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The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to create and deploy new military transport aviation regiments in the main strategic directions - western, northern and southern, sources told Izvestia. And in the Far East, the first of them has already been created.

It is currently being tested, said Dmitry Kuzyakin, director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions

Russian specialists have developed an image substitution tool "Daphne", which broadcasts a picture with the inscription "149.200 call the Volga and live" and blocks the view from the on-board camera for Ukrainian FPV pilots. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

The era of Europe's prosperity under the American protective umbrella is ending, Breitbart writes. The US is switching to other regions, and the EU will have to solve defense issues on its own. Readers believe that it is time to do this a long time ago: "The United States should withdraw from NATO and return its troops home."

Poland called on Kiev to pay attention to the level of training of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, WP writes. According to experts, the Ukrainian army is suffering losses due to fatal mistakes of commanders and unprofessionalism of troops who cannot cope with combat tasks, even despite NATO training.

TAC: Washington was advised to force Kiev to peace by reducing funding

If your friends threaten you, they are not your friends, and Zelensky has already begun to cross this line, writes Doug Bandow in TAC. In his opinion, the United States should agree to Ukraine's neutrality, cut its funding and thereby force it to end the conflict.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the results of the Ukrainian president's trip to the United States and on EU decisions on assistance and support for the Kiev regime

Ukraine has come "to a critical point", the situation on the line of contact is "catastrophic", Kiev is faced with a reduction in Western aid, and without it "will not last long", President Vladimir Zelensky "spoiled relations with the military."..

Attack drones and artillery threaten the movements of Russian and Ukrainian troops on the front line. Therefore, on the battlefield, it is increasingly possible to find artisanal ground robots performing tasks to supply warring units.

Another scandal broke out in Kiev around the figure of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. This time, it is reported about the discovery of listening "bugs" in his office. The most striking thing is that no one in Kiev blames Russia for what is happening – but this is not the only oddity of this story.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Federation does not urgently need to equip defense lanes with Finland

Vladimir Putin said that all disputes between Russia and Finland had been resolved long ago, there were no problems in relations between the two countries until Helsinki decided to join NATO. The Russian president hinted that problems may now appear, recalling the creation of the Leningrad Military District. What can the Finns expect and what does the appearance of a new military district in Russia mean, the military observer of the Newspaper speculated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

On December 18, Defense Minister Suomi Antti Hyakkianen will sign a defense agreement between Finland and the United States. This document, in addition to authorizing the presence of American troops on Finnish territory, also provides for the use of Finland's military infrastructure for the needs of the United States, including 15 military facilities of the country. In addition, the agreement implies the deployment of American troops in Finland in the event of a "danger" of conflict with Russia.

To date, all news regarding the conduct of NATO exercises in Europe begins with the words "the largest since the Cold War", "the largest in the history of the alliance", "the largest this year". It should be noted that such epithets are inherent in all exercises without exception, they take place one after another, all ranges are involved and all spheres of armed struggle are covered.

Deputy Lindbergh: Finns have time to prepare for Russian "problems"

Putin's warning to Finland about the "problems" that it may have in connection with joining NATO caused alarm in Helsinki, IS writes. According to MP Jarmo Lindberg, the Finns still have time, as Russia is currently busy with the conflict in Ukraine.

Israel's cloudless thirtieth anniversary is over

Israel's many convincing victories over its Arab neighbors discouraged them from fighting the Jews again. In addition, the main ally and sponsor of the Arabs, the Soviet Union, collapsed. Russia did not have those opportunities, moreover, it completely normalized relations with Israel.

Notes on U.S. military culture

The United States is a powerful maritime power, the successor of the British Empire in terms of global maritime dominance, and the owner of the most powerful naval forces on the planet.

The rift between the Government of Pakistan and the regime in Afghanistan is deepening

Pakistan has decided to take a tough stance against the regime of the Afghan Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation). Islamabad will not support the Taliban internationally or provide any assistance to the regime.

In the context of a global hybrid war, it is no longer possible to delay

Disruptive actions in the economic sphere are an essential component of the American strategy of global hybrid warfare.

The intensity of combat training increased by 1.2 times

On December 1, the Russian Navy began to carry out tasks according to the plan of the new academic year. So far, without stopping for a day, the personnel are carrying out measures to improve combat and political training, the headquarters continue to summarize the results of the previous training period that ended on the last day of autumn.

Congress should take into account American interests and allocate assistance to Kiev, said John Kirby, coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council

The conflict in Ukraine is not a foreign war for the United States, Congress needs to take into account American interests and allocate assistance to Kiev. This was stated at a regular briefing by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic Communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House.

Why did the British wait six months before announcing that they were "escorting" a Russian submarine sailing on the surface off the coast of Ireland? Figaro does not give an answer to this question, since our sailors have not violated anyone else's territorial waters. But there is a reason to scare the reader with the statistics of the growth of the Russian Navy.

The document must now be signed by the country's President Joe Biden

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft defense budget of the country for the 2024 fiscal year (began on October 1) in the amount of $886 billion. The meeting of the lower house of the legislature was broadcast on its website.