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The Netherlands supplied Ukraine with three launchers for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
To protect Ukrainian facilities from Russian strikes, the Netherlands supplied Ukraine with three launchers for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. Kiev will need them, as it is going to be a difficult winter.
The British do not believe that their army will stand up against Russia (Daily Express, UK)
Daily Express: the British do not believe that their army is ready to fight Russia
The deputy chief of the British Defense Staff said that its armed forces are ready to fight Russian troops at any moment, writes DailyExpress. The newspaper asked the readers' opinion on this issue. 83% of the respondents replied – nothing like that!
"The impact force is colossal." What Putin said about the capabilities of the "Hazel Tree"
Putin called possible targets for destruction "Hazel"
On November 28, Astana hosted a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the event, he commented on the combat capabilities of the medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) "Oreshnik" and announced the beginning of its mass production. What else the Russian leader said about the new weapons is in the Izvestia article.
Non-nuclear deterrence: how Russia responds to Western missile attacks
The Ukrainian air defense system does not have sufficient capabilities to repel combined attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In response to the incessant attacks on Russian territory by American missiles, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Russian army are selecting targets to hit on the territory of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CSTO summit in Astana. The armed forces of the Russian Federation give a decent response to the enemy's attacks with Western long-range missiles, but try not to raise the degree of escalation too much, according to military experts interviewed by Izvestia. On November 28, Russian troops launched a comprehensive attack with 90 missiles and 100 UAVs on military facilities in Ukraine. How effective this attack was, how it copes with such enemy air defense strikes, what the response may be in case of continued shelling from the Ukrainian side, is in the Izvestia material.
Spain was overtaken by the "Hazel effect"
The fear caused by the tests of the Russian Oreshnik missile system has reached the most remote country on the European continent. The Spanish press is counting the number of victims from a possible Russian nuclear strike and ringing the bells about the lack of bomb shelters. Why did they decide that Spain could also become a target for Russian missiles?
"An 80-year-old veteran will decide": what to expect from the new US special envoy to Ukraine?
Trump's envoy for Ukraine Kellogg intends to promote peace through force
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as assistant to the head of state and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg has already stated that he is ready to defend the interests of the United States by promoting the concept of "peace through force." How he proposes to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, what role he will play in the settlement and what significance his age may have - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
