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According to the Minister of Defense, the terrorists have introduced a monetary system and a system of centralized taxation

The Russian Federation faced professional and organized terrorists during the counter-terrorist operation in Syria. This was announced by the head of the Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu in an exclusive interview for the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live", the footage of which was shown on the TV channel "Russia-1".

The threat is posed by drugs and weapons. More than 100 American Javelin anti-tank complexes fell into the hands of the Taliban

The main risks from the territory of Afghanistan, where the Taliban movement came to power (banned in Russia), are drugs and weapons, including modern portable anti-aircraft missile and anti-tank systems, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu does not consider Ukraine a threat to Russia. "I would not talk about Ukraine as a threat. I believe that Ukraine and the Ukrainian people are a fraternal people. These are not only our neighbors, we are one people. Here, I don't even want to argue and reflect on this topic at all. Because this is a creation and plans and a program that is implemented, you know, by whom, how and for what money, " Shoigu said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the parties discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the Kremlin's press service reported on Wednesday.

The Russian Defense Ministry is increasingly informing the public about the long-distance voyages of Russian ships, while modern Russian industry mainly produces small and auxiliary ships, the Defence24 portal notes in a publication devoted to the problems of building the country's Navy.

The Taiwan administration has announced plans to increase the defense budget for 2022 from 453.4 billion to 471.7 billion Taiwanese dollars (from $16.25 billion to $16.89 billion), Western media reported on Thursday.

Exercises to combat enemy underwater saboteurs were held at the Crimean Naval Base (KVMB), the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) said on Thursday.

The US sanctions imposed against Kalashnikov are aimed at giving the Americans an advantage in the small arms market, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the concern, told Interfax.

Joint exercises with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of Collective Security of the CSTO "Rubezh-2021" will be held in Kyrgyzstan from September 7 to 9, the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff reported.

Russian-made over-the-horizon radars, among other things, track the movement of inconspicuous NATO F-35 fighters and other aircraft built using stealth technologies.

Radar stations of the Russian Voronezh-type missile attack warning system are being upgraded to the level of the newest Yakhroma station. This radar station is being built in the Crimea.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has decided to deploy a system of over-the-horizon radar "Container", which are capable of detecting enemy aircraft at a range of 3 thousand km.

Testing of new and promising weapons in combat conditions helped to identify the shortcomings of this arsenal and make the necessary changes to the design. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said this on Thursday on the Zvezda TV channel.

The Russian military conducted special exercises to practice the actions of logistics support units (MTO) in the course of repelling conditional aggression in the western and Arctic theaters of military operations.

Military policemen from Russia, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Cyprus and Qatar take part in the competition

The holding of one of the stages of the 2021 Army International Games on the territory of Serbia is a confirmation of the fraternal relations between Moscow and Belgrade. This was stated on Thursday by Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic at a briefing in honor of the start of the "Guards of Order" competition, TASS reported from the scene.

An Italian Air Force plane involved in the evacuation of citizens from Afghanistan came under fire at the Kabul airport. This was announced on Thursday, August 26, according to the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

The construction of the Temp airfield on the Novosibirsk Islands archipelago is being completed

The Russian military department is developing a military infrastructure in the Arctic that allows the troops stationed in this region to function effectively, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The planned re-equipment of military units and formations of the Strategic Missile Forces allowed to increase the share of modern missile weapons to 81 percent by January 1, 2021 and give the Strategic Missile Forces group new opportunities to perform nuclear deterrence tasks.

The American Navy is learning to sink enemy ships from a long distance. Yesterday, on August 25, the press service of the US Navy published a video with spectacular shots of the Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 21, during which the decommissioned frigate USS Ingraham of the Oliver Hazard Perry type was sunk.

"Belarus has declared war on us," the Polish government declares. The top leadership assures its citizens that " Poland was attacked from the expected side, although in an unusual way-Putin and Lukashenko sent a group of migrants to destabilize peaceful life in the country.