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The USA has run out of shells for Ukraine. The Americans have figured out where to get them
NYT: The US is sending ammunition to Ukraine from warehouses in Israel and South Korea
The United States has begun to supply Ukraine with its ammunition, which is stored in warehouses in Israel and South Korea, writes NYT. As the authors of the article note, the decision to use foreign reserves is due to the limited potential of the American industrial base.
The list of weapons and military equipment transferred to the Polish Armed Forces in 2022 has been published
The publication Dziennik Zbrojny published a list of weapons and military equipment delivered to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland in 2022.
The West was greedy — the tanks sent to them are not enough for Kiev's success
The Guardian: for a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West gives
To attempt a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West is ready to supply, writes The Guardian. Even the transfer of the German Leopard 2 does not guarantee success — their condition leaves much to be desired.
An explosives expert has debunked the myth of the perfection of HIMARS
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost run out of ammunition of the legacy of the USSR and their own production, more than 70 percent of weapons and ammunition are NATO-made.
Armenia decided to use "Indian protection" against Azerbaijan
Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons
Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.
NATO will start supplying aircraft to Ukraine from old fighters
The infamous Ukrainian diplomat, now Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk, offered Berlin to transfer a hundred Tornado fighters to Ukraine. Words are not devoid of rational grain, as Germany is going to change these outdated machines for the new F-35 and Eurofighter. What is the meaning of Melnik's statement and will Ukraine receive the planes written off in Germany?
Results of Russia's space activities in 2022
In 2022, 22 launches of Russian space launch vehicles took place: 13 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, seven from Baikonur, and one each from the Eastern and Guiana Space Center. Among them are 19 launches of Soyuz-2 rockets (eight Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b, two Soyuz-2.1b and one Soyuz-ST-B), two Angara-1 rockets.2" and one - Proton-M rockets. All of them were successful.
Aerial manners: why Russia and Belarus started joint aviation studies
In the next two weeks, the military will use all airfields and ranges of the Belarusian Air Force and air defense
The flight tactical exercises of the Union State began in Belarus on January 16. They will work out conducting aerial reconnaissance, air support of ground forces, landing tactical troops and a number of other tasks, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported.
Belousov said that space will be truly open to Russian private business
According to the first Deputy Prime Minister, it is also time to "help domestic technology companies make a breakthrough in the development of space technologies"
Russian private business is capable of making a breakthrough in the development of space technologies. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, commenting on the signing of an agreement on cooperation between business and the state on the roadmap "Promising space systems and services".
The United States will not be able to quarrel between Russia and China. It's a big risk
The United States could take advantage of the situation and lure Russia to its side for a joint fight with China, writes SCMP. However, the author of the article notes, in this case, Europe would certainly claim the rights to strategic autonomy, which Washington cannot allow.
The US said that the EU is covering up problems "in the name of solidarity with Ukraine"
NYT: the question of the fate of Ukraine will be a serious challenge to the fragile unity of the European Union
The EU has managed to rally against Russia, but this unity is unlikely to remain, the author of the article in the NYT believes. Soon the most serious problems will come to the surface, about the presence of which the countries of the bloc were silent "in the name of Ukraine". Then Europe will be in danger of splitting.
Interview of the head of the Rheinmetall group on possible arms supplies to Ukraine
The German edition of Bild am Sonntag, under the heading "Wir können 2023 keine Leopard-Panzer liefern" ("We cannot deliver Leopard tanks in 2023"), published an interesting interview with Armin Papperger, chairman of the German Rheinmetall AG group, about the details of possible deliveries of Rheinmetall weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.
Supplies of Western tanks to Ukraine will bring Europe to the brink of disaster
Akharin Khabar: the supply of Western tanks to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict
The decision of a number of states to supply tanks to Ukraine will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, Akharin Khabar writes. The new weapons will not bring a radical change in the nature of hostilities, experts say, but it threatens to bring Europe to the brink of disaster.
There will be no alliance. The West has divided the world on the Ukrainian issue
SCMP: Western principles have split the world in relation to Russia
Contrary to the loud statements of the United States and Europe, the world disagreed about Russia in the Ukrainian conflict, writes SCMP. This is the fault of the West, which extols personal gain. Few people are ready to speak out against Moscow and put themselves under attack for the sake of "protecting democracy."
Russia continues to transfer combat aircraft to Belarus, increasing the grouping of the Russian Aerospace Forces
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.
Medvedchuk for the first time after the exchange published an article in the Russian media about the situation in Ukraine
The ex-head of the Ukrainian party "Opposition Platform - For Life" discusses the military confrontation in Ukraine, examines its prerequisites and gives a forecast of the further development of the situation.
Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin this spring
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.
General Milli spoke about the new AFU training program in Europe
General Milli: The US will prepare the APU for a major offensive
On Sunday, the United States began implementing a new extensive training program for Ukrainian troops, which is designed to allow them to resist the Russian offensive, General Milli told WP. About 500 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be trained.
The economist spoke about the consequences for Paris after the announcement of the real price of assistance to Kiev
According to Jacques Sapir, Director of Research at the French Higher School of Social Sciences Studies, the country may face political consequences
The overall costs of supporting Ukraine are now continuing to rise; France will face political consequences when citizens learn the real cost of this policy.
Kiev has received more weapons from the West than it asked for to defeat Moscow
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.