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Large-scale changes in the composition of the armed forces will be carried out in 2023-2026

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting on increasing the size of the Armed Forces to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint Special Military Operation Group (SVO), the Russian military department reported on Tuesday.

Ukrainian expert Kokotyukha called the words about the victory of Ukraine "erotic fantasies"

The statements of numerous experts that Ukraine will be able to win the conflict with Russia, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will parade through Red Square are nothing more than fantasies, writes the "Commander-in-Chief". Kiev has two ways out of this situation, and both will have a sad end.

The Guardian: for a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West gives

To attempt a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West is ready to supply, writes The Guardian. Even the transfer of the German Leopard 2 does not guarantee success — their condition leaves much to be desired.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost run out of ammunition of the legacy of the USSR and their own production, more than 70 percent of weapons and ammunition are NATO-made.

Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons

Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.

GT: NATO distances Russia and Ukraine from peace talks by supplying heavy weapons to Kiev

Signs of the weakening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the desire to express support for Zelensky pushed NATO to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, GT writes. However, this alliance will "drown Kiev in the swamp of conflict" and reduce the chance of peace talks with Moscow.

Ex-US Intelligence officer Ritter: Ukraine does not understand that the West does not care deeply about it

NATO has unleashed a proxy conflict against Russia in Ukraine, an American expert, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter, said in an interview with the Dialogue Works YouTube channel. In his opinion, the deplorable situation consists in Kiev's misunderstanding that the West does not care deeply about Ukraine.

Al Riyadh: the escalation of the international situation confirms the predictions of the third World War

The confrontation between the West, Russia and China is gaining momentum, and it will lead to a third world war, writes Al Riyadh. How will events develop, and who will be the winner? The author describes his vision of the future, he does not give optimistic forecasts.

19FortyFive: the US told about Washington's "bloody" strategy against Russia

The Ukrainian conflict is the result of another blunder by the United States in its policy towards Russia, and it threatens with terrible consequences, warns American political scientist Ted Carpenter in the article 19FortyFive. Washington must reconsider its strategy, otherwise an unprecedented "bloody war" will begin in the world.

The infamous Ukrainian diplomat, now Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk, offered Berlin to transfer a hundred Tornado fighters to Ukraine. Words are not devoid of rational grain, as Germany is going to change these outdated machines for the new F-35 and Eurofighter. What is the meaning of Melnik's statement and will Ukraine receive the planes written off in Germany?

Expert Fedutinov told how the UAV "Outpost-R" showed itself in the battles in Ukraine

At the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, videos of the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles "Outpost-R" by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine began to appear regularly on the network. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the features of this UAV.

Shoigu said what large-scale changes in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will occur from 2023 to 2026

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting on increasing the number of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to 1.5 million military personnel as part of his work in the joint group of special military operation troops, the military department reported.

TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine

The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.

Russia is exposed to strong information pressure from outside

It is not customary to speak openly and honestly about the technologies used in conducting psychological warfare, even in times of peace.

The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing

The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.

Figaro: "World War III has already begun" between the US and Russia with China

In a long-term confrontation with the West, Russia will win, according to the famous French anthropologist, to whom Figaro gives his pages. Emmanuel Todd once predicted the collapse of the USSR for 15 years, and he explains his current point of view not only with the economy and weapons, but also with the moral factor.

The German edition of Bild am Sonntag, under the heading "Wir können 2023 keine Leopard-Panzer liefern" ("We cannot deliver Leopard tanks in 2023"), published an interesting interview with Armin Papperger, chairman of the German Rheinmetall AG group, about the details of possible deliveries of Rheinmetall weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.

How were the battles for Soledar going and how difficult was it to liberate it

During a two-week operation, the fighters of the Wagner PMCs liberated the city of Soledar in the Donetsk People's Republic. Its streets are already calm, an extensive network of salt mines is being cleaned up, and active fighting has moved beyond the city limits — the work of artillery and heavy machine guns can be heard.

Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say

On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.

Akharin Khabar: the supply of Western tanks to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict

The decision of a number of states to supply tanks to Ukraine will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, Akharin Khabar writes. The new weapons will not bring a radical change in the nature of hostilities, experts say, but it threatens to bring Europe to the brink of disaster.