and the russians - 426. all that, well, most of what they launched the russians, of course, destroyed our air defense forces. what can the emergence of such a trend indicate? briefly. in ukraine, there is a very large number of companies engaged in high-tech weapons, not

only the final result is high-tech weapons, there is also a large component base. and here it should be noted that ukraine is now able to provide the armed forces of ukraine with all high-tech weapons such as drones of any type, as well as means of anti-electronic warfare, of course, good funding is needed in order to so that manufacturers could make predictable purchases, manufacturers could work at full speed with their production. thank you, anatoliy hrabchynskyi, deputy general director of the company that deals with means of radio-electronic warfare? the aviation expert will be in touch with us, and we will move on to. the next important question, what is happening in the united states, at what stage is the election race there, and oleksandr kraev, director of the north america program of the foreign policy council, is in touch with us ukrainian prism, americanist. congratulations oleksandr, glory to ukraine. glory to the hero, good evening to you. well, we can say that kamala harris is becoming a delegate for the democrats

in this presidential election, am i correct? yes, absolutely right, that is , democrats who stand up for the right. preliminary voting and in official presidential elections, who defend such a right at the level of congressional elections, in principle, they use such preliminary voting at the democratic party's own congress, so in fact , it can already be clearly said that kamala harris secured enough delegates to become the democratic presidential nominee. well, as far as we understand, little by little ms. kamala is depriving donald trump of his... advantages in seven key states so far, at least this is what the bloomberg poll shows, if we talk about the scales of libra, in which ones, in what disposition is the situation now, mr. alexander ? in fact, so far those preliminary polls that were before the nomination of kamala harris as an official candidate for the presidency, well

, let's just say, they are not the end for us accurate for one simple reason. we still haven't seen her team, we still haven't seen her vice president, we haven't seen a clearly formed strategy of hers either in foreign policy or in domestic policy, and therefore one way or another, but let us understand that the polls give a clearer result , that the survey is really created on the basis of the fact that the people being surveyed know what this candidate will do, what his views are on certain problems of domestic and foreign policy, then you and i will be able to clearly say that it is.. panik haris or there mr trump is ahead of each other by such and such percentages, and this is indeed a verified leadership. at the moment, we are rather talking about a trend, but the trend that is emerging is very interesting. kamala harris was able to gain such a percentage of american support in just three weeks of the campaign, at least in the context of the trend that dominates the previous year of work

of donald trump's pr and political technology company. and the company has the same working hours. joseph biden, which indicates to us that it is not so much a question specifically about harris, no so many questions specifically about who she is and what she represents, the question is that she represents change, her last name is neither biden nor trump, she is a young politician who will change this establishment, and accordingly, such an increase in her rating indicates to us not only on its success, but rather on the fact that there is a demand for young leadership. mr. oleksandr, how do they affect the chances of kamala haris in general. careless statements, i don't know whether this is about caution or whether it is about sincere, you know, the inner firmware and opinion of the leader from donald trump's republicans. when he resorts to such rhetorical figures as generally analyzing the color of her skin, for example, or her positioning of herself, when he resorts

to statements that refer to the religious affiliations of americans, how all of this affects race in general, you know, for those who and so ready to vote for trump, for his nuclear electorate, this once again confirms why he should be president, because... this is how he remembers in the 16th year, he appealed to this: i am an honest man, that's right in this wording, i'll be honest with you: yes, i'm a billionaire, yes, i didn't pay taxes, i cheated the system, but i'm honest about it, i'm not like these washingtonians in suits sitting around telling you how to live, i i will honestly show you how you can become as rich and successful as i am, and what he allows himself now, what is called a racial slur in america, that is... what he allows himself to treat himself with such pathos himself, but at the same time humiliate his own opponents and also appeal to

religious topics, and appeal not always pretty successful, it should be said, it just shows that he's campaigning on his own behalf, he's not trying to win over new voters, he's not trying to please those who don't support him at the moment, he's confident that he'll have enough votes from his electorate, he's confident , that he... is voted for, because it is him, which means he can say whatever he wants, he does not need to justify himself. well, nevertheless, this means that it is unlikely that he can claim the votes of those who would otherwise waver, because if we are talking about the united states and americans in general, questions, skin color, religious preferences, these are very sensitive topics, and go so far in use. again these rhetorical figures, as donald trump has gone, it's unlikely to reflect so well on his ratings among again the undecided, or against him at all, right? absolutely

right, you're right, he, i think, he realizes that he won't be able to win over these people, these people are already giving their votes to kamala harris because she represents, first of all, not by skin color or ethnicity or whatever, it represents their request, their request for a different leadership for... a leadership that neither trump nor biden, it represents what they want to see in american politics , youth, determination, initiative and inclusion, therefore trump really, well, he simply, let's say, physiologically has no chance to fight for this audience, trump's logic is a little different, let's remember how he won in the 16th year, in 16- that year, he lost the national election by several million votes vote, but he won in key states and he won the necessary amount of support. in the electoral college, and in fact now trump's bet is precisely to win a sufficient part of the support of the electoral college, he does not care that the conditional 5, 8, 10 million

americans there support kamala harris more than trump, he does not care that independent voters will not vote for him, it may be important for him to win key states, and plus, let's say, he seems to me to analyze statistics well, because let's not forget that the electoral college is 78% more representative of donald trump's ... generation than the generations and groups represented by kamala harris, so he's not only hoping to win key states, he's hoping that at the very least he will be able to appeal to voters and create what is known as an electoral college rebellion when they vote differently than their states did. vice president for kamala harris or on the kamala harris team, like this, first, given all the candidates now the most likely, like could it affect the chances of the democratic nominee and could it affect donald trump's chances in any configuration? and you know, it's pretty easy

to say here, because of the five key candidates , they all have a few key things in common, they're all white men, middle-aged, plus or minus older, with a lot of experience in federal politics, with a lot of experience in local politicians, beats. some of them are either affiliated with the jewish lobby or part of the jewish minority in the united states, most of them represent, well, more precisely, how all of them represent the moderate wing of the democratic party, and this is key for kamala, after all , she still has a trail of socialism behind her, she is still a representative of the more left-wing bodies of the democratic party, those who call themselves progressives , well, according to european political parameters, this is what we called social democrats. and therefore , in order to unite the party around itself, so that there really is no question about its impartiality, it needs, it needs a vice president who will represent the very center of the party.

accordingly, this was one of the reasons why... malahari became vice president at one time. biden, who is the informal leader of precisely the centrists in the democratic party, needed someone who would appeal to the youth and appeal to progressives, that is, to the left wing. and kamala harris became the one who embraced the socialists and progressives on the side of biden. now she has to turn this situation around. and with regard to trump, you know, it's not so much a question of how much the vice president will help kamala, like the question is how strong is trump's vice president. now it is drowning his ratings, because usually vice presidents are what is called a sweetener, a switner, that is, he will show the president from a more positive side, he should appeal to a different group of voters and help the candidate get more votes, and now we see that the anti-rating jaydy vance within the republican party minus 6%. that is, we are not talking about other voters, even within our own party, jade is far from the most popular, so in fact more than anything

trump. it seems to me that his own vice president will interfere. well, actually, mr. vance didn't really hide his views on donald trump, just a little earlier. i wonder why, why something changed, and why donald trump himself could forget about it. mr. oleksandr, thank you for the quality analysis. as always, oleksandr kraev, director of the north america program of the foreign policy council, ukrainian prisma, an americanist, and we will, of course, constantly return to the topic of "the last". of the events of the election race in the united states, because it concerns of the whole world and it directly concerns us. a short pause on the air now and we will continue. there are discounts until independence day on otsyn baths, 20% in psyllanyk, bam and oskad pharmacies. there are discounts until independence day at edem, 25% at psaryznyk, bam and oskad pharmacies. there are discounts until

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