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The Russian Navy begins large-scale exercises: more than 140 ships, about 10 thousand military
More than 140 ships and more than 10,000 military personnel will take part in a series of exercises to be held in January and February by the Russian Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The United States warned about the possibility of hitting Russia and Ukraine with Tomahawks
The Drive: The US Navy's Georgia nuclear submarine could strike Crimea
The nuclear submarine Georgia of the US Navy, which made a short stop in the Cyprus area, has all the means to strike Russia, for example, Crimea, and Ukraine, in particular, with Tomahawk cruise missiles, warns the American edition of The Drive.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy signed the convention on navigation equipment
On Thursday, January 20, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolai Evmenov signed the Convention on the International Organization for Maritime Navigation Equipment on behalf of the Russian Federation. The ceremony was held at the residence and in the presence of the French Ambassador to our country Pierre Levy.
Hack the satellite
The European Space Agency invites everyone to try to hack the European OPS-SAT satellite operating in orbit. This is reported on the website of the event organizers specially created for this occasion.
Russia, Iran and China to hold joint naval exercises
A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet went on a long voyage from Vladivostok a few days before the onset of 2022
Warships of Russia, Iran and China will take part in joint naval exercises. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet.
US Ambassador to the UN Thomas-Greenfield: Russia is waiting for a "powerful response" to the possible deployment of missiles in Latin America
Russia will face a powerful response if it places nuclear missiles near American territory, said US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Russian "Toads" after Sweden alarmed the UK
The Drive: Russian ships of Project 775 caused alarm in Sweden and the UK
Large landing ships (BDK) "Korolev", "Minsk" and "Kaliningrad" of Project 775 (according to the NATO classification - Ropucha, which means "Toad" in Polish) after Sweden, Great Britain was alarmed, writes the American edition of The Drive.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister said that the expansion of Ukraine's cooperation with NATO will strengthen the "security of allies"
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina stated the importance of further dialogue between Ukraine and NATO during a meeting with the appointed head of the representative office Karen McTeer, the press service of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister reported.
Canada will make a decision on the supply of military equipment to Kiev on time - Foreign Minister
Canada has heard Ukraine's request for the supply of military equipment and will make a decision on time, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.
The Russian military is patrolling the Syrian port of Latakia around the clock due to the threat of terrorist attacks
The movement of units from the air is controlled by unmanned aerial vehicles
The command of the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria has organized round-the-clock patrolling of the Latakia seaport in connection with the threat of terrorist attacks. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev.
Biden discussed security in northern Europe with the President of Finland
US President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, during which he discussed the situation in the region of Ukraine and security in Northern Europe, the White House reports.
The US has no plans to send additional forces to Ukraine - Pentagon
The US command does not intend to send additional forces to Ukraine, where at the moment the functions of instructors are performed by employees of the Florida National Guard, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Deadly duel on tanks in Tajikistan: both combat vehicles exploded
After the withdrawal from Afghanistan of a part of the two hundred and first motorized rifle Gatchina double Red Banner Division stationed in Tajikistan, T-72s of various types began to be received instead of the T-62M. There were among them cars of the very first modifications, even with monolithic armor towers and optical rangefinders.
The United States called on the UN Security Council to consider the issue of missile launches of the DPRK - Mass media
The US Permanent Mission to the UN has taken the initiative to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council on the latest launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea, media reports with links to diplomats in the world organization.
The Russian Embassy in Washington urged the US administration not to escalate tensions around Donbass and not to push Kiev to provocations
Russian Embassy in Washington: The United States should abandon plans to supply weapons to the Ukrainian army
The Russian Embassy in the United States stated that if the American administration is really committed to a diplomatic settlement of the internal Ukrainian conflict, it should stop escalating tensions around Donbass and refuse further arms supplies to the Ukrainian military.
The Russian admiral saw a geopolitical background in the naval exercises of the Russian Federation with Iran and China
He called the ships that Russia sent to Iran "serious"
The naval exercises that Russia, Iran and China are planning to hold may be a response to the complex geopolitical situation in the world, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, told Interfax on Tuesday.
Participation of Russian troops in exercises in Belarus may be preparation for an attack on Ukraine - US State Department
A senior representative of the US State Department told reporters that the US considers the relocation of Russian military to Belarus as a possible preparation for the invasion of Ukraine.
In the US, they told about the "overestimation" of the Russian S-400
Defense News: Russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems should not be underestimated and overestimated
The capabilities of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems purchased by India from Russia "cannot be underestimated, as well as overestimated," aerospace expert Douglas Barry told the American edition of Defense News.
Three more large amphibious ships of the Russian Navy proceeded from the Baltic to the North Sea - Swedish Armed Forces
Another group of three Russian large amphibious ships, having passed the Great Belt Strait, left the Baltic for the North Sea, a representative of the Swedish armed forces said.
Russia to transfer S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Belarus
Two divisions of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft complexes of the Russian Aerospace Forces will be transferred to Belarus as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. Also, 12 Su-35 fighters and a division of the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes will go to the neighbors, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin.
