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The world community is experiencing an acute lack of trust and stability, which leads to an increase in armed conflicts, mass illegal actions, and manifestations of terrorism, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said on Wednesday at the eighth meeting of the CIS security Council secretaries.

one of the longest - range guns in the world-the South African 155 mm G-5 - is seen in Libya. It was used during a recent exercise by field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's unit.

This gun-howitzer developed in the first half of the 80's has a number of interesting features. It is equipped with a two-axle chassis and is equipped with a 77 HP engine.

UK blamed four terrorists for the death of pilot Filipov in Syria

The investigative Committee of the Russian Federation intends to apply for the arrest of four militants on charges of the death of Russian pilot Roman Filipov in Syria in 2018. Then his plane was shot down, but he ejected. On the ground, he blew himself up because he was surrounded by militants. Filipov was posthumously awarded the Hero's Gold star.

The United States successfully tested the SM-3 Block IIA anti-missile system: it destroyed a target that mimicked an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This opens up new opportunities for the United States to confront Russia and China.

Thousands of fake accounts created to participate in the information war have been identified in social networks. The main purpose of the bots was to discredit Russia in Armenia and Armenians in Russia, and "threads" from them lead to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Britain. This is the first sign of a new political reality, in which the military-political Alliance of Moscow and Yerevan will be tested for strength.

Units will maintain the ceasefire and resolve humanitarian issues

The final structure of the Interagency center for humanitarian response in Nagorno-Karabakh was approved on November 18, sources of the Russian defense Ministry told Izvestia.

The recently ended war in Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked new speculation about the end of the age of tanks. This was written about in both Russian and foreign publications.

The North of Russia and the Arctic will be covered with an impenetrable radar belt. The latest Nebo-M long-range radars will be placed under Naryan-Mar, sources in the defense Ministry told Izvestia. This will bring to completion the formation of a single air defense contour over the Northern sea route and the Arctic. Experts note that due to the increased competition of world powers in the Arctic, the restoration of a continuous zone of control over the airspace there is necessary to protect the country's economic interests.

The antagonism of the goals of the belligerents gave rise to an exceptional fierceness of the fighting

On September 27, 2020, fighting began between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh, and in fact Armenia, and on the night of November 10, the parties signed a cease-fire Agreement and the entry of Russian peacekeepers into the conflict zone.

If a ballistic missile is fired from a cannon, it will still remain a missile

On the eve of serious geopolitical upheavals, the world's leading countries are seeking to acquire breakthrough weapons systems that should provide them with military and technical superiority on the fields and seas of future battles.

the Outcome of combat operations in modern warfare is determined by missiles and drones

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh seems to have subsided, but the experience of this conflict will be studied by military experts from all countries.

there is a worthy response to NATO's "containment of Crimea" in Syria

Last year's well-known report by the American Rand Corporation "Stretching Russia's forces and putting it out of balance" States, in particular, that deterring the build-up of Russian forces in the Black sea would include the deployment of significant NATO forces equipped with systems to prevent access and deny access to the airspace over the Black sea.

NYT: trump considered the possibility of an attack on a nuclear facility in Iran

Donald trump allegedly planned to strike a nuclear facility in Iran, but he was dissuaded from this step, the media write. According to journalists, the current head of the White house in the last weeks of his tenure will try to create obstacles to the implementation of the election promise of Joe Biden on the nuclear deal with Tehran.

the Collective forces of the CSTO countries will continue to be equipped with modern weapons

The countries of the collective security Treaty Organization (CSTO) intend to conduct joint military exercises, and in the future, peacekeeping operations, Russian security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

Russian peacekeepers have completely cleared the Lachin corridor and the section of road to Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, defense Ministry spokesman major General Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing.

Since the beginning of 2020, the number of attacks on the industry has been at a high level. In the third quarter, this industry was attacked by various hacker groups - including RTM and TinyScouts, as well as cryptographic operators - for example, Maze. It is reported by the company Positive Technologies. So, TinyScouts ' goal was to target energy companies.

Russian peacekeepers are clearing the Lachin corridor linking Armenia and Karabakh, Deputy commander of the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Armed forces Alexey polyukhovich said.

the Baltic fleet electronic warfare Center near Kaliningrad was one of the first in the country to receive the latest mobile jamming system.

It is designed to counter enemy air reconnaissance, sources of the defense Ministry told Izvestia.

A detachment of ships of the black sea fleet completes the transition to Novorossiysk to participate in joint exercises with the Egyptian Navy. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the southern military district. This is the first joint exercise of the two countries ' navies in the region.

The National Interest named the reason for Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400

Turkey could buy s-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, including due to the events of 2016, when many Turkish F-16 fighter pilots were arrested after the coup attempt, the media write.