On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, commented on Western accusations that Moscow is allegedly concentrating forces on the border with Ukraine to prepare an invasion of a neighboring state.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomes the dialogue between the Presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden and Putin, and expressed hope that Russia will respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The United States will send small arms and ammunition to Ukraine this week. This will be the last batch of military aid that is planned for the current year, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on December 8.

The protection of Ukraine's sovereignty is the task of the country itself and its army, but various assistance from other states is also necessary. This was announced on December 9 by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas.

The Russian Embassy in the United States condemned the words of Senator Roger Wicker about a possible nuclear strike on Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

The United Kingdom and Denmark have agreed to strengthen cooperation in case Russia needs to be contained.

Germany is contributing over €400 million to the NATO joint budget this year for the first time in more than a decade.

This is stated in the response of the German Defense Ministry to the corresponding request of the Bundestag deputy from the Left Party Sevim Dagdelen, which is available to the DPA agency.

US President Joe Biden advocates a long-term American military presence in Europe. This was stated on Wednesday, December 8, assistant to the head of the White House for National Security Jake Sullivan.

This creates prerequisites for the spread of nuclear technologies by creating a nuclear submarine fleet in Australia, Valery Gerasimov noted

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov called the creation of the AUKUS unit a destabilizing factor in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), as it creates prerequisites for the proliferation of nuclear technologies through the creation of a nuclear submarine fleet in Australia.

On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, told how the country's aerospace defense is being improved.

In order to increase its capabilities and detect enemy missile attacks in a timely manner, another satellite of the Unified Space System was put into orbit.

The Su-57 fighter will be armed with hypersonic weapons, from 2027 the aircraft will go to the troops with a new engine, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.

A hypersonic missile is already ready for him

The Su-57 fighter will be armed with hypersonic weapons, from 2027 the aircraft will go to the troops with a new engine, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.

Crews performed refueling in conditions of limited visibility, at night, using on-board lighting equipment

Pilots of supersonic MiG-31 interceptor fighters of two aviation regiments of the Central Military District (CVO) stationed in the Perm and Krasnoyarsk Territories performed about 40 refueling from an air tanker during tactical flight exercises that started in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.

From 2024, the Hunter drone will go to the troops. Special attention in the Russian Federation is paid to heavy drones

The Russian army in the period from 2024 to 2033 will begin to receive promising long-range aviation complexes (PAK DA), First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.

According to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov, it is also possible that a run with new NK-32 engines will be performed

Tests and the first flight of the upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier assembled from scratch are planned for early next year, and a run with new NK-32 engines may also be carried out. This was announced on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov at the UEC - Perm Motors enterprise.

Two Polish Air Force F-16 fighters escorted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the NATO Joint Air Force Command said on Wednesday.

Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET, part of Rostec) has developed the first domestic servo drive for controlling drones, including at extreme temperatures, Rostec Executive Director Oleg Yevtushenko told reporters on Thursday.

Experts have already determined the appearance of an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Hunter type. It is currently being tested.

The Government of the Russian Federation in 2021 will allocate an additional 44.6 billion rubles for the development and production of the PD-35 aircraft engine. This was announced on Thursday, December 9, by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting on the implementation of projects in the field of aviation engine building.

The Russian Federation cannot supply the Be-200 amphibious aircraft to the United States because of the issue of engine certification, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.