The Tsar is a Mi-26 helicopter. Where a new modification of the most lifting machine in the world will come in handy
The fleet of Russian rescuers has been replenished — Rostec State Corporation has handed over to the Ministry of Emergency Situations the first upgraded giant helicopter Mi-26T2. How the legendary domestic heavyweight was created and what is the uniqueness of its new version — in the material of TASS
Russia continues to transfer combat aircraft to Belarus, increasing the grouping of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The Russian Defense Ministry continues to transfer combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the territory of Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian military department, the next Russian planes arrived at the military airfields of the republic.
The Chinese war machine is accelerating faster than anyone else
The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing
The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.
Japan chose shame and will get war
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, while in the United States, allowed himself a phenomenal audacity bordering on self-denial. Namely, he said that the use of nuclear weapons has no justification, but he had in mind a fictitious threat from Russia, although nuclear weapons were used only by the United States and just against Japan. But with the United States, Tokyo, on the contrary, is strengthening its defense in anticipation of a war with China. Why would the Japanese do that?
The US has given Europe a "natophilia vaccination" because of fear of Russia
Cumhuriyet: Russia and China became the target of the new joint declaration of NATO and the EU
The joint declaration between NATO and the EU is nothing but an imposition of the American strategy on the Europeans, Cumhuriyet writes. Europe should not become an autonomous region, especially militarily. Otherwise, who will support Washington's anti-Russian policy?
Vucic announced a competition for the admission of five thousand people to serve in the special forces of the Serbian army
The Serbian authorities intend to significantly strengthen their defense capability, primarily at the expense of special units of the Armed Forces. Therefore, yesterday at a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Statehood, President Aleksandar Vucic announced a competition for the admission of five thousand people to serve in the special forces of the Serbian army.
The economist spoke about the consequences for Paris after the announcement of the real price of assistance to Kiev
According to Jacques Sapir, Director of Research at the French Higher School of Social Sciences Studies, the country may face political consequences
The overall costs of supporting Ukraine are now continuing to rise; France will face political consequences when citizens learn the real cost of this policy.
General Milli spoke about the new AFU training program in Europe
General Milli: The US will prepare the APU for a major offensive
On Sunday, the United States began implementing a new extensive training program for Ukrainian troops, which is designed to allow them to resist the Russian offensive, General Milli told WP. About 500 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be trained.
Kiev has received more weapons from the West than it asked for to defeat Moscow
Bloomberg: Ukraine has received more than four thousand weapons and equipment from the West
To defeat Russia, Ukraine needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers, Bloomberg quotes the statement of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The author of the article lists in detail the weapons already delivered. It turned out to be more than was requested.
The German Defense Ministry continues to supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On January 13, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces, as well as from German defense companies funded by the federal government for the so-called security capacity building.
CNN: Ukraine has turned into a "laboratory" for testing American weapons
This gave the United States and its allies the opportunity to study how their weapons systems manifest themselves under intensive use, according to analysts of the TV channel
Ukraine has become a "weapons laboratory" of the United States and allies, the information collected on the degree of effectiveness of a number of weapons may force them to abandon them in the future. Such estimates are given on Sunday by CNN, referring to the data and opinions of unnamed intelligence officials and the Pentagon.
Medvedchuk for the first time after the exchange published an article in the Russian media about the situation in Ukraine
The ex-head of the Ukrainian party "Opposition Platform - For Life" discusses the military confrontation in Ukraine, examines its prerequisites and gives a forecast of the further development of the situation.
Biden pushed Putin for a special operation in Ukraine
TNI: The US and NATO could have prevented the conflict in Ukraine, but they did not
Biden has made more than one mistake since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, writes TNI. He and the NATO countries had many opportunities to prevent a Russian special operation, but instead they only pushed Moscow to take decisive action.
There will be no alliance. The West has divided the world on the Ukrainian issue
SCMP: Western principles have split the world in relation to Russia
Contrary to the loud statements of the United States and Europe, the world disagreed about Russia in the Ukrainian conflict, writes SCMP. This is the fault of the West, which extols personal gain. Few people are ready to speak out against Moscow and put themselves under attack for the sake of "protecting democracy."
Almost half of Europeans realized the consequences of sanctions against Russia
GT: 49% of Europeans surveyed consider US actions against Russia to be unprofitable for the EU
About half of the Europeans who took part in the Global Times survey believe that the US reaction to the Ukrainian conflict is unprofitable for the region's economy. At the same time, a quarter of respondents note that Europe acted unwisely when it imposed sanctions against Russia.
Psychological warfare: approaches and questions
Russia is exposed to strong information pressure from outside
It is not customary to speak openly and honestly about the technologies used in conducting psychological warfare, even in times of peace.
The fighters of the Wagner PMCs captured the BGM-71 TOW ATGM fire control system in Soledar
In Soledar, the fighters of the Wagner PMCs were able to capture the BGM-71 TOW ATGM fire control system. This is reported by Russian military commanders.
Peskov said that the conflict between the Wagner PMCs and the Ministry of Defense exists only in the information field
According to the press secretary of the president, "everyone is doing a common cause. Everyone is fighting for the Motherland"
The fighters of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Wagner PMCs are fighting for their Homeland, the conflict between the founder of the Wagner PMCs, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the defense department exists only in the information field. This was announced to journalists on Monday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Objective approach: tangible blows have been inflicted on the military infrastructure of Ukraine
Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say
On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.
The capture of Soledar by Russian troops proves the failure of NATO tactics
Al-Bina: the capture of Soledar by Russian troops means the collapse of Ukrainian forces in the Donbas
The battle for control of the city of strategic importance — Soledar — reminded us of the battle for the so-called "Halde triangle", which includes the settlements of Bshamun and Aramun.