A video of the first flight of the new Tu-160M has appeared
The United Aircraft Corporation has published a video of the first flight of the Tu-160M strategic missile carrier. The new aircraft is the first built from scratch in post-Soviet Russia. Previous missile carriers were created using factory stock, or were converted from combat Tu-160.
Naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet conducted an exercise to search for a submarine
The crews of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet conducted an exercise to search for a submarine, the Black Sea Fleet reported on Wednesday.
The Su-34 crews overcame the air defense and destroyed the "enemy" planes near Kurgan
The tasks were worked out within the framework of the first combat training flights in 2022
The crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) overcame the air defense systems and destroyed the airfield and the planes of the conditional enemy during the first combat training flights in 2022. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.
Training flights of Su-35 fighters began in Khabarovsk Krai - VVO
FAR EAST - Su-35 fighters have begun training flights in the Khabarovsk Territory, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reports.
In the USA, they talked about a "narrow window" to consolidate Russia's advantage in Europe
19FortyFive: The US compensates for Russia's increased potential in Europe
Russia has a "narrow window" to consolidate its military advantage in Europe, says the American publication 19FortyFive.
NATO is pushing Ukraine to aggression against Russia, the Russian Ambassador to the UK said
Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin said that NATO promotes Ukraine's aggressive attitude towards Russia. "We see that NATO is pushing Ukraine to be more and more aggressive. We don't want that," Kelin said in an interview with Sky News.
Russia has no intention to invade Ukraine - Russian Ambassador in London
Moscow has no intention to invade the territory of Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said in an interview with Sky News.
Blinken confirmed the US readiness to build up NATO forces on the borders with the Russian Federation in case of unresolved Ukrainian problem - State Department
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that if diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukrainian problem with Russia fail, the United States and partners will resort to economic measures against Russia, increase the presence of NATO forces on the Russian borders and military assistance to Kiev, the State Department said.
Russia will respond to NATO with a policy of counter-support and counter-intimidation - Grushko
Moscow will move to a policy of counter-support if NATO tries to restrain Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday following a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council.
The United States should abandon aggressive rhetoric and move its military potential away from Russian borders - Ambassador Antonov
The United States needs to stop threatening Russia and move its military potential away from Russian borders, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov believes.
Deputy Defense Minister Fomin: all Moscow's proposals have been brought to the Russia—NATO Council
All Moscow's proposals have been brought to the Russia-NATO Council and are on the negotiating table, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry warned of the risk of conflicts due to NATO's refusal to support de-escalation measures
The Russian military has named key issues for discussion with NATO, the level of relations with the alliance is described as critically low with risks of incidents and conflicts.
Moscow does not know how many citizens of the Russian Federation, employees of PMCs "Wagner", are in Mali - source
Moscow does not know how many Russian citizens, employees of the Wagner PMCs, are currently in Mali, a high-ranking source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax.
Washington welcomes Tokayev's statement on the imminent completion of the CSTO's work in Kazakhstan - State Department
Washington welcomes the statement of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the imminent completion of the work of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in the country, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing on Tuesday.
The CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan has been completed - Tokayev at a meeting with the CSTO Secretary General
The CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan has been completed, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a meeting in Nur-Sultan with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zasem.
Putin and Pashinyan noted the effectiveness of the peacekeepers' actions contributing to the normalization of the situation in Kazakhstan - Kremlin
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
Peacekeepers in Kazakhstan conduct surveillance from UAVs in four areas of aerial reconnaissance
Peacekeepers protect airfields, bakeries, thermal power plants, telecentres
CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan conduct round-the-clock monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles in four aerial reconnaissance areas. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The formation of two new divisions will be completed in the south of Russia in 2022
It is planned to create a motorized rifle regiment and a tank battalion
The formation of two new divisions will be completed this year in the south of Russia. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) with reference to Commander Alexander Dvornikov.
The exercises of the Western Military District are not related to the negotiations in Geneva and Brussels - The Kremlin
The exercises of the Western Military District, which started on Tuesday, have nothing to do with the negotiations on security guarantees in Geneva and Brussels, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
More than 10 thousand military personnel of the Southern Military District will master new ways of tactical actions at the training grounds
Combat coordination of motorized rifle, tank platoons and artillery batteries is organized at more than 20 combined-arms training grounds in the south of Russia
More than 10 thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District (SE) as part of battalion tactical groups will master new ways of tactical actions at the training grounds of the south of Russia. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Southern Federal District.
