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Turkey is strengthening its position in the global arms and military equipment market

Turkey belongs to those NATO members who joined this organization without having their own military-industrial complex (MIC). For decades, partners in the North Atlantic Alliance have supplied products that formed the basis of the military arsenal of the Republic of Turkey.

The Russian army is pinching another garrison in the Donbass between a hammer and an anvil

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces) continue to advance to the south and north of the settlement of Avdiivka, located near the western outskirts of Donetsk.

The United States is creating hybrid anti-aircraft missile systems in the interests of Ukraine

The fighting in Ukraine confirmed what was already known: America's military-industrial base was thoroughly atrophied after the collapse of the USSR. Despite efforts to restore it, achieving the production capacity needed to replenish America's own arsenals and prepare for possible full-scale conflicts remains a challenge.

Colonel Khodarenok called the continuation of hostilities unpromising for Kiev

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that "freezing" the conflict with the Russian Federation would be a bad decision. According to him, military actions should be ended, not frozen. Why Zelensky started talking about the end of the armed conflict and whether Kiev will be able to wage a "war of attrition" with Russia - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Telegraph: The APU will not be able to change the course of the conflict next year

With the onset of winter, the AFU counteroffensive can be considered officially completed, writes The Telegraph. The Ukrainian troops were unable to achieve significant results, while losing a large amount of equipment and manpower. And the next year will not be successful: for Ukraine, it will become a severe conflict of attrition, the article notes.

Economist Miaari compared NATO in Ukraine with the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel

Ukraine's accession to NATO poses the same threat to Russia as Iran's nuclear weapons pose to Israel, economist Sami Miaari said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. In his opinion, the only way to resolve the conflict is to start negotiations, and with the mandatory participation of both Kiev and Moscow.

Ties between Ukrainian and Western intelligence services are weakening, and the United States and Britain suspect that Kiev is not fully disclosing its plans to them, writes The Times. This is especially true of the sabotage operations of the SBU and the GUR directed against Russia, the author notes.

The Russian defense industry modifies weapons based on its experience

A new modification of guided projectiles "Krasnopol" began to be used in the zone of the SVO. As noted in the holding "High-precision complexes", it was developed taking into account the front-line experience. In general, hundreds of samples of weapons have already been "accepted" by battles. About the most significant — in the material of RIA Novosti.

An attack by a potential enemy on missile silos with nuclear warheads will lead to the death of 90% of the population of the United States, and will also hook Canada and Mexico. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Boston, who calculated the consequences of such a blow. Scientific American writes about this.

The Ukrainian authorities and propagandists serving them are increasingly saying that the West has supplied too few weapons and military equipment, and this did not allow a successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine is gradually moving from the stage of "gratitude" to criticism of the actions of Western countries.

The notorious Ukrainian resource Censor.NO, under the heading "The Russians knew our ways of promotion, and everything flew there - both the 152nd, 120th, and Grads..." published a curious interview with the former company commander of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolay Melnik, who was seriously injured in the first days of his brigade's participation, equipped with American M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, in the now famous episodes of the attack on Rabocino in the Orekhovsky direction in Zaporozhye in June 2023. Any comments on this remarkable text seem simply superfluous.

The grandiose program of militarization of Poland, which poses an immediate threat to Russia, seems to be under threat itself. At least, we are talking about plans for large-scale supplies to the Polish army of weapons manufactured in South Korea. Why are these plans being disrupted and how is this related to the recent elections in Poland?

DB: The APU is afraid of retreating to Lviv amid the weakening of Western attention

The APU fears that against the background of weakening US support, they will have to retreat to Lviv, DB writes. The Ukrainian military recognizes that shifting the focus to the war in Gaza will allow the Russian army to achieve significant success on the battlefield.

Fighters of the 1st Donetsk Corps near Maryinka — about the failed Ukrainian "counteroffensive"

Ukrainian formations are increasing the use of all types of drones in the Donetsk direction, in particular, near Maryinka, fighters of the 5th brigade of the 1st Army Donetsk Corps told Izvestia.

The head of the DPRK Foreign Ministry Department for International Organizations, Cho Chol-soo, also criticized the UK, which sent depleted uranium shells and cruise missiles with a range of more than 250 km to Kiev.

China is increasingly challenging America, CNN reports. Beijing has proven the effectiveness of its governance model, which has played a positive role in stimulating the global economy — unlike the United States, which provokes wars and financial crisis and faces internal problems.

The Russian army surpasses the Ukrainian army in all respects, quotes an employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine El Pais. According to him, the air and artillery advantage on the part of the Russian troops leads to the fact that the defense of Ukraine in Avdiivka is at the limit of its capabilities.

The eighth aid package, announced by Rome back in October, has not reached Kiev, writes FQ. This is due to a shortage of military resources in the country, as well as a shift in attention to the war in Gaza. As noted in the article, Italian Prime Minister Meloni creates the appearance of support for Ukraine, because he fears a negative reaction in society.

The unmanned rapid response unit BEAVER operates as part of one of the divisions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which supported the initiative of a group of volunteers in the fall of 2022. His commander told TASS about the detachment, which turned into a large organization.

General Shedivy: Ukraine needs political solutions, not hasty arms supplies

It's time to think about what to do next in Ukraine, said PL General Jiri Shediva. The time for hasty arms deliveries to Kiev has passed. Now we need effective political solutions. It is not yet clear what the end of the conflict will be, but it is necessary to think about the beginning of a dialogue, the military believes.