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A sudden check of combat readiness has begun in the Eastern Military District with the deployment of a number of units and formations to landfills at a considerable distance from their locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

A video from a drone that attacks the city and drops incendiary bombs on people has appeared on the Network. It is assumed that the drone was launched by one of the Mexican drug cartels and used by criminal barons in the war against their enemies.

The Lithuanian Government has decided to accelerate the planned purchase of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Explaining this decision, the Cabinet referred, as it has already become a practice, to the "mythical" build-up of Russia's military power on the border with Ukraine.

Until 2015, it was believed that only the US and UK fleets were armed with cruise missiles capable of hitting targets far beyond the coastline. In October 2015, Russia launched a strike from the Caspian Sea against targets in Syria, demonstrating its achievements in rocket science.

A sudden check of the combat readiness of the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) with the transfer of some units to remote training grounds may be a demonstration of force on the part of Russia against the background of negotiations with the United States and NATO on security guarantees, a Russian military expert believes.

Clashes between peacekeepers and armed bandits and terrorists during the mission of the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) It did not happen in Kazakhstan. This was announced on Friday, January 14, by the Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization will conduct three stages of the operation to combat drug trafficking near the border with Afghanistan this year, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said.

The introduction of peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) the visit to Kazakhstan was timely. This was announced on Friday, January 14, by the Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas.

In the DPRK, the launch of two missiles on Friday was carried out by a railway-based missile regiment from railway platforms, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

The United States is considering the possibility of submitting the Ukrainian issue to the UN Security Council in the event of an aggravation of the situation due to Russia's fault, Foreign Policy writes, citing its sources.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in a telephone conversation with South Korean Foreign Minister Chong Yong, discussed issues related to the recent missile launches of the DPRK, and also confirmed the importance of deterring Russia in the Ukrainian issue, the State Department said.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Washington and the North Atlantic Alliance are ready to continue dialogue with Russia.

Analyst Dura: the Russian armed forces have a choice among unmanned helicopters

Analyst Maximilian Dura assessed Russia's capabilities in the field of unmanned attack helicopters. The expert's column was published by the Polish edition of Defence24.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the country's Security Council to accelerate work on the creation of Special Operations Forces and the reform of the national security system, the press service of the head of state reported.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko commented on the operation of the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan.

The Swedish command has sent military personnel to patrol the city of Visby on the strategically important island of Gotland located in the Baltic Sea, European media reported on Friday evening.

Oryx: Su-30SM planes bought by Yerevan from Moscow have become white elephants

Armenia's acquisition of four Su-30SM fighters from Russia remains a mystery, since these aircraft do not allow to realize a qualitative and quantitative advantage over Azerbaijan, Oryx writes.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin developed the idea and details of the CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan in an hour.

Breaking Defense: Russia's defense industry will not survive new US sanctions

The Russian defense industry may not survive the consequences of the introduction of new US sanctions, says the American edition of Breaking Defense.

Military expert Konstantin Sivkov on the air of "Solovyov live" called three components of deterrence of the threat emanating from the West.