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The changes are aimed at improving the safety of navigation of ships and flights of aircraft of the armed forces of the two countries in close proximity to each other outside the territorial seas.

Russia is already able to respond to threats that may be directed from the territory of Ukraine in the event of the deployment of strike complexes there.

We need a unified security system that takes into account the interests of all countries, the creation of separate alliances leads not to improvement, but to tension of the situation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

A new hypersonic weapon with a maximum power of Mach 9 will appear in Russia in the near future. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 13th VTB Investment Forum "Russia is calling!"

The statement on military activity in the territories adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility and its impact on Eurasian security were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the permanent Council of the organization.

Russia will continue to closely monitor the actions of NATO and Ukrainian troops near its borders

Russia has informed the United States about the absence of aggressive plans against Ukraine, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

Minsk - Belarus will offer Russia its territory for the deployment of nuclear weapons if the nuclear weapons of NATO countries end up in Poland, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti, RIA Novosti reports.

The weapon tested by China in July is a partial-orbital bombing system. The statement of the Deputy Chief of the Space Forces for Operations, Lieutenant General Chance Saltzman, is transmitted by Breaking Defense.

The visibility of the Ukrainian T-84 tank in the thermal imaging sight was checked during tests in the United States. Images of the car were published by a Twitter user. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Hypersonic weapons with a maximum power of Mach 9 have been tested in Russia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 13th VTB Investment Forum "Russia is calling!"

Columnist Brent Eastwood in an article for Business Insider called the T-72 tank a reliable support of the Russian army. As the author noted, this military machine was developed about 50 years ago in the USSR, but even after half a century it has great potential.

What is the protection of Russia from the possible appearance of attack complexes threatening it near the Russian borders, military expert Yuri Knutov told Sputnik radio.

New long-range ammunition will ensure the security of the Arctic and Crimea.

Ultra-long-range anti-ship stealth missiles will cover the Arctic and Crimea. 

The coastal brigades of the Northern and Black Sea Fleets will be the first to receive Bal complexes armed with missiles with an increased flight range.

The military integration of Russia and Belarus is a new challenge to NATO's collective security, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes. His opinion is quoted by RIA Novosti.

The North Atlantic Alliance is concerned about the information about the concentration of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and calls on Russia to de-escalate the situation, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday.

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO will hold annual cyber defense exercises with the full physical presence of participants, Major General Philip Stewart, a representative of the alliance's military command in Europe, said on Wednesday.

The Russian aerospace forces in 2021 found about 3,400 foreign military aircraft near the Russian borders, said Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Andrei Yudin.

Until recently, it was believed that the Syrian government forces lost a total of six T-90 main battle tanks during the fighting. However, judging by the photos that appeared on the Web, one more "ninetieth" will probably have to be added to this number.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke at the VII scientific and practical conference "The system of interdepartmental information interaction in solving problems in the field of defense of the Russian Federation".

According to him, no task of state importance - be it the defense of the country or the fight against coronavirus - can be solved without consolidated efforts, reliable, uninterrupted functioning of such a system. As the minister noted, it is "constantly improving and adapting to changes in the global geopolitical picture. This was clearly demonstrated by the coordinated work in the conditions of continuing restrictions on the coronavirus pandemic."

About 40 exercises will be held at the 201st Russian military base in Tajikistan during the winter training period, which will begin on December 1, the Central Military District (CVO) reported.