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Facts about the shocking conditions of service of the Polish military on the border with Belarus
In December last year, the Commissioner for Civil Rights of Poland visited several dozen posts on the Polish-Belarusian border in the Podlaskie Voivodeship near the settlements of Bialowieza, Dubich-Cerkevny, Cheremkha (Polovtse), Melnik. After that, a report was prepared with shocking conclusions.
Strategic missile systems "Yars" have entered combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo region
The launchers of the Yars mobile ground-launched missile system have entered combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday
The Western Military District deployed an electronic warfare battalion in the Belgorod region
The Western Military District (ZVO) has deployed a new electronic warfare battalion in the Belgorod region (bordering Ukraine in the south), which "will shorten the time to obtain the necessary information," the ZVO told reporters on Tuesday.
The Emirates thanked Lavrov for supporting their fight against the "Houthi rebels"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, highly appreciated Russia's support in light of the recent attacks carried out by Houthi rebels from the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement on civilian facilities in the UAE.
Nuclear complexes "Yars" were brought to the exercises in the Irkutsk region
In the Irkutsk region, mobile strategic complexes "Yars" went to field positions. Autonomous launchers of the local division of the Strategic Missile Forces entered the combat patrol routes as part of the exercise. The command involved about a thousand soldiers and officers, as well as more than 100 units of military and special equipment of various types and purposes.
A military expert commented on the combat readiness check of the Armed Forces in the Southern Military District
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin on Tuesday, January 25, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on the ongoing check of combat readiness of formations and military units of the Southern Military District (SE).
An armored homemade vehicle based on the BMP-1 was thrown into battle in Syria
During the fighting in the Syrian city of Hasaka, Kurdish formations used an unusual tracked homemade armored vehicle against militants of the terrorist group "IG" banned in Russia.
The "Ford" aircraft carrier of the USA is the most expensive, but toothless
The combat systems of the newest and most expensive US Navy ship, the $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, "have yet to show that they can effectively" protect the ship from anti-ship missiles and other threats.
In the technological confrontation with the United States, China has made a bet on startups
China supports startups working in the field of quantum computing, semiconductors and robotics, hoping thus to succeed in the technological confrontation with the United States, where, on the contrary, technological development is entrusted to global companies, Bloomberg writes on Monday.
Belarus announced the availability of reserves for instant response in case of dangers on the state border with Ukraine
The head of the State Border Committee of Belarus, Anatoly Lappo, announced the concentration of weapons to protect the state border in the Ukrainian direction and the opportunity to use reserves if necessary.
The Pentagon has put 8.5 thousand military personnel on high alert in case of transfer to Europe
The US Department of Defense has put 8.5 thousand military personnel on high alert in case they need to be transferred to Europe, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Monday.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that he does not have data that would indicate that Russia is preparing an attack on his country
As of this moment, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have not created a single strike group, which would indicate the preparation of an offensive against Ukraine, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
Biden discussed with European leaders strengthening of NATO's "eastern flank" - White House
US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening the "eastern flank of NATO" in the context of the aggravation of the situation around Ukraine during a videoconference with European leaders, the White House said.
NATO Secretary General welcomed the deployment of Allied armed forces in the eastern part of the Alliance
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in a virtual meeting organized by US President Joe Biden of the leaders of the largest countries of the alliance and the European Union, the press service of the alliance reported on Monday.
During the conversation, Macron called on the leaders of Western countries to seek rapid de-escalation in the region of Ukraine
He called for the EU's participation in the response to Russia's security proposals. In addition to talking with Putin, Macron plans contacts with Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron, during a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden and leaders of several European countries, spoke in favor of collective efforts to de-escalate the crisis in the Ukraine region, the Elysee Palace reports.
The equipment of the Russian marines of the Pacific Fleet and gunners of the Air Force arrived in Belarus
The weapons and military equipment of the gunners of the Russian Eastern Military District and the marines of the Pacific Fleet involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State have arrived in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Bloody August of '97 in Tajikistan: the towers of the T-72AV were torn off in the battles
In October 1996, I had to visit Tajikistan near the location of the tank unit of the brigade of the rebel Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdyev. The fighters were just engaged in maintenance of equipment: they cleaned the trunks, dug into the engines, changed the tracks of the tracks of one tank.
The United States is expanding the range of countries with which it coordinates actions on Ukraine - Blinken
The United States continues to coordinate possible steps in the light of the aggravation of the situation around Ukraine caused by Russia, not only with NATO and the OSCE, but also with a wider range of states, in particular, with members of the European Union, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.
A planned check of the level of combat training has begun in the troops of the Western Military District - Commander
The ZVO distributed video footage of the deployment of Iskander-M complexes
Planned comprehensive combat readiness classes have begun in the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO), the commander of the ZVO troops, Alexander Zhuravlev, said on Tuesday.
The lack of a tough reaction to Russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine is fraught with global consequences - Blinken
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that the West is forced to react harshly to Russia's policy towards Ukraine and other countries in the region in order to avoid negative consequences on a global scale.
