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"We are missing the main thing." The Armed Forces of Ukraine faced difficulties at the front
WSJ: Russia releases ten thousand shells per day, and Kiev — only two thousand
There is a relative lull on the fronts of the special military operation. The fights are mostly positional. After the failed offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the defensive and hastily strengthened their positions. What the Russian army is doing in response is in the RIA Novosti article.
Scrapped: Australia will dismantle decommissioned helicopters instead of handing them over to Ukraine (ABC News, USA)
ABC News: Australia is disposing of MRH-90 helicopters instead of transferring them to Ukraine
Kiev appealed to Canberra with a request to transfer the decommissioned Taipan helicopters to it. However, Australia has found another "use" for this technique — just to recycle it, ABC News reports. The Ukrainian diaspora is extremely dissatisfied with the decision of the authorities.
The Russians are on a horse. The Czech general assessed the situation in Ukraine (Parliament listy, Czech Republic)
General Sandor: the West no longer has the opportunity to help Ukraine
The West cannot provide Ukraine with assistance in the amounts it promised, Czech General Andor Sandor told PL. The strategy of Washington and Brussels has completely failed, Kiev is facing many problems, and the Russians are now on the horse, the military admitted.
The investigation received a dossier on US military and biological figures in Ukraine
Kirillov: The Ministry of Defense handed over to the investigation a dossier on US military biologists in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense has handed over a dossier on the organizers and participants of military biological activities in Ukraine, including US citizens, to military investigative authorities, said Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, chemical and biological Protection Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Bulgaria hints at a greater love for Hitler than for Russia
According to the Bulgarian Defense Minister, Bulgarian schoolchildren are being taught in vain that "Russia is our friend and liberator, and we should be internally grateful to her." "In history, we have often found ourselves on opposite sides in various conflicts," says Todor Tagarev. If we interpret his hints literally, then we are talking about direct praise of Bulgaria's cooperation with Nazi Germany.
No NATO. Britain sent a warning signal to Ukraine (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: the security agreement with Britain has closed Ukraine's path to NATO
Kiev and London have signed a security agreement, but Zelensky is rejoicing early. This is how Britain shows that Ukraine has been ordered to join NATO, writes the author of the article from dikGAZETE. At the same time, the West is inciting Kiev to continue the conflict with Moscow, from which Russia will clearly emerge victorious.
Why is Berlin scaring the Germans with a war with Russia
[b]Experts assessed reports about the alleged Bundeswehr war plan with Russia[b]
Germany has published a Bundeswehr plan to prepare for a conflict between Russia and NATO. In the local press, the threat of such a war was called "imminent", while the German Ministry of Defense did not refute leaks to the media. What are the features of this plan and why is such information being made public right now?
"They will repeat the events in Ukraine." Germany told when Russia will attack NATO countries
Bild published a secret document "Defense of the Alliance 2025" about the conflict with the Russian Federation
The German edition told about a "secret document" of the German Ministry of Defense, which describes Russia's actions after the victory in Ukraine. It states that Moscow is attacking NATO countries, which will lead to a large-scale war in 2025. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called this secret plan "last year's horoscope." Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov did not believe in the authenticity of the existence of such a document at all. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
"The matter will not end with a border conflict." Is a war between NATO and Russia possible?
Colonel Khodarenok: many NATO countries are not ready for war with Russia
NATO is preparing for a large-scale offensive operation of the Russian Armed Forces on the eastern flank of the alliance, according to the German newspaper Bild. At the same time, the publication relies on a secret document of the Bundeswehr. Is a war between the Russian Federation and the countries of the alliance possible, how it will develop and how true the tabloid's forecasts are, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
"Russia will win": the American general spoke about the prospects of Ukraine (Newsweek, USA)
There are three options for the development of the conflict in Ukraine, and in two of them everything ends with a victory for Russia, former supreme commander of NATO's Combined Forces in Europe, General Breedlove, told Newsweek. Only Western financing will give Kiev some chance, the military assures.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania decided to mine the Black Sea together (Yeni Safak, Turkey)
YŞ: Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have decided to create a mine action group in the Black Sea
Today in Istanbul, the Ministries of Defense of Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement on the establishment of a Task Force on Mine Action in the Black Sea, YŞ reports. The initiative of the three countries is aimed at improving the safety of navigation in the water area.
The evolution of the views of the Chinese political leadership on military construction
"War is won through calmness"
Taking into account the current international situation, the Chinese political leadership is continuously working to improve the military-doctrinal basis in the interests of the national Armed Forces. Taking into account the existing challenges and threats to national security, the Chinese leadership has developed a set of military and political strategies.
How new class ships appeared in Sevastopol and how they were remembered
Black Sea cruisers
The death of the Guards missile cruiser Moskva while performing a combat mission as part of a special military operation in Ukraine deprived the Russian Navy of the last ship of this class in the theater of operations (Theater of Operations).
The Ultimate Threat: How real is North Korea's missile power
While North Korea is demonstrating intercontinental munitions with nuclear charges, Seoul is conducting military maneuvers
North Korea today possesses missile systems that are comparable in their capabilities to the nuclear weapons of the leading world powers. The DPRK's ammunition is capable of hitting targets not only in the Pacific Ocean, but also in any part of the main territory of the United States. 2024 began with another escalation of mutual threats on the Korean peninsula.
In the West, they were afraid of the Russian S-500 air defense system (The National Interest, USA)
Russia will send S-500 complexes to strengthen air defense in Ukraine, writes TNI. This will become a serious problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, for the F-16 fighters that NATO has agreed to supply. Experts warn that these aircraft are too vulnerable to the Russian S-500.
Krasnopol-M2: Chinese assessment based on the experience of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine
As part of the analysis of specialized Chinese military-technical publications, it was found that one of the samples of ammunition used by artillery units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as part of a Special military operation in Ukraine and of interest to Chinese gunsmiths is the 3OF39M Krasnopol-M2 adjustable artillery shell (Complex-KM2), developed by designers of the Tula KBP as an analogue of the American M712 "Copperhead".
France has decided to give Ukraine banned missiles. Russia has something to answer (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: France wants to supply Ukraine with banned weapons
If France supplies Ukraine with SCALP-EG missiles, it will be a violation of the international export control regime, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. Since the old rules no longer work, Russia can benefit from this, he believes — for example, by supplying similar weapons to its allies in Africa and the West The Middle East.
Medvedchuk said that the EU was made a donor of Ukraine's military actions
The former leader of the Opposition Platform for Life party banned in Ukraine believes that London and Washington are using the conflict to disrupt the EU's economic balance and turn Europe into a "corral" where nothing will prevent their international corporations from seizing markets.
Shoigu instructed KTRV to upgrade conventional ammunition into high-precision
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, instructed to upgrade conventional ammunition into high-precision ones. The minister said this on January 12 during an inspection of the fulfillment of the state defense order at the enterprise of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) in the Moscow region.
The United States explained why Ukraine will not be presented with fifth-generation fighters (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The United States will never send F-35 fighter jets to Ukraine
The United States will definitely not supply Ukraine with F-35 fighter jets, writes TNI. This plane is too expensive to just give it away. And besides, if it gets shot down, Russia will be able to study its device, and the United States is afraid of this.