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Footage has appeared on the network of the interception by militants of the Kiev regime of one of the Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" flying in the direction of the AFU facilities in the Odessa region.

Footage shot in the Avdiivka direction has been published online, in which a Russian T-80BV tank withstands an enemy FPV drone hitting the side. In the footage taken from the drone, you can see how the FPV drone of the Kiev regime militants suddenly arrives on board a Russian tank moving along a snowy highway at high speed, but the combat vehicle successfully withstood the hit and continued further movement without even slowing down.

Russia has patented a hybrid jet guided munition that combines the properties of an airplane and a rocket. The relevant document is posted on the website of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property, which is part of Rospatent.

Experts say that American elites are considering the possibility of overcoming the Ukrainian crisis. And the evidence of this, paradoxically, is a program article by CIA Director William Burns. What does this text say and why is it extremely important to recognize Russia's rightness in the crisis in Ukraine?

In the USA, the design of a promising missile defense system has been completed

Washington has launched the next stage of modernization of the missile defense system covering the continental part of the country. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporations have completed the design of samples of a promising interceptor. The Pentagon assures that it will be able to shoot down modern Russian and Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles on opposite courses. How this will affect the geopolitical situation is in the RIA Novosti article.

Ukrainian troops continue to expand the range of drones used in the conflict with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Some of the drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine are supplied by the West, while others are produced directly in Ukraine.

Drone expert Fedutinov: UAVs with AI will become the main weapon in the wars of the future

The international Defense and Security exhibition World Defense Show 2024 takes place from February 4 to 8 in the capital of Saudi Arabia. Russia is presenting over 100 weapons in Riyadh.

Business Insider: the experimental AFU FrankenSAM weapon showed the weakness of NATO

The APU uses hybrid FrankenSAM air defense systems that combine American equipment with Soviet equipment, writes Business Insider. Their use indicates serious gaps in the arsenals of NATO and specifically the United States.

Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments

Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.

Politico: The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to go on the defensive due to a shortage of artillery shells

Due to the lack of shells, the APU went on the defensive, writes Politico. The West cannot cope with Ukraine's appetites, and domestic production does not help either. In the current situation, Kiev may not even dream of any offensive operations.

The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014

The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.

Bloomberg: Kiev can no longer count on the unconditional support of the United States

Western aid is being delayed, and the AFU lacks artillery and ammunition for air defense, Bloomberg reports. Because of this, Ukrainian troops are experiencing serious difficulties in building a minimally reliable defense. The conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny also negatively affects the state and prospects of the Ukrainian army.

The United States, contradicting its own numerous statements about the unwillingness to further escalate the conflict in Ukraine, continues to lift all new restrictions on the provision of the latest types of weapons to Kiev, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of, and will certainly use, to strike deep into Russian territories.

Politico: The United States can transfer GLSDB missiles to Ukraine today

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles as early as Wednesday, January 31, Politico reports. Such bombs are not yet in service even with the American army itself.

Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.

Military support for Ukraine is costly for NATO countries and the rest of Kiev's allies who have joined the so-called Western Coalition. But the actual reincarnation of the arms race, which was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact bloc, led to a sharp increase in demand for weapons and ammunition.

In 2024, the military industry will produce more than 36 thousand units of equipment and 16.5 million weapons

Thanks to the increased capabilities of the industry, high-precision strikes on Ukrainian facilities will become commonplace this year, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.

Developed back in the 1980s, the Krasnopol adjustable artillery munition today shows itself perfectly in the zone of its own. It effectively hits targets, including moving ones, and allows precise fire to disable control points and other important enemy objects.

Iran, and now the Houthis in Yemen, have a wide range of weapons with which to strike ships. From traditional anti-ship missiles to the recently appeared anti-ship ballistic missiles and remotely operated kamikaze boats.

After the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Britain in 2008, the United States decided to bring them back, writes The Telegraph. But not all residents of foggy Albion liked such plans. Readers of the newspaper greeted the idea with harsh comments.