Work on the production of several prototypes of the newest Checkmate fighter began simultaneously in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This was announced to journalists on Sunday, November 14, by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) Yuri Slyusar.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Russian Federation will also show the Vityaz air defense model and the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle at the Dubai Airshow 2021

Russia is counting on the Middle East market, presenting its new Checkmate single-engine fighter for the first time abroad at the Dubai Air Show, and will discuss a possible partnership with the countries of the region, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told reporters.

The Russian Knights aerobatic team took part in the flight program of the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

India has sent a protest to China in connection with its construction of settlements in the border areas with the Indian northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Ukrainian servicemen, including high-ranking officers who left Crimea in 2014, are forced to live in hotels of the Ministry of Defense of the country, without having personal housing. This was announced on November 11 by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Elena Khomenko.

US Congressman Mike Turner spoke about the presence of US military personnel on Ukrainian territory. "There are already our military in Ukraine," he said in an interview with Fox News. So the Republican commented on a letter to President Joe Biden, which called for sending ships to the Black Sea.

Britain is ready to send up to 600 troops to Ukraine in case of an "invasion" by Russia. The British newspaper The Mirror writes about this on November 13.

The main task of the new Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov will be to create at least one NATO military base in the country. This was announced on Friday, November 12, by the deputy from the pro-presidential party "Servant of the People" Oleg Dunda.

The probability of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine is extremely low, but there are two situations in which Moscow will have to conduct an operation on the territory of a neighboring state, Lente said.<url>" Director General of the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) Andrey Kortunov.

Representatives of the US administration have warned the European Union (EU) about possible plans for Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to anonymous sources.

NATO is actively and aggressively operating near the borders of the Russian Federation, Moscow will take measures to ensure its security and hedge risks, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at a meeting of the Russian-French council in the 2+2 format, pointed out that the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) continues to increase its presence near the borders of the Russian Federation. Deputy Head of the Military Department Alexander Fomin told reporters about this on November 12.

Russia and France need to jointly analyze the existing security problems in order to further identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the plenary session of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council, which was held in Paris on Friday in the "2+2" format.

The Russian Defense Minister also said that NATO's military presence continues to build up near the Russian borders

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated at a meeting of the Russian-French Council in the "2+2" format that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating, and NATO continues to increase its military presence near the borders of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan accuses the Armenian Armed Forces of shelling in the direction of the Kelbajar district of the republic.

The Azerbaijani armed forces on Sunday afternoon tried to ensure a positional offensive in the eastern direction (Gegharkunik region) of the border with Armenia, the situation is tense, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

The Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the positions of the Armenian army in the Gegharkunik region in the east of the republic. "On November 13, at 12.10 pm, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces located in the direction of the settlement of Verin Shorzha, Gegharkunik region," the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

More than 2.3 thousand hectares of territory have been cleared of explosive objects

The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh destroyed more than 26 thousand explosive objects during the humanitarian demining of the area during the year. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ruslan Tsalikov awarded the staff of the 48 Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Russia for participation in the development of the world's first coronavirus vaccine, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.

He noted that the key to the further development and success of the university is the transfer from generation to generation of traditions that the school is proud of

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov congratulated the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Order of Suvorov twice Red Banner Command School named after Army General Vasily Margelov (RVVDKU) on the 103rd anniversary of its formation.