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And what opportunities will the novelty give to Strategic Missile Forces

Last year was the year of the beginning of flight tests and deployment of the newest Russian heavy liquid intercontinental ballistic missile RS-28 "Sarmat". Today it is the most powerful combat missile in the world, and never before has the Russian industry produced such a complex and unique product in its capabilities. Izvestia was looking into what heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are in general and how the Sarmat is so different from other samples.

On January 6, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of combat coordination of crews of modernized T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks that entered service with the Central Military District (CVO) in the zone of a special operation to protect Donbass.

The Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China regard the appearance of the US Navy missile destroyer of the Arleigh Burke type in the Taiwan Strait as another provocation by the United States. This statement was made by the official representative of the Eastern Zone of the Combat Command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Shi Yi.

According to Alexey Reznikov, it was precisely because of problems with discipline in the army that the military leadership proposed a law on strengthening responsibility for military personnel

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov admitted that there are problems with discipline in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and explained this by the actions of instigators allegedly associated with the Russian Federation.

Al-Ittihad: Russia's place in the new world order depends on the outcome of its

Russia's place in the new world order will depend on the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict, writes the author of an article in the Emirati edition of Al-Ittihad. In his opinion, only the unequivocal success of its own can allow Russia to gain a foothold on equal positions with China and the United States.

According to Alexey Reznikov, the number of people who were approved by the country's president Vladimir Zelensky has not yet been called up in Ukraine

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said that at the moment there is no need for additional mobilization, but this may change at any time depending on the situation on the contact line.

The American online publication POLITICO in the material by Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary "Biden will send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. And tanks could be next" ("Biden will send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. And the tanks may be as follows") informs about the upcoming deliveries of M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft guided missiles to Ukraine as American military assistance, as well as about the gradual movement of the United States to supply Ukraine with M1 Abrams main tanks.

Evrensel: Syria and Turkey pursue opposite counter-terrorism policy

The meeting of the Turkish and Syrian administrations in Moscow is a victory for Moscow, writes Evrensel. The beginning of the settlement of the Syrian crisis has been laid. However, it is impossible to quickly resolve a conflict that lasts for years, especially when the parties have different ideas about terrorism, the author of the article believes.

New Yorker: a tale about how a German, a Canadian and a Maori "defended" Ukraine

Most of the so-called "volunteers" from the West dropped out immediately after the Russian missile at the Yavorovsky test site, a New Yorker reporter recalls. There were mostly fighters with the experience of Iraq and Afghanistan. The author praises them in the style of Hemingway. But they are hardly worthy of it.

CNN: The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will go to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Admiral Gorshkov with hypersonic Zircon missiles will go on a long voyage, including to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Shoigu said. President Vladimir Putin wished the sailors "seven feet under the keel," CNN reports.

Javan: Turkey is offered to be kicked out of NATO "for disobedience"

Former national security adviser to the administration of former US President Donald Trump, a radical hawk of American politics John Bolton suggested that Turkey would need to be excluded from NATO, the Iranian edition Javan reports. So the former adviser proposes to "punish" Ankara for cooperation with Russia, the author of the article notes.

Junge Welt: France will supply Ukraine with light wheeled tanks

The West has announced the beginning of deliveries to Ukraine of not Soviet military equipment from the countries of the former socialist camp, but combat vehicles that are in service with the armies of the states that are members of the NATO bloc. The goal is to test in practice how much patience Russia has enough not to respond to NATO's challenges, writes Junge Welt.

The private analytical website Global Firepower, specializing in the aggregate analysis of the state of the armed forces of the leading countries of the world, has published another rating of armies by the end of 2022 (GFP 2023). According to analysts, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took the fifteenth place in it, thereby immediately jumping over seven points compared to 2021. Then the APU was on the 22nd line. Now the Ukrainian army is considered "more powerful" than the armed forces of countries such as Israel, Poland and Australia.

And why sanctions have had a diverse effect on Russian exports

In 2022, the system of military-technical cooperation (MTC) of Russia experienced a shock that apparently had no precedent in the entire post-Soviet history of the country. The beginning of a special military operation and the sanctions imposed by Western countries have significantly complicated the work of both the defense industry enterprises and the special exporter, Rosoboronexport JSC. Izvestia was looking into the difficulties faced by both suppliers and recipients today, what is the size of the portfolio of orders for Russian weapons, and how the global arms market in Ukraine is affected by the SVO in general.

The American newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" in the article by Gordon Lubold and Daniel Michaels "U.S., Allies Say Armored Vehicles Will Give Ukraine's Troops an Edge" ("The United States and its allies say that armored vehicles should provide an advantage to Ukrainian troops"), devoted mainly to the upcoming transfer of American M2 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine Bradley also reports on Poland's consideration of the transfer to Ukraine of part of its Leopard 2 tanks of German production.

On January 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new, the largest one-time package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 3.075 billion so far. The central part of the new aid package was the provision of 50 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine for the first time. For the first time, a number of other weapons are also distinguished.

FA: Moscow knows what it's doing

The Russian armed forces are achieving disproportionately high results using a relatively small number of weapons, writes Foreign Affairs columnist Barry Posen. The Russian army is disabling the power grid of Ukraine, thereby depriving the Armed Forces of the ability to use air defense systems, control and intelligence gathering.

Global Times: The West uses Ukraine to knock Russia down

Kiev's rejection of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Christmas truce showed that the Ukrainian conflict is coming to an impasse, writes Global Times. This happened at the moment when the United States and its NATO allies announced the dispatch of armored combat vehicles to Ukraine.

naTemat: IT specialists and translators will be called up to the Polish army

In 2023, for military training, the Polish army will call for people without army service experience, but "with qualifications attractive to the army," for example, doctors, veterinarians and IT specialists. Is it possible for Poles to appeal the decision on conscription? Read in the naTemat material.

FA: the world through Kissinger's eyes

In his new book, Kissinger writes that the solution to the Ukrainian conflict is for Ukraine to become neutral and be outside NATO. The master of world diplomacy believes that great Russia will always play a leading role in the world. The vastness and history of Russia justify its concern for its security.