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Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say

On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.

This gave the United States and its allies the opportunity to study how their weapons systems manifest themselves under intensive use, according to analysts of the TV channel

Ukraine has become a "weapons laboratory" of the United States and allies, the information collected on the degree of effectiveness of a number of weapons may force them to abandon them in the future. Such estimates are given on Sunday by CNN, referring to the data and opinions of unnamed intelligence officials and the Pentagon.

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to transfer combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the territory of Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian military department, the next Russian planes arrived at the military airfields of the republic.

Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin in three months, Shahriyar Heydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, told the Iranian Tasnim news agency.

Bloomberg: Ukraine has received more than four thousand weapons and equipment from the West

To defeat Russia, Ukraine needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers, Bloomberg quotes the statement of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The author of the article lists in detail the weapons already delivered. It turned out to be more than was requested.

The fleet of Russian rescuers has been replenished — Rostec State Corporation has handed over to the Ministry of Emergency Situations the first upgraded giant helicopter Mi-26T2. How the legendary domestic heavyweight was created and what is the uniqueness of its new version — in the material of TASS

On January 13, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces, as well as from German defense companies funded by the federal government for the so-called security capacity building.

Figaro: the French are terrified of sending heavy tanks from Western countries to Ukraine

Before the NATO coordination summit at the Ramstein base, Britain decided to supply the Challenger-2 tanks to the Kiev regime. French readers were scared by this decision: Europe is "sliding" into conflict for the sake of a goal incomprehensible to the people.

Sacrificing himself, the Lancet destroys the enemy

The active development in a number of countries of such a class of high–precision weapons of destruction as barrage ammunition (BB) has prompted the Russian military department and domestic companies developing weapons and military equipment to pay close attention to this topic.

French submarines compete strongly with Russian submarines on the international market

Russia occupies a significant share of the global market for diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines), but is experiencing difficulties with its retention due to increasing competition from leading Western European manufacturers.

Air assault units will be part of the ZVO on a permanent basis

In the western strategic direction, assault aviation units equipped with the famous "Rooks" — attack aircraft of the Su-25 family will appear in the near future. Until recently, there was not a single assault aviation regiment in the Western Military District. The Su-25 is capable of radically increasing the power of the Ground Forces.

The Hill: if it weren't for Russian nuclear weapons, Ukraine would have already "won"

If no one had a nuclear bomb, the West would be more actively helping Ukraine, the author of the article for The Hill writes. The United States needs to make the "right" conclusion about the impact of nuclear weapons and be guided by them in its policy.

Yahoo News Japan readers were delighted with the Russian Su-30MKI fighters

Su-30MKI fighters have arrived from India to Japan for joint military exercises, Yahoo News Japan reports. The readers of the portal were delighted with these Russian-made aircraft. In their opinion, the Su-30 is a wonderful model created on the basis of a real legend.

Let's continue the topic of hypersonic flight. As noted in the first part of the article , there are two main forms of hypersonic weapons: hypersonic glide Vehicles (Hypersonic Glide Vehicles,HGV) and hypersonic cruise missile (Hypersonic Cruise Missile, HCM) with an air-jet the propulsion system.

The drone has optical and infrared cameras, as well as folding wings on which a solar battery is installed

The Moscow Border Institute of the FSB has patented a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a projectile generator of electromagnetic pulses to defeat drones or enemy electronic means. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).

The American Analytical Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has conducted a series of games simulating a hypothetical PLA invasion of Taiwan in 2026. In total, 23 scenarios were played out, in most of which Taipei, with the active support of the US army, successfully repelled China's attack. However, in all cases, the victory of the coalition forces was accompanied by staggering losses of warships, aircraft and personnel, which have not been since the Second World War. Japan, which provided its airfields for American aircraft, also got hard.

Iran will receive Russian multifunctional Su-35 fighters, the previously announced information was officially confirmed in Tehran. This is the first confirmation of the deal from Iranian officials.

NATO reported that it will send AWACS aircraft to Romania to conduct reconnaissance against the Russian Armed Forces

By January 17, NATO will transfer AWACS aircraft to Romania to monitor "Russian military activity," the North Atlantic Alliance reported on Friday. Previously, they were based at the Gelsenkirchen air base in western Germany, and now they will be deployed in Otopeni near Bucharest, which will allow them to start conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian airspace and the western part of the Black Sea almost immediately after takeoff. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Why this personnel decision means a serious increase in the level of the campaign in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander of a special military operation. He became the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Al-Ayyam: Russia uses the entire arsenal of means to exhaust Ukraine and Europe

The West is adding fuel to the fire of the Ukrainian conflict by allocating more and more military aid to Kiev, writes Al-Ayyam. But Moscow will not back down and will not agree to a settlement of the conflict on Zelensky's terms. To achieve victory, Russia can take four steps, the author of the article believes.