Analyst Dura: the Russian armed forces have a choice among unmanned helicopters

Analyst Maximilian Dura assessed Russia's capabilities in the field of unmanned attack helicopters. The expert's column was published by the Polish edition of Defence24.

The armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has shown how effective drones can be in modern warfare. Meanwhile, Russia took up this topic many years ago - long before Karabakh and even Syria. As a result, well-armed Russian drones pose a serious threat to military installations, air defense systems and even heavy armored vehicles, writes Forbes.

The National Interest called the new-built Tu-160M a temporary variant

On January 12, the first new-built Tu-160M strategic missile carrier made its debut flight. In the United States, the resumption of production of missile carriers was assessed. The aircraft, developed during the Cold War, may become a temporary option before the start of production of a promising long-range aviation Complex (PAK-DA), writes The National Interest.

The Drive: replenishment of the Tu-160M fleet will provide a significant increase in Russian capabilities

Currently, Russia has a small fleet of 17 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the replenishment of which will provide a significant increase in terms of capabilities and ease of maintenance. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M built from scratch.

It is planned to supply about three thousand samples of weapons and equipment to the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the district's troops, said in an interview with the Military Bulletin of the South of Russia newspaper.

During the training, they worked out more than 10 training tasks on countering air targets

Crews of upgraded MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the air defense forces on duty of the Central Military District (CVO) covered the airspace and intercepted the "violators" while practicing combat training tasks in the Urals and Siberia. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the press service of the district.

Sohu: lifting the MiG-31 into the air terrifies the enemy

The MiG-31 fighter is a super-powerful interceptor and a "mysterious killer", the lifting of which into the air terrifies the enemy. This opinion was expressed by a journalist of the Chinese portal Sohu.

Adopted in 1981, the MiG-31 fighter remains one of the most formidable and well-known aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. After modernization, the interceptor received the ability to carry hypersonic weapons and fight the most modern air, land and sea targets.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in a telephone conversation with South Korean Foreign Minister Chong Yong, discussed issues related to the recent missile launches of the DPRK, and also confirmed the importance of deterring Russia in the Ukrainian issue, the State Department said.

The Swedish command has sent military personnel to patrol the city of Visby on the strategically important island of Gotland located in the Baltic Sea, European media reported on Friday evening.

NATO is artificially luring Ukraine and Scandinavian countries into its ranks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Lavrov called NATO's one-sided interpretation of its non-expansion political commitments "unacceptable and flawed."

The Euro-Atlantic community demonstrated to the Russian side during the negotiations between Russia and the United States and Russia and NATO this week that it stands firmly on the side of Ukraine, emphasizes the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba.

No business interests are worth a new war in Europe, he said

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba stated his expectations of cooperation with the new federal government of Germany under the leadership of Olaf Scholz to counter threats and attempts of intimidation from the Russian Federation, and also stressed that business interests are not worth a new bloody war in Europe.

Ukraine is working closely with its partners and allies to implement a comprehensive package of deterrence of Russia, which includes diplomatic measures, sanctions and defense cooperation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.

One of the topics of the recent consultations between the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrel and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was the "preparation of deterrence measures" for Russia in connection with the "build-up of Russian military power around Ukraine."

The United States is considering the possibility of submitting the Ukrainian issue to the UN Security Council in the event of an aggravation of the situation due to Russia's fault, Foreign Policy writes, citing its sources.

The United States and Russia have once again found themselves in a state of "cold war," Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, told CNN on Sunday.

Breaking Defense: Russia's defense industry will not survive new US sanctions

The Russian defense industry may not survive the consequences of the introduction of new US sanctions, says the American edition of Breaking Defense.

Russia insists on concrete responses from the West to its proposals on security guarantees in connection with the growing tension around Ukraine, said the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Washington and the North Atlantic Alliance are ready to continue dialogue with Russia.