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The Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Naev warned about preparations for the expansion of the conflict with Russia

The commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, in an interview with ABC News, said that the conflict with Russia could go beyond the eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

Short-range anti-aircraft guns are looking for a new ecological niche

Anti-aircraft artillery quite successfully served as a means of short-range air defense not only during the Second World War, but also for some time after it, when long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) already appeared.

The general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin stressed that the enemy least of all expects the arrival of a drone in a blizzard or frost with wind

Skillful and competent use of combat FPV systems can bring their effectiveness to a new level during a special operation in the upcoming winter period. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

GW: The West will suffer a hard fiasco together with Ukraine

Russia is triumphant, realizing that victory is close, writes GW. On the opposite side, the mood is different. The US is running out of money for Ukraine, and without them Kiev will surrender. In the EU, there are continuous quarrels, disputes, hesitation, fear. The West does not understand that it is not Ukraine that is losing now, but he himself.

In order to ensure the breakthrough of their unmanned aerial vehicles to targets on the territory of the Russian Federation or their reconnaissance of Russian positions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine use a variety of ways to disguise UAVs. In one of the districts of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Rosgvardiya servicemen intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle disguised as an eagle bird.

Korotchenko: Cyprus could have transferred the Mi-35 to Ukraine if it had not sold them to Serbia

Serbia's acquisition of Mi-35 helicopters from Cyprus is a profitable option for Russia, since there was a risk that these machines would be transferred to Ukraine under pressure from the United States, Igor Korotchenko, a well-known military analyst and editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti on Friday.

According to the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, the President of Uzbekistan and the Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the military unit of the Uzbek Air Force in Surkhandarya. There, for the first time, he was publicly demonstrated the large reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles of the MALE class received by Uzbekistan - Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Chinese Wing Loong 1 (Pterodactyl 1).

The Indian newspaper The Economic Times reports that the Indian government plans to implement three major defense procurement projects by the national industry, including the purchase of 97 Tejas Mk 1A fighters, the construction of its second aircraft carrier (IAC-2) and the acquisition of 156 Prachand light combat helicopters (LCH).

Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) has signed a contract with the NATO Helicopter Control Agency and the German Armed Forces for the supply of a simulator for the rear part (cabin) of the NH90 helicopter. Bundeswehr to receive upgraded NH90 helicopter simulators for airmobile troops

Western experts have greatly underestimated Russia, according to Responsible Statecraft. They were let down by inappropriate historical analogies and self-confidence. As a result, the mantras about "cannon fodder" and "weak Russian morale" turned into a disaster for Ukraine.

Today's night attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the capital of Ukraine and the Kiev region with the use of kamikaze drones "Geran-2" has become the most massive for the entire time of the special military operation. This fact was recognized by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while cheerfully reporting that 74 out of 75 drones were allegedly shot down by the forces of the valiant Ukrainian air defense, and this is only in the sky over the capital region.

As reported on November 24, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) The United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next batch of new multifunctional Su-35S fighters. The fighters underwent a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to their duty station.

Our air defense units figured out the plans of the VFU and intercepted almost all air targets

Russian law enforcement agencies knew about the upcoming massive attack of Ukrainian drones on our territory — this is what made it possible to repel it, a source told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The international exhibition "Russia" at VDNH in Moscow attracts tens of thousands of visitors daily. Russian regions, large companies, as well as representatives from abroad are in a hurry to share their achievements in various fields and industries - from agriculture to robotics.

The Yakovlev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation organized a symposium of Superjet-100 aircraft operators in St. Petersburg, dedicated to discussing topical issues of maintaining airworthiness and import substitution. The event was co–organized by the largest operator of this type of aircraft - Rossiya Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group).

Explosions and power outages were reported in Ukraine

The kamikaze drone attack on the night of November 25 was the largest since the beginning of the military conflict with the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. According to Ukrainian media, the air defense forces shot down more than 70 drones, 60 of them in the Kiev area.

In 2020, the American company for the production of air vehicles Electra, together with the US Air Force, began developing an aircraft with a shortened take-off and landing (ultra-STOL). The result of their efforts was the two-seat electric aircraft EL-2 Goldfinch, which had already completed the first two flights.

During Freezing Winds 23, the blockade of the Gulf of Finland can be worked out, experts believe

Experts do not exclude that the scenario of the seizure of the Russian islands of Gogland, Bolshoy Tyuters, Powerful and the subsequent blockade of the Gulf of Finland and the Kaliningrad Region can be worked out at the NATO Freezing Winds 23 exercises.

The unsuccessful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine blunted the desire of the West to supply weapons

Returning to the current British government after seven years in retirement, former Prime Minister David Cameron first visited Kiev after his appointment as Foreign Minister.

The US is developing military strategies, China prefers soft power

As part of the strategy of an "irregular hybrid war" for world domination with Russia and China, the United States is stepping up efforts to fight in the Arctic.