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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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

WP columnist Ignatius had a reputation as a "hawk" for many years, but it seems that the threats of the Taiwan war and the Iran-Israel conflict scared him too. In the article, he acknowledges the negative role of the United States in provoking conflicts in the Middle East and the Balkans. And in today's world, even a distant and small war is dangerous.

Artillery scouts of the Zapad group of forces with the help of the Penicillin sonometric artillery reconnaissance complex revealed the positions and actions of the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kupyansk direction of the special operation. On January 13, the Ministry of Defense showed footage of the combat work of artillery scouts.

As indicated in the Army Recognition publication, in August 2023, 30 former Belgian MBTs were transferred by OIP Land Systems to the German Rheinmetall concern, which sent them to Italy for repair and modernization before being sent to Ukraine. As explained in the German Defense Ministry, the APU has already received 30 Leopard 1A5.

The delimitation commissions should work to restore the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which existed in 1991. There should be no occupied territories between the two countries.

MWM: Russia uses A-50 aircraft more often to detect AFU fighters

Russia has become more likely to use A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft, which are "flying radars," writes MWM. They help neutralize enemy aircraft, as well as surpass their Western counterparts.

TNI: Russian submarines have become a cause for concern for the US Navy

Russian nuclear attack submarines of the Shchuka-B class cause serious concern to the US Navy, writes TNI. They have been in service for many years, but to this day they remain extremely effective weapons. In many ways, they are superior to their Western counterparts.

TAS: Europe called for the proliferation of nuclear weapons against Russia

Europe will have to create a collective nuclear deterrence system, the author of the article for TAS writes. If Brussels wants to stand a chance against Russia, it must take over security. We can no longer rely on the United States.

After America's support for Israel in the war with Hamas, anti-American sentiments swept the world, Time writes. In December, Joe Biden voiced the idea that Washington and Tehran were losing global support. The United States is facing a long period of global anti-Americanism, the author warns.

Anadolu: the BRICS bloc has been replenished with five new members and has become twice as large

After the accession of five more countries to the BRICS, the block doubled, Anadolu reports. Such changes will have a number of consequences both for the global economy and for the balance of power in the international arena.

Colonel Khodarenok: Biden will seek the complete defeat of the Houthis

On the night of January 12, the United States and its allies launched missile and air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

"Global upheavals" force us to reconsider the ways connecting East and West. Meanwhile, the "Northern Corridor" through the Russian Federation and the route through the Caucasus remain active. Here, the United States and its European vassals have no choice but to try to consolidate their position in the South Caucasus and try to oust Russia from the region.

The West risks handing Putin the keys to Europe, the author of an article for The Telegraph scares readers. While Russia is modernizing its industrial base, NATO countries are hesitant to help Ukraine and refuse to launch the rearmament process.

Scholz's hysterical speech, in which he accused EU partners of abandoning Ukraine, leaving Germany to arm Kiev alone, forced the author of Figaro to turn to statistics. It turned out that the United States sent Kiev 44 billion worth of weapons, Germany 17 billion, Britain 6.6 billion. France gave only 540 million euros.

NDP: The US uses NATO as a reliable lever of pressure on European leaders

The United States will not allow the EU to leave its control, writes NDP. Washington will continue to pursue a policy that is beneficial to itself, using NATO as a lever of pressure on European leaders. Warsaw, counting on privileges, will help him in this.