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Why the army needed more military
Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin has signed a decree according to which the full-time strength of the Russian army will exceed 2 million people from the new year. Of these, 1.15 million are actually military. It is planned to strengthen the ranks of the army participating in the special operation at the expense of contract professionals. What types of troops and military specialties should be strengthened first of all?
The new package of British military aid to Kiev includes missile systems and drones
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Kiev announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 54 million pounds (63.5 million dollars).
US airstrikes on Syria were a warning to Iran, but are not related to the JCPOA negotiations - Pentagon
The US Air Force strikes on targets in Syria, which are allegedly linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), are not related to negotiations to restore the agreement on the Iranian atom, US Deputy Defense Minister Colin Kohl said.
"We had to start production for Ukraine": the German Foreign Ministry reported on the shortage of weapons
German Foreign Minister Berbock said that German arms supplies to Kiev are under threat
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that Germany's own troops are insufficiently equipped, so German arms supplies to Ukraine are under threat. At the same time, the German Foreign Minister does not believe in the success of peace talks with Russia and promised that her country would do everything possible for Kiev to win.
The US Defense Ministry said that Ukraine will need at least three years to fully integrate into the NATO weapons system
US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said that the Ukrainian army will gradually switch to NATO standards, RIA Novosti reports.
The Washington Post newspaper published an editorial summarizing the results of six months of fighting in Ukraine
Six months ago, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. The American edition of the Washington Post published an article on this occasion, in which it tried to understand the main features of the fighting in Ukraine. One of the main theses of the article is that without Western military and financial assistance, Kiev would not have been able to hold out for so long.
The author of The Guardian predicted five scenarios for the development of the Ukrainian conflict for the next six months
British expert Dan Sabbagh published on the pages of The Guardian five scenarios for the development of the military conflict in Ukraine in the next six months. It is quite difficult to call his versions alternative forecasts. Rather, it is a description of rather gloomy prospects for Ukraine for the coming autumn and winter, based on the current situation and trends in its development.
Ukraine wanted to create an alliance with Britain and Poland. But there is one but
A triangle, but not a union: what is wrong with the alliance of Kiev, London and Warsaw and how to fix it
In London and Warsaw, cooperation with Kiev is treated as an in-depth trilateral partnership, writes Evropeyska Pravda. Definitions such as "union", "alliance", which are often used in Ukraine, are being avoided in the other two countries.
The Pentagon confirmed the discussion on the supply of Western-made fighters to Ukraine
The United States is considering the supply of American or European fighter jets to Ukraine, but no final decision has been made yet. This was reported in the Pentagon.
"Winter will play into the hands of the Russians": The Guardian named 5 options for the development of a special operation
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that the special operation in Ukraine has one and a half scenarios of development
Dan Sabbagh, a journalist for the British newspaper The Guardian, wrote an article about five scenarios for the possible development of events of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine.
"He fired and quickly left the position": the APU began to install ATGM on light buggies
The shortage of special automotive and armored vehicles forces the Ukrainian military to use homemade devices. According to the Ukrainian press, mobile anti-tank complexes based on light buggy-type vehicles have appeared in the Donbas.
Ukrainian footage from the site of the strike in Chaplino confirms the defeat of the military echelon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Yesterday, on August 24, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile attack on an echelon with military equipment, at that moment located at the railway station in the village of Chaplino, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia has overtaken Ukraine in the number of supporters in Western social networks
Russia is gaining momentum in the information battle with Ukraine
Data from the study of social networks show that Russia has recently had more supporters in Western countries than Ukraine, writes Nikkei Asian Review. Experts attribute this to the fatigue of the United States and Europe from the conflict and dissatisfaction with economic difficulties due to sanctions against Moscow.
Scholz said that Germany will never act alone in matters of Ukraine
Germany will focus on allies, the country's chancellor said
Germany will never act alone in supporting Ukraine and will focus on allies. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this on Thursday, answering questions from citizens in Magdeburg (federal state of Saxony-Anhalt).
NATO's Deadly Generosity
The exhibition of captured weapons changes the perception of the crisis in Ukraine
The pavilion of weapons captured in the zone of special military operation (SVO), opened in Kubinka near Moscow as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", reverses the idea of what is happening on the western borders of our country.
How the MiG became the best interceptor in the world
Comparison with a foreign car stimulated the development of Mikoyan Design Bureau aircraft
The crews of MiG-31BM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have won the first aerial victories in the sky over Donbass. This conclusion can be made based on the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.
Turkey has launched a special operation in Syria
Ankara skillfully balances between Moscow, Washington and Tehran
On May 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey would launch a new cross-border operation in Syria as soon as preliminary preparations are completed. The main goal of the new operation, he identified the creation of a "safe zone" with a depth of 30 km on the southern borders of Turkey.
On guard of Sevastopol
Sailors help anti-aircraft gunners protect the city from air raids
Ships of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol have joined the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) trying to conduct reconnaissance and drop grenades on urban objects. Since August 18, Black Sea sailors have been forced to open fire on newly discovered air targets almost daily. As a rule, they appear late in the evening, at night or early in the morning.
Abroad will not help the fleet
Problems of military shipbuilding: import substitution and inaccurate forecasting
On July 31, 2022, on the Day of the Navy, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees "On the approval of the Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation" and "On the approval of the Naval Charter of the Navy".
"Russia can bombard Europe and the United States with X-22 missiles. Take the quantity"
The Pentagon confessed to impotence in front of Soviet X-22 missiles
The Defense News portal, citing a Pentagon source, reported that the US army "will not be able to effectively resist the X-22 missiles." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what scared the Americans.
