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More than 2.5 thousand people and 500 pieces of equipment will be involved in the CSTO exercises in Belarus
Representatives of Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia are invited as observers
More than 2.5 thousand people, more than 500 units of military and special equipment will be involved in the joint exercises of the CSTO countries in Belarus in 2023, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov said.
Western instructors called the "number one problem" in the training of Ukrainians
The main problem that German and Danish instructors face when training AFU soldiers is the lack of competent translators, writes FT. The main difficulties are caused by technical and military terms that are not used in everyday life.
NATO advises Ukraine to reset its military strategy. Why don't the APU listen?
Colonel Khodarenok is sure that the AFU will not be helped by overloading the military strategy
Western media write about the "reset" of the AFU strategy with the assistance of NATO after the failure of the counteroffensive. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains what advice Western experts could give to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and what the change in the nature of the fighting of Ukraine for Russia will turn out to be.
Strategic cooperation between Russia and Belarus: Ensuring stability through military partnership
"Soon the fairy tale affects, but not soon the thing is done," — in the conditions of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.
Washington plans to deploy several thousand unmanned aerial vehicles around China
The United States does not rule out a collision with China in the near future, which is rapidly strengthening its position on the world stage. On the eve of this, the United States is building up its forces, including in the Asian region.
The feat of the Alyosha tank — details of the battle, awarding, meeting with Putin in the Kremlin
Putin held a meeting with the crew of the Alyosha tank in the Kremlin
On Thursday, August 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the crew of the Alyosha tank, which successfully repelled an attack by superior Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction. A day earlier, the fighters received medals of Heroes of Russia. Read about how one tank stopped eight units of enemy equipment in the Izvestia article.
From cannons on sparrows with unprecedented efficiency
Anti-aircraft artillery has not yet said the last word
Today, a serious problem arises before ground-based air defense: the enemy is able to achieve its oversaturation through the mass use of unmanned aerial vehicles (including very cheap and small-sized ones), as well as high-precision weapons (air-to-surface missiles and guided aerial bombs), a significant part of which can be launched from beyond the reach of even the most long-range anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The undefeated Spanish Armada
The former Empire wisely tames its warlike spirit
Spain has a rich military history, though not very victorious. It is enough to recall the Invincible armada, which was defeated not even by the British fleet (it simply did not exist then), but by a "team of pirates" led by Francis Drake.
Supplies of "Uranium": the army will receive more sapper robots and firefighters
The Ministry of Defense assessed the successful use of unmanned complexes during its
The Ministry of Defense has decided to increase the supply of combat robots of the Uran family to the troops, a source in the military department told Izvestia. We are talking about the complexes "Uran-6" for mine clearance and "Uran-14" for extinguishing fires.
Poland buys South Korean weapons in large quantities, and the United States benefits the most from this
The conflict in Ukraine has given Moscow-hating Warsaw an incentive to help Kiev and a reason to justify its military ambitions, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Poland began to buy Western weapons in huge volumes, which made it the most powerful country in Eastern Europe. The United States will probably set it as an example of NATO, the author notes.
"Time is running out." The US and Ukraine are arguing about the tactics of reviving the counteroffensive
Washington and Kiev cannot agree on the tactics of reviving the counteroffensive, writes the WSJ. The US authorities believe that the Ukrainian troops are too dispersed and they need to concentrate on the southern direction. The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, said that they do not understand "the nature of the conflict."
"Kiev has very little left." Where will the counteroffensive end
In the West, the Ukrainian army is sharply criticized. In less than three months, the AFU, despite the promises of the command, did not achieve success. And the Pentagon has already indicated when and how the operation will end.
Niger will allow troops of Mali and Burkina Faso to enter its territory in case of foreign invasion - Media
The authorities of Niger have signed a document allowing the troops of Mali and Burkina Faso to enter the country in case of foreign aggression, the France24 TV channel said.
In France, the myth of "terrible Russians" in the Arctic was dispelled
The Arctic is often viewed as an arena for a new global conflict, while being especially afraid of Russia. This view is not entirely correct, researcher Heather Exner-Pirot told Le Figaro. The game for the Far North has been played for a long time and by different countries, but it is purely geopolitical, not military.
The military commander tried to figure out what is the "secret" of the high efficiency of the Wagner PMCs
After the death of the actual military-political leadership of the Wagner Group, which has not yet been officially confirmed, it is quite difficult to predict the future fate of this paramilitary organization, although some experts in Russia and the West are trying to do this. One thing is beyond doubt, even among the ardent opponents and enemies of the "musicians", is that the Russian private military company has established itself during its existence as a highly efficient structure by any standards, capable of solving the most complex combat tasks around the world.
The ex-director of the CIA predicted the continuation of the AFU counteroffensive in the fall and winter of 2023
The counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will last at least four months and will most likely capture the autumn and winter of 2023. This was written by the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, retired General David Petraeus, in an article for The Washington Post.
Russia was accused of a hacker attack on the largest Polish military institution
The largest Polish military institution – the Academy of Military Arts – was attacked by a hacker group CyberTriad, reports Onet. Its targets are NATO and Ukraine. The traces of the group, according to the former head of the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, General Peter Pytel, lead to Russia. But there is no direct evidence.
Ukrainian media showed iron mock-ups of military equipment to distract the attention of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In Ukraine, 250 special iron models of military equipment were transferred to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These are so–called "deceptions" designed to distract the attention of Russian troops on the battlefield.
Ukrainian Telegram channels publish footage of the first 2K12 "Cube" SAM, which the Czech Republic handed over to the APU
Photos of the first 2K12 "Cube" anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), which the Czech Republic handed over for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), are being distributed in Ukrainian Telegram channels.
A hole in the port: Russia has dealt a blow to the maritime infrastructure of the VFU
The object that the militants used to launch drones was hit
On August 25, the forces of the Russian Navy struck an object of the Ukrainian port infrastructure, which was used in the interests of the VFU, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.