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The Georgian Prime Minister visited the flagship of the 6th fleet of the US Navy, declared his readiness to help NATO in the Black Sea
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced Georgia's readiness to assist NATO in ensuring security in the Black Sea.
TOPH announced the start of the preparation of the strategic exercise "Vostok-2022"
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.
In 2021, the pilots spent more time in the sky to protect the borders of Russia than in 2020
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.
Ukrainian plans to bring back into operation the "last tank of the USSR"- T-80UD failed
By the time the punitive operation in the Donbas began, the Ukrainian army had 25 T-80UD, nicknamed "the last serial tanks of the USSR." Moreover, most of the once formidable combat vehicles were in a non-combatant state.
Taliban opponents launch guerrilla war in eastern Afghanistan
A group of armed men in Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan announced the beginning of the fight against the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).
The Chinese Air Force conducted patrols of the Taiwan Strait in response to the visit of a delegation of American congressmen to Taiwan
A representative of the Eastern Military District of China, Shi Yi, said that the country's Air Force carried out combat patrols in the Taiwan Strait zone to demonstrate the country's high degree of combat readiness.
Russian spy ship has caused concern in the UK
A Russian ship, presumably the Kildin, was spotted while shadowing the British Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth off the coast of Oman, and this caused concern among the British. The ship passed through the Bosphorus before entering the Mediterranean Sea en route to the Persian Gulf.
The National Resistance Front intends to beat the Taliban with their own weapons
A group of armed men in Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan announced the beginning of the fight against the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation).
Syrian "Buks" and "Shells" destroyed six Israeli missiles
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.
Ukraine has lifted the Turkish Bayraktar drone into the air
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 .
Russia appreciated the visit of the American Mount Whitney to the "soft underbelly" of the country
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.
The situation in Afghanistan, its regional and global consequences were discussed by the Secretaries of the Security Councils of eight countries - the Security Council of the Russian Federation
The secretaries of the Security Councils of the Russian Federation, India, Iran and a number of other countries discussed Afghanistan, noted the need to combat terrorism in the region, the Russian Security Council said.
In Rostov, military chemists used "hot fog" to combat COVID-19
In Rostov-on-Don, soldiers and equipment of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops were attracted to counteract the spread of coronavirus infection. With the help of thermal machines TMS-65U "hot fog", the assembly point of the military enlistment office of the Rostov region and other premises will be disinfected.
The Defense Ministry explained the flight of the Russian Tu-22M3 over Belarus by checking air defense systems
Russian bombers participated in the verification of the actions of combat crews performing air defense duty tasks in the Unified Regional Air Defense System of the Union State
Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers worked out interaction with the control points of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus and carried out an inspection of the air defense system of the Union State. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The computer exercise of the CIS countries on air defense will be held in 2022
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the organization of the third military sports games dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS
The CIS countries will hold a computer command and staff exercise on air defense (air defense) in 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The CSTO forces are creating a training buffer zone of almost a hundred kilometers
As part of the large-scale exercises "Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021" at the training ground in Tatarstan, the forces of the CSTO member states launched a large-scale conditional peacekeeping operation. According to the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff, the main efforts are focused on creating buffer and demilitarized separation zones. The troops will have to organize control over the actions of the warring parties in order to create conditions for the conclusion of peace agreements.
CIS Defense Ministers have approved a plan of joint activities for 2022
The defense ministers of the CIS member states approved a plan of joint activities for 2022 and identified prospects for the development of military cooperation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The United States has revived a Cold War unit in Europe
The US Army has revived the 56th Artillery Command in Germany, which was based in the country during the Cold War. This was reported on November 8 by The Washington Times.
Azerbaijan told about the interception of "Beech" shells of "Tornado" in Karabakh
The Azerbaijani military told for the first time that during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020 they managed to intercept two multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) "Smerch" with the help of the anti-aircraft jet complex (SAM) "Buk". The Telegram channel "Military Observer" drew attention to the corresponding video that appeared on the network.
Patrushev discussed the Afghan settlement with the Indian Prime Minister
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.
