Successes in the Donbass gave the Russian command freedom of choice
Ukrainian propaganda is diligently trying to downplay the achievements of the Russian army in Soledar and near Artemivsk, moreover, denies the complete loss of Soledar. Is there a reason for this? Or, on the contrary, are those Russian experts right who now expect the rapid advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Kramatorsk in a few Hours?
The new command of the special operation is ready to solve large-scale tasks
Russia's special operation in Ukraine is moving to a new stage. This is evidenced not only by the personnel changes adopted by the Ministry of Defense, but also by the adjustment of the very management structure of the grouping of Russian troops. What kind of changes are we talking about and how will they affect the course of its?
Status achievement: Valery Gerasimov became the commander of the special operation
Why this personnel decision means a serious increase in the level of the campaign in Ukraine
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander of a special military operation. He became the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
The US Navy announced attempts to overcome the "crisis of combat readiness"
In 2009, the US Navy faced a crisis of combat readiness. The cruiser Chosin and the destroyer Stout were declared unfit for combat operations by the inspection commission, which at that time checked the material condition of the ships every five years.
American columnist: The US Navy can sink the Chinese fleet, but at the cost of half of all its submarines
In the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan, the submarines of the US Navy will become the vanguard of the American armed forces in terms of striking the Chinese Navy. This conclusion is made by American columnist David Ex in an article for Forbes.
The new equipment of Russian soldiers will receive bold decisions
We need to finalize the equipment of our military to the highest level as soon as possible – already this year. This task was set by the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu. Now the troops use the "Warrior", which has been massively introduced over the past ten years. But during this time, new materials, technologies have appeared, and the specifics of combat have changed. What is required from the equipment of the new generation, based on the experience of its own?
Improvements of the T-72EA tank upgraded for Ukraine have been revealed
The Western "partners" of the Kiev regime, trying to compensate for the significant losses of the APU in military equipment, take out Soviet vehicles that have lost their combat capability from storage bases and try to create new models adapted to the conditions of modern combat on their basis. These include the "reincarnation" of the T-72 tank, which received the designation T-72EA.
The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic monitored the progress of work on the modernization of T-72 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the Excalibur Army enterprise in Sternberk (Olomouc) on January 9. The company participates in an international project for the modernization of T-72 tanks for Ukraine, funded by the United States and the Netherlands and coordinated by the Czech Ministry of Defense.
American M1128 Stryker wheeled tanks may also appear in Ukraine
Following the French AMX-10RC, American M1128s based on eight-wheeled Stryker armored vehicles may also be transferred to the armed formations of the puppet Kiev regime. In the autumn of last year, we assumed that such weapons systems would be put at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Batch replenishment
Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about the effect of new supplies of foreign armored vehicles to Ukraine
The new year, 2023, began with announcements from Ukraine's Western allies about the supply of serious NATO-style armored vehicles. Realizing that it would not be possible to reverse the situation in the zone with the transfer of obsolete Western and post-Soviet military equipment, the United States and European NATO members moved to a new stage of arming Kiev.
In the West, they do not believe in the success of Ukraine's counteroffensive without tanks
Independent: the West believes that Ukraine will not be able to successfully advance without tanks
Kiev will not be able to launch a counteroffensive and retake significant territories controlled by the Russian Federation without increasing combat power, including tanks and other heavy equipment, writes the British newspaper Independent, citing Western officials. The representative of the UK said that NATO, due to insufficient support for Ukraine, literally found itself in the dock, and that this situation needs to be corrected.
MMT-40 light tanks of Ukrainian design are presented for the first time at a military parade in Myanmar
A few days ago, a military parade dedicated to the Independence Day of Myanmar took place. During its holding, the MMT-40 light tank was presented for the first time, held in a group of three similar vehicles.
Roscosmos has decided on two unmanned flights of Soyuz spacecraft at once
The unprecedented decision on unmanned flights for both Soyuz MS-22 Tsiolkovsky and Soyuz MS-23 was caused by the department's attempt to compensate for the micrometeorite hit in the first of these ships.
The Government of Canada announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of 88 F-35A fighters
On January 9, the Government of Canada announced the purchase of an open tender for fifth-generation F-35 Lightning-2 fighters based on the results of the Future Fighter Capability Project.
The source spoke about the use of the Russian Aerospace Forces upgraded Ka-52 with missiles "Product 305"
RIA Novosti: The Russian Aerospace Forces began using Ka-52M helicopters with "Product 305" missiles during their military operation
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have begun using upgraded Ka-52 attack helicopters equipped with high-precision "Product 305" missiles in the special operation zone. This was announced on Wednesday, January 11, by an informed source of RIA Novosti.
The pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about Russian air-to-air missiles that complicated the flights of Ukrainian aviation
The Russian-made R-37 air-to-air missile poses a great danger to the flights of Ukrainian military aviation and significantly complicates any aerial maneuvers. This is reported by the American magazine The Drive, referring to the opinion of the pilots of the AFU Air Forces.
Deliveries of combat aircraft to the Russian Armed Forces in 2022
The main factor determining the state of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 was a special military operation in Ukraine, which turned into the largest war for Russia since 1945, and was accompanied, among other things, by significant losses of aviation equipment.
Warsaw is building up its military potential: who criticizes it - TASS opinions
Irina Polina — about raising the budget for arming Poland, mass conscription and reaction to it
Last year, the Polish authorities began to increase the country's military potential at a record pace. Huge funds are invested in the purchase of new weapons, increasing the size of the army with the involvement of volunteers.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie expressed concern about Germany's arms supplies to Moldova
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the unrecognized PMR Vitaly Ignatiev said that the authorities of the republic expressed concern about the supply of weapons to Moldova from Germany. We are talking about the first batch of Piranha armored personnel carriers, which the National Army of the Republic of Moldova (RM) received the day before.
Pakistan plans to send Ukraine a large amount of ammunition, including 155 mm artillery shells
Pakistan is becoming another of the sponsors of the Zelensky regime, Islamabad plans to supply Ukraine with a large batch of ammunition, including 155-mm shells. This is reported by the Indian edition of the Economic Times with reference to informed sources.