Ukrainian reporters have increased the number of reports that tell about the critical situation for the AFU in Bakhmut (Artemovsk).

WP: Republicans demand tighter control over the supply of weapons to Ukraine

The US Congress will tighten control over weapons supplied to Ukraine, WP writes. Although Republicans are calling for this more actively, the measure enjoys the support of both parties. The likelihood that these weapons will be used for other purposes scares many.

The Reuters news agency, in Mike Stone's article "Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine" ("The United States is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with strike weapons with a range of 100 miles"), reports that the US Department of Defense is considering a proposal from Boeing Corporation to supply Ukraine with a developed for several years together with a Swedish group Saab AB of the new Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) missile system, which is a missile fired from combat vehicles of the M142 HIMARS and M270A1 MLRS ground missile systems, equipped as a warhead with a small-sized GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) of 250 pounds caliber with a planning and correction module. The GLSDB firing range reaches 150 km.

Reuters: Boeing has offered to supply Kiev with ammunition for strikes against Russia

Boeing has offered the United States to supply Ukraine with high-precision ammunition for GLSDB ground-based missile systems, which will allow Kiev to strike "far behind Russia's lines," Reuters writes.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom assured that Kiev will receive support "for as long as it takes"

The UK may increase the volume of military assistance provided to Ukraine in 2023. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, will make such a statement on Monday, excerpts from his speech were distributed by his office on Sunday.

NATO forces conducted exercises to defend the Suwalki (Suwalki) corridor, a strategically important section of the Lithuanian-Polish border 64 km long, located between Belarus and the Kaliningrad region of Russia. This was reported by the Polish Defense Ministry.

Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for the German Chancellor, said that the government had proposed to parliament to extend Germany's participation in Operation MINUSMA in May 2023 for one year in order to ensure an organized exit from the African state of Mali. This decision takes into account, in particular, the planned elections in the African Republic, which are scheduled for February 2024.

FA: The US should not try to defeat Russia and China at the same time

A weakening America cannot fight on two fronts in peacetime, not to mention a global military conflict, writes FA. Russia and China are formidable rivals, but the United States should try to find common ground with them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Military observer Lavrov: M101 howitzers handed over by Vilnius to Kiev during the Second World War may cause more damage to the Ukrainian army

On November 28, Izvestia military columnist Anton Lavrov called Lithuania's transfer of 105-millimeter Howitzer M101 howitzers from World War II to Ukraine a controversial decision.