The ship was accepted into the Black Sea Fleet in August last year

The mine defense ship "Georgy Kurbatov", accepted into the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in August last year, arrived in Sevastopol, where a welcoming ceremony was held, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet told reporters on Wednesday.

More than ten trips to the far sea zone will be made by ships of the Baltic Fleet in 2022, the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Liina, said in an interview with the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Krasnaya Zvezda on Wednesday.

For the first time in Russia, a digital mock-up of a nuclear submarine has been created at Sevmash (part of USC). The project was implemented within the framework of a single design and production space created by the enterprise and four design bureaus.

Denmark will send the frigate of the Navy Peter Willemoes to strengthen security in the Baltic region. Four F-16 fighters will also be delivered to the Shauliai airbase.

The multifunctional combat laser system HELIOS will be installed on the destroyer "Preble" type "Arlie Burke" this year, according to Breaking Defense. After that, it will be tested at sea. HELIOS has three functions: to hit small ships and drones, to monitor remote objects and to dazzle optical systems.

The Western Military District (ZVO) has sent about 3,000 military personnel to firing exercises in four regions of central and southwestern Russia.

In particular, a joint Russian-Indian interspecific exercise "Indra-2022" is planned to be held on the territory of the Southern Federal District

A series of exercises with the participation of Russian servicemen, military personnel from India, Egypt and Pakistan will be held in the fall, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) told reporters on Tuesday.

The Russian Embassy in the United States said that Russia itself will decide where and when to conduct military exercises on its territory.

The Russian side does not understand the logic of the American Foreign Ministry, which calls on Moscow to return its "troops to barracks" or to inform Washington what exercises and for what purpose it is conducting.

The Minister of Defense considers it important to continue equipping troops with high-precision complexes, the latest intelligence, navigation, communications and control systems

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu set a task in 2022 to continue equipping the armed forces with high-precision weapons, to introduce artificial intelligence technologies into the troops.

The heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense were instructed to ensure strict control of medical examinations with rapid testing and isolation of cadets, trainees and pupils returning from vacations and vacations.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to temporarily reduce official business trips and vacations outside the country in the army and navy. In addition, he demanded to ensure the planned rates of re-vaccination of personnel in accordance with the approved schedules.

The US authorities are calling on the CSTO forces deployed to Kazakhstan to leave this country when the Kazakh authorities ask for it, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

After the tragic events in the country, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed a number of measures to reform law enforcement agencies.

Retired Norwegian Lieutenant General Robert Mood called NATO a way to avoid war with Russia.

He wrote in an article for Aftenposten that the West should give other countries, including the Russian Federation, the opportunity to join NATO.

This is how he reacted to Ryabkov's words about the risk of confrontation

Russia should not underestimate the power of possible leverage available to the United States and its allies, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

The United States has strongly made it clear to Russia that it will not allow attempts to achieve a change in NATO's "open door" policy and Washington's cooperation with other sovereign countries, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

The United Kingdom and its allies intend to declare to Moscow during the upcoming Russia-NATO Council on January 12 that the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine is an unacceptable action, the British Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The administration of US President Joe Biden at the end of December quietly authorized the allocation of additional security assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 200 million, CNN reports, citing informed sources.

Japan to strengthen monitoring of Pyongyang's military activities

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, Yonhap reported, citing the South Korean military.