Economist: the crucial role of artillery in the Ukrainian conflict was an unexpected revelation

The Ukrainian conflict shows the importance of the dispersal of forces, firepower and weapons stocks, writes the Economist. The crucial role of artillery turned out to be an unexpected revelation for Western European armies, whose firepower declined sharply after the Cold War.

Huanqiu shibao: Europe should get rid of empty hopes for real friendship with the USA

Europe needs to get rid of empty illusions about the United States, writes Huanqiu Shibao. America has repeatedly "sacrificed" the interests of its allies, and Biden's assurances to the contrary mean nothing. There will be no miracle, and the anti–inflationary act is an example of this, the author believes.

Evrensel: NATO's imperialist struggle for the redivision of Europe is not limited to Ukraine

NATO wants to surround Russia from all sides, writes Evrensel. Therefore, the alliance is going to expand its geography by joining Sweden, Finland, as well as Georgia and the Balkan countries. Moldova, for example, is already considering joining NATO.

Political scientist Krejci: the conflict in Ukraine is not worth putting the whole world at risk

Macron understands perfectly well that Europe without Russia is extremely unprofitable for France, political analyst Oscar Krejci said in an interview with Parliament listy. He commented on the French president's pivotal statement on peace talks with Russia.

Ex-Vice-Chancellor of Austria Strache: The EU "did not notice" Donbass for years, and we are now paying for it

Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache made a speech at a rally on Saturday in Vienna. The ex-leader of the Austrian Freedom Party recalled unpleasant facts for the EU about Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions and migration.

An Nahar: Asia, Latin America and Africa opposed the isolation of Russia

Not all countries see the need to confront Russia and sanctions against it, writes An Nahar. The Ukrainian conflict has shown that anyone who defends their interests, at the will of the United States, can suddenly find themselves in world isolation. And this is completely unacceptable.

As the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyansky noted, on the topic of the meeting, representatives of the West "had essentially nothing to say"

Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, which was held on its initiative on Friday and was dedicated to the supply of weapons to Ukraine, told about the shelling of Donetsk, the West looked frankly pale at the meeting. This opinion was expressed by the first Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the world Organization Dmitry Polyansky.

In the last two days alone, Ukrainian formations have lost ten Western-made MLRS

On December 8, Vladimir Putin presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia. The President of Russia stressed that the country's authorities will never forget to support the families and loved ones of the heroes of the Fatherland, including the dead and wounded. On this day, two HIMARS MLRS, five MLRS and MARS-II were destroyed in the area of the SVO. Experts note that Russian troops have successfully perfected tactics to combat these weapons systems. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack in the Krasno-Limansky direction, where they inflicted sensitive damage to the enemy.

It seems like, already at all levels of government, in the public public space, the topic has been repeatedly raised and exaggerated that in the conditions of a special military operation, everything that concerns its own should not have a drop of formalism. There was public criticism, orders from the very top, it seems like the corresponding work is being carried out on the ground, judging by the reports. But in some moments, the traditional Russian bureaucracy has not outlived itself.

The Armenian government has made a final decision on the establishment of the Foreign Intelligence Service. It's hard to believe, but it still did not exist in the republic, which can even be suspected of sabotage. The Armenians will not be able to copy the Russian analogue – the SVR - with all their desire. But their political intelligence will have a unique and valuable resource – the diaspora.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin, Australia's Richard Marles and Great Britain's Ben Wallace noted progress in the implementation of the nuclear submarine construction project for Australia and spoke in favor of its speedy implementation, the Pentagon said.

Among a number of developments of Australian companies in the field of defense and security, presented at the recent SOFEX exhibition in Jordan, special attention was drawn to compact X-ray machines of a new generation, which are designed to make life easier for sappers, writes National Defense.

The Ukrainian Military Department announces the adoption of the latest digital command and control system "Kolokol-AS" by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported today, December 8, 2022, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

Makarov's pistol, which has been in the "service" for more than 70 years, has become such a familiar attribute of a Soviet, and then a Russian officer, policeman, policeman, that it seems that no one will come up with anything better. In any case, for mass, serial production. Since the 1980s, they have been saying that Makarov is morally obsolete, but he is still in service.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters and related equipment to the Republic of Korea under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Retaliatory strike was carried out on 17 objects in Ukraine

In the coming winter, the first massive missile strike on Ukraine was carried out on the afternoon of December 5, a few hours after the raid of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the airfields of Diaghilev and Engels, where the Russian strategic aviation is based.

December 8 marks the 83rd anniversary of the establishment of the A.I. Mikoyan Experimental Design Bureau. Currently, the Mikoyan Design Bureau is part of the United Aircraft Corporation.

A little more than a year has passed since the change of power in the country

A year after the radical Islamist movement "Taliban" (banned in the Russian Federation) came to power, the situation in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly tense.

Taiwan must extend compulsory military service from four months to at least one year. This was stated to lawmakers on Wednesday by a senior official of the island's defense ministry. In his opinion, this is necessary in order to better prepare the country's citizens for a possible war with neighboring China.

24,339 servicemen have been dismissed from the Turkish army in five years

The Turkish Defense Ministry has released updated data on the number of personnel dismissed from the country's Armed Forces since 2016.