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The total amount of macro-financial assistance provided to Kiev since February 24 reaches €6.7 billion, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko said

The Ukrainian authorities have received another €2.5 billion in financial assistance from the European Union. This was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergey Marchenko.

The Ukrainian command continues its desperate attempts to break through the Russian defense in the LPR with strikes both from the north on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line and from the south, attacking the combat formations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the Seversk area in the direction of Lisichansk. One of the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern flank was caught on a video published by the TG channel "Military Chronicle": the enemy tried to seize the fortified area created along the T-13-02 highway between the settlements of Berestove and Verkhnekamenka.

The distances associated with possible military operations in the Pacific Ocean are a serious problem for the army of any state claiming leadership in the macroregion. To a greater extent, this concerns the possibility of using rotorcraft. Nevertheless, army officials believe that the US armed forces can exploit gaps in the air sphere and challenge possible opponents in the Pacific Theater of operations with the help of future helicopters.

According to the deputy of the Ukrainian Rada from the "Servant of the People" faction, Egor Chernev, the North Atlantic Alliance is conducting an audit of the weapons available in warehouses in order to assess its capabilities in the issue of arms supplies to Kiev. There is a depletion of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces in NATO, Chernev noted.

According to the newspaper, a group of 16 senators indicated that "the long-term benefit of the transfer of the MQ-1C is significant," and the supply of such equipment "has the potential to change the strategic course of the war in favor of Ukraine."

According to Republican Jim Risch, some conservative lawmakers actively oppose the transfer of additional funds to Ukraine

Republican leaders in the US Congress are likely to agree to allocate at the request of the White House an additional $38 billion to support Ukraine, despite the objections of a number of party members. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday in the American newspaper Politico.

On November 22, under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, the ceremony of raising the flag of the Russian Federation on the Ural nuclear icebreaker project 22220 and the simultaneous launching of the same type of vessel Yakutia took place. These are the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world; thanks to the construction of the entire line of vessels, which is being conducted at the Baltic Shipyard, Russia will ensure reliable navigation through the Arctic Ocean, despite the constant growth of cargo traffic in this region.

Ukraine has become short of ammunition – shells, missiles and cartridges fly away like "into the furnace". There is no production of their own, the old Soviet stocks are almost used up, and the West states that the United States and European countries "are facing a challenge due to the depletion of weapons stocks to be sent to Ukraine." How much ammunition is needed to conduct full-fledged combat operations?

"The risks of regional confrontation are increasing again. Who benefits from this? USA". In such words, political scientists describe the background of a number of harsh actions and statements of the Turkish president, including those addressed to Russia. Why is Erdogan accusing Moscow of something it didn't do, and what could it lead to?

The lull that has been established since September at the Zaporozhye NPP was interrupted by dozens of new "arrivals" from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rosatom stated that this led to the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye NPP. Why has Kiev resumed shelling of the NPP and is trying to provoke a nuclear incident, will the creation of a safety zone at the plant help change the situation and under what conditions it may appear?

The Nation: the conflict in Ukraine has revealed global contradictions in the international community

The international community, whose rules and interests are constantly referred to by world leaders, simply does not exist, writes The Nation. The diverse reaction to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict only highlighted the global differences prevailing between the states.

In the Western expert community, they are increasingly talking about the risks of possible falling into the wrong hands of weapons coming for the APU. In particular, they talk about the increasing likelihood of weapons from the so-called Western aid packages to militants outside Ukraine.

The Turkish press, citing sources in the military department, writes that Turkish troops "may begin a ground special operation in northern Syria in the near future." The materials say that the operation will be directed against the cells of the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. In Turkey, this movement is recognized as a terrorist one.

The United States Department of State has released information on how many and what types of weapons have been supplied by Washington to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special operation (i.e. since the end of February this year). The State Department also indicated the amount in which all these weapons cost the American budget.

19fortyfive: US Navy sea transport is aging and shrinking

Maritime transport, which provides the United States with their global mobility, is aging and shrinking, writes the author of the article on the website 19fortyfive. He notes that the country's shipping fleet suffers from a pernicious combination of circumstances: wear and tear, late maintenance and a shortage of qualified crews.

The Iranian military from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party "Kamleh" in Iraq, which is located in the province of Erbil. This was far from the only attack on facilities on Kurdish territory.

After the introduction of unprecedented anti-Russian sanctions by the West, many states of the Asian region, which have always been considered our partners, decided to take a kind of "pause" in relations with Moscow. Obviously, this position is caused by the unwillingness of the authorities of these countries to be drawn into the confrontation between Russia and the United States, as well as to fall under economic restrictions.

Colonel McGregor: for the war with Russia, the United States has neither weapons nor soldiers

Today, the US armed forces have nothing to even think about a military confrontation with Russia, retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor said in an interview with The Grayzone. This is how he explains General Mark Milli's statement about the need for a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

During a recent special operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia does not want to assume responsibility for the destruction of Syrian terrorists. The Turkish leader also complained about the alleged evasion of the Russian Federation from its obligations to eliminate them in northern Syria and Iraq, recalling the Russian-Turkish agreement on the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) signed in Sochi in 2019.

The situation in northern Syria remains tense. Separate militant groups belonging to various terrorist cells continue to attempt to establish control over certain territories of the country.