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The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in the military activity of the United States and its NATO allies in the Black Sea. "The Russian Defense Ministry records an increase in the military activity of the United States and its NATO allies in the Black Sea region," the ministry said in a statement.

It became known about the confrontation between the Buk air defense system and the Smerch MLRS during the war in Karabakh. Azerbaijan's public television would have shown a story about last year's 44-day war in Karabakh. The officers involved in the conflict, for the first time, told about how they used the Buk air defense system to protect against the attack of the Smerch MLRS.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Washington and NATO to "soberly assess the risks" in connection with US military activity in the Black Sea region.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claims that the training events periodically conducted by the West are actually provocative actions.

The Russian reconnaissance vessel Kildin has worried Britain. Pictures of the ship near the Dutch frigate, which was escorted by the British aircraft carrier, appeared on the network. The author of The Times suggested that the Russian ship was following the British aircraft carrier group.

Two Russian Tu-160s are practicing bombing at a training ground in Belarus as part of the exercises, a message on the telegram channel of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

Russian submarines of the project 949A "Antey" are getting a new life. As a result of the modernization, they are expected to be able to carry hypersonic Zircon missiles. And such submarines will become even more formidable.

In connection with the situation in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan will provide gratuitous military-technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Such bills were approved by the Majilis (Parliament) during the plenary session Kazakhstan, reports Vlast.kz .

NATO exercises in the Black Sea are a matter of concern for Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was announced on Thursday, November 11, by the press secretary of the president Dmitry Peskov.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov believes that the Charter on Strategic Partnership between the United States and Ukraine signed on November 10 is aimed at aggravating the situation.

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that NATO's actions in the Black Sea are a waste of time and effort, as well as a test of the strength of the Russian army and navy.

In the Russian tank support combat vehicles (BMPT), the Terminator was seen as a threat. The Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express commented on reports about the introduction of a company of BMPT into the staff of one of the regiments of the 90th tank Division.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced Georgia's readiness to assist NATO in ensuring security in the Black Sea.

Russian military personnel will hold the strategic exercise "Vostok-2022" next year. According to the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, the Pacific Fleet has already begun to prepare for it.

The average flight time of the pilot was almost 100 hours

Naval aviation pilots spent more time in the sky in 2021 compared to 2020 due to attempts to violate the borders of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

On Wednesday in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, as well as the secretaries of the Security Councils of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. On November 10, all of them participated in the multilateral consultations of the secretaries of the Security Councils of 8 countries on the Afghan issue.

Russian ships are tracking the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Russian ships performing scheduled tasks in the southeastern part of the Black Sea since October 30: The missile cruiser Moskva and the frigate Admiral Essen are monitoring the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, which arrived to conduct an unscheduled multinational exercise,"the report says.

As the President of the Russian Federation noted, such a high bar has been held for five years

The state defense order in the "pandemic" year 2020 was fulfilled by 96.2%, such a high bar has been held for five years. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) on Wednesday.

The Pantsir-S and Buk-M2 anti-aircraft systems in service with the Syrian army shot down six of the eight Israeli missiles. Two Syrian soldiers were injured.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lifted into the air the Bayraktar TB2 attack drone of Turkish production. In this they were caught by the Telegram channel "Military Observer", referring to the portal data PlaneRadar.ru .

From a geopolitical point of view, the Black Sea coast is the "soft underbelly" of Russia, approaching which the enemy can strike at the largest cities and defense centers of our country, military historian Dmitry Boltenkov writes in Izvestia.