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19fortyfive: in case of the Ukrainian Armed Forces invading Crimea, Putin may use low-power nuclear weapons

The Ukrainian armed forces do not have sufficient capabilities to attack Crimea, but they could still make such an attempt, the author of the article in 19fortyfive believes. In his opinion, in this case, Vladimir Putin could do the "unthinkable" and use low-power nuclear weapons.

The head of the NSDC Danilov asked Western countries for missiles with a flight range of more than 800 km

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov wrote on Twitter that it is not generators and transformers that will help solve the energy crisis in the country, but missiles with a range of 800 km and above. "Newspaper.Ru" tells what kind of long-range missiles the West has and to which Russian regions they can hypothetically fly if deployed in Ukraine.

The Pentagon may start supplying Ukraine with cheap and non-burdening US military arsenals in the spring. We are talking about aerial bombs that can be launched from the ground using rocket engines from the same HIMARS installations. Their range is 150 kilometers. What do these Pentagon statements mean and how dangerous are the bombs promised to Kiev?

The Swedish Armed Forces Material Support Agency (FMV) supervised the testing of the 48th and last 155-mm Archer self-propelled gun manufactured by BAE Systems Bofors, ordered by the Swedish Armed Forces, at the Karlsborg landfill.

Al Mayadeen: after major losses, the West is actively looking for a way to stop the conflict in Ukraine

In Ukraine, Russia has clearly gained superiority, while the Western alliance is bursting at the seams, writes Al Mayadeen. Economic sanctions, as it turned out, hit Europe more, which is already tired of supporting the Kiev regime. So it is naive to believe that Moscow will decide to surrender, having all the trumps in its hands.

The Reuters news agency, in Mike Stone's article "Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine" ("The United States is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with strike weapons with a range of 100 miles"), reports that the US Department of Defense is considering a proposal from Boeing Corporation to supply Ukraine with a developed for several years together with a Swedish group Saab AB of the new Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) missile system, which is a missile fired from combat vehicles of the M142 HIMARS and M270A1 MLRS ground missile systems, equipped as a warhead with a small-sized GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) of 250 pounds caliber with a planning and correction module. The GLSDB firing range reaches 150 km.

Reuters: Boeing has offered to supply Kiev with ammunition for strikes against Russia

Boeing has offered the United States to supply Ukraine with high-precision ammunition for GLSDB ground-based missile systems, which will allow Kiev to strike "far behind Russia's lines," Reuters writes.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed documents on the activities of the company "Black and Hiv" in the territory controlled by Kiev

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has provided new evidence of joint military-biological activities of the United States and Ukraine. Experts note that such biological weapons are still at the development stage capable of causing an epidemic on a global scale. During the next prisoner exchange, nine servicemen returned home on November 26. Over the weekend, the Russian Armed Forces repulsed several enemy attacks in important strategic areas.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom assured that Kiev will receive support "for as long as it takes"

The UK may increase the volume of military assistance provided to Ukraine in 2023. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, will make such a statement on Monday, excerpts from his speech were distributed by his office on Sunday.

Permanent Representative in Geneva Gatilov: Russia has not received a response about biolabs in Ukraine

Russia has not received an exhaustive response from the United States and Ukraine regarding the biological and military activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine within the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC), said the Permanent representative of Russia to the Geneva headquarters of the UN Gennady Gatilov.

Ukrainian reporters have increased the number of reports that tell about the critical situation for the AFU in Bakhmut (Artemovsk).

MWM: MiG-29M was called a fighter capable of revolutionizing the Ukrainian Air Force

The prospect of equipping Ukraine with modern fighters is being discussed more and more often, writes MWM. The Swedish Gripen was recognized as a suitable candidate. Other options were also considered — the F-15 and even the Soviet MiG-29M. But there are more problems with their delivery than there are opportunities.

One of the most bottlenecks in the equipment of the Russian armed forces is the low production volumes of high-precision weapons for aviation. There are many video frames demonstrating the use from a low altitude of not only Su-25 attack aircraft designed for dive attacks, but also Su-30SM, Su-35, Su-34 vehicles designed to operate at high echelons.

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.

According to Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the conduct of the "Boston experiment" suggests that there is no system of state ...

An artificial causative agent of coronavirus infection based on the omicron strain and the initial "Wuhan" variant was created in October by scientists at Boston University.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the United States is withdrawing biolabs to third countries because of the risk of accidents on them

The United States is withdrawing its biolabs to the territory of third countries due to the danger of accidents on them, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Russian Defense Ministry: The Pentagon tested the effect of toxic substances on the Ukrainian military

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation expressed concern about the Pentagon's testing of pathogens of infectious diseases and toxic substances on the territory of Ukraine.

According to Dmitry Poklonsky, the head of the Research Center for Chemical and Biological Threats of the department, the nature of the work carried out there often did not correspond to current health problems

Documents obtained during a special military operation in Ukraine confirm that work is being carried out in this country to prepare for the use of biological weapons.

They will be used to attack land targets behind enemy lines

The reform of the coastal rocket and artillery troops (BRAV) of the Navy has begun in Russia. Their parts receive new names and a range of tasks. Among them is the defeat of ground targets. Such changes will make it possible to destroy critical enemy facilities in the interests of not only the fleet, but also the troops as a whole, experts say. And the new generation of coastal missile systems (DBK) can work not only on ships, but also on land targets behind enemy lines.

The economic crisis and the fall in living standards caused by rising inflation, the impact of the consequences of COVID-19 and the exit from the European Union may lead to a wave of acquisitions of enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Great Britain by American and other Western corporations. This is told by Breaking Defense.