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Expert: the exercises of the CSTO forces showed the world the unity of views of the member states on threats
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, believes that the past exercises demonstrated a high level of interaction between the military contingents of the CSTO member states.
Kyrgyz President Zhaparov: there will be no American military base in the country
Kyrgyzstan will not deploy an American airbase on its territory, President of the Republic Sadyr Zhaparov said, RIA Novosti reports.
Shoigu said that NATO is pulling forces to the borders of Russia
According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, the alliance is not ready for an equal dialogue
NATO is consistently pulling forces to the borders of the Russian Federation amid calls for military deterrence of Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in response to a statement by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Copies of Soviet T-54s were made up for M1A2 Abrams in China
Specialists of the People's Liberation Army of China have begun to remake their Type 59 tanks, which are being decommissioned, into samples similar to those of a likely enemy.
So, an imitation of the American M1A2 was seen at one of the polygons. Army craftsmen quite close to the original (especially in the frontal projection) decorated a clone of the Soviet T-54.
The Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan: a catastrophic situation is developing in Afghanistan
There is no legitimate and internationally recognized Government in Afghanistan, the authorities do not work, human rights are systematically violated, which indicates a catastrophic situation in this country.
The political scientist assessed the statements about the possible use of weapons by Germany against the Russian Federation
Sergei Sudakov, an American political scientist and corresponding member of the Academy of Military Sciences, commented on the words of German Defense Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer, who said that NATO could use weapons against Russia if necessary.
China has created space robot saboteurs
China has the opportunity to quietly disable enemy satellites. October 23, portal scmp.com He reported that Hunan Defense Polytechnic Institute has developed a new type of space weapon.
Erdogan expels NATO ambassadors from the country
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan instructed the country's Foreign Ministry to send ambassadors of 10 countries.
Of these, 7 NATO member states called for the release of human rights defender Osman Kavala from prison.
The director of NASA admitted the possibility of the existence of aliens
NASA Director Bill Nelson admitted the possibility of the existence of aliens. At the same time, he expressed the hope that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) do not appear as a result of the actions of some enemy on the Ground.
Refusal to cooperate with NATO will not entail negative consequences for Russia - Peskov
Russia's rejection of relations with NATO will not entail anything terrible, the efforts of the Russian Federation to develop cooperation with the alliance were still in vain, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Rogozin: humanity often encounters unexplained phenomena and objects
The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, previously said that the pilots saw some flying objects, but do not know what they are
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that humanity often encounters objects and phenomena that cannot be explained from the point of view of modern science.
The US will continue to restrain Russia's attempts to take the main position in the Black Sea region - Pentagon chief
The United States will continue to hinder Russia's attempts to gain a dominant position in the Black Sea region, the head of the US defense department, Lloyd Austin, said at a press conference in Romania on Wednesday.
Russia is considering the possibility of resuming the work of the Consulate General in Mazar-I-Sharif - Kabulov
Russia is considering the possibility of resuming the work of the Consulate General in Mazar-I-Sharif in Afghanistan, the special representative of the President for Afghanistan, Director of the second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
The French army will fight against information fakes
The Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Florence Parly, presented a new military doctrine of the fight against information influence (document L2I).
Excerpts of the speech, which took place in the main building of the military department in the south of Paris, are posted on the Minister's page.
Biden and the White House voiced concern about China's missile tests
The President of the United States Joe Biden was concerned about the testing of hypersonic weapons by the People's Republic of China (PRC). This became known on Wednesday, October 20.
The recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile was not aimed at the United States, North Korea says
North Korea has said its recent test launch of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was not aimed at the US.
Russian and Egyptian paratroopers conducted fire training exercises
Paratroopers from Russia and Egypt, as part of the joint exercise "Defenders of Friendship-2021", conducted fire training classes using elements of tactical shooting at the paratrooper training ground near Cairo, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
By the end of the year, infrastructure for a new airborne assault regiment will be built in Crimea
As part of the first phase, it is planned to build a regimental headquarters, two soldiers' dormitories, a canteen, a checkpoint, as well as a platform for military and special equipment
The first infrastructure facilities for the new airborne assault regiment in Crimea will be handed over by the end of 2021. This was reported on Thursday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Bulava missile was successfully launched from the Knyaz Oleg submarine
As part of the state tests, a successful launch of the Bulava ballistic missile from the Knyaz Oleg nuclear submarine from the White Sea was carried out. This was announced on October 21 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Named goal No. 1 of the Third World War
The small island of Shemya in Alaska may become a primary target in the conflict between the United States and an equally powerful enemy - such as China and Russia. The other day, the American special operations forces conducted a training to protect the island. Although in the event of the beginning of the Third World, special forces are unlikely to help.