The Dutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam entered the Baltic Sea to monitor the situation in the region, the Estonian broadcasting portal ERR reported on Monday, citing a message from the NATO press service.

China has extended the construction of a series of its own Type 055 destroyers. They are the largest surface ships in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China and are considered the most combat-ready destroyers in the world.

The first four ships that do not require a crew appeared in the US Navy. January 16, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Office of Strategic Capabilities (SCO) of the US Department of Defense has officially closed the Ghost Fleet Overlord program.

The Russian and Turkish military conducted joint patrols in the province of Hasakeh near the town of Qamishli, populated by Kurds, in northeastern Syria. It has already become the 222nd after the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey" in 2019.

Russian weapons demonstrate serious successes both in terms of quality and technology level. The breakthroughs of the Russian defense complex in fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft complexes are particularly impressive. Simultaneously with the growing interest in Russian aircraft and air defense systems, the demand for similar US products is falling, Rai Al Youm writes.

Russia has ousted the United States from the global arms market due to the increased quality of Russian military products. This was stated by analysts of Rai Al Youm.

In 2022, 67 events are planned to be held on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, of which more than 50 will take place within the framework of the state task.

About 3 thousand samples of weapons and equipment are planned to be delivered to the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, said the commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Army General Alexander Dvornikov.

The missile division will be formed in the 22nd Army Corps of the Southern Military District in Crimea to increase the combat capabilities of the district, Commander of the Southern Military District Alexander Dvornikov said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia".

A sudden check of combat readiness is being carried out in the troops of the Eastern Military District, the Ministry of Defense reported.

A sudden check of the combat readiness of the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) with the transfer of some units to remote training grounds may be a demonstration of force on the part of Russia against the background of negotiations with the United States and NATO on security guarantees, a Russian military expert believes.

A sudden check of combat readiness has begun in the Eastern Military District with the deployment of a number of units and formations to landfills at a considerable distance from their locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

A three-day training camp with reservists of the country's combat army reserve has started at nine training grounds of the Southern Military District, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

On Friday, January 14, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated the pipeline troops on their professional holiday.

He noted that the servicemen honorably perform their official duty and contribute to strengthening the country's defense potential. "The personnel of the troops have repeatedly proved their professionalism and readiness to act in the most difficult conditions," the Defense Minister stressed.

The situation in the CSTO area of responsibility dictates the need to improve the effectiveness of the organization, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said on Saturday on the Belarus-1 TV channel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, January 13, during a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, said that the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) played a very important role in stabilizing the situation in Kazakhstan, Russia's closest partner and ally. This is reported on the Kremlin's website.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the country's Security Council to accelerate work on the creation of Special Operations Forces and the reform of the national security system, the press service of the head of state reported.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin developed the idea and details of the CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan in an hour.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko commented on the operation of the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan.

The introduction of peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) the visit to Kazakhstan was timely. This was announced on Friday, January 14, by the Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas.