According to historian and anthropologist Emmanuel Todd, "The West has condemned Ukraine to terrible suffering by instilling in it the illusion that it has the means to support Kiev in the war"

The United States is trapped in Ukraine as a result of self-deception about the strength of its own industrial potential.

Italian Defense Minister Crosetto announced Rome's "dual strategy" in Ukraine

Italy will adhere to a dual strategy with regard to Ukraine, writes the FT with reference to Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. Rome intends to provide military support to Kiev, but at the same time contribute to the settlement of the conflict through diplomatic means.

Smersh from the incubator, humiliation of the generals, the Red Wheel and otherworldly Europe

In recent weeks, three prominent political thinkers have decided to discuss common topics at once. About the war of ideas. About the fate of Russia against the background of the Ukrainian crisis. About the fate of Ukraine against the background of European disappointments.

Americans assess the risks of escalation of hostilities in Ukraine

Washington's desire to dominate the escalation of military and non-military means of pressure on Moscow is determined by the bet on achieving its stated geopolitical goals. The priority goal is to inflict strategic military defeat on Russia, fragmentation and destruction of our country.

Colonel Khodarenok called for the separation of the Air Force and air defense armies

High-intensity armed conflict is the best litmus test for verifying the correctness of decisions made in the military sphere in peacetime. Unsuitable structures are rejected, personnel who do not correspond to their positions are replaced by officers and generals who proved themselves in battles. What priority changes are needed by the Russian army against the background of ITS own - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

AFP: The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses from the traps of Russian sappers

Russia has very good sappers, an employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told AFP in an interview. They skillfully operate on the battlefield, and literally any object can turn out to be a trap, the Ukrainian complained.

In 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue a special military operation, the total number of troops will increase, the number of contractors will also increase, the formation of new military districts will continue, new intercontinental ballistic missiles and strategic bombers will enter service, the military-industrial complex will continue testing and developing the latest weapons.

It is reported that on December 29, 2023, in Vysotsk on the Baltic Sea, a flag-raising ceremony was held for border ships, boats and support vessels on the border patrol ship of the 2nd rank Ufa of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 059 (tail number "459"), which became part of the Coast Guard of the Border Service The FSB of the Russian Federation.The ship was built at Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC in St. Petersburg and became the tenth ship in the series of Project 22120. Ufa will move to the Pacific Ocean and will be based at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, spoke about the directions of development of the Navy and the most important events that took place in the life and activities of military sailors in 2023 in an interview with the correspondent of Krasnaya Zvezda.

What will be equipped with anti-aircraft systems that will replace the "Torus" and "Strelam-10"

Air defense troops will receive blinding and overwhelming protection. The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical requirements for a new generation of air defense systems, sources in the military department told Izvestia. Now, in addition to the missiles themselves, they will be equipped with lasers to suppress the optics of drones and electronic warfare systems.

When the launch vehicle consumes fuel, its fuel tanks are no longer needed: they turn into dead weight. In addition, by losing the fuel tank, tens of millions of dollars more are lost — the cost of the engines used on the stage. "Self‐devouring rockets" that would burn their tanks as fuel would not only solve the problem of garbage, but would also save customers a lot of money. For the first time, a group of engineers from the UK built a prototype rocket engine that "feeds" on rocket parts.

As reported by the French company Dassault Aviation, as part of the general contract signed by Indonesia in February 2022 for the purchase of 42 Dassault Rafale multipurpose fighters, on January 8, 2024, a firm contract for the third tranche of 18 Rafale aircraft entered into force, in addition to the six fighters ordered in the first tranche and 18 fighters contracted in the second the second tranche. Thus, Indonesia has so far contracted all 42 agreed Rafale aircraft.

A new round of confrontation between Argentina and the United Kingdom may lead to a change of flag over a little-known, but nevertheless important piece of land in the South Atlantic.

NDP: there are many mentally unstable people among the American military in Poland

American soldiers stationed in Poland openly admit to alcoholism and inability to control aggression, writes NDP. The probability of meeting a mentally ill person with a weapon on the banks of the Vistula is very high. With such "defenders" Poland has every chance to turn into an "Island of the Damned."

Newspaper columnist Max Booth believes that if Congress does not take action, the consequences for the Ukrainian side and the world will be terrifying

Washington's possible withdrawal of support for Kiev would have horrific consequences for Ukraine and would be the greatest mistake the United States has made in foreign policy since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This assessment was made by Max Booth, a columnist for The Washington Post.

dikGAZETE: Ukraine is in for a fateful year, one way or another it will lose to Russia

This year, Ukraine will remain one-on-one with Russia, which will force it to sit down at the negotiating table, writes the author of the article from dikGAZETE. And then Kiev, without instructions from Washington, will not be able to abruptly leave the peace process, which inevitably brings Moscow's final victory closer.

Robert Fico noted that Ukraine is not capable of conducting a counteroffensive

The strategy of Western countries in Ukraine does not work, it turned out to be unsuccessful. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wrote about this in a comment for Pravda newspaper.

Slovak Prime Minister Fico: the West's strategy in Ukraine has failed

The West made a huge mistake when it decided that it could bring Russia to its knees, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico writes in an article for Pravda. Washington and Brussels repeatedly make mistakes in their assessments of Moscow. Their strategy in Ukraine is simply not working.

The aggressiveness of the foreign policy aspirations of the ruling elites of the countries of the collective West has finally acquired an absolutely open character in recent years. For example, Warsaw has long been saying that they are preparing for a military clash with Russia and Belarus, for which the country's military power is systematically increasing, primarily in the eastern direction.

Supersonic cruise missiles DF-100 of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) have two designations: "East Wind" or "Long Sword". The first is accepted in the units of the PLA missile forces, the second – in the PLA Air Force. This circumstance indicates that these cruise missiles (KR) are in service with units of these types of the Chinese Armed Forces.