Few people will miss 2022
Project Syndicate: 2022 confirmed that the lessons of history continue to be ignored
In the outgoing year 2022, we have convinced not only that history is returning, but also that it retains the ability to surprise us, writes the author of the article in Project Syndicate. He names the ten main events of the outgoing year and offers to learn from them.
The crews of the Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO continue to destroy military infrastructure facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces during the SVO
The crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO fighters continue to strike at military infrastructure facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using a wide range of aviation weapons. The video is presented on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
The Turkish company Baykar has started testing the Kizilelma shock UAV
The Turkish company Baykar TECH on its Twitter page announced the beginning of flight tests of a prototype of the Kizilelma jet strike unmanned aerial vehicle.
Turkish warplanes took off from Kiev's Boryspil airport 10 months after the start of its
Two Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the Turkish Air Force took off from Boryspil Airport in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This was reported by several Ukrainian mass media at once.
The Mars probe InSight has not contacted. NASA assumes that he has gone silent forever
Last Sunday, an attempt to communicate with the InSight research landing platform, which has worked on Mars for more than four years, failed. The device, which has considerably exceeded its service life, did not respond and, most likely, will never be able to. Over the past few months, the energy output of its solar panels has been continuously declining.
Advice from London: don't waste all the Patriots on Ukraine. Remember about China
Guardian: The US needs to think hard before giving its valuable Patriot missiles to Ukraine
An expert from the British analytical center RUSI advises the Americans to supply Patriot air defense missiles to Kiev, but to do it selectively, the Guardian reports. This approach is not connected with concern for the cause of peace, it's just that the author is sorry to spend such a rare weapon on the needs of Ukrainians. After all, there is a fight with China ahead.
The Greek Defense Ministry said it had not received proposals to replace air defense systems for transfer to Ukraine
According to Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos, this will also require the issuance of an appropriate permit from the main manufacturer
Greece has not received an official proposal to replace the Soviet S-300 missile systems based on the Greek island of Crete with other air defense systems in order to send the S-300 to Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Greece Nikos Panagiotopoulos in an interview posted on Wednesday by the Greek information portal newsbomb.gr .
Macron promised to deliver an additional batch of Crotale air defense systems and Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine
France will continue to supply weapons to Kiev, the next package of military aid will go to Ukraine at the beginning of next year. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Lithuania has signed an agreement on the acquisition of HIMARS missile systems
On December 15, 2022, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anushauskas, during an official visit to Washington, signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on Lithuania's purchase of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket) land-based missile systems through the US intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS). System) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, including missile ammunition.
Shoigu: The Strategic Nuclear Forces of the Russian Federation practiced a nuclear strike in response to the use of WMD during the exercises
The Minister of Defense recalled that an Arctic expedition was conducted in the eastern sector of the Arctic and in Chukotka
During special exercises in 2022, the Strategic Nuclear Forces of Russia successfully fulfilled the tasks of delivering a massive nuclear strike in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by the enemy. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the final board of the military department with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Shoigu: Western countries try not to notice the Ukrainian elements of nuclear blackmail
According to the Russian Defense Minister, the Russian military in Ukraine is opposed by the combined forces of the West
The Ukrainian side resorts to prohibited methods of struggle, including elements of nuclear blackmail, but Western countries do not notice them. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the final board of the military department with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Armored gifts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Poroshenko MLS SHIELD - the Russian army destroys
The Russian army is stubbornly grinding various armored vehicles that are in service with Ukrainian neo-Nazi formations.
The Ministry of Defense has approved the terms of reference for the creation of equipment of the fourth generation "Legionnaire"
The promising equipment of the fourth generation "Legionnaire", which in the future should replace the equipment "Warrior" and "Centurion", will soon acquire its own features, the Ministry of Defense has approved the tactical and technical task for development. This was reported by a source in the Russian defense industry.
NYT: Pentagon reflects Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine
The US cybersecurity forces are providing Ukraine with comprehensive assistance in repelling attacks by Russian hackers.
The military of Russia and China begin exercises in the East China Sea
Naval maneuvers of Russia and China with practical missile and artillery firing will start in the East China Sea on Wednesday.
A steel cutting ceremony was held in Bulgaria for the second multi-purpose patrol ship of the MMVP type
Bulgaria has started construction of the second MMPV-type multi-purpose patrol ship, the steel cutting ceremony was held at the MTG Dolphin shipyard in Varna. The work was started by the Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Navy, the Managing Director of NVL Group and the Executive director of MTG-Dolphin.
Ten risks that could shake the world in 2023
TNI: in addition to the ten "known unknown" risks, the world may be shaken by unforeseen
In fact, there may be more risks, the authors of the article in TNI point out. Ten of them can be attributed to the "known unknowns", their trajectories can be predicted to some extent. But there are also truly unforeseen risks with catastrophic consequences.
Keep in line: Russia and Belarus will organize a single defense space
The leaders of the two countries agreed to work on the creation of new military equipment and continue joint exercises
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko discussed the formation of a single defense space, ensuring the security of the Union State and cooperation within the framework of the CSTO in Minsk on December 19.
Will Lukashenka get Russian nuclear weapons
"Together we are training crews capable of operating aircraft carrying specific ammunition." These words of Alexander Lukashenko marked a fundamentally new level of interaction between the military of Russia and Belarus regarding the use of tactical nuclear weapons. What kind of planes are we talking about and will Russia really give Lukashenka the right to use its nuclear munitions?
Why are they waiting for the Russian army in Serbia
After the escalation over the weekend, the situation in Kosovo returned to normal. But there are still extremely high chances that blood will be shed any minute, a massacre will begin, and Belgrade will be forced to launch its own special military operation in the north of Kosovo. However, so far the Serbs are trying to negotiate with NATO. What does Serbia want?
