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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.

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.

Annual fees will be held for storekeepers, the start time has not yet been determined

In 2023, military training camps for reserve servicemen will be held in Russia. The start dates of the fees will be determined later, while the exact date is unknown. Izvestia sorted out who is usually called up for military training, how they are held, how they are paid and how the fees differ from mobilization.

The Serbian authorities intend to significantly strengthen their defense capability, primarily at the expense of special units of the Armed Forces. Therefore, yesterday at a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Statehood, President Aleksandar Vucic announced a competition for the admission of five thousand people to serve in the special forces of the Serbian army.

News: the Golden Youth party in Courchevel has changed the rules of military registration in Ukraine

They will try to return to Ukraine men who left the country and do not have a postponement from military service, the Vesti newspaper writes. However, the government does not have many ways to put fugitives on military registration.

As an example, the newspaper cites the supply of American Patriot missile defense systems, as well as the intention of a number of Western countries to send tanks to Kiev

Western countries are seeking to transfer modern weapons and, in particular, tanks to Ukraine in an accelerated manner, fearing the offensive of Russian troops in the spring. This assessment was made by The New York Times on Thursday .

NYT: The West is in a hurry to transfer modern weapons to Ukraine because of fear of Russia

The West fears that Ukraine has little time left to prepare for a new Russian offensive and is in a hurry to transfer new weapons to it, writes NYT. Tanks can be sent to Kiev. Previously, the West did not supply them due to fears of escalation.

Die Welt: Europe is developing a plan to protect the North Sea from Russian drones

In the near future, the entire coast of the North Sea will be dotted with windmills for the production of electricity, writes Die Welt. And in this situation, the author of the article became concerned about security. Suddenly, Russia will do with the cables from the "wind turbines" the same way someone did with the pipes of its gas pipelines.

Advance: reasons for the change of leadership of the military operation in Ukraine

The head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, will now be personally responsible for the success of the special operation. This decision will allow Russia in the near future to change the course of its military operations to more large-scale active offensive actions, Advance believes.

The newspaper recalled that "until now, the Chancellor categorically refused to consent to the export of Leopard to Ukraine"

The statement by Polish President Andrzej Duda about Warsaw's intention to transfer a company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine is an unprecedented attack on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and increases the already powerful pressure on Berlin on the issue of supplying Kiev with these combat systems. This point of view is contained in an article published on Wednesday in the German newspaper Die Welt.

Political scientist Jin: if Russia copes with Western sanctions, it will defeat the United States

Russia has every chance to win the conflict on Ukraine, writes political scientist Jin Canzhong in the article "Guancha". The only thing that is needed for this is to cope with Western sanctions initiated by the United States. Then Moscow will gain an advantage and strike back at America.

Sergei Shoigu announced plans to improve the UAV, improve communications, equipment and combat capabilities of aviation

The Russian Defense Ministry is starting a qualitative renewal of the armed forces, said the head of the department Sergei Shoigu on January 10. In particular, it is planned to expand the arsenal of modern strike weapons, improve UAVs, communications equipment, equipment of military personnel and the operation of aircraft in the area of operation of modern air defense systems. Experts note that any military operation reveals the shortcomings of the armed forces and encourages them to work on mistakes. On January 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued their offensive in the Donetsk direction and shot down three Ukrainian attack aircraft.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 10, 2023, the first thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

In 2009, the US Navy faced a crisis of combat readiness. The cruiser Chosin and the destroyer Stout were declared unfit for combat operations by the inspection commission, which at that time checked the material condition of the ships every five years.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the Excalibur Army enterprise in Sternberk (Olomouc) on January 9. The company participates in an international project for the modernization of T-72 tanks for Ukraine, funded by the United States and the Netherlands and coordinated by the Czech Ministry of Defense.

Irina Polina — about raising the budget for arming Poland, mass conscription and reaction to it

Last year, the Polish authorities began to increase the country's military potential at a record pace. Huge funds are invested in the purchase of new weapons, increasing the size of the army with the involvement of volunteers.

The main factor determining the state of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 was a special military operation in Ukraine, which turned into the largest war for Russia since 1945, and was accompanied, among other things, by significant losses of aviation equipment.

More and more facts of illegal arms trafficking supplied by Western countries to the Kiev regime are being revealed. In this regard, the US government will allocate funds to combat the theft of weapons supplied to Ukraine.

The Times: The British army was in a deplorable state amid military aid to Ukraine

The British armed forces are in a deplorable state due to a shortage of personnel and weapons, writes the author of an article for The Times. But the military leaders do not want to admit this and insist on increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Myśl Polska: Poland is transforming into an increasingly repressive state

The decision on mass exercises of reservists speaks of the desire of the authorities to further restrict democracy in Poland, writes Myśl Polska. Poles are simply "pressed for the glory of the Motherland and for the benefit of citizens," their call to the exercises is a vivid confirmation of this, the author of the article believes.