FT: The West should think about a peace plan for Ukraine

The appointment of Surovikin as commander of Russian troops in Ukraine has changed the situation on the battlefield, writes the Financial Times. Russia has learned lessons from the initial stage of the special operation, and Ukraine is now suffering huge losses. The West should think about a peaceful solution to the conflict.

According to Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, Washington may decide to supply the AFU with long-range missiles and drones that are capable of striking deep into Russian territory.

The situation with Ukraine in the context of NATO expansion carries much greater threats than the planned accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance, the senator believes.

dikGAZETE: The West understands Russia's position on Ukraine

Western journalists understand Russia's position on Ukraine, writes dikGAZETE. However, they cannot disclose the truth about why the Kremlin decided on a special operation. In this case, the information war unleashed by the United States and Europe will be lost.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation stressed that new agreements on disarmament are currently unrealistic and unnecessary

The world will continue to teeter on the brink of World War III and nuclear escalation if Russia is not provided with security guarantees. But Moscow will do everything to prevent a catastrophe, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council.

According to Robert Rabil, the yuan may become an alternative world currency in the near future

The United States' support for Kiev in the context of the Ukrainian crisis leads to a weakening of the role of the dollar and the strengthening of the yuan, which may become an alternative world currency in the coming years. Robert Rabil , a professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University , came to this conclusion in an article published on December 23 for the French portal Brunobertez .

Cumhuriyet: The US is dragging Poland into the fighting in Ukraine

On the way from Washington, Zelensky noted that "there are other agreements" that he cannot talk about yet, Cumhuriyet writes. Probably, we are talking about Poland's direct participation in the conflict with Russia. Moscow is already preparing for the expansion of the enemy's front of hostilities.

War requires unity, victory reveals contradictions

An analysis of the structure of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) a year after it came to power in Afghanistan makes it clear that its leadership is facing a large number of internal challenges that threaten its integrity.

As the Rostec State Corporation reported on December 26, 2022, JSC United Engine Corporation (UEC), which is part of it, began flight tests of the PD-8 power plant designed for the SSJ NEW short-haul passenger liner and the Be-200 amphibious aircraft installed at the Il-76LL flying laboratory owned by the M.M. Gromov LII JSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC). The main operational data are recorded - rotation speed, pressure, temperature, as well as additional parameters necessary to confirm the design decisions taken and ensure the safety of operation of the power plant.

The A-50U aircraft taking part in a special military operation will undergo another modernization. The A-50U is perhaps one of the strangest-looking machines, resembling a mushroom plane. At the same time, it is one of the most high-tech aircraft in the history of world military aviation. About how it was created and why it is often called the eyes and ears of the army — in the material of TASS.

On the Day of Long-range Aviation, we publish an interview with the Honored Test Pilot of Russia

On December 23, Russia celebrates the Day of Long-range Aviation. This is a professional holiday for pilots and military personnel related to long-range aviation of the Russian Air Force. It is on the "dalniki" that the air component of the country's nuclear triad is held.

For the second time in a month, a Ukrainian drone attacked a military airfield in Engels, Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. The raid was repelled by air defense forces, but there are dead among the Russian military. Why did the APU manage to raid deep into the territory of the Russian Federation again and what can Russia oppose to this in the future?

The Ministry of Defense reported that three soldiers were killed when the wreckage of a UAV fell at an airfield near Saratov

The wreckage of a Ukrainian drone shot down by Russian air defense fell in the area of the military airfield "Engels" in the Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. At the same time, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were killed, but the equipment was not damaged. What is known about the emergency at the airfield - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Pentagon trains drones to fight Russian and Chinese submarines

American reconnaissance and reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Predator family, which already includes half a dozen different drones, are known today to everyone who is interested in weapons and military affairs. This family includes the "Predators" themselves, their development – "Reapers" (Predator B), "Sky Guards" and "Sea Guards" (Certified Predator B), as well as new deck "Avengers" (Predator C).

South Korean media published material from the crash site of one of the drones that allegedly violated the country's air border from the DPRK. It is worth noting that today's invasion of North Korean UAVs was the first case since 2017 when an aircraft crossed the border of the Republic of Korea.

The South Korean military fired about 100 rounds of 20 mm ammunition at the DPRK UAV in seven hours

Five North Korean drones have crossed the border with South Korea, Seoul reports. Attack helicopters and fighter jets were sent to destroy the drones. One attack aircraft crashed during the flight, the pilots escaped. At the same time, one drone returned to North Korea, the other four disappeared from radar.

Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Manned Space Programs, in an interview with Interfax correspondent Artem Rukavov, spoke about the possibility of extending participation in the International Space Station project, designing a new Russian orbital station, the future of cross-flights and prospects for Russian-Chinese relations in space.

Russia and China have not yet discussed cooperation in manned space exploration, but prospects in this area will become relevant in the exploration of deep space, Sergei Krikalev, Executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs, told Interfax in an interview.

Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are reliably protected from air strikes.

The head of the military Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander LEONOV, tells the Red Star about the current state and prospects for the development of this kind of troops.

Sohu: in China, the Russian S-500 air defense system was called the most powerful anti-aircraft missile system in the world

The Russian S-500 air defense system, or Prometheus, has become Moscow's response to Washington's space strategy, writes Sohu user. This world's most powerful air defense system surpasses the standards set for the latest generation of anti-aircraft missile systems. It will protect Russia from enemy shells.