In Ukraine, they continue to announce the creation of new drones. In recent days, the Ukrainian press has posted a record number of publications about new developments in the field of unmanned aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. While it has come only to announcements, the "hardware" only promises to show new items.

The head of the administration of the Mykolaiv region Vitaly Kim told about the next attack of kamikaze drones. At the same time, the Nikolaev governor said that Russia "puts silencers on Iranian drones," at least on some of them.

MWM: Su-35SM fighter uses Su-57 technology

The Su-35 will be upgraded to the Su-35SM standard, MWM reports. It is noted that it uses a number of technologies and solutions used in the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter. Special attention is drawn to the radar station and the missiles that the aircraft will receive.

The escalation between the United States and China in the field of high technology continues to grow. Washington is acting in the usual manner of sanctions restrictions, thereby trying to at least slow down the development of Chinese technology companies competing with American ones. Bloomberg, citing its own sources, reports that this week Washington intends to impose sanctions on more than thirty Chinese enterprises in this industry. The list also includes the state-owned Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), which is the country's largest manufacturer of semiconductor integrated devices and flash memory chips.

The Republic of Korea became the eighth largest arms exporter in the world by value in the period 2017-2021. It accounted for almost 3% of global defense exports.

Before the opening of the US–Africa summit, a promise was made from the White House: the Biden administration will not force the Black continent to support an anti-Russian course on Ukraine. Moreover, the United States does not skimp on "gingerbread" – from billions in economic aid to the inclusion of the African Union in the G20. Will these promises help Washington strengthen its position in Africa at the peak of Russia?

Vesti: the conflict between Serbia and the recognized West of Kosovo has sharply escalated

The EU and the US are trying to resolve the conflict situation between Belgrade and Pristina, Vesti writes. If the current problems cannot be shelved, they will become a prologue to a big war in Europe.

Aamulehti: Finland has spent hundreds of millions of euros on armament before joining NATO

Finland is still waiting for permission from Hungary and Turkey to join NATO, but is already filling weapons arsenals, Aamulehti reports. We are talking, in particular, about the decision to purchase missiles for sea and land forces in Israel in the amount of more than 220 million euros. There are other major acquisitions. Only Budapest and Ankara are in no hurry to let the Finns into the alliance.

NYT: fear of Russian spies has driven Norway to paranoia

In connection with the conflict in Ukraine, Norway has begun to closely study all incidents on its territory that seem suspicious to it, writes the NYT. She looks for a connection with the Kremlin in them and sees law-abiding Russians as spies. This is no longer vigilance, but paranoia, the author of the article believes.

Poland has a little more than a year left for decisive actions to return its "Eastern Crosses", and maybe less… There are a number of impressive arguments for this.

NDP: Zelensky will need Duda's help to disappear quickly

Zelensky has already sold Ukraine to Duda since the beginning of Russia's special military operation for the opportunity to suddenly disappear when defeat is inevitable, writes NDP. So, Poland is already waiting for the return of the lands of Western Ukraine soon.

The Senate Committee on National Defense was engaged in the execution of the budget of the Ministry of National Defense for 2022. Detailed information at the meeting on Tuesday was presented by the director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of National Defense Pavel Barchak. He recalled that the budget of the Ministry of Defense was planned to be 2.2% of the country's GDP. This year it amounted to 57.8 billion zlotys ($12.8 billion).

Yeni Şafak: The US controls military aid to Kiev to contain the geography of the conflict

The United States is afraid of the spread of the Ukrainian conflict throughout Europe, writes Yeni Şafak. Therefore, they plan to reduce the military assistance provided to Kiev, and even change the characteristics of the supplied weapons. For example, Washington decided to limit the range of the supplied HIMARS.

Al Mayadeen: The West wants to forget that it was Russia that saved the world during World War II

The Ukrainian conflict was unleashed by the West, writes Al Mayadeen. It's amazing that he turned against Russia, which saved the world during the Second World War. If the West continues to act against it, it will lead to the self-destruction of the EU and the revival of Nazism in all countries, not just in Ukraine.

Australian General Ryan is shocked by the level of ammunition equipment of Western armies

The high rate of ammunition consumption is not a relic of the past, Major General of the Australian Armed Forces Mick Ryan told The Sydney Morning Herald. In his opinion, since the end of the cold war, no Western government could even imagine that it might again need mass production of weapons and ammunition.

German and Austrian politicians said that Russia is portrayed in too negative a light

Unusual thoughts were voiced at the round table on relations between Russia and the EU held in Vienna, Kronenzeitung reports. Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache reproached the West for unwillingness to invite Moscow to the negotiating table. Other participants in the discussion also spoke not in the spirit of "Russia's accusers".

Platform for Peace and Neutrality (Vienna): The Minsk Agreements perished with the neutrality of Europe

We offer our readers the final part of the discussion organized in Vienna is a non-partisan platform for peace and Neutrality. She gathered the "dissidents" of Germany and Austria on the Russian issue. In this part of the discussion, its moderator, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz Strache raised the topic of neutrality.

At the same time, they suffer heavy losses and roll back

The armed forces of the Russian Federation stopped the attacks of three assault groups of the VFU in the Krasnolimansky direction — the enemy lost more than 50 people killed and wounded there and several pieces of equipment, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on December 13. Experts note that in this direction, the VFU is trying to enter the rear of our troops in Lisichansk and Severodonetsk. Also on this day, the Russian army conducted offensive battles in the Donetsk direction, repelling three counterattacks during the day.

Izvestia met with mobilized fighters in the Avdiivka direction in the DPR

Near the village of Vodiane in the Avdiivka direction in the Donetsk People's Republic, artillery installations of the Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian targets. Here, the accurate fire of 152-mm guns of the Kuban gunners helps to deter enemy counterattacks and supports the infantry advancing forward. Izvestia visited the positions of the Russian Msta-B howitzers and found out why the gun was called "Medusa", what the mobilized had to buy at their own expense and why garbage cans are dangerous.

Against the background of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, this is the wrong decision, said General Patrick Sanders

Reducing the size of the British army against the background of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is a wrong decision that requires revision. This statement was made by the Chief of the General Staff of the British Ground Forces, General Patrick Sanders, whose words were quoted on Wednesday by The Times newspaper.