The growing activity of NATO near the Russian borders dictates the need to maintain the combat readiness of nuclear forces, increase the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, including equipping with high-precision weapons and effective means of destruction, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The marines of the Baltic Fleet have received new AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Wednesday.

Sappers will have to perform tasks both in the jungle and in settlements

The squad of sappers of the International Mine Action Center (MPC) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation arrived in Laos to perform humanitarian demining tasks. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Sociological studies show that a healthy socio-psychological climate has developed in the Russian Armed Forces, and in society service in the army is considered an honorable duty, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Following a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, where the expansion of the practice of military training of students of civilian universities was considered, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, gave a number of instructions.

"It is necessary to prepare a schedule for regular certification of military training centers. This applies not only to those on whom we have made a decision today, but also to all training centers," the minister ordered.

The Ministry of Defense plans to form new military training centers in civilian universities in seven more Russian regions. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at a board meeting, this issue has been worked out with regional authorities and universities directly.

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation proposed to introduce an alternative to conscription in the army for conscripts with medical education. They can be sent to work in the primary health care in the Far East. 

The armed forces of the Russian Federation are reliably protected from coronavirus and feel confident thanks to timely vaccination and revaccination, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan highly appreciated Russia's role in ensuring the security of the republic and the contribution of Russian peacekeepers to maintaining peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov, in response to the statement by Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu about the concern about the "Russian threat" on the border with Ukraine and on the Black Sea, recalled that several dozen NATO warships were present in the Black Sea this year.

The Ukrainian military said that Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) supplied by the United States to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package have not yet been used in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbass.

Kyrgyzstan starts supplying military products to Russia. On November 23, the TASS news agency reported that the Dastan Corporation signed a contract with the Russian Navy for the supply of equipment.

The crews of Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters from the mixed aviation unit of the Southern Military District (SE) performed training flights over the Black Sea and practiced bombing attacks on the ships of a conditional enemy, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev.

Strike and fighter aircraft of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Tuesday evening worked out air strikes against the enemy at the ranges "Wide Lan" and "Kiev-Alexandrovsky", the press service of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

A new production site for the manufacture of polymer composite materials has been opened on the territory of the N.P.Fedorov Dubna Machine-Building Plant (DMZ), part of the Kronstadt Company.

Scientists of Perm National Research Polytechnic University have come up with a technology that allows to reduce the noise level produced by airplanes. The results of the study are published in the journal Akustika.

A source in the military-industrial complex said that Nikolai Kolesov will become the new head of the holding

Andrey Boginsky will leave the position of General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec State Corporation, his place will be taken by Nikolai Kolesov, who now heads the Concern Radioelectronic Technologies JSC (part of Rostec). This was reported to TASS by several sources in the military-industrial complex.

On November 23, the Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation handed over four Ansat helicopters to PSB Aviation in the interests of the National Air Ambulance Service. This is the first batch under the current contract for 37 cars of this model.

The United States is considering the possibility of transferring Afghan helicopters to Ukraine. The administration of President Joe Biden wanted to transfer the Mi-17 to the Ukrainian military. This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to CNN.

The commander of the Italian Air Force predicted the merger of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) and Tempest programs aimed at developing sixth-generation fighters.