The US Air Force has suspended flights of all 20 B-2 Spirit strategic bombers
In the United States, flights of 20 B-2 Spirit strategic bombers in service with the country's air force have been temporarily suspended. This decision was made by the US military Air Command, according to the official representative of the US Air Force Beth Del Vecchio.
"Not a single HIMARS has fallen into the hands of Russia yet, let alone Patriot"
Mikhail Khodarenok - how Russia will resist the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine
Russian specialists will be able to capture and study Patriot air defense systems if they are delivered to Ukraine, the Croatian newspaper Advance writes. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells what the Croatian edition is wrong about.
The US State Department considers it a matter for Greece to possibly send the S-300 to Ukraine
The representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, said that there is a consensus in Western countries regarding the urgent need to strengthen Ukrainian air defense
The representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, commenting on the possible dispatch of Greek-owned S-300 systems from the island of Crete to Ukraine and their replacement with the American Patriot system, said that the decision on the supply of weapons to Kiev is made by the country to which they belong.
The APU tested Marlet missiles in action on the basis of the British Starstreak MANPADS
The Ukrainian military tested Marlet missiles in action on the basis of the British Starstreak MANPADS. Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Interior Minister of the country, reported on the successful launch. The published video says that Marlet makes it possible for Ukrainian troops to build a "multi-layered defense of the sky", including short-range weapons such as MANPADS and Buk—M1-2 air defense systems, as well as long-range S-300.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the supply of MLRS HIMARS
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense has announced the signing of a contract with the United States for the supply of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M-142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems).
"There is no antidote to the peculiarities of Avangard yet"
Russia puts Avangard complexes into service
The 13th missile Orenburg Red Banner Division is being handed over to the newest strategic mine-based complex "Avangard". Newsweek considers this system to be Vladimir Putin's "invincible weapon." As the president himself explained four years ago, Avangard is "absolutely invulnerable to any means of air and missile defense." War correspondent of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about whether the West can resist Russian hypersonic.
"Putin's invincible weapon." Newsweek - about Russian Avangard missile systems
Newsweek called the Avangard system invulnerable and invincible "Putin's weapon"
Russia has adopted another "deadly" Avangard weapon system, Newsweek columnist Khaleda Rahman wrote on December 18, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. He called this system "Putin's invincible weapon." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".
The American edition called the artisanal Ukrainian military equipment an example of ingenuity and at the same time despair
The Ukrainian army is armed with more and more strange-looking combat vehicles, which are assembled at enterprises from the wreckage of broken armored vehicles and even museum weapons. Forbes writes about this, analyzing the situation with the provision of armored vehicles to the Ukrainian army.
The failure of the "Lady Bundeswehr": NATO was left without German infantry fighting vehicles
Spiegel: the "culling" of German Puma infantry fighting vehicles for NATO special forces revealed the disadvantages of the German military-industrial complex
NATO's high-alert forces were left without the German Puma infantry fighting vehicles promised to them, the German magazine Spiegel reports. This "beauty and pride" of the German military-industrial complex turned out to be too difficult to handle.
The Indian Navy has adopted the second destroyer class "Project-15B"
On December 18, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the ceremony of the adoption of the second URO-class destroyer "Visakhapatnam" ("Project-15B"), (D67) "Mormugao", which took place at the shipyard in Mumbai.
Checking on the threshold: why did Shoigu check the advanced positions in the zone of his
The minister inspected Russian units on the eve of the winter campaign, experts say
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Russian grouping of troops in the area of the SVO. He flew around the areas of deployment of units and checked the advanced positions, the military department reported on Sunday. Earlier, on December 16, President Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the joint headquarters of the branches of the armed forces that are involved in the special operation.
Putin visited his headquarters, Zelensky sees no point in negotiations. Events around Ukraine
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the settlements of Donbass and Belgorod region
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the joint headquarters of the troops participating in the special military operation (SVO), the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. On Sunday, it also became known that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the grouping of troops in the areas of the special operation and talked with servicemen on the front line.
The military observer spoke about the characteristics of the Irony complex
Litovkin, military observer: the Irony complex helps artillery to deliver effective strikes against the enemy
Military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia on December 19 about the technical characteristics of the multifunctional optical-electronic complex "Irony", which Russian troops use in the Kupyansk direction.
Tests of the Borshchevik mobile complex for direction finding of Starlink satellite Internet terminals are being completed in Russia
Russia has developed a new system of direction finding of Starlink satellite Internet terminals, which are actively used by the Ukrainian army. The new complex, called "Borschevik", is already completing tests.
"The Western campaign to conceal the real losses of the APU is bursting at the seams"
The American Conservative: Western states cannot hide the real state of affairs in the Ukrainian army
The United States and the European Union can no longer hide the "real state of affairs" in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to American publicist George O'Neill Jr. According to him, the American media and the White House "keep saying to the point of vomiting" that Ukraine is defeating the Russian Federation, but the "facts on the battlefield" do not correspond to these statements. He also pointed out that Western media are increasingly writing that America and Europe are running out of weapons for Kiev.
Why did the US expose the failed APU attack on Gerasimov
The American side prevented Ukraine's attempts to kill the chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov during his trip to the front, The New York Times reported on Sunday. According to the newspaper, Kiev was planning the assassination of the Russian military commander in secret from Washington. For what purpose did the American media reveal the failed APU attack on the Russian military commander?
Russia has a new winning strategy, and the West should help Kiev overcome it
Foreign Affairs: Russia will conduct a new offensive taking into account mistakes
Russia can launch a successful offensive in the winter, and General Surovikin knows how to do it with fewer losses, Foreign Affairs magazine reports. In these circumstances, the author advises Zelensky not to rush with adventurous plans for the Crimea, but to wait for help from the West.
Ukraine has reached a dead end. Strikes on Russian bases prove this
Gendai: Kiev attacked Russian bases to show unwillingness to participate in negotiations
Ukraine's strikes against Russia, leading to an escalation of the conflict, are a sign that Ukraine has felt itself at a standstill, writes Shukan Gendai. Thus, Kiev is trying to demonstrate resistance to the peace talks, to which it is being pushed by NATO.
The Pentagon was afraid that Russia would overtake NATO in key areas by 2030
Novi Standard: The West overestimated the impact of sanctions on Russian military power
The West has overestimated the impact of sanctions on Russian military power, writes Novi Standard. If the Kremlin continues its weapons program, the Pentagon predicts that by 2030 it will overtake NATO in key areas.
"The threat has been voiced." France fears a "total war" between Russia and NATO
Boulevard Voltaire journalist is sure that NATO has revealed its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine
Frederic Lasse, a columnist for the French edition of Boulevard Voltaire, believes that the situation in Ukraine threatens to start a "total war". The journalist is sure that it is necessary to "take seriously the risk of escalation", in which Russia will openly clash with NATO.
