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The Bulgarian parliament has approved a bill on the ratification of two agreements related to the supply of eight F-16 Block fighters to the country's Air Force.70 and related equipment.

The armed forces destroyed the bases of foreigners in the DPR and Kharkiv region

The Russian armed forces have killed more than 300 mercenaries, the Defense Ministry said on November 25. Several bases of "soldiers of fortune" and their military equipment were hit in the DPR and Kharkiv region.

The Spectator: The US disrupted the Polish delivery of MiG-29 to Ukraine after communicating with China

Negotiations on the sidelines are a useful tool of diplomacy. That's how China instantly disrupted the Polish delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine, writes The Spectator. He persuaded the US to prevent the deal so that the conflict "does not go too far." Now Beijing will seat Kiev at the negotiating table, the author of the article is sure.

The crews of the Mi-35 multi-purpose attack helicopters of the Army Aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) continue to perform tasks during Russia's special operation to protect Donbass. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of helicopters operating at command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

It is reported that on November 21, 2022, the first F-16V (Viper) fighter of the Block 70/72 series of new construction was pumped out at the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Greenville (South Carolina) upon completion of manufacturing and painting.

In recent years, the Russian Federation has made it clear that it considers the Arctic as its region, as evidenced by the build-up of the Russian military presence. This is written by the author of the American edition of 19FortyFive, Peter Suchiu.

The current military-political situation in the world provides France with an excellent opportunity to conquer the arms market of the countries of the Indo-Pacific region and, first of all, India. Politico writes about this, analyzing Paris' sharply increased interest in India recently.

In Greece, near the city of Larissa, an American drone base will be created, where the MQ-9 Reaper ("Reaper") UAVs will be located. This is reported by the Greek newspaper Parapolitika.

After the Russian Defense Ministry began purchasing Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters, Western analysts could not understand why the Russian army needed two types of attack vehicles.

The Reuters news agency, in the material "Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine" ("The arms industry is booming as Eastern Europe is arming Ukraine"), reports that the military industry of Eastern Europe is producing artillery weapons and ammunition, as well as other military equipment at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War, since the governments of the countries of the region have led a campaign to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

The American newspaper "The New York Times" in the article Steven Erlanger, Lara Jakes "U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals" ("The United States and NATO are trying to arm Ukraine and replenish their arsenals") reports problems for Western countries due to the depletion of weapons stocks in a number of positions, military equipment and ammunition for delivery under military assistance programs to Ukraine.

In Russia, they decided to create a relief vehicle for transporting people and goods in a combat zone. It is noted that it should be easy to maintain and maintainable. What can such an aircraft be and what can be its practical use in solving military tasks?

Boris Johnson proposed to arm Ukraine with fighters from the Second World War

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that Ukraine needs the simplest aircraft to combat unmanned aerial vehicles - such as British Spitfire fighters from World War II. Someone considered Johnson's words a joke, but the military columnist of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok thinks otherwise - an airplane from the past has some advantages over UAVS that are unexpected for the layman.

And when active actions on the contact line can resume

On November 23, Russian troops continued to advance in the Donetsk direction, and in other sectors of the front they continued to repel attacks by Ukrainian formations. On this day, the Ministry of Defense told about the release from captivity of 35 servicemen who were in danger.

The US Air Force has scheduled a presentation of the new B-21 Raider strategic bomber for December 2. As the American edition emphasizes 19fortyfive.com , the creation of this bomber aircraft is a "success story" of both the US aircraft industry and the American administration. After all, the program for the construction of the aircraft was completed on time, the manufacturer met the allocated budget.

On November 23, it became known about the use of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles "Mosquito" in a special military operation in Ukraine, designed to conduct aerial electronic and optoelectronic reconnaissance. Earlier in the reports of the Ministry of Defense, it was said about the successful work of the Lancet kamikaze drones in the area of their defense, which destroyed the Ukrainian Buk anti-aircraft missile system and two American howitzers. Read more about the Russian UAVs involved in the SVO — in the material of TASS.

On November 21, Lockheed Martin published photos of the first assembled multi-purpose fighter F-16D Block.70, which will be delivered to the Bahrain Air Force.

NYT: an American missile fired by the APU went off course and hit a residential building

The US supplies Ukraine with obsolete weapons, writes the NYT. That is why in September, the American AGM-88B HARM missile fired by the APU went off course and hit a residential building. The West spends billions of dollars on military aid Kiev, but keeps the new equipment for himself.

The participation of about 1 thousand mercenaries from 54 countries was recorded

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR) has established the facts of the supply of various weapons to Ukraine from 25 countries, the agency's telegram channel reported on Thursday.

According to The Spectator magazine, in return, Beijing promised to convince Moscow to abandon the use of nuclear weapons

The administration of US President Joe Biden forced Poland not to supply Soviet MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in March after an insistent request from China, which fears an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. This is reported on the website of the British magazine  The Spectator, citing sources in Chinese diplomatic circles.