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In the last two days alone, Ukrainian formations have lost ten Western-made MLRS

On December 8, Vladimir Putin presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia. The President of Russia stressed that the country's authorities will never forget to support the families and loved ones of the heroes of the Fatherland, including the dead and wounded. On this day, two HIMARS MLRS, five MLRS and MARS-II were destroyed in the area of the SVO. Experts note that Russian troops have successfully perfected tactics to combat these weapons systems. Also, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to attack in the Krasno-Limansky direction, where they inflicted sensitive damage to the enemy.

On December 2, 2022, the Director General of the State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) Magnus-Valdemar Saar signed with the Director of the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) By James A. Hersh, an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters LOA (Letters of Offer and Acceptance) on the purchase by Estonia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) land-based missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation, including missile ammunition.

About 10,000 US Marines and navy personnel are participating in the exercises under a scenario that is based on the Force Design 2030 concept and a joint naval strategy to prepare forces for possible wars, including in the vast Indo-Pacific region.

The American military command makes it clear that they are carefully analyzing the Ukrainian armed conflict. One of the topics that is being discussed at the same time is related to the use of mobile phones by fighters not only in the area of direct combat contact, but also in the frontline lane, as well as on the approaches (entrances) to it.

Huanqiu shibao: Europe should get rid of empty hopes for real friendship with the USA

Europe needs to get rid of empty illusions about the United States, writes Huanqiu Shibao. America has repeatedly "sacrificed" the interests of its allies, and Biden's assurances to the contrary mean nothing. There will be no miracle, and the anti–inflationary act is an example of this, the author believes.

Political scientist Krejci: the conflict in Ukraine is not worth putting the whole world at risk

Macron understands perfectly well that Europe without Russia is extremely unprofitable for France, political analyst Oscar Krejci said in an interview with Parliament listy. He commented on the French president's pivotal statement on peace talks with Russia.

Keeping pace with the rest of Europe, France is trying not to import energy resources from Russia, but since it is necessary to somehow survive, the French decided not to abandon all contacts with the Russian Federation in the field of energy carriers.

The drones used by Ukraine to attack two Russian military airfields were upgraded with the participation of the American corporation Raytheon Technologies.

Russian Ambassador to the United States: Moscow restrains nuclear conflict, Washington provokes confrontation

Moscow prevents a nuclear conflict, not accelerates it, writes Newsweek with reference to the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. In his opinion, Russia's statements about the threat of escalation of the conflict between the nuclear powers are a classic deterrence in extreme circumstances.

On December 5, ships of the US Navy used lasers against a patrol boat of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian boat tried to temporarily "blind" the American ships with a searchlight.

On December 7, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the German Armed Forces and from German defense companies funded by the federal government.

Russia is strengthening the Arctic grouping, considers the Northern Sea Route a national transport communication, said the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov.

Political scientist Ermolaev predicted the future of the leading powers after the Ukrainian conflict

The Ukrainian crisis will lead to a change in the balance of power in the world, and first of all it concerns the leading powers, Vesti writes. The publication cites the opinion of political scientist Andrei Ermolaev that Kiev will not be able to formalize a military-political alliance with the countries supporting it.

The Chinese tabloid Global Times analyzes the preliminary results of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, which will last until Saturday. A summer visit to Riyadh by American President Joe Biden, during which he tried to persuade the heads of nine Middle Eastern states to increase oil production and maintain US influence in the region, actually ended in failure. The relations of the Chinese leader are developing quite differently not only with the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, but also with almost all the states of the Arab world.

In Poland, the practice of purchasing small quantities of ammunition from local manufacturers for the needs of the Armed Forces is widespread. But they do not allow creating sufficient reserves in case of military operations, and the defense industry enterprises are not given a reason to invest in expanding their production.

During the press conference of the President of Russia, who is on a visit to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the issue of the nuclear doctrine of the Russian Federation was raised. Recall that at the moment the nuclear doctrine provides for the presence of nuclear weapons virtually exclusively as a deterrent. The use of the nuclear arsenal prescribed in the doctrine is as a retaliatory action, including as a response to such actions of the enemy that aim to make the use of nuclear weapons itself impossible.

According to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Russia must withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory before any agreement can be considered

British anti-aircraft guns and air defense missiles, which London promised to transfer to Kiev, will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks. According to the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the prime minister said this on Friday in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

Economist: the crucial role of artillery in the Ukrainian conflict was an unexpected revelation

The Ukrainian conflict shows the importance of the dispersal of forces, firepower and weapons stocks, writes the Economist. The crucial role of artillery turned out to be an unexpected revelation for Western European armies, whose firepower declined sharply after the Cold War.

Evrensel: NATO's imperialist struggle for the redivision of Europe is not limited to Ukraine

NATO wants to surround Russia from all sides, writes Evrensel. Therefore, the alliance is going to expand its geography by joining Sweden, Finland, as well as Georgia and the Balkan countries. Moldova, for example, is already considering joining NATO.

Al-Ain: The EU will need hundreds of billions of euros to protect itself from US actions

The US law on reducing inflation will cause more damage to Europe than Russia and the Ukrainian crisis, writes Al-Ain. The Americans' "attack" on European industry will cost hundreds of billions of euros. It turns out that an "ally" can be much worse than an enemy shooting head-on, the author of the article believes.