On November 16, the first serial nuclear icebreaker of the project 22220 "Siberia" left the completed embankment of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) and headed for the Gulf of Finland, where the program of factory sea trials will begin.

The new Russian universal nuclear icebreaker Siberia went on sea trials in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, the press service of the Baltic Plant reported.

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser Moskva, returned to Sevastopol after completing tasks in the Black Sea.

The project 22350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Isakov frigate under construction is undergoing work on centering the main diesel engines, turbines and gearboxes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree awarding orders and medals to a large group of shipbuilders and designers - creators of the lead submarine missile carrier "Prince Vladimir" project 955 "Borey-A".

Rosoboronexport reported that among the new products there will be over 20 samples of aviation equipment and 10 air defense systems and complexes

Russia will bring almost 50 new weapons to the international market in the next five to seven years. This was announced to journalists on Monday at the Dubai Airshow 2021 by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

In 2021, the Russian Federation has already signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment worth $ 10 billion. Middle Eastern countries account for a third of orders.

The main Political Department was headed by Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the commander of the Eastern Military District, Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, Deputy Minister of Defense - Head of the Main Military-Political Directorate (GVPU) The Armed forces. 

Servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) will take part in the joint CSTO exercise "Cobalt-2021" for the first time. They involve formations of special forces, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the CSTO.

Have you ever wondered what the size of the Russian and American armed forces is? The video not only shows how many tanks, planes and warships these countries have, but also compares each of the types of weapons.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko discussed maneuvers in the Black Sea. This is reported by the website of the Belarusian president.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation that it is necessary to de-escalate the crisis with illegal migrants on the border of Belarus and Poland, Western media reported on Monday with reference to the Elysee Palace.

Belarus would behave differently in the situation with illegal migrants on its border with the EU if Minsk did not have Moscow's support, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel said on Monday.

The foreign ministers of Germany and France called on Kiev to exercise restraint in connection with the movement of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, the ministers of the two countries said in a statement.

American Congressman Mike Turner let slip about the presence of the United States military on the territory of Ukraine. He made the corresponding statement on the air of the Fox News channel.

The UK authorities can send 600 SAS special forces units to Ukraine. This is reported by The Mirror newspaper, citing sources. The reason for the transfer is the conviction of British intelligence MI6 and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the imminent invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance is closely monitoring the development of the situation on the border of Russia and Ukraine and is ready to respond to changes in the situation.

Arms supplies to Kiev, including Javelin, were approved by the US Administration in 2017 during the reign of Donald Trump. This was the fourth delivery within the framework of additional security assistance in the amount of $ 60 million, which American President Joe Biden allocated to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview with Axios, did not answer a journalist's question about what role the alliance would play if Beijing launches military actions against Taiwan.

On the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts with suppliers of defense products totaling 5.23 billion dirhams ($1.41 billion at the current exchange rate).