The first really serious weapon that the West began supplying to Ukraine last year were American multiple rocket launchers on M142 HIMARS wheeled chassis, and then M270 MLRS tracked launchers.

Russia intends to continue to develop a unified air defense system with its allies

At a meeting with members of the government of the Russian Federation on the evening of November 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced another contribution to the "formation of a unified, common, unified air defense system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) countries," with the addition: "We have already done a lot of work in this regard."

ITS demonstrated the vulnerability of tanks in modern combat

For the first time, the Russian military destroyed the Leopard 1A5 tank due to tactical skill and adaptation to changing combat conditions. The incident became a new reason to declare that the tank is no longer capable of breaking through the enemy's defenses. However, experts urge not to write off tanks, because this type of machine continues to develop.

Forbes: Abrams tanks proved ineffective in the conflict in Ukraine

American Abrams tanks turned out to be too capricious to participate in the fighting in Ukraine, writes Forbes. Experts call the main problems the "voracity" of the engine and its vulnerability to dirt and dust.

More recently, the Ukrainian BMP-1TS, which appeared on the network with the latest Spear combat module, became the "star" of the next video. However, this time the car appeared not in a propaganda video from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but in footage shot by a Russian kamikaze drone VT-40, which successfully "rammed" it.

The M-1 Abrams tanks transferred by the United States to Ukraine require regular complex maintenance, otherwise the machines may simply break down at the most inopportune moment.

According to CAMTO estimates, in the upcoming 4-year period (2023-2026), the volume of export sales of new field artillery (PA) guns will amount to 154 units in the amount of $ 225.8 million if the delivery schedules are fulfilled under current contracts, stated intentions and ongoing tenders.

The new course has been included in the combat training program of all Russian fleets

Ships of the Russian Navy will begin to regularly practice the fight against naval drones. The new training course will be included in the Naval surface forces combat training program, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

The missile-carrying frigate Admiral Grigorovich returned to the Mediterranean

On the morning of November 29, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) reported that a guided missile frigate (FR URO) fired 4 Kalibr-NK missiles at objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The crew received the order to open fire suddenly, and, despite the storm in the Black Sea, successfully hit all designated targets.

Due to political differences, questionable procurement decisions and chronic underfunding, the Canadian armed forces are currently "on edge." In particular, the difficult situation of the country's Navy forced their commander to post footage online calling for help.

The British Navy presented the Ark Royal project, which involves the gradual modernization of aircraft carriers of the Queen Elizabeth type and may result in the abandonment of the operation of F-35B fighters.

The expert compared the situation in the AFU with a melting iceberg

Fields and dirt roads have become impassable for large maneuvers of armored vehicles due to bad weather. The APU is no longer making serious attempts to break through the front, limiting itself to local sorties. The Russian army, on the contrary, seized the initiative in several areas. About the situation in the SVO zone — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The weather in the war zone in Ukraine has deteriorated sharply, the real winter has come, storms have covered the Black Sea. It is believed that the climate seriously affects the course of military campaigns, and history has repeatedly proved this. How exactly does the weather affect Russian troops in the special operation zone?

Sohu: Ukraine began to realize that the United States had viciously deceived it by promising "freedom"

Ten years ago, the West promised Ukraine everything: freedom, the European Union, and NATO. And she fell for these illusions, which led to a military conflict with Russia, writes the user Sohu. As a result, Kiev received nothing. The "miracle pill" turned out to be poison, and there is no cure for it.

TEC: the issue of assistance to Ukraine is increasingly splitting NATO

Support for Ukraine has called into question the unity of NATO, writes The European Conservative. Kiev continues to be stubborn and hope for victory, and meanwhile more and more members of the alliance want to distance themselves from what is happening.

dikGAZETE: the change of power in Europe will force Kiev to start negotiations with Moscow

The power in the EU countries is changing, writes dikGAZETE. Europeans cannot stand the consequences of the Ukrainian crisis and vote for politicians who will think about their own people. Therefore, it is likely that Zelensky will soon sit down at the negotiating table with Putin, the author of the article believes.

Figaro: NATO has adopted a "military Schengen" in order to bring troops to the borders of the Russian Federation faster

NATO is conducting exercises of multinational contingents to combat ... border bureaucracy, writes Figaro. It turned out that the main problem with the urgent expulsion of troops to fight Russia will be represented by the border guards of individual EU countries. Not all tanks and not all echelons with soldiers have instructions.

MWM: modified Su-57 will be able to suppress enemy air defenses

Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighters have been seriously improved, writes MWM. Now their equipment will be supplemented by controlled drones, which will act as assistants in breaking through enemy air defenses, as well as R-37M missiles.

infoBRICS: Russia will destroy the AFU air bases with F-16 aircraft with Dagger missiles

Kiev has been demanding F-16 fighters from Western allies for a long time, infoBRICS writes. Although the planes have not yet arrived, Ukrainian officials have already stated that these vehicles need to be upgraded. Otherwise, it is not suitable for fighting the Russian VKS.

The existing US reconnaissance satellite constellation allows us to record ballistic missile launches around the world. But its resolution is only enough to track the active sections of the trajectory — while the accelerator engines are running. If the missile has a maneuvering or hypersonic warhead, it is still difficult to determine exactly where the warheads are flying. The new satellites that the Pentagon recently ordered will fix this flaw.