According to the publication, the Armed Forces of the republic have only 226 tanks available, of which 40% are used for training purposes

France has too few Leclerc tanks to supply them to Ukraine. This was reported by the newspaper Le Monde .

Danish military expert: Western tanks will not allow Ukraine to reverse the course of the conflict

Tanks donated by the West will not help Ukraine turn the tide of the confrontation, according to Danish military experts who gave an interview to DR. If used correctly, they will bring a lot of benefits to the APU, but they will not become a "turning point", experts say.

According to the interlocutor of The Sun newspaper, the Russian Armed Forces will "strive to knock out and capture one of the Challenger 2 tanks" to enable experts to study it in detail

The British Armed Forces are developing plans in case of a threat of British Challenger 2 tanks falling into the hands of the Russian military in Ukraine.

Britain handed over armored vehicles totaling 200 units to the Ukrainian army, the equipment has already been delivered to Ukrainian territory. This is reported by the press service of the British military department.

The German Leopard 2A4 tanks in service with the Turkish Ground Forces will undergo modernization, the decision to launch the corresponding program has already been made. This is reported by the Turkish edition Savunma Sanayi St.

According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva argued his refusal by saying "that it is not worth provoking the Russians"

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva refused to consider the possibility of transferring ammunition for tanks to Germany, fearing the transfer of these ammunition to Ukraine. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo .

According to the American edition of Bloomberg, citing its sources, the administration of President Joe Biden still concluded an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict the export of some advanced machines for the production of chips to China. The agreement was reached during negotiations that ended on Friday in Washington.

On January 25, 2023, the press service of the Eastern District reported that the icebreaker Evpatiy Kolovrat of project 21180M, built at Almaz Shipbuilding Company JSC in St. Petersburg for the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, began to make a sea crossing from St. Petersburg to its future permanent base in Kamchatka - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Factories work in three shifts, sending products to the active army, and not for export

During the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topics of partial mobilization and conscription in the Russian army.

According to the head of St. Petersburg, almost half of the more than 1 thousand large and medium-sized enterprises located in the city work for defense tasks

The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, proposed to develop norms that would make it possible for their employees from among recent college graduates who are conscripted into the armed forces to undergo alternative civil service at defense enterprises.

The Russian Marines entered the city of Ugledar and gained a foothold on its southeastern outskirts. At the same time, along the entire contact line, parts of the Russian Armed Forces are conducting successful offensive actions in several directions. Thus, the strategic scheme of the winter campaign of 2023 is already being viewed.

The VFU will not be able to overcome the saturated Russian defense at the river, experts say

The Russian armed forces prevented the landing of troops on the right bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region and inflicted artillery strikes on enemy reserves.

The explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines are not the work of Russia. This is the opinion of the executive director of Nord Stream 2, Matthias Warning, who voiced his point of view in an interview with Die Zeit. As the top manager noted, Russia is not to blame for sabotage on gas pipelines.

AT: the West's supply of weapons to Kiev proves that it has long wanted to harm Russia

Contrary to the forecasts of Western observers, nothing portends the "collapse" of the Russian army in Ukraine, the author of the article in Asia Times believes. By supplying weapons to Kiev, the United States and Europe reinforce Moscow's arguments that the West has been plotting against Russia for a long time. This justifies her decisive actions.

Gavrilov: The West, by supplying tanks to Ukraine, is moving to a new level of confrontation

MOSCOW, January 26 - RIA Novosti. The West is moving to a new level of confrontation between Russia and NATO, starting to supply Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks to Ukraine, said Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control.

The Deputy Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers Seiji Kihara also refrained from commenting on the announcements of the United States and Germany on the supply of tanks to Kiev

The Japanese government does not comment on the statements of former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who said that Russia's defeat in the conflict in Ukraine is unthinkable. This was stated on Thursday at a press conference in Tokyo by Deputy Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers Seiji Kihara.

Nuland: The State Department will support the easing of sanctions against Russia if Moscow withdraws troops from Ukraine

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a Senate hearing that Washington is ready to ease pressure against Moscow if the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.

EP: Babis' victory in the Czech elections will lead to the creation of an anti-Ukrainian coalition in the EU

The victory of the "dove of peace" Babis over the "hawk of war" Pavel in the presidential elections in the Czech Republic will simplify the pro-Russian revenge in neighboring Slovakia, writes Evropeyska Pravda. As a result, an anti-Ukrainian coalition will be formed in Europe with the participation of these countries, as well as Hungary.

Al-Ain: The West will prolong the conflict in Ukraine for four to five years

The Ukrainian crisis will end in a few years, and not at the negotiating table, writes Al-Ain. There will be no winners or losers. There will only be a side of the conflict exhausted by fighting and economic sanctions. And the main weapon in such a confrontation is time, not tanks.

Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"

European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.