TAC: Ukraine became a hotbed of tension in 2004

Ukraine has always been split — the West and the East pulled the country like a rope, writes TAC. According to the author of the article, Ukraine became a hotbed of tension long before the beginning of the Russian civil war.

Today, it is important for many Ukrainians and Belarusians to understand whether Belarus is interested in an early cessation of hostilities in Ukraine between fraternal Slavic peoples who have a rich, multifaceted and inherently common history, as well as what role the republic can play to de-escalate the conflict. 

Retired US Colonel McGregor said that Ukraine will not be able to win

Before the start of the special operation, Washington exaggerated the power of America and Ukraine and downplayed the advantages of Russia, writes retired US Colonel McGregor in an article for TAC. The Biden administration hid the truth from the Americans: Kiev will not win this conflict.

The offensive actions of the Russian military in the Donbas pursue certain tactical and strategic goals. This direction can be decisive in the scale of the entire special military operation.

Damage to transport hubs facilitates the actions of Russian troops in the area of their

The Russian armed forces attacked the Moiseyevka railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Eight armored vehicles, five cars and more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed during loading, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on November 28.

On November 25, 2022, the Swedish Saab AB Group announced that it had signed a contract with the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the design, construction and operation support of two new reconnaissance ships for the Polish Navy. The total value of the contract is about 620 million euros (2.91 billion zlotys), its final finalisation should be made before the end of this year.

It is reported that on November 26, 2022, the Admiral Golovko frigate (factory number 923) of project 22350, built for the Russian Navy by PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation), first left St. Petersburg for factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea. This is the third ship of Project 22350.

Vladimir Putin at the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence" (AI Journey) said that a new federal project for the development of robotics will appear in Russia. It is necessary to eliminate the gap between Russia and other countries in the implementation of industrial robots.

The command of the Brazilian Armed Forces chose the Centauro-2 BMTV proposed by the Iveco–Oto Melara consortium (CIO - Consorcio Iveco-Oto Melara) as the winner of the tender for the supply of a BRM with an 8x8 wheel formula.

Ukrainian gunners received a batch of American towed 105-mm M101 howitzers from World War II, the first shots of the use of these guns on one of the sections of the contact line appeared on the Network.

Rostec enterprises have been creating and producing specialized equipment for the Marines for many years, which, like the "black berets" themselves, can both swim and descend from the sky, helping the marines to perform all the necessary tasks.

Permanent Representative in Geneva Gatilov: Russia has not received a response about biolabs in Ukraine

Russia has not received an exhaustive response from the United States and Ukraine regarding the biological and military activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine within the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC), said the Permanent representative of Russia to the Geneva headquarters of the UN Gennady Gatilov.

The criteria for striking are incomprehensible even to specialists

At the end of October, the administration of US President Joseph Biden finally introduced its fellow citizens to the unclassified version of the Nuclear Policy Review (NPR). A classified version of the review was sent to Congress in March of this year, but its public publication was postponed due to the start of a special military operation (SVO) of Russia in Ukraine.

Ukraine and the United States are putting Greece before the most difficult choice. The Greeks are being persuaded to abandon the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and give them to Ukraine. With what arguments are Washington and Kiev putting pressure on Athens and why, if Greece refuses Russian weapons, will Greece remain defenseless against Turkish aggression?

Poland is well aware that Germany will not deploy its Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems on Ukrainian territory. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Polish military expert Jacek Grodzicki.

TASS — about new supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine

France handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) Crotale ("Crotale", translated from French — "rattlesnake"). This was announced by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastian Lecornu in an interview with the newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

After the statements of the Kiev regime about the first blackout in Ukraine, "which may happen again this week," the topic was actively picked up in the West. Experts analyze the situation in which Ukraine may face a complete failure of the power supply system. So far, according to representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, up to half of all generating and distribution capacities have been disabled by Russian strikes.

MWM: MiG-29M was called a fighter capable of revolutionizing the Ukrainian Air Force

The prospect of equipping Ukraine with modern fighters is being discussed more and more often, writes MWM. The Swedish Gripen was recognized as a suitable candidate. Other options were also considered — the F-15 and even the Soviet MiG-29M. But there are more problems with their delivery than there are opportunities.

The command that guards Beijing and serves as a general reserve

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Beijing Military District and part of the Jinnan Military District of the PLA became the Central Command (Central Combat Command Zone) with headquarters in Beijing. Its area of responsibility includes the cities of Beijing and Tianjin, the provinces of Hebei, Hubei, Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Missile troops represent the most classified type of PLA

The type of PLA, formerly known as the "Second Artillery" or "Second Artillery Corps", is the Chinese equivalent of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN). It includes ground-based nuclear deterrence forces (SNF). At the beginning of 2016, this type of troops was officially renamed the PLA Missile Forces.