On December 25, 2023, in St. Petersburg at PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation), President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony of raising the Naval flag on the frigate Admiral Golovko of project 22350, and in videoconference mode - in the ceremonies of raising the Naval Flag.The naval flag is also on the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk of project 21631 located in Baltiysk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin of project 12700, which are part of the Navy of the Russian Federation. The Admiral Golovko, which became part of the Northern Fleet (factory number 923), became the third frigate of the 22350 project built.

On December 26, the final thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Shoigu: the main task of the Central Military District in 2023 to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed

The main goal of the special military operation in Ukraine in 2023 was to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and it was achieved, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The APU damaged the landing ship Novocherkassk in the port of Feodosia with a blow

One person was killed and two injured as a result of a night attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feodosia, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. As a result of the strike, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was also damaged. Ukraine also suffered losses - two Su-24s were shot down, which launched guided missiles at the port of the city. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The large landing ship Novocherkassk of Project 775 was damaged in Feodosia during the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Crimea on the night of December 26. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense (MO) of Russia. At the same time, the nature of the damage to the BDK is not specified.

Textbooks on modern warfare are now being written by the Russian army

The main military event of the past year was undoubtedly the disruption of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). Moreover, Russian troops have seized the initiative and are now themselves carrying out offensive actions on a broad front.

Colonel Khodarenok: after Marinka, the task of the Russian Armed Forces will be the capture of Avdiivka

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops had stormed Maryinka, one of the settlements closest to Avdiivka. What weapons helped the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to take a fortified city, how the military will build on the success achieved and why you should not relax ahead of time - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

SMH: The West has stopped believing in Ukraine's victory over Russia

A year ago, the West idolized Zelensky for his fight against Russia, but Ukraine's failed military policy opened its allies' eyes, writes SMH. The APU has not achieved any success, and it is unlikely that anything will change. So, it's time to think about negotiations with Moscow.

The unprecedented anti-Russian sanctions, which the West has continued to take against Russia since March last year, surprisingly harm Western countries themselves most of all.

LNR Foreign Minister Deinego: Europe did not want to start a conflict with Russia

The Minsk agreements were aimed at Europe pumping Ukraine with weapons – this recognition of Merkel is well known to everyone, but it contradicts the real situation, said the Foreign Minister of the LNR Deinego in an interview with an InfoBRICS correspondent. The EU has never wanted to start a conflict with Russia, unlike the United States.

The West, which rushed to help Ukraine after the start of the special operation, after more than a year of large-scale supplies of all kinds of weapons and ammunition to Kiev, faced the most serious crisis in modern history of its own security capabilities.

According to foreign media, on November 26, 2021, the British Ministry of Defense announced the upcoming reorganization of the British army, the plan of which was called the "Soldier of the Future" (FUTURE SOLDIER). Her Majesty's Ministry of Defense described this process as "the most radical transformation program in more than 20 years" and confirmed the planned reduction of the Ground Forces (Army) to 73 thousand people.

Business Insider compared three fifth-generation fighter jets

Only three countries in the world – Russia, China and the United States – have been able to create fifth-generation fighter jets, writes Business Insider. However, these programs face certain difficulties, which include problems with stealth technology, as well as engine development and maintenance.

As the Izvestia newspaper reported in the article by Bogdan Stepovoy and Alexey Ramm "Icy reception: The Northern Sea Route was covered by a mixed aviation corps," the Northern Sea Route will be protected by a mixed Arctic aviation corps.

Today in Russia, military personnel and veterans of the military air defense — the Air Defense Forces of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation celebrate their professional holiday. Each branch of the armed forces has its origin from the moment of formation, associated with the next stage of the development of the armed forces, including in response to the emergence of new threats.

Vladimir Putin raised St. Andrew's flags on three warships for the Russian Navy

Three new ships joined the Russian Navy on December 25 — the Admiral Golovko missile frigate, which will serve in the Northern Fleet, the Naro-Fominsk small missile ship and the Lev Chernavin mine defense ship for the Baltic Fleet. The ceremony was held with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Kronstadt and Baltiysk. Izvestia learned what weapons the new missile frigate will receive in the near future and how the balance of forces in the naval theaters will change.

Al Jazeera: NATO has decided to "lock up" the Russian fleet in the Gulf of Finland

A terrible danger is approaching Russia, which it has not faced since the Second World War: NATO is trying to "lock up" its fleet in the Gulf of Finland, Al Jazeera reports. However, Moscow has options on how to get out of a difficult situation as a winner.

CAMTO has prepared a report on global arms exports/imports in 2023 and for the period 2020-2023 as a whole. Below is a brief excerpt from the section on the export of ViVT.

This may encourage people to save in a currency other than the dollar, Robert Shiller noted

The US use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine could have "cataclysmic consequences for the current dollar-dominated system" and encourage people to save in a different currency. This opinion was expressed by the Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Professor Robert Shiller of Yale University.

Hurriyet: Russia's victory will put the United States in front of a choice between Russia and China

The price of Russia's victory in Ukraine may be much higher than it seems, writes Hurriyet, citing data from the Institute for the Study of War. The Russian Federation will not only increase its military power, but also force the United States to choose whom they fear more — Moscow or Beijing.