On January 6, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of combat coordination of crews of modernized T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks that entered service with the Central Military District (CVO) in the zone of a special operation to protect Donbass.

Helps fight artillery, supports infantry, hits stationary targets

The special operation in Ukraine showed that the tank has not lost its relevance in the conflicts of the XXI century, although disputes about its role and place in the army have not subsided since its appearance on the fields of the First World War.

And what opportunities will the novelty give to Strategic Missile Forces

Last year was the year of the beginning of flight tests and deployment of the newest Russian heavy liquid intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 "Sarmat". Today it is the most powerful combat missile in the world, and never before has the Russian industry produced such a complex and unique product in its capabilities. Izvestia was looking into what heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are in general and how the Sarmat is so different from other samples.

The incentive for the development of aviation and rocket power plants has always been the desire for greater speed. The growing need for speeds in the atmosphere of at least Mach 5 has led to the emergence of new and innovative solutions for the so-called hypersonic flight.

Israeli military pilots who have third-country passports in addition to Israeli citizenship will no longer be able to perform the functions of piloting the latest F-35 fighter jets. This decision was made by the US Department of Defense in order to protect information and technology.

naTemat: IT specialists and translators will be called up to the Polish army

In 2023, for military training, the Polish army will call for people without army service experience, but "with qualifications attractive to the army," for example, doctors, veterinarians and IT specialists. Is it possible for Poles to appeal the decision on conscription? Read in the naTemat material.

Javan: Turkey is offered to be kicked out of NATO "for disobedience"

Former national security adviser to the administration of former US President Donald Trump, a radical hawk of American politics John Bolton suggested that Turkey would need to be excluded from NATO, the Iranian edition Javan reports. So the former adviser proposes to "punish" Ankara for cooperation with Russia, the author of the article notes.

The NATO Mission in Kosovo (KFOR) rejected Belgrade's request for the return of Serbian security forces to the autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.

The American online publication POLITICO in the material by Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary "Biden will send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. And tanks could be next" ("Biden will send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. And the tanks may be as follows") informs about the upcoming deliveries of M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft guided missiles to Ukraine as American military assistance, as well as about the gradual movement of the United States to supply Ukraine with M1 Abrams main tanks.

Politico: Ukraine will receive light tanks developed in the West for the first time

France decided to be the first to transfer armored vehicles to Ukraine, but its cars turned out to be old and poorly armored, writes Politico. Ukraine would agree to Leclerc tanks, but there are no "free" ones for delivery in French arsenals.

On January 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new, the largest one-time package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.075 billion so far. The central part of the new aid package was the provision of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time. For the first time, a number of other weapons are also distinguished.

According to Alexey Reznikov, the number of people who were approved by the country's president Vladimir Zelensky has not yet been called up in Ukraine

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said that at the moment there is no need for additional mobilization, but this may change at any time depending on the situation on the contact line.

According to Alexey Reznikov, it was precisely because of problems with discipline in the army that the military leadership proposed a law on strengthening responsibility for military personnel

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov admitted that there are problems with discipline in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and explained this by the actions of instigators allegedly associated with the Russian Federation.

New Yorker: a tale about how a German, a Canadian and a Maori "defended" Ukraine

Most of the so-called "volunteers" from the West dropped out immediately after the Russian missile at the Yavorovsky test site, a New Yorker reporter recalls. There were mostly fighters with the experience of Iraq and Afghanistan. The author praises them in the style of Hemingway. But they are hardly worthy of it.

The private analytical website Global Firepower, specializing in the aggregate analysis of the state of the armed forces of the leading countries of the world, has published another rating of armies by the end of 2022 (GFP 2023). According to analysts, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took the fifteenth place in it, thereby immediately jumping over seven points compared to 2021. Then the APU was on the 22nd line. Now the Ukrainian army is considered "more powerful" than the armed forces of countries such as Israel, Poland and Australia.

Ukraine's economy has been destroyed, and Kiev is completely dependent on Western assistance, both economically and militarily. The longer the conflict lasts, the less help Zelensky will receive. Time is playing against Ukraine, according to Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates, who wrote an article for The Washington Post.

FA: the world through Kissinger's eyes

In his new book, Kissinger writes that the solution to the Ukrainian conflict is for Ukraine to become neutral and be outside NATO. The master of world diplomacy believes that great Russia will always play a leading role in the world. The vastness and history of Russia justify its concern for its security.

Al Mayadeen: the conflict on Ukrainian territory is a struggle for the survival of the state

Next month will be the first anniversary of the Ukrainian conflict. But it should be expected that it will end with the absolute defeat of one of the parties. Most likely, the conflict will continue until Moscow and Washington realize that they are on the verge of a direct clash, writes Al Mayadeen.

The past 2022 was a time of unprecedented intensity for decades of confrontation between Russia and the United States. Washington does not hide that it uses Ukraine as a battlefield to "contain" and suppress any efforts of Moscow. How long will this state of Russian-American relations last – and under what conditions can it still improve?

Global Times: The West uses Ukraine to knock Russia down

Kiev's rejection of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Christmas truce showed that the Ukrainian conflict is coming to an impasse, writes Global Times. This happened at the moment when the United States and its NATO allies announced the dispatch of armored combat vehicles to Ukraine.