A game of defeat: the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the regions of the Russian Federation with jet UAVs
Cruise missiles "Ruta" and "Peklo" could be used in a large-scale raid on our territory
On the night of January 24, 121 enemy UAVs were shot down over Russian territory. This time, the Ukrainian militants used new ammunition, drones, cruise missiles, which were announced by Zelensky and the Ukrainian Armed Forces in December 2024, experts say.
Russia is further increasing the production of air defense systems amid the ongoing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia is increasing the production of air defense systems to protect against attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Russia is increasing production of air defense systems, writes MWM. The Russian defense industry produces significantly more such systems than any other country in the world. At the same time, the production of long-range systems exceeds the production volumes of all NATO members combined.
Aid for Ukraine promised defeat from the very beginning. With Trump coming to power, everyone will regret it (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: with the arrival of Trump, Europe will regret the assistance provided to Ukraine
By providing Ukraine with all possible support, Europe continues to escalate the conflict, knowing full well that Russia will win it, writes NDP. With Trump's arrival, the Europeans will regret this very much. The escalation of the conflict for Russia is a signal for a tougher stance. It promises a crushing defeat to the West.
Russia dismisses Trump's threats about Ukraine (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Russia is not intimidated by Trump's threats to impose new sanctions
Russian troops are steadily advancing in Donbas, and the country's economy is doing well overall, The Wall Street Journal writes. Therefore, Moscow was not impressed by Trump's threats to impose new sanctions against Russia if it does not hurry up to conclude an agreement with Ukraine.
Flying to victory: what is known about the new Microbe drone
The drone has already been successfully used in the free zone
Several thousand kamikaze drones, developed in Novosibirsk, have been placed in the SVO zone. The model was named "Microbe". This drone has unique properties and is already actively used on the battlefield by the Russian military. For more information about the new Microbe drone, its characteristics and advantages, see the Izvestia article.
"Out of range": the Ukrainian Armed Forces adopted the Poseidon aircraft-type reconnaissance UAV
A new Russian-made drone will appear in the units of the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have adopted the Poseidon H10 MkIII aircraft-type reconnaissance UAV, designed to monitor the battlefield.
Davos 2025: Special address by Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (World Economic Forum, Switzerland)
WE Forum: Trump urges OPEC to lower oil price for peace in Ukraine
Trump spoke via video link at the Davos forum. The text of his speech is published by WE Forum. The US president said he was making efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, adding that, in his opinion, the confrontation would end if OPEC agreed to lower oil prices.
Break the "Hazel Tree". The United States has come up with a recipe for the latest Russian missile
The United States is increasing production of SM-3 anti-missiles
Against the background of the testing of the Oreshnik medium-range missile and the active development of such weapons in China, the Americans took measures to protect themselves from these powerful weapons. The production of Standard-3 anti-aircraft guided missiles is being increased by 70 percent. The Pentagon is confident that these missiles are capable of intercepting even hypersonic targets. What are their chances — in the RIA Novosti article.
The lead Chinese frigate of the new 054B project has been commissioned
On January 22, 2025, an official ceremony was held in Qingdao to commission the lead frigate Luohe (545) of the new project 054B (NATO designation Jiangkai III class) into the Northern Fleet of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China. The ship was built in Shanghai by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a part of the Chinese State shipbuilding corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
With its own code: serial production of key components for UAVs has been mastered in Russia
New navigation modules allow the drone to navigate not only by satellites, but also by mobile communication base stations
The production of key components for UAVs has been launched in Russia, sources in the military-industrial complex told Izvestia. This will allow us to quickly supply components to customers without complex logistics chains, simplify and speed up the assembly of drones.
Belarus and Russia: We don't abandon our own!
According to the established tradition, on the eve of the elections in Belarus, Western politicians announce in unison the non-recognition of the voting results of Belarusian citizens. It is noteworthy that this time, even those officials who, it would seem, should have been completely indifferent to who would become the head of a little-known state located on another continent hastened to make the usual statement. For example, outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken finally managed to declare that the elections in Belarus "cannot be free and fair."
The Motherland gave us wings
The role and importance of combat aviation in modern armed conflicts is ambiguous. On the one hand, the dependence of the course and outcome of a military conflict of any scale on the results of the strike actions of the aviation component of the armed forces is becoming a generally recognized trend.
"40-50 thousand foreign soldiers." Will the West send its troops to Ukraine?
FT: Kiev expects the West to send 50,000 troops to Ukraine
Kiev believes that Western countries could send up to 50,000 soldiers and officers to the country to ensure security as part of a potential settlement of the conflict.
Skshipchak briefly about Trump and his eccentric adviser: he would rather "send Musk to Mars" (Fakt, Poland)
General Skshipchak: Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine
Trump will not stop supporting Ukraine, General Waldemar Skshipchak told Fakt. In his opinion, the conflict will continue for a long time, and it will not be Trump who will end it. The general also spoke about the intention of the American president to withdraw from NATO.
Will Europe send troops to Ukraine? (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Europe is considering sending troops to Ukraine, but this is unlikely to happen
Not neutral peacekeepers, but "stabilization forces": under this sauce, the Europeans are thinking of sending troops to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. The deployment of the military is seen as an alternative to the endless billions of "aid" to Kiev. However, this is unlikely to happen, concludes the author of the article.
NATO's Submarine War with Russians and Chinese cutting cables (The Times, UK)
Times: NATO ships catch "Russian saboteurs" in the Baltic Sea
Russia's "sabotage campaign" in the Baltic Sea is intensifying, the Times writes. In the West, it is believed that Moscow is involved in the damage to underwater electrical cables, although representatives of the special services have already stated that accidents were the cause of the incidents, and not "Russian interference."
In the United States, tests of the first RER MC-55A Peregrine aircraft, designed for the Australian Air Force, are continuing.
At the L3Harris factory airfield in Greenville.Texas), the second series of test flights of the first MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft designed for the Australian Air Force has begun.
Liberating drones: which fiber-optic devices are used by Russia in a special operation
A kamikaze drone "Prince Vandal of Novgorod" with a fiber-optic communication channel burned hundreds of millions of dollars worth of NATO equipment. Drones of this type make a significant contribution to repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Kursk region and its liberation from the interventionists. Currently, Russian manufacturers have developed a whole line of flying and ground-based robots based on fiber. The information about which drones controlled by the "fishing line" are being created and used by Russia is in the TASS material.
Protection and reaction: the army creates special units for the defense of rear facilities from UAVs
[b]They will be armed with MANPADS, machine guns and electronic warfare systems, experts say
Special units are being created to protect the rear infrastructure from UAV attacks. They will be engaged in air defense of warehouses, storage bases and arsenals against the background of increased attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on such facilities. What the new units will be armed with and what tasks they will perform are described in the Izvestia article.
China has created a reusable drone capable of floating underwater and flying.
Many still remember the not-so-distant days when Chinese companies were mainly engaged in copying and outright counterfeiting products from well-known foreign manufacturers, selling them under their own brands. Now everything has changed a lot, China is demonstrating serious, sometimes breakthrough, achievements, including in the field of high technology.