Putin held a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense. The main thing
Putin urged to analyze NATO weapons and use them for the construction of the Russian Armed Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, at which topical issues of the foreign agenda of the Russian Federation were touched upon, in particular, the course of a special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The main statements of the Russian leader are in the material of Izvestia.
"Only this is needed." What will change in the Russian army
In Moscow, at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the outgoing year, discussed proposals to strengthen the army. About what decisions were made — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Speech by the Minister of Defense of Russia at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
On December 21, 2022, an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held in Moscow at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of President - Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during which the results of the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 were summed up and tasks for the next period were defined. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, made a report at an expanded meeting of the Board.
A steel cutting ceremony was held in Bulgaria for the second multi-purpose patrol ship of the MMVP type
Bulgaria has started construction of the second MMPV-type multi-purpose patrol ship, the steel cutting ceremony was held at the MTG Dolphin shipyard in Varna. The work was started by the Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Navy, the Managing Director of NVL Group and the Executive director of MTG-Dolphin.
The military of Russia and China begin exercises in the East China Sea
Naval maneuvers of Russia and China with practical missile and artillery firing will start in the East China Sea on Wednesday.
NYT: Pentagon reflects Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine
The US cybersecurity forces are providing Ukraine with comprehensive assistance in repelling attacks by Russian hackers.
The Ministry of Defense has approved the terms of reference for the creation of equipment of the fourth generation "Legionnaire"
The promising equipment of the fourth generation "Legionnaire", which in the future should replace the equipment "Warrior" and "Centurion", will soon acquire its own features, the Ministry of Defense has approved the tactical and technical task for development. This was reported by a source in the Russian defense industry.
Armored gifts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Poroshenko MLS SHIELD - the Russian army destroys
The Russian army is stubbornly grinding various armored vehicles that are in service with Ukrainian neo-Nazi formations.
Shoigu: Western countries try not to notice the Ukrainian elements of nuclear blackmail
According to the Russian Defense Minister, the Russian military in Ukraine is opposed by the combined forces of the West
The Ukrainian side resorts to prohibited methods of struggle, including elements of nuclear blackmail, but Western countries do not notice them. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the final board of the military department with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Shoigu: The Strategic Nuclear Forces of the Russian Federation practiced a nuclear strike in response to the use of WMD during the exercises
The Minister of Defense recalled that an Arctic expedition was conducted in the eastern sector of the Arctic and in Chukotka
During special exercises in 2022, the Strategic Nuclear Forces of Russia successfully fulfilled the tasks of delivering a massive nuclear strike in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by the enemy. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the final board of the military department with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Lithuania has signed an agreement on the acquisition of HIMARS missile systems
On December 15, 2022, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anushauskas, during an official visit to Washington, signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on Lithuania's purchase of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket) land-based missile systems through the US intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS). System) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, including missile ammunition.
Macron promised to deliver an additional batch of Crotale air defense systems and Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine
France will continue to supply weapons to Kiev, the next package of military aid will go to Ukraine at the beginning of next year. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Greek Defense Ministry said it had not received proposals to replace air defense systems for transfer to Ukraine
According to Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos, this will also require the issuance of an appropriate permit from the main manufacturer
Greece has not received an official proposal to replace the Soviet S-300 missile systems based on the Greek island of Crete with other air defense systems in order to send the S-300 to Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos in an interview posted on Wednesday by the Greek information portal newsbomb.gr .
Advice from London: don't waste all the Patriots on Ukraine. Remember about China
Guardian: The US needs to think hard before giving its valuable Patriot missiles to Ukraine
An expert from the British analytical center RUSI advises the Americans to supply Patriot air defense missiles to Kiev, but to do it selectively, the Guardian reports. This approach is not connected with concern for the cause of peace, it's just that the author is sorry to spend such a rare weapon on the needs of Ukrainians. After all, there is a fight with China ahead.
The Mars probe InSight has not contacted. NASA assumes that he has gone silent forever
Last Sunday, an attempt to communicate with the InSight research landing platform, which has worked on Mars for more than four years, failed. The device, which has considerably exceeded its service life, did not respond and, most likely, will never be able to. Over the past few months, the energy output of its solar panels has been continuously declining.
Turkish warplanes took off from Kiev's Boryspil airport 10 months after the start of its
Two Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the Turkish Air Force took off from Boryspil Airport in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This was reported by several Ukrainian mass media at once.
The Turkish company Baykar has started testing the Kizilelma shock UAV
The Turkish company Baykar TECH on its Twitter page announced the beginning of flight tests of a prototype of the Kizilelma jet strike unmanned aerial vehicle.
The crews of the Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO continue to destroy military infrastructure facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces during the SVO
The crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO fighters continue to strike at military infrastructure facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using a wide range of aviation weapons. The video is presented on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
Few people will miss 2022
Project Syndicate: 2022 confirmed that the lessons of history continue to be ignored
In the outgoing year 2022, we have convinced not only that history is returning, but also that it retains the ability to surprise us, writes the author of the article in Project Syndicate. He names the ten main events of the outgoing year and offers to learn from them.
The Pentagon is going to give military retirees more time to transition into civilian life
The U.S. Army plan, which will take effect on January 1, 2023, will allow active-duty military personnel to submit "retirement" packages of documents at least 12 months before the required retirement date. At the same time, it will now be possible to start submitting documents earlier, but no more than two years before it. According to the idea of the authors of the new rules, this should make it possible to alleviate the crisis in connection with the end of service, which many servicemen face when leaving the army.