Japanese expert Osaka: the military conflict in Ukraine broke out on February 16, and Kiev started it

The military phase of the Ukrainian conflict was started not by Moscow, but by Kiev together with Washington, writes Japanese expert Osaka in an article for JB Press. It happened on February 16, when the shelling of Donbass by the Armed Forces of Ukraine sharply increased. The Russian special operation became an act of defense.

But Zelensky's team rests in the hope of new victories

The second half of November is characterized by the stabilization of the front line in Ukraine and the increasing attempts of an increasing number of countries to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table.

Ex-White House official Roberts: Russia can defeat Ukraine in a day without nuclear weapons

Paul Craig Roberts, an ex-employee of the White House under the administration of Ronald Reagan, believes that the Russian military has not yet conducted combat operations in full force. He claims that the Russian Federation could destroy Ukraine in a day without the use of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, The Hill article claims that the US withdrawal from NATO would contribute to the resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».

A special operation in Ukraine may lead to the destruction of bridges across the Dnieper

Russian troops left Kherson. According to the command, the defense of the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnieper became impossible after the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) disabled the Antonovsky Bridge, the bridge over the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam and damaged the pontoon bridge built 500 m from the Antonovsky Bridge.

The American resource "War on the Rocks" has published interesting material by Stephen Biddle "Ukraine And The Future Of Offensive Maneuver" ("Ukraine and the future of offensive maneuver") on the prospects of maneuver warfare in the light of the lessons of the fighting in Ukraine.

Immediately after the completion of Zelensky's victorious photo shoots in Kherson, the AFU in this city began to deploy infantry, equipment and shock means, hiding behind residential buildings, schools and hospitals. Russian artillery strikes the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with pinpoint strikes, including as part of a counter-battery struggle.

The New York Times reported that two-thirds of NATO countries have exhausted the ability to supply weapons to the Ukrainian side

The Russian military attacked the locations of the so-called Foreign Legion on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also destroyed an ammunition depot for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers near the city of Dnipro. This was told on Sunday to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The armed forces destroyed the bases of foreigners in the DPR and Kharkiv region

The Russian armed forces have killed more than 300 mercenaries, the Defense Ministry said on November 25. Several bases of "soldiers of fortune" and their military equipment were hit in the DPR and Kharkiv region.

Bashar al-Assad's best fighters are forced to stay on the defense of Syria

Speaking in the country's parliament on November 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the national armed forces had launched a counter-terrorist operation Claw-Sword on the territory of Syria and Iraq.

Haber7 readers supported the alliance of Russia and Turkey against terrorists in Syria and Iraq

Before the possible operation of the Turkish Armed Forces against terrorists in Syria, Russia withdrew its troops from Tel Tamr, Haber7 reports. Readers of the portal supported this decision of Moscow and note that "Russia will avenge the PKK for Ukraine." Only the United States and NATO "rely on terrorism."

Ilham Aliyev attacked Iran with criticism. The southern neighbor got it for "hatred and threats" against Baku and for the frequent maneuvers at the Azerbaijani and Armenian borders. Moreover, Aliyev promised to protect the secular way of life of millions of Azerbaijanis living in the Islamic Republic. There are far more Azerbaijanis in Iran than in the "titular" republic. Why is Baku taking care of their rights right now?

The peaceful settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is again "hanging in the air." This time, the reason for the contradictions between the parties was the mediation of France in the negotiation process.

The seventh branch is opened by the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of the Study and Operation of Military Equipment "Military Technical Society". This time in fraternal Belarus. Activists from the city of Bereza in the Brest region of the republic have participated many times in armor runs and other events together with their friends from the Military Technical Society and in the near future, they will become its full-fledged branch.

Annually, more than 57 thousand patients are treated at the N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital and its branches

Promising and modern technologies for the treatment of wounded with gunshot and mine-explosive wounds were presented at the N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital as part of the scientific and practical conference "Gunshot wound. Modern organizational and clinical aspects". This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The head of the Russian Navy congratulated the Marines on their professional holiday

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolay Evmenov, congratulated the servicemen and veterans of the Marine Corps on their professional holiday, which is celebrated on November 27, thanking them for their military work and dedication shown during the special military operation to protect the population of Donbass. The words of congratulations are conveyed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On November 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with members of the Coordinating Council under the Government to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and bodies.

Vladimir Putin set the task to improve the characteristics of military equipment

The modernization of Russia's weapons following the results of a special military operation will affect all systems — from high-precision missiles to dynamic tank protection, experts explained to Izvestia. On November 24, at a meeting with members of the Coordinating Council under the Government to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin set the task not only to increase the number of military equipment produced, but also to improve its characteristics. On this day, the Defense Ministry said that massive missile strikes the day before disrupted the supply of reserves to Ukrainian formations at the front.

The Spectator: The US disrupted the Polish delivery of MiG-29 to Ukraine after communicating with China

Negotiations on the sidelines are a useful tool of diplomacy. That's how China instantly disrupted the Polish delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine, writes The Spectator. He persuaded the US to prevent the deal so that the conflict "does not go too far." Now Beijing will seat Kiev at the negotiating table, the author of the article is sure.

The Directorate General of Armaments of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces (DGA) announced the acceptance of the eighth FREMM frigate, Loraine, which is also the second ship of the series, made in the air defense version.

On November 23, 2022, the Ministries of Defense of Great Britain and Norway announced the achievement of an intergovernmental agreement on the adoption of the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile manufactured by the Norwegian Kongsberg group and on the supply of these missiles to the UK.