The strengthening of the general-purpose forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue next year, it is planned to receive over a thousand pieces of equipment, including five divisional sets of the S-400 anti-aircraft system, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the Air Defense Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko.

The exercises are aimed at solving anti-terrorist tasks and working out new techniques and methods of joint actions of units, said the commander-in-chief of the troops Oleg Salyukov

Servicemen of the Ground Forces (SV) in 2022 will take part in six international exercises that will take place on the territory of other states, SV Commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Two airborne parachute regiments have been formed, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

The airborne troops of the Russian Federation received almost 500 units of new and modernized equipment in 2021. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

They are scheduled for 2022

Strategic command and staff exercises "Vostok" and "Thunder" are planned to be held next year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The Russian army has gained a very decent pace of development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. During an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry board, Putin noted that Russia hopes for constructive, meaningful negotiations on security guarantees with a visible end result.

The commander of the troops noted that the combat potential of the district was quite impressive before

The Southern Military District (SE) has noticeably increased its combat potential by creating new divisions and military units, the commander of the troops of the SE, Alexander Dvornikov, told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The staffing of officer positions in the Russian army exceeded 96%. This year, an additional 13 thousand officers have been sent to the troops, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Central Military District is expected to hold about 300 exercises of various directions next year, taking into account the activation of terrorist organizations in the region, said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District troops.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, in order to increase contract employees annually in 2021-2023, 180.2 billion rubles were additionally allocated to the Ministry of Defense

The monetary allowance of the military in 2022-2023 will increase more than previously planned. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The staffing of the Russian Armed Forces is 91%, the demographic failure of previous generations has been passed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization considers the decision of Armenia and Azerbaijan to begin demarcation of the border an important step to prevent escalation, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said.

The military-political situation in the world is escalating. Tensions on the western and eastern borders of Russia are increasing. This was announced on Tuesday, December 21, by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu at an expanded message of the board of the military department.

Russia is ready to take military-technical measures in case NATO approaches the borders, the President noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the expansion of NATO to the East by the euphoria that Western countries experienced after the Cold War and the incorrect analysis of the situation on their part.

There is a possibility of reaching an understanding with the United States on security guarantees, contacts have begun, said Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control.

Some of Russia's security proposals clearly cannot be accepted by Washington, and dialogue on other issues may start in early 2022, the head of the State Department Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday.

During its exercises, NATO is working out options for using coalition groups against Russia with the participation of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

More than 120 employees of American private military companies are present in the Donetsk region, they are equipping firing positions, preparing Ukrainian special forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

American PMCs are planning provocations with chemicals in Donbass. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Locals are already complaining about the strange smell of water that comes exclusively from the Ukrainian territory. But in addition to poisoning the water supply, more serious provocations are possible, experts say. In their opinion, Ukraine should expect a repeat of incidents with toxic substances, as it was in Syria.

According to the Minister of Defense, a comprehensive approach is being implemented for the maintenance and repair of aircraft equipment within the framework of life cycle contracts concluded directly with manufacturers, using the criterion of the cost of flight hours.