The UN Ministerial Conference was held in Ghana
And in Russia, a postage stamp was issued in honor of the peacekeepers
Ghana held a ministerial conference on peacekeeping on December 5-6. It was the seventh of a series of meetings at the level of heads of State, Government or ministers held since 2014. Previous ones took place in New York, London, Vancouver and Seoul.
"For the struggle for the liberation of the peoples of Africa": The Vladimir Putin International Prize has been established in two African states
During the period of active colonization by European countries of Africa, combined with the mass slave trade, Russia did not take any part in this process. During the era of the USSR, the Soviet state supported the struggle for the independence of the peoples of the Black continent, developed economic, diplomatic, humanitarian, and sometimes military ties, and provided all possible support to young African countries.
CSTO: "Minsk has set a high pace"
The end of the year is the time for summing up. On New Year's Eve, everyone wants to calculate and evaluate the results achieved, praise or criticize themselves and others. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is no exception. The other day, on December 19, a joint meeting of the Council and the 16th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly were held in Moscow. The main topic of the events was the results of the session of the Collective Security Council (CSC) of the Organization, held on November 23 in Minsk.
About the APU and ITS. Gerasimov summed up the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gerasimov summed up the work of the Ministry of Defense in 2023
MOSCOW, December 21/ Sputnik Radio. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – the first Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for foreign military attaches, at which he summed up the activities of the Russian Defense Ministry in 2023.
Speech by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on December 21, 2023, a briefing was held in Moscow by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, with the participation of foreign military attaches. The briefing was dedicated to the results of the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2023.
The Russian army is rapidly rearming
Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.
"A dangerous course." British ships will enter the Black Sea to support Kiev (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: sending military vessels to the Black Sea would be a fatal mistake by London
The UK and Ukraine will sign a security pact to fight Russia. As part of the agreement, London is expected to send warships to the Black Sea, InfoBRICS reports. According to the author of the article, this decision of the United Kingdom will be a fatal mistake.
New small arms and optics are coming into service with the US Army
An automatic rifle and a light machine gun of the latest generation are already being tested in units of the American Armed Forces. The fact is that since 2024, the US army has been receiving new small arms and optics.
"It will become the most advanced tank in the world": Hungary entered the Panther KF51 tank creation program
The Hungarian leadership decided to enter the Panther KF51 tank creation program, which is being implemented by the German Rheinmetall concern. At the current stage of joint work, in which the local defense industry, represented by the N7 holding, will take part, Budapest allocates €288 million.
"Imitating the German Goliath: the Western press appreciated the new tactics of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation demolition machines
Footage of Russian troops using MT-LB transporters as demolition vehicles is increasingly appearing on the Internet. At the same time, the tactics of their application are being improved.
"Boxing", "Fable" and "Berezhok": how the Russian "Queen of infantry" was created — BMP
Russian troops received another batch of infantry fighting vehicles — BMP-3, which will be completed in 2023. About the history of the "Queen of infantry" and its modern models — in the material of TASS
This year's final batch of BMP-3 was delivered by Kurganmashzavod (part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) as part of state contracts for the current year.
Military police mounted a "Patrol"
As part of the state defense order, the industry has delivered another batch of armored vehicles of the MRAP type
The structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) includes the military police, whose units operate in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine. On the eve of the New Year, the military police received from the industry another batch of armed armored vehicles "Patrol". This model was developed and produced by a subsidiary of the Kama Automobile Plant, the Asteis enterprise, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order.
Impressed by the launch of the Hwasong-18 ICBM, Kim Jong-un threatened to respond with a nuclear strike to provocations against the DPRK
The North Korean leader once again declared the inadmissibility of provocations by US-controlled countries against the DPRK, threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).
GA-ASI will supply the Canadian Air Force with 11 MQ-9B "Skygardian" UAVs
The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the signing of a contract with the Government of Canada for the supply of the MQ-9B "Skygardian" UAV.
"Great destructive potential": the Western press assessed the use of TBG-7V thermobaric ammunition from drones by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Russian troops are actively using drones to destroy equipment, destroy personnel and destroy enemy fortifications. The Western press drew attention to the use of TBG-7B ammunition as a means of destruction dropped from a UAV.
Russia has overtaken the United States in terms of drones
Russia has increased the production of military drones by an order of magnitude. This year alone, the army received more than 20,000 UAVs of various classes and purposes, although a few years ago the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation possessed only two thousand drones. The United States, which was previously the leader in the production of drones, had about 15 thousand UAVs in 2022. Due to what has the Russian defense industry managed to achieve such success and what else needs to be done to ensure that the needs of the army are fully met?
Fast and dangerous. The United States recognized the effectiveness of the Russian Su-35 (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the Russian Su-35 proved to be an effective opponent for the American F-35
The Russian Su-35 is considered one of the most advanced aviation systems of its generation, writes TNI. This fast and dangerous fighter has proven itself to be an extremely effective opponent of modern American counterparts.
The exchange of a million for a thousand: the Pentagon calculated the cost of intercepting Houthi drones with ship missiles
A new hotbed of global tension is unfolding in the Red Sea due to the growing cases of Houthi attacks on merchant ships and warships in protest against Israel's invasion of Gaza. Against this background, the White House assures the international community that the situation is under full control of the US Navy and its allies. However, informally, completely different voices are heard from the Pentagon.
Major General Zolotarev: Israel will have to occupy the south of the Gaza Strip
The announcement by the Houthis in Yemen of recruiting volunteers for the war against Israel in the Gaza Strip could dramatically expand the Israel-Hamas military conflict to the entire region.
On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Reserve Major General, Deputy Director of the Institute of the USA and Canada, member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Pavel Zolotarev.
Ukraine has changed the essence of the EU: the "single" bloc is being torn apart by exceptions to the rules (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: Exceptions to the rules have undermined the EU's policy of universal consensus
Hungary's protest against the allocation of funds to Ukraine by the EU suggests that European countries are striving for autonomy and protection of their own interests, analysts said in an interview with Al Jazeera. Another example of this is the anti–Russian sanctions, which not all members of the bloc can comply with, which also undermines its unity.