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The Drive: The US does not have air defense against Russia for Ukraine

The United States does not have medium-range air defense (air defense) facilities that occupy an intermediate position between the MIM-104 Patriot and FIM-92 Stinger systems, not counting the National/Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), which could be supplied to Ukraine, writes The Drive.

In the USA at virtual exercises Virtual Flag 21 prepared in case of war with Russia

Air Force (Air Force) The United States during the virtual exercises Virtual Flag 21 conducted preparations in case of war with Russia or China, writes the American publication 19FortyFive.

The Russian Federation will continue to pay increased attention to the development of the Armed Forces. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 21.

The submarines of Project 636.3, which include the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky cruiser, will play an important role in the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, whose main task is to cover the deployment areas of nuclear submarines carrying intercontinental missiles. Military expert Dmitry Kornev told Izvestia about this on Tuesday, December 21.

Russia is ready to take military-technical measures in case NATO approaches the borders, the President noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the expansion of NATO to the East by the euphoria that Western countries experienced after the Cold War and the incorrect analysis of the situation on their part.

More than 120 employees of American private military companies are present in the Donetsk region, they are equipping firing positions, preparing Ukrainian special forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

For the first time during the exercises, the Russian Navy conducted a covert deployment of ships in a remote area of the Pacific Ocean, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

In 2022, 21 launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles "Yars", "Avangard" and "Sarmat" will be on combat duty of the Strategic Missile Forces.

The fifth "Dome" spacecraft of the space segment of the missile attack warning System (SPRN) has been launched, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

The equipment of the Russian nuclear triad with modern weapons has reached the highest level in history, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that they are monitoring the situation in this country

The situation in Afghanistan creates risks of exporting terrorism and drugs to the territory of the CSTO states. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

Special attention should be paid to strengthening the defense capability of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian leader noted

The Russian Federation should develop military and military-technical cooperation with the SCO and CSTO countries, strengthen the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense.

According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the improvement of the military and social infrastructure of Russian bases abroad continues

Work has been completed to increase the runway of the Khmeimim airfield in Syria. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

During its exercises, NATO is working out options for using coalition groups against Russia with the participation of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Central Military District is expected to hold about 300 exercises of various directions next year, taking into account the activation of terrorist organizations in the region, said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District troops.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that the republic's aviation conducted, together with the aviation of the Russian Federation, another patrol of the air borders of the Union State of the two countries.

Human rights activists advocate a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in some military developments. In this discussion, it is formulated in detail how combat technologies that have gone out of control can harm humanity. What exactly is proposed to be banned? And what do these conversations lead to?

The Avangard and Dagger complexes have been put on combat duty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"The development of the latest types of weapons was proceeding at an active pace. Some of them - the Avangard and Dagger complexes have been put on combat duty," Putin said during an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense.

The flight time of NATO missiles to the territory of Russia, provided they are deployed in Ukraine, will be no more than 10 minutes, and hypersonic weapons - no more than five. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense.

Russia has reliably protected its borders in the Arctic from foreign aggression through the construction of military bases, the deployment of missile systems and air defense systems, aviation, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.