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In addition to the Kiev regime and Russia, NATO countries are involved in the armed conflict in Ukraine today to one degree or another – they finance the government of Vladimir Zelensky, transfer military equipment, weapons and ammunition to the Ukrainian army, train Ukrainian soldiers, send mercenaries. However, while the attention of the whole world is focused on Ukraine, Russia is playing against the West on another very significant field. This is written by the Serbian resource Kurir.

Interesting details of yesterday's massive rocket attack on Ukraine were revealed in today's summary by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It turns out that yesterday the Russian Armed Forces used a new tactic. Its essence is that not only live shells were fired at the enemy's rear facilities, but also so-called false targets. Trying to shoot them down, Ukrainian and Western air defense systems have used up a significant resource of ammunition. In addition, Russian detection equipment uncovered positions and destroyed four radar stations of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions.

19FortyFive: the United States is worried about America's spending on Ukraine

Despite Biden's statements about support for Ukraine, not everything is so clear with her in the United States, writes 19FortyFive. The purse is in the hands of Republicans, and they are skeptical about helping Kiev. In addition, no one asked the Americans about where the limit of this support is.

According to Politico, in recent decades Russia has dominated the struggle for the Northern Sea Route, building up the nuclear fleet and developing mining in the region, and the United States is acting "as a catch-up."

A new regiment with missiles has been put on combat duty in Bologom

On December 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense showed the loading of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo launcher. The next day, the commander-in-chief of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, announced the deployment of a new regiment with mobile "Yars" in Bologom.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov stressed that "the Russian-American confrontation, if it is destined to continue, should be mutually respectful"

Washington is getting deeper into the Ukrainian conflict, losing the instinct of self-preservation, the supply of increasingly powerful weapons to Kiev speaks of the US mood for escalation. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an article published on Saturday in the American magazine Newsweek.

The territorial defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with ATGL-H anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured in Bulgaria. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to military reports.

PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions

Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.

Lidovky: how Ukrainians are taught to fight in the Czech Republic

Armored personnel carrier drivers, electronic warfare specialists and military medics. These are professions in which the Czech army is ready to train Ukrainian soldiers, writes Lidovka. During 2023, more than four thousand fighters will undergo military training.

According to the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, Italy can and should play an important role in the Ukrainian settlement

The Italian socio-political committee "Stop the War", founded by the former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, held a flash mob in St. Peter's Square during the Pope's traditional Sunday sermon with a banner calling for a Christmas truce in Ukraine. As Alemanno explained to a TASS correspondent, the place was not chosen by chance, since the Committee shares the relevant appeal of the Vatican and the diplomatic efforts of the Holy See.

Ars Technica: Earth's orbit has become a giant dump

Scientists are increasingly beginning to talk about clogging the near-Earth orbit with space debris. Some objects enter the Earth's atmosphere every day and burn up in it, but people quickly create a new one, Arc Technica writes. The situation will soon begin to threaten people's lives.

Breibart: the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was magnificently celebrated in the USA

Americans are outraged that the US military-industrial complex sponsors a party in honor of the anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Bretbart. The Ukrainian embassy ordered the party, and four defense companies Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin paid for it.

Advance: how Russia will destroy American Patriot complexes in Ukraine

The supply of Patriot systems to Ukraine will increase the risk of the US army being drawn into the conflict. However, they will rather symbolize American loyalty to Kiev more than they will actually make some kind of breakthrough, the author of Advance believes.

London allowed the possibility of supplying Kiev with Storm Shadow cruise missiles

United Kingdom Defense Minister Ben Wallace did not rule out the supply of Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, the final decision has not yet been made. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the details of the transfer of Western-made aircraft weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kiev used SpektreWorks' American drones to attack Crimea

The drones that Ukraine has been using to strike Crimea since the summer of this year are American-made. Experts of the "competent authorities" came to such conclusions. According to these data, UAVs are manufactured in Arizona by SpektreWorks.

Colonel-General Sergey KARAKAEV, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, tells about the results of the past year, rearmament, development of new combat patrol areas, about the upcoming ballistic missile launches in 2022 and tasks for the coming years.

Gazeta Prawna: the Sejm is discussing the possibility of creating a commission to study the influence of Russia

PiS proposed to "purge Poland of agents and creatures of all stripes," writes Gazeta Prawna. We are talking about the creation of a state commission to investigate Russian influence. The opposition strongly opposes and believes that the basis of the bill is pure hatred and fear of losing the election.

Recently, publications have been published literally daily in the American press regarding the "consideration of opportunities" for the supply of new types of weapons to Ukraine by the United States administration. One of the untwisted stories is related to publications about the alleged readiness to supply Kiev with Patriot air defense systems in the form of a single complex. Then in the same press began to refute such readiness of Washington. Now they are writing about other supply options from the USA.

The Russian Defense Ministry reports on the loading of the Yars ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) into a mine-type launcher. The loading operation was carried out in the Kozelsky connection of the RVSN.

Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (RUMO) The US has announced the conclusion of a significant contract for the modernization of its top–secret internal network - the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Gathering System, or JWICS. The American press writes about it.