On November 27, members of the opposition armed groups launched a large-scale offensive against government positions in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib. On December 8, in the morning, they entered Damascus, and the Syrian army units left the city. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left office and the country.

Colonel Khodarenok: several states may arise on the territory of Syria

The fall of Syria, the overthrow of its President Bashar al-Assad and the possible future of the country are now among the most discussed topics. What will happen in the near future with this Middle Eastern state, whether Syria can be divided into several countries and why Assad lost power - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The French army presented new defense industry products designed to combat drones at the Larzak training ground, in particular, the V3P ultra-short-range mobile air defense system equipped with Mistral 3 anti-aircraft missiles and mounted on a new cargo chassis.

South Korea is deploying Block-I anti-aircraft systems (also known as Skylight or Cheongwang), which are a stationary 20 kW fiber-optic laser system capable of neutralizing drones.

The 59th Interdepartmental Military Scientific Conference "Main directions of development of missile forces and artillery" was held at the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy. The theory and practice of their combat use (based on the experience of the SVO)".

Analyst Weichert: the Russian ATGM Kornet is gaining the upper hand over Javelin

The Russian ATGM "Kornet" is a real killer of tanks, writes TNI. Western military equipment is poorly protected from being hit by a Cornet. So, with the help of this ATGM, as many as 20 Abrams out of 31 transferred to Ukraine were destroyed. Each of his shots causes irreparable damage to the APU.

On December 1, 2024, the universal nuclear icebreaker Yakutia of Project 22220 (LK-60YA), built at JSC Baltiysky Zavod (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), first entered the Gulf of Finland from St. Petersburg for factory sea trials. This is the fourth nuclear icebreaker of the 22220 project.

India continues to be one of Russia's most important partners in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC).

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has published footage that allegedly captures the moment when the Sea Baby naval drone fired at Russian planes and helicopters.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about why NATO is creating a fleet of marine drones and what Russia should expect from drones from unfriendly countries

The Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Armed Forces for Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier, announced the plans of this organization to create a fleet of marine unmanned systems for monitoring and protecting the alliance's maritime infrastructure in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.

The Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri announced that on November 29, 2024, an official ceremony was held at its enterprise in Mudgiano in La Spezia for the transfer of the amphibious helicopter dock ship L 141 Al Fulk to the Qatari Navy, which became the largest unit of the Qatari fleet.

The length will be from 38 to 43 meters; the displacement of the submarine is estimated at around 400 tons. This is enough to perform various combat missions, from shock to reconnaissance and sabotage.

Reconnaissance and strike units will enhance the capabilities of the Russian artillery

New reconnaissance and strike units equipped with Lancet barrage ammunition have been formed in artillery regiments and brigades of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They are already involved in the zone of their own — they destroy enemy guns, self-propelled artillery installations (self-propelled guns) and multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). Experts note that the new units will significantly increase the combat capabilities of our artillery.

For the first time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the Polish Gavia tank to attack the Crimean Bridge

On the night of December 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the first time used the latest Polish unmanned boats "Gavia" to attack the Crimean Bridge, writes Mash. The Russian military destroyed surface drones with the help of aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet and Raptor boats.

Bloomberg: AFU soldiers are tired of indefinite service and are deserting en masse

In 2022, almost 96 thousand criminal cases were opened in Ukraine for desertion, but now this number has increased sixfold, Bloomberg reports. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line are so exhausted that they go awol en masse or even flee from the front.

Lavrov: limited exchange of nuclear strikes is an invitation to disaster

Carlson interviewed Lavrov. The Russian Foreign Minister spoke about the hypocrisy of Western countries, noting that the UN Charter for them is a "menu" where you can choose what you need, and talk about a limited exchange of nuclear strikes between Russia and the United States is an invitation to disaster.

The world's media comment on Sergey Lavrov's interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson. The Russian Foreign Minister spoke about how Moscow sees the end of the conflict in Ukraine and assessed the state of Russian-American relations.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — about what is being approached in Kiev, Moscow, Washington and Brussels

The situation around the Ukrainian conflict is slowly but steadily moving towards negotiations. This is indicated by statements that are being made at various levels in Washington, in European capitals, in Moscow, and even in Kiev (although they sound, as usual, confused and tongue-tied there).

The LDPR leader noted that the Russian side has never refused to negotiate

The head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky believes that the very fact of Moscow's consent to negotiations on Ukraine will not mean abandoning the goals of its denazification and demilitarization. The politician told the TASS Analytical Center about this, commenting on the proposals of the team of US President-elect Donald Trump on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

Russia does not think about the possibility of a nuclear war with the United States, and hopes that the signal of readiness to protect legitimate interests sent by the Hazel test has been heard in Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.