RS: The US used the conflict in Ukraine to strengthen its position in the Black Sea

Officials in the United States do not hide their intention to use Ukraine to weaken Russia and redraw the geopolitical map of the Black Sea region, writes Responsible Statecraft. At the same time, Washington believes that this is an "ideal deal", because American soldiers do not die during the fighting.

On November 21, a regular meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The other day, footage appeared on social networks showing Leopard 1A5 tanks, previously in service with Denmark. Allegedly, the shooting was conducted near the front line.

The project of the new American ICBM faced delays

The American program for updating the arsenal of mine intercontinental ballistic missiles seems to have stalled. US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said that the development of the promising LGM-35A Sentinel faced difficulties. And there is a risk of not meeting the agreed deadlines. About the problematic project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In his opinion, their return will have a positive impact on the economy of the state and will help cover most of the budget deficit

Ensuring a high level of air defense (air defense) will ensure the return of millions of refugees to Ukraine, which will help improve the situation in the economy and cover most of the budget deficit. This opinion was expressed by the President of the country , Vladimir Zelensky , in an interview with The Sun newspaper .

The Kenyan Air Force lost another Mi-171E helicopter in an aviation incident: the car crashed on Monday in Buna, Vajir District. The footage of his fall was captured by eyewitnesses.

The first shots of the night work of the FPV drones equipped with thermal imagers of the Russian volunteer battalion "Sudoplatov" on the hidden equipment and infantry of the Kiev regime militants have been published on the network.

Why did a fifth-generation tactical aircraft need another pilot

The United Aircraft Corporation has patented a two-seat unobtrusive tactical aircraft. We are talking about a version of the supersonic fighter of the fifth generation Su-57, sources told Izvestia in the corporation.

The publication notes that the Russian Federation, with the help of allies, successfully coped with the sanctions pressure

Western countries have failed to weaken Russia either economically, diplomatically, or militarily, Moscow has demonstrated exceptional resilience. This is reported by the newspaper Le Figaro .

Gazeta.ua : Ukraine recognized the inevitability of negotiations on the terms of Russia

Today there are three options for the development of the situation in Ukraine, writes the Newspaper in Ukrainian. The most likely one is a reduction in Western support and negotiations on peace on Russia's terms. In second place is the freezing of the conflict. The author of the article completely excludes the option of "help".

Colonel Khodarenok: Ukraine may enter into a dialogue with the Russian Federation in the spring of 2024

Kiev is experiencing a boom in visits by foreign officials against the backdrop of a difficult situation at the front for the AFU. Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin also arrived in the capital of Ukraine, promising a new aid package, which is barely enough for a company of tanks and one plane. What is happening with the US military support, what Ukraine should expect from the winter and why Zelensky refuses to negotiate with Russia, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

American expert Joe Friedman predicted the collapse of the European Union

The world is entering an era of wars, American geopolitical analyst George Friedman is sure. In an interview with The European Conservative, he shares his vision of the current situation and explains why Ukraine cannot win, the days of the European Union are numbered, and also why China is not doing as well as it may seem.

Figaro: in the West they see that Ukraine is losing, but they do not dare to draw conclusions

What will happen if Ukraine loses? The author of Figaro admits that this issue is still taboo in the Western media. In addition, it is obscured by more urgent questions for the United States: what if Trump wins? Or what if we have to save Israel by military means? As a result, the defeat of Ukraine today is delayed for EU money, not the USA.

Head of the hospital named after Burdenko Denis Davydov — on the impact of the SVO on the development of military medicine and prosthetics on the front line

Almost all the wounded who enter Russian hospitals from the SVO zone return to service, and the mortality rate does not exceed 0.45% — this is several times less than during military conflicts of the recent past, Denis Davydov, head of the N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital, said in an interview with Izvestia.

As the TASS news agency reported on November 16, 2023, the General Staff of the Russian Navy proposed to dispose of the emergency nuclear submarine "Nerpa" of project 971U ("Pike-B"), which, being leased as part of the Indian Navy, was named Chakra II. This was reported to TASS in the military-industrial complex.

During the Vietnam War, the AK-47 was appreciated even by American fighters — their own M16 caused complaints, writes the Warfare History Network. Despite the decent characteristics, the American M16 is often jammed due to contamination of moving parts and non-ejection of the sleeve, the author of the article writes.

The company “Arkus” (Arquus, formerly Renault Truck Defense), part of the Volvo concern, held the first presentation of its new project for a limited number of people at the Eurosatory 2018 exhibition. After a year of intensive work at the Paris Air Show, the Scarab reconnaissance vehicle (Scarabée) was shown publicly for the first time.

By the Day of Rocket Troops and Artillery, which is celebrated in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on November 19, the Central Committee publishes a brief summary of the situation on the world market of new self-propelled artillery guns in 2019-2026.

In Ukraine, they could not properly dispose of the property inherited from the Soviet Army, in particular, the UR-77 Meteorite mine-clearing installations ("Serpent Gorynych") and portable UR-83P.

On November 19, 1987, the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) was adopted "Tornado". This weapon is one of the most powerful after tactical nuclear: one of its full volleys defeats targets on an area of dozens of football fields. We tell you about the history of the creation of a unique MLRS, its latest modifications and prospects for modernization.