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The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states on December 22.
Gerasimov estimated Western aid to Ukraine at almost $ 100 billion
Western countries are increasing the volume of military assistance to Ukraine in order to prolong the conflict on the territory of the country, Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, said during a briefing to military attaches of foreign states on December 22.
Putin: Russia will "snap" Patriot complexes that will be delivered to Ukraine
The President said that the resources of Western countries and NATO "are not on the verge of exhaustion"
Russia will snap up the American Patriot air defense systems, which will be delivered to the Kiev regime. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to journalists.
Congress v. Ukraine. Biden will have to try for Zelensky
Al Jazeera: Zelensky made his first foreign trip since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine
The United States has put a lot of effort into organizing Zelensky's visit to Washington, Al Jazeera writes. The Congress gathered for the sake of "special attention to democracy," but this does not mean that the requests of the Ukrainian president will be satisfied. Biden will have to find weighty arguments why America should continue to fund the new "51st state."
What is known about the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
US President Joe Biden, at a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, announced that as part of military assistance, Washington would provide Kiev with a battery of this missile system and train the Ukrainian military to work with it.
The United States will provide Ukraine with a battery of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
On December 21, 2022, on the occasion of the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new large-scale package of American military assistance to Ukraine for a record amount of $ 1.85 billion to date.
Few people will miss 2022
Project Syndicate: 2022 confirmed that the lessons of history continue to be ignored
In the outgoing year 2022, we have convinced not only that history is returning, but also that it retains the ability to surprise us, writes the author of the article in Project Syndicate. He names the ten main events of the outgoing year and offers to learn from them.
Special operation, December 20: Putin said about the difficult situation in the new regions
Putin said that the situation in the new regions of Russia remains extremely difficult
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions is extremely difficult, security units in the new regions of Russia should do everything to ensure maximum security, respect for the rights and freedoms of citizens.
Armored gifts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Poroshenko MLS SHIELD - the Russian army destroys
The Russian army is stubbornly grinding various armored vehicles that are in service with Ukrainian neo-Nazi formations.
The President introduced military officers to the working group on the provision of mobilized and on the development of production for the needs of the army
The President of Russia signed a document that prescribes the creation of a working group whose activities will directly relate to the issues of training and provision of mobilized citizens. We are talking about the creation of a group, which will be headed by Andrei Turchak, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, who has repeatedly visited the liberated territories and in the SVO zone.
Advice from London: don't waste all the Patriots on Ukraine. Remember about China
Guardian: The US needs to think hard before giving its valuable Patriot missiles to Ukraine
An expert from the British analytical center RUSI advises the Americans to supply Patriot air defense missiles to Kiev, but to do it selectively, the Guardian reports. This approach is not connected with concern for the cause of peace, it's just that the author is sorry to spend such a rare weapon on the needs of Ukrainians. After all, there is a fight with China ahead.
The military of Russia and China begin exercises in the East China Sea
Naval maneuvers of Russia and China with practical missile and artillery firing will start in the East China Sea on Wednesday.
Turkish warplanes took off from Kiev's Boryspil airport 10 months after the start of its
Two Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the Turkish Air Force took off from Boryspil Airport in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This was reported by several Ukrainian mass media at once.
Macron promised to deliver an additional batch of Crotale air defense systems and Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine
France will continue to supply weapons to Kiev, the next package of military aid will go to Ukraine at the beginning of next year. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The crews of the Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO continue to destroy military infrastructure facilities and equipment of the Armed Forces during the SVO
The crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM ZVO fighters continue to strike at military infrastructure facilities and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using a wide range of aviation weapons. The video is presented on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
Media: The US Congress is working on a bill to declare the Russian Federation an aggressor state
According to the publication, the assignment of this status is a half-measure against the background of the White House's unwillingness to include Russia in the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, as requested by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Japan to send military instructors to Poland to train AFU servicemen
Japan will join the number of countries that not only assist Ukraine with the supply of weapons and equipment, but also with the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The government of the country plans to send military instructors to train Ukrainian sappers. This is reported by the Japanese press with reference to military sources.
Kiev is seriously concerned about Putin's visit to Minsk
Advance: Putin has decided to take a central role in the events surrounding the conflict in Ukraine
Putin's decision to visit Minsk proves that he has decided to take a central role in what is happening around the armed conflict in Ukraine, the author of Advance believes. He used to stay away, but now he's coming forward. His meeting with Lukashenka worries Kiev very much.
Putin announced a sufficient reserve of those mobilized to conduct their own
Putin: 150 thousand people are at military training grounds, this is a sufficient reserve for conducting an operation
Currently, 150 thousand mobilized are being trained, this is a sufficient reserve for conducting a special military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 21 at an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu: Western countries try not to notice the Ukrainian elements of nuclear blackmail
According to the Russian Defense Minister, the Russian military in Ukraine is opposed by the combined forces of the West
The Ukrainian side resorts to prohibited methods of struggle, including elements of nuclear blackmail, but Western countries do not notice them. This was stated on Wednesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the final board of the military department with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
