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Not so long ago, on January 14 of this year, the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Igor Golub, said that the republic is preparing to purchase Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to re-equip its anti-aircraft missile forces: "We continue pre-contract work on re-equipping our divisions of anti-aircraft missile forces armed with S-300 with new S-400 and Pantsir-S systems.

Pushkov responded to Stoltenberg's call to resist Russian aggression

NATO should understand that the world will no longer live by the rules developed in "three or four Western capitals," said Senator Alexei Pushkov. So he commented on the words of the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg about the need to prepare for "Russian aggression" and increase military budgets.

The next stage of the joint maneuvers will involve one of the Russian frigates

The mobile coastal anti-ship missile system (BPKRK) "Bastion" as part of the exercise made a march to the positional area on the territory of Crimea, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) said on Thursday.

As the Russian Spring newspaper reports with reference to its sources in Syria, the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has begun to transfer forces to strengthen the Russian military police in the provinces of Raqqa and Hasakah.

T-55 and ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" of the Peruvian army were deployed to cover the border with Ecuador. The relocation of equipment is explained by the increase in the number of migrants from Venezuela.

Judging by the published photos, medium tanks are transported on trawls, while lighter self-propelled units move independently.

The US has stolen a Russian "Shell" in Libya

Russian air defense system "Pantsir-S1" was at the American base Ramstein in Germany, write the British media. The US military removed the complex last summer from Libya. It is assumed that in this way they wanted to protect civilian aircraft from an attack by terrorists who could take possession of the installation. On the other hand, American journalists believe that the United States could have stolen it for a more detailed study. Is there any sense in such an operation-I understood it "Газета.Ru".

NATO has taken the path of increasing its presence in the Arctic, as the region is experiencing an aggravation of geopolitical rivalry with Russia and China, said on Thursday the representative of the alliance Oana Lungescu.

In December 2020, new US sanctions came into force. The United States has tightened export controls. The sanctions list includes 45 Russian companies. Among them was the manufacturer of titanium and JSC VSMPO-AVISMA.

Last Saturday, January 23, China held a "dress rehearsal" of the war with the United States over Taiwan, writes Forbes. Thus, the American magazine commented on the sending of H-6K bombers equipped with YJ-12 anti-ship missiles by Beijing towards the island.

The extended start-up agreement will apply to Russian Avangard systems. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", said the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.

As part of the 24th "animal" division of the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet of Russia, there are nuclear submarines (submarines) "Panther", "Boar" and "Cheetah" of the project 971, capable of discreetly monitoring the actions of the US Navy (Navy), says TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.

MiG-31BM interceptor fighters took the Northern Sea Route (NSR) under protection. The aircraft of the Northern Fleet aviation squadron will be on duty at the island and mainland airfields in the Arctic. The part was deployed back in 2019 in Monchegorsk. But since the end of 2020, the aircraft have a new task. Now, if necessary, they can be quickly relocated to any of the more than a dozen repaired airfields along the NSR.

The Command of the United States and Canada discovered Russian Tu-142 aircraft

Two Russian long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 spotted in the air defense zone of Alaska, reported in the US-Canadian Air Defense Command. At the same time, Russian aircraft did not violate the airspace of the United States or Canada.

Global defense spending increased by 1.9 percentage points in 2020 to reach $ 1.9 trillion, showing continuous growth for seven years.

The Venezuelan Air Force has become the strongest in Latin America due to the use of Russian Su-30MK2 multi-purpose fighters and S-300VM anti-aircraft missile systems, writes Military Watch magazine.

Russian servicemen conducted a series of regular anti-terror training exercises at observation posts in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported in the Russian Defense Ministry. "When working out actions on the alarm, the servicemen from the peacekeeping contingent worked out the occupation of rifle positions in order to defend the post, as well as the closure of the highway in order to stop traffic," the military department said.

Japan's Nikkei Asian Review believes that Russia is beginning to yield to China in the development of new weapons and military technologies. Gradually, this lag may become irreversible. China is becoming the world's number two arms exporter. Russia is the third. Beijing is targeting traditional Russian arms markets.

The US army is strengthening in Norway, in the immediate vicinity of the Russian borders. In January, about a thousand Marines landed here. At the same time, American politicians and generals are increasingly declaring an increase in tension in the Arctic, which, according to experts, they themselves create. What the Pentagon is preparing Norway for-in the material of RIA Novosti.

The US army on the background of financial constraints caused by coronavirus infection, this year will hold a private "cupping" for the air force (air force) and naval forces (naval forces) of the country, writes Breaking Defense, Recalling the statement of chief of army staff General James McConville.

Four Indian soldiers and at least 20 Chinese soldiers were injured in a clash on the Indian-Chinese border in Northern Sikkim, India Today reports, citing sources.