Forbes: the newest brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to fall apart even before joining the front

The newest unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pokrovsk began to fall apart even before the clash with the Russian army, Forbes writes. Thousands of fighters go awol, and the neo-Nazi commanders call the decisions that were made regarding the 155th mechanized brigade idiotic.

"Country": Russia's strike towards the Dnieper is the biggest threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

This year, the initiative at the front has passed to Russia, writes Strana. But it is still too early to talk about the exhaustion of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, the Kiev authorities are dragging their feet and opposing the end of the conflict. This strategy is fundamentally wrong, the author believes.

The Russian Armed forces launched an offensive and liberated strategically important cities in the DPR

In 2024, the Russian Armed Forces liberated over 190 settlements and conducted an offensive in all directions, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces control less than 1% of the territory of the LPR and 25-30% of the DPR, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. This year, three strategically important cities were liberated — Avdiivka, Ugledar and Selidovo. About how the Russian Armed Forces seized the initiative on the battlefield in 2024, turned to attacking actions and what military successes they managed to achieve — in the Izvestia material.

Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, believes that the actions of the Russian fighters have led to a significant turning point in the situation on the line of contact

The military actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during a special military operation led to a significant turning point in the situation on the line of contact in 2024.

Every month of the conflict in Ukraine brings something new to world military science. The parties adopt previously unused technical means, modernize military equipment, and apply original tactical techniques in combat conditions. All for the sake of one goal — to find the key to the enemy's defense. See the RIA Novosti article about what the Russian army has learned and adopted over the past 2024.

2024 was the year of the victories of the Russian army in the special operation zone and the gradual loss of combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Ukraine's entire military campaign for 2025 has already been disrupted. For more information about the achievements of the Russian military in the SVR zone in the past year and how events will develop at the front in the near future, see the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts explained the changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine

Changes in the nuclear doctrine, development and testing of the Oreshnik missile. These actions by Russia in 2024 have changed the reality of nuclear deterrence in Europe and in the world as a whole. Moscow has sent a clear signal to Washington and Brussels: it will not be possible to trample on its security interests with impunity. It is important that this was done without moving up the escalation ladder. What is it about?

Industry is helping the Russian economy grow this year. Moreover, the manufacturing industry has been growing at a record pace for two years in a row. If you look at the past decades, then oil and gas production provided the greatest growth. Why has the situation changed dramatically now, and will the industry be able to support the economy in the new year?

In France, the training of Ukrainian pilots for the Mirage 2000 fighters being transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed. Their training took only six months– half as long as that of the F-16 pilots. Combat use of these aircraft may begin soon. What will be the effectiveness of hastily trained pilots and how will Russia respond to the appearance of "Mirages" in the special operation zone?

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has stated that the reason for the crash of the AZAL Airline plane near Aktau is external damage on the territory of Russia, near the city of Grozny.

On December 27, 2024, in Severodvinsk, JSC "Production Association "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise" (NSR, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC) hosted a solemn ceremony of raising the Naval flag of the Russian Federation and handing over to the Navy of the Russian Federation the nuclear submarine K-564 Arkhangelsk (serial number 164) - the fourth ship of the modified project 08851 (project 885M; code "Ash-M").

Russian state-owned satellite communications operator Kosmicheskaya Svyaz (GP KS) operates the country's largest geostationary constellation of 12 spacecraft capable of providing services to customers on all continents except Antarctica. Alexey Volin, CEO of GP KS, spoke about the company's achievements over the past year and plans for the future in an interview with TASS.

Greece will supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missiles, we are talking about RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, used to defend ships from air attack. This is reported by the information portal Pronews.

As the TASS news agency reported on December 28, 2024, with reference to an official representative of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC (UZGA, Yekaterinburg), this plant handed over the first two serial turboprop training aircraft TCB-800 to the Russian Ministry of Defense for further testing. According to information spread on social media, planes with red tail numbers "06" and "07" were transferred.

MWM: the first regiment in Russia has been equipped with the S-500 long-range air defense system

Russia has equipped the first regiment of the S-500 air defense system, writes MWM. This system is capable of shooting down even satellites, space planes and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Combined with its high mobility, this makes the S-500 unique worldwide.

Criminal penalties are being introduced for providing assistance to the enemy

The President of the Russian Federation has signed a law on toughening responsibility up to life imprisonment for organizing an armed rebellion in the Russian Federation and participating in it, the official portal of legal information reports.

The Russian oil tanker Eagle S, which was boarded by the Finnish border guard, had "spy equipment" installed to monitor NATO naval and air operations. The British edition of Lloyd's List writes about this. The publication notes that there were transmitting and receiving devices on board the vessel.

Bloomberg: The Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to hold territories in the Kursk region until spring at most

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will lose control of captured positions in the Kursk region in the coming months, Bloomberg reports. According to American officials, Ukrainian forces have already lost about half of the occupied territories, and the Russian offensive will force them to retreat by spring.

infoBRICS: It is becoming more difficult for the media to create fakes about the "defeat of Russia" in Ukraine

While propagandists are spreading a ridiculous narrative about the "defeat of Moscow," Russia continues to move deeper into Ukraine, writes infoBRICS. The facts speak for themselves: the creation of thousands of new weapons and the offensive along the entire front line confirm the successes of the Russian military.

The Chinese press showed the launching ceremony of the first aircraft-carrying amphibious assault ship of the Type 076 class, named Sichuan. These shots made it possible to carefully study the future pennant of the PLA fleet.