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North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles, Yonhap reports, citing the South Korean military. According to them, North Korea launched, presumably, two short-range ballistic missiles to the east from Sunan Airport in Pyongyang.

The Russian and Turkish military conducted joint patrols in the province of Hasakeh near the town of Qamishli, populated by Kurds, in northeastern Syria. It has already become the 222nd after the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey" in 2019.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has approved the idea of a joint exercise of the Belarusian and Russian armed forces, it will be called "Allied Resolve-2022", the Telegram channel "Pool of the First", close to the press service of the head of state, reported.

The possible deployment of NATO military personnel in Estonia is proof of the validity of Russia's concerns and the fact that it is not Russia that is escalating tensions, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard a report on the plan of joint operational exercises of the armed forces with Russia, and also criticized the United States for deploying a military contingent near the Belarusian borders.

The exercises of the Russian Federation on its territory have nothing to do with the process of internal Ukrainian settlement, said the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich.

Russia expects to receive concrete answers from the United States and NATO on security guarantees, and believes that contacts on this matter will take place in the next few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The Pacific Fleet is waiting for a serious replenishment - upgraded nuclear submarines 949AM "Antey". On the air of Sputnik radio, the captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, military expert Vasily Dandykin, told about their capabilities.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has assigned the "Top Secret" stamp to the case on the claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, demanding to recover more than 3.9 billion rubles from Samara JSC "Progress Rocket and Space Center", the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles and other space technology.

The purpose of checking the reaction forces of the Union State is to assess readiness to neutralize threats at the borders, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Dutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam entered the Baltic Sea to monitor the situation in the region, the Estonian broadcasting portal ERR reported on Monday, citing a message from the NATO press service.

President of Belarus Lukashenko said that Ukraine is pulling troops to the borders

Minsk - Ukraine's military contingent is being built up near the borders of Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said this today while listening to a report on the idea of a joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned.

NATO intends to integrate outer space into the Alliance's collective security and defense system together with cyberspace, as well as the sea, air and land environment

NATO has decided to extend the principles of collective defense to outer space, including the application of the fifth article of the Washington Treaty, including a collective military response to an attack on one of the alliance countries.

The number of Swedish residents supporting the country's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance has increased amid rising tensions in relations with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing the results of surveys.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, January 13, during a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, said that the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) played a very important role in stabilizing the situation in Kazakhstan, Russia's closest partner and ally. This is reported on the Kremlin's website.

The Drive: replenishment of the Tu-160M fleet will provide a significant increase in Russian capabilities

Currently, Russia has a small fleet of 17 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the replenishment of which will provide a significant increase in terms of capabilities and ease of maintenance. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M built from scratch.

The missile division will be formed in the 22nd Army Corps of the Southern Military District in Crimea to increase the combat capabilities of the district, Commander of the Southern Military District Alexander Dvornikov said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia".

Iran should take into account that the time frame for reaching an agreement to return to compliance with the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program is limited, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on NPR radio.

A sudden check of combat readiness is being carried out in the troops of the Eastern Military District, the Ministry of Defense reported.

The armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has shown how effective drones can be in modern warfare. Meanwhile, Russia took up this topic many years ago - long before Karabakh and even Syria. As a result, well-armed Russian drones pose a serious threat to military installations, air defense systems and even heavy armored vehicles, writes Forbes.