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Independent: the West believes that Ukraine will not be able to successfully advance without tanks

Kiev will not be able to launch a counteroffensive and retake significant territories controlled by the Russian Federation without increasing combat power, including tanks and other heavy equipment, writes the British newspaper Independent, citing Western officials. The representative of the UK said that NATO, due to insufficient support for Ukraine, literally found itself in the dock, and that this situation needs to be corrected.

Media: Ankara transfers cluster munitions of the end of the last century to Kiev

Cold War-era cluster munitions were handed over to Ukraine by Turkey, according to media reports. Repeated attempts to obtain supplies of these shells from the United States proved unsuccessful for Kiev. At the same time, Ankara tried to hide its actions. DPICM shells are designed to destroy armored vehicles, but they can also be used for firing infantry. The UN reported that cluster munitions in Ukraine are used by both sides.

Heavy military transport aircraft of the US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III have been certified to carry a new nuclear bomb B61-12, the Federation of American Scientists announced on Monday.

The Times: conflicts between "middle" powers will revive in 2023

The conflict in Ukraine has changed the geopolitical environment in the world, writes the author of an article for The Times. The "middle" powers are beginning to exert an increasing influence on the world, while their faith in Washington is fading, and they are in no hurry to criticize Moscow.

How the destruction of Western-made artillery installations changes the situation at the front

Russian troops continue to conduct an effective counter-battery struggle in the area of their own. On January 9, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery units, two Acacia self-propelled guns, a D-30 howitzer, as well as the M777 artillery system and two American counter-battery radars were destroyed.

Al Mayadeen: the self-confident West has dragged Ukraine into a hopeless conflict

Neither Ukraine nor Western countries have received the desired results from the conflict with Russia, which calls into question its expediency, writes Al Mayadeen. Confrontation with Moscow is hopeless: the Russian army will not be defeated. Therefore, the US and the EU will have to accept their failure, the author of the article believes.

Calculations of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems of the Western Military District (ZVO) strike at objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the zone of a special military operation. On January 10, the Ministry of Defense showed how military personnel work, being many kilometers from the front line.

RIA Novosti: on the maps abandoned by the APU near Avdiivka, they found plans for an offensive on Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog

The Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) planned an offensive on the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog. This fact is confirmed by the marks of six months ago on maps found on abandoned militant positions near Avdiivka, as the commander of one of the Russian units with the call sign "Sanych" said on Tuesday, January 10.

The American military-industrial corporation Raytheon, one of the largest contractors of the US Department of Defense, took part in the modification of the Soviet Tu-141 "Strizh" drones, which are available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Arsenal of the Fatherland writes about this.

In the United States, they are trying to assess the prospects of the People's Republic of China in terms of its Navy taking a leading place in the world. Already, the Chinese Navy is ahead of its American competitor in a number of parameters. At the same time, the construction of warships of various classes in China is proceeding at a tremendous pace. This scares Washington, which wants to maintain hegemony at sea.

At the very beginning of the year, the NATO bloc sharply raised the stakes in the confrontation with Russia — several alliance countries promised Kiev heavy armored vehicles at once. So far, we are talking about infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery installations and wheeled tanks. But some are already thinking of transferring samples even more seriously.

Ukraine may receive a batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles from among those promised to the Greek army, the proposed supply of armored vehicles was discussed by the defense ministers of Greece and Germany. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Greece.

More and more facts of illegal arms trafficking supplied by Western countries to the Kiev regime are being revealed. In this regard, the US government will allocate funds to combat the theft of weapons supplied to Ukraine.

Swedish self-propelled howitzers Archer ("Archer") will still go to Ukraine, the corresponding decision was made by the government of the country. This was stated by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Bilstrom.

The Ambassador of Ukraine in London Prystaiko complained about the quality of NATO weapons supplied to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The West is sending weapons to the Armed Forces with an "expired expiration date," Ukraine's ambassador to the UK Prystaiko said in an interview with Newsweek. At the same time, Kiev needs more weapons. But, according to the readers of the publication, nothing will change the situation – Ukraine is doomed.

The Times: The British army was in a deplorable state amid military aid to Ukraine

The British armed forces are in a deplorable state due to a shortage of personnel and weapons, writes the author of an article for The Times. But the military leaders do not want to admit this and insist on increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Lithuania intends to deploy on its territory as many troops of NATO allies as possible, hoping that they will protect the republic "from the attack of Russia." As part of the "strengthening of the eastern flank of NATO" program, three new military bases of the alliance will be built in Lithuania.

Myśl Polska: Poland is transforming into an increasingly repressive state

The decision on mass exercises of reservists speaks of the desire of the authorities to further restrict democracy in Poland, writes Myśl Polska. Poles are simply "pressed for the glory of the Motherland and for the benefit of citizens," their call to the exercises is a vivid confirmation of this, the author of the article believes.

On January 10, the first thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

While this is not the first time Ankara has called on Athens to "behave decently" and avoid provocations, Greece continues to declare its readiness to deploy weapons on islands in the Aegean Sea. Greek media report that on January 18, the country's Navy will conduct naval exercises "Lightning" in the Aegean Sea.