Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli missile strike aimed at the southern regions of the country, one soldier was killed, the state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.

Izvestia: in January 2022, the Central Bank will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble

In January 2022, the Central Bank of Russia will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble, which will become the third equal payment method along with cash and non-cash. This is reported by Izvestia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is well aware of the idea of a security guarantee system and understands Russia's concerns, said Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian leader.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and Director General of the General Department of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Cambodia Hun Manit held consultations on security issues in Phnom Penh, the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation reported.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Fomin held a working meeting in Moscow with the Central African delegation headed by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic Simplis Mathieu Sarangi.

The EU will form a group of experts who will be ready to advise on the demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the statement of the European Council says.

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation supplies the Russian leadership with only the information that it is ready to vouch for in the most serious way, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is interested in developing cooperation with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States on the principles of partnership. This was stated by the head of the Russian department Sergey Naryshkin.

The information extracted and analyzed by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service makes it possible to predict, and sometimes to forestall the occurrence and development of crisis situations, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

The head of the SVR noted that the partnership with colleagues from Arab states providing assistance in the field of counterterrorism is developing fruitfully

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has the closest relations with the intelligence agencies of the CIS and SCO countries. Cooperation with China and India is of particular value, the head of the service, Sergey Naryshkin, said in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper published on Wednesday.

First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Titov at a meeting with the Ambassador of Britain and a number of diplomatic missions of Western countries explained the initiative of the Russian Federation on security guarantees, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the statements of the US administration about the possible dispatch of military personnel to Eastern Europe are fueling anti-Russian phobias and revanchist sentiments in Ukraine. He told RIA Novosti about this on Wednesday, December 15.

A law has come into force in Ukraine designed to improve the procedure for the use of military equipment and weapons by the personnel of the State border service. This was reported on December 15 by the press service of the border agency.

$300 billion is provided for strengthening the defense of Ukraine. The defense budget of 2022 increased by 5% compared to the previous year

The US Senate, following the House of Representatives, voted to adopt the draft US defense budget for 2022 in the amount of $778 billion, Bloomberg reported.

The first place was taken by the US Army

The Russian Armed Forces have the second largest fleet of military aircraft in the world. This is stated in the handbook World Air Forces 2022, published by Flight Global magazine and available to TASS.

World Air Forces 2022: Russia ranks second in the world in the number of combat aircraft

Russia ranks second in the world after the United States in the number of military aircraft and helicopters. The place of Russian military aviation in the world is revealed in the directory World Air Forces 2022, published by the magazine FlightGlobal, reports TASS.

The crews of the Su-25 "Grach" attack aircraft of the Eastern Military District worked out the defeat of ground targets with unguided missiles at the Mukhor-Kanduy training ground in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the press service of the district reported on Wednesday.

The first demonstration of the updated version of the heavy attack drone S-70 "Hunter" with a flat jet nozzle took place yesterday in Novosibirsk. The foreign media did not ignore this event.

Western journalists noted a leap in the use of stealth technologies in Russia after the presentation of the upgraded S-70 Hunter attack drone.

The device based on the VK-650V engine with a capacity of 500 kW will be assembled by mid-2023

The appearance of a demonstrator of a promising hybrid power plant (HSU) for aircraft has been determined, design documentation is being issued. This was reported to journalists by the deputy director of the advanced engine program "UEC-Klimov" (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) Mikhail Shemet.