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The United States on the shoulders of Kiev flew into the territory of Belarus
"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
Planes of the Russian Federation and Belarus launched a joint missile strike as part of the exercises
Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.
Belarus can count on Russia to form a unified defense space
Belarus can count on Russia's firm support in striving to form a unified defense space within the borders of the Union State.
Kazakhstan plans to open a permanent representative office at the CSTO in Moscow
The Kazakh authorities plan to open a permanent representative office of the republic to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow.
The Pentagon has no doubt about "Russia's concentration of more than 100 thousand troops at the borders of Ukraine"
The American command is still confident that the Russian Federation allegedly concentrated more than 100 thousand of its troops near the border with Ukraine. "We talked about more than 100 thousand people. We do not change our opinion about such a number (of Russian troops - IF)," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Four myths about the Russian army have been dispelled in the USA
19FortyFive: the Russian army has changed a lot
In the publication of the American edition of 19FortyFive, columnist Sebastian Roblin tried to dispel four myths about the Russian army.
The US is ready to provide the Russian Federation with the opportunity to check the presence of cruise missiles at NATO bases - Mass media
The United States is ready to consider giving Russia the opportunity to make sure that there are no Tomahawk cruise missiles at NATO bases in Romania and Poland, Bloomberg reports.
The bloody march on Grozny in November 1994: how many tanks survived
At the end of February 1995, in the cemeteries of military equipment at the Chervlennaya station and in the vicinity of Grozny, where combat vehicles that had failed for various reasons were collected from all over Chechnya, one could see the damaged T-72A tanks with the remnants of white camouflage on the towers. There were quite a lot of them.
Russian fighter jets intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes
Air Force pilots in Primorye intercepted reconnaissance planes of their "enemy" on fighter jets
Russian pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of their "enemy" during the testing of tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the VVO.
The military of Russia and Belarus have begun the stage of combat coordination
The troops of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of Belarus have begun combat coordination at Belarusian training grounds as part of the first stage of testing the reaction forces of the Union State. This was announced on Wednesday, February 2, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The United States is seeking a meeting on North Korea from the UN Security Council in connection with Pyongyang's missile launch - Mass media
The United States has called on the UN Security Council to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss North Korea's latest missile launch, the Associated Press reports, citing diplomats.
Mig-31 VVO fighters intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes during exercises in Primorye
Pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of the "enemy" in the course of working out tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters, the press service of the VVO reports.
More than 10 Russian ships and support vessels went on exercises off the coast of Kamchatka
More than 10 Russian ships and support vessels went on exercises off the coast of Kamchatka, the press service of the Eastern Military District told reporters in the information support department of the Pacific Fleet (TOP).
The United States declared the superiority of the Su-30SM2 over Western fighters
The Russian Su-30SM2 fighter surpasses the models of Western combat aircraft in terms of target range and maneuverability. This was reported on January 31 by the American edition of Military Watch Magazine.
Turkish President Erdogan: supplies of S-400 air defense systems to Ankara do not bear a negative attitude towards NATO
Deliveries of Russian S-400 air defense systems are an internal matter of Turkey, they do not bear a negative attitude towards NATO. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Polish government has adopted a resolution on the transfer of the Perun MANPADS and ammunition to Ukraine
The Cabinet of Ministers of Poland adopted a resolution on the transfer of Polish-made MANPADS "Perun" to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by the Minister of National Defense of the Republic Mariusz Blaszczak.
19FortyFive called Russia's asymmetric military advantage
Russian tactical nuclear weapons pose a serious threat. This is the conclusion reached by 19FortyFive experts James Ragland and Adam Lowther.
India's defense budget in 2022/23 fiscal year will amount to $70 billion.
India has announced a defense budget for 2022/23 fiscal year in the amount of 5.252 trillion. Indian rupees (about $70.0 billion), which in nominal terms is 9.8% more than the approved budget of 2021/22 f.g. and 4.4% more than the revised budget of 2021/22 f.g.
Bundestag: NATO's nuclear mission will remain as long as Russia has the appropriate weapons
The joint nuclear mission of NATO countries will continue as long as Russia has the appropriate weapons, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, head of the German Bundestag Defense Committee, said at a briefing in Berlin.
The military worked out the destruction of tanks in the classroom in the Smolensk region
The military worked out the destruction of tanks in training in the Smolensk region, the press service of the Western Military District reported.
