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The commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, noted that combat crews of the S-400 Triumph, S-300 Favorit and Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile systems will take part in them

In 2022, the Central Military District (CVO) will hold five major exercises with combat launches of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of air defense units at training grounds in the Astrakhan Region and the Republic of Buryatia. This was reported to journalists by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

Measures to check the combat readiness of formations and military units of the Army Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) are being held in the Sakhalin Region, the press service of the military department reported.

The Russian ships, together with the Chinese Navy, carried out tactical maneuvering and organization of inspection actions of the conditionally captured cargo ship, which was used as a tanker "Boris Butoma".

Izvestia: Russia will strengthen the border with Ukraine with the help of the Tornado-G MLRS

Russia will strengthen its southern border with Ukraine with rocket robots - automated multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G". This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Russian-Chinese naval exercises "Peaceful Sea - 2022" were held in the western part of the Arabian Sea. This was reported on January 25 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The press service of the Central Military District noted that the instructors will train the commanders of multiple rocket launchers, gunners of self-propelled guns, driver mechanics and gunners-operators of T-72 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2

Five major exercises are planned in the Central Military District in 2022 with air defense and missile launches. This, according to RIA Novosti, was stated by the commander of the Central Military District, Alexander Lapin.

The Drive: Russian planes in Syria "followed a provocative course"

Russian and Syrian fighter jets carried out the first of their kind joint air patrol along the border of Syria with Israel, says the American edition of The Drive.

The First Tank Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) is conducting combat readiness testing classes, the ZVO said on Tuesday. "In total, more than 1 thousand servicemen and about 100 units of weapons, military and special equipment are involved in the combat readiness check," the report says.

MIC: Russian RB-341B "Leer-3" complexes could be used in Kazakhstan

The Russian electronic warfare (EW) complex RB-341B "Leer-3" by creating a "fake base station" can intercept traffic control and user connections. This is told by the "Military-Industrial Courier" (MIC), referring to the CEO of the analytical company Telecom Daily Denis Kuskov.

The Black Sea Fleet reported on the firing of tankers of the Southern Military District at the Angarsky training ground

Tankers of the units of the Army Corps of the Southern Military District (SE) began firing at the Angarsky training ground in the Crimea. The crews of the T-72B3 tanks conducted classes in accordance with the combat training plan. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Force conducted the first joint patrol of the air borders of the Syrian Arab Republic - including the Golan Heights, a disputed territory under Israeli control. If such flights become regular, they will significantly expand the capabilities of the Syrian Air Force to protect its airspace - primarily from attacks by Israeli aircraft, writes The Drive.

The combat readiness check takes place on the territory of the Volgograd and Rostov regions, the Krasnodar Territory and the Crimea

The aviation of the Southern Military District (SE), consisting of squadrons of fighters and multifunctional bombers, will work out the execution of missile strikes at the maximum distance, the press service of the district reported on Tuesday.

The commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Army General Alexander Dvornikov, has begun checking the combat readiness of subordinate formations and military units, more than 6 thousand servicemen are involved, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev told reporters.

The risk of the activity of gangs and the development of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan have caused the CSTO to pay special attention to the borders of this country from Tajikistan, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said.

The actions of the CSTO in Kazakhstan received many positive assessments, and the negative ones that appeared were politicized, said the Secretary General of the CSTO Stanislav Zas.

Military instructors from Russia arrived at the military base in Tombuktu, which was abandoned by the French forces of the anti-terrorist operation "Barkhan". The Malian military confirmed this information to RFI and the France-Presse news agency. 

Despite the fact that the first Chechen war ended more than a quarter of a century ago, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions around it. For example, information about the participation of T-90 tanks in those hostilities still pops up from time to time in various sources.

Inspectors from Latvia will inspect the Russian military infrastructure in the Bryansk and Smolensk regions. This was announced on Sunday, January 23, by the head of the National Center for Reducing Nuclear Danger of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Ryzhkov.

The United States can send up to 5,000 military personnel, ships and aircraft to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, The New York Times reports, citing knowledgeable sources in the US administration.