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Pavel Popov, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, tells Krasnaya Zvezda about how innovative activities are carried out in the Russian Defense Ministry and what results it has allowed to achieve in the past year.

Ukrainian information resources reported on the use of 152-mm artillery shells at the front by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), allegedly produced at enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.

TASS on the results of the defense industry in 2022

The Special Military Operation (SVO), which began on February 24, had a significant impact on the entire military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia this year. Responding to the needs of the army, the industry adjusted the pace and range of manufactured products in a short time.

Prigozhin called the White House statement on the supply of weapons to the DPRK for the Wagner PMCs "speculation"

The number of PMCs "Wagner" allegedly reached 50 thousand people, and the cost of grouping is up to $ 100 million, the White House said. In addition, the United States believes that North Korea supplies its missiles to the Wagnerians, but the DPRK denies such statements. Nevertheless, the US Permanent Representative said that she would raise this issue at a meeting of the UN Security Council. Yevgeny Prigozhin called the information about the supply of weapons from North Korea "gossip" and "speculation".

Putin called the rapid provision of combat units with the necessary weapons a key task of the defense industry

President Vladimir Putin visited the Shcheglovsky Val Tula plant, where he inspected one of the upgraded BMP-2 combat vehicles and other weapons. He also held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the military-industrial complex and outlined the key task for them - providing all units with weapons, equipment, equipment and ammunition of the necessary quality and in a short time. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

In the coming year, a special military operation will continue, the Russian Armed Forces will grow in number, new formations will be formed, it is planned to receive the latest models of equipment to the troops, and new surface ships and submarines to the fleet. Read about these and other plans in the military sphere in the material of the profile edition of RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named the main participants of US military-biological projects in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has received information about the executors of the US military biological programs in Ukraine, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Sergei Shoigu observed the production process of small arms. This happened when the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation arrived at the defense enterprises of Izhevsk to check the fulfillment of the state order.

On December 21, 2022, on the occasion of the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new large-scale package of American military assistance to Ukraine for a record amount of $ 1.85 billion to date.

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.

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.

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.

Mikhail Khodarenok - how Russia will resist the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine

Russian specialists will be able to capture and study Patriot air defense systems if they are delivered to Ukraine, the Croatian newspaper Advance writes. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells what the Croatian edition is wrong about.

"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?

The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense has announced the signing of a contract with the United States for the supply of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M-142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems).

There are more and more problems in NATO because of supplies to Ukraine. Many Western countries that have flooded Kiev with weapons are faced with a shortage of artillery ammunition. About the upcoming "shell famine" — in the material of RIA Novosti.

London allowed the possibility of supplying Kiev with Storm Shadow cruise missiles

United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace did not rule out the supply of Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, the final decision has not yet been made. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the details of the transfer of Western-made aircraft weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Drone attack and how to deal with it

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are currently extremely widely used for a variety of purposes. In this connection, the task of combating them is becoming more and more urgent.

More and more weapons are coming to the Middle East from the eastern direction

In the new geo-economic and geopolitical conditions, the leadership of the People's Republic of China considers military cooperation with foreign countries as a tool for projecting its growing interests.

The territorial defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with ATGL-H anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured in Bulgaria. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to military reports.