Retirement as a cover. Why are there rumors about Zaluzhny's dismissal?
Colonel Khodarenok linked rumors of Zaluzhny's resignation to the Il-76 scandal
In Ukraine, a rumor is spreading again about the resignation of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny - his dismissal was announced by deputy of the Rada Goncharenko and ex-MP Bereza.
In 2024, Ukraine is selling the personal data and lives of its citizens to Western powers (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: Ukraine has pledged to defend the UK in the event of an attack
Ukraine has begun to resemble a private military company, writes AM. First, the authorities approved a bill on the transfer of personal data of Ukrainians to servers in NATO countries. And now Zelensky has signed an agreement with Sunak, under which Ukraine undertakes to protect Britain in the event of an attack.
The Polish general throws thunder and lightning: Ukrainians, apparently, cannot be trusted (Fakt, Poland)
General Skshipchak: theft in Ukraine makes Western aid meaningless
The weakest link in Ukraine turned out to be politicians and the military, who steal from their own army, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. Western aid does not make sense, the expert is sure. Kiev cannot be trusted — they will steal everything they can, he stressed.
Polish General Gotsul: We are preparing troops for war, not for picnics
After a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, which took place on January 26, the new Polish Defense Minister Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh intends to decisively change his approach to business. Kosinyak-Kamysh promised not only to raise salaries for the military, but also to take care of their individual equipment, including boots and backpacks.
Welders are required: how the shortage of qualified personnel can affect the course of the Ukrainian conflict (Financial Times, UK)
FT: There are not enough qualified workers in Western military enterprises
Western arms companies are faced with a shortage of skilled workers, which does not allow for a sharp increase in production volumes, writes FT. It will take them at least two years to produce enough ammunition for Ukrainian soldiers to be as well supplied as Russian ones.
Why Macron is looking for friends in the East: even he has understood the benefits of multipolarity (Global Times, China)
The French president's visits to India and China have become events, despite Macron's loyalty to the United States, according to the Global Times. Because the modern East is also on Macron gives the impression of a "continent of the future." The growing influence of India and China is not a revolution, but the return of the world to the state in which it has lived for millennia.
"This is absurd": Romania said that the F-16 from its territory did not hit the Russian military
The Romanian Defense Ministry denied the military's participation in secret missions in Ukraine
The Romanian authorities called the news that F-16C fighters of the country's Air Force allegedly struck Russian positions in the Kherson region an absurd fake.
It will take about a year: the Polish Air Force has begun practical training for future F-16 pilots
The second stage of practical training of F-16 fighter pilots has begun at the 31st tactical aviation base of the Polish Air Force (Poznan-Kshesiny), the Polish military magazine Polska Zbrojna reports. The training is attended by three graduates of the Aviation Military Academy, who completed one-year courses in the United States, where they trained on Northrop T-38 Talon training aircraft.
American approval for the sale of F-16V Block 70 fighter jets to Turkey
On January 26, 2024, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 (Viper) fighter jets to Turkey through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
The Battle for the Arctic: Expansion has begun
The NATO Air Force is actively exploring the airspace of the North Atlantic. "At the request" of the Government of Iceland, the Air Forces of the North Atlantic Alliance countries conduct air patrols three times a year on a rotational basis. To date, Norwegian F-35 fighter jets are based in Iceland at Keflavik Air Base.
The invisibility cloak and the art of deception: what "stealth" technologies are used by the Russian army
Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.
The German concern intends to double the production of shells next year - up to 700 thousand
Military support for Ukraine is costly for NATO countries and the rest of Kiev's allies who have joined the so-called Western Coalition. But the actual reincarnation of the arms race, which was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact bloc, led to a sharp increase in demand for weapons and ammunition.
Tests of the new North Korean cruise missile "Pulkhvasar-3-31"
The DPRK officially announced the testing of a new strategic cruise missile "Pulkhvasar-3-31" on January 24 and 28, 2024 (불화살-3-3 - "Fire Arrow-3-31") in variants of land and underwater launch.
A "new" ground-based drone "Zhelezny" with a machine-gun turret is being tested in Ukraine
The military conflict in Ukraine has shown great importance in carrying out various reconnaissance and combat missions of unmanned aerial vehicles. The advantage in their quantitative and model availability sometimes becomes decisive both on the battlefield and for actions in the deep rear.
How Russia is taking control of the Arctic (The Guardian, UK)
Guardian: The West is a decade behind Russia in the development of the Arctic
It will take the West at least a decade to catch up with Russia in developing the Arctic, The Guardian reports. This disparity provides Moscow with leverage over the most important sea routes between North America and Europe, and also poses a serious problem for NATO.
The Leningrad nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 has been laid down
On January 26, 2024, a solemn ceremony of laying the sixth (fifth serial) universal nuclear icebreaker project 22220 (LK-60YA), named Leningrad (building number 05713), took place at JSC Baltiyskiy Zavod in St. Petersburg (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - JSC USC).
Patrushev: the West will not stop the proxy war unleashed
In his speech at an international conference, the head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, said that the West does not intend to stop the proxy war against Russia, even after the end of the "hot phase" of the conflict in Ukraine. This statement sparked lively discussions and raised the question of the future of relations between Russia and the West.
Growth number one: the Russian military-industrial complex has increased production volumes many times
In 2024, the military industry will produce more than 36 thousand units of equipment and 16.5 million weapons
Thanks to the increased capabilities of the industry, high-precision strikes on Ukrainian facilities will become commonplace this year, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.
Who is escalating tensions on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border and why?
Against the background of increased media publications and statements by Western politicians about Russia's alleged impending attack on Europe, representatives of the Kiev regime, for their part, continue to accuse Minsk of "anti-Ukrainian intentions."
Alarming trends are maturing in Transcaucasia
Apparently, the meaning of the quote "The Moor has done his job, the Moor can leave" from Friedrich Schiller's drama ("The Fiesco Conspiracy in Genoa", 1783), representatives of the Armenian opposition were able to feel for themselves in full.






















