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Russian military doctors managed to maintain a "doc-like" level of routine care for patients with other diseases in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The ministry said that Washington missile launches pose a threat to the lives of Chinese astronauts

China expresses dissatisfaction with the actions of the United States in near-Earth space and demands that the United States be held responsible for the activities of American companies that threaten the lives of Chinese astronauts with their rocket launches. This was stated on Tuesday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

Relations between Turkey and Russia began to cool rapidly.

Against this background, Ankara's satellites in Syria have intensified their operations, regularly staging armed provocations, the victims of which are not only the Syrian military, but also civilians. 

Reuters: China announced the threat of Starlink

In early December, China presented a document to the UN in which it spoke about the threat of the global satellite system of high-speed broadband Internet access Starlink, Reuters reports.

Forbes: E-8 Joint STARS and RC-135 aircraft collected data on the Russian army

The American E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) combat control and targeting aircraft and the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft, which recently flew over Ukraine and the Black Sea, tracked the location of the Russian army, Forbes magazine says.

The meeting of the Russia-NATO Council is unlikely to lead to significant progress in the field of security, Federation Council member Alexei Pushkov believes.

Houthi rebels operating in Yemen have launched 540 missiles and 851 armed drones on Saudi territory since the start of hostilities against the Saudi-led coalition in 2015, Western media reported on Sunday, citing coalition data.

Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters of the Southern Military District (SE) during tactical flight exercises worked out the relocation of aircraft from the Krasnodar Territory to operational airfields in the Crimea. This was reported by the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

Russian Spring: attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to the borders of Turkey and Jordan

The strike forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces headed for the borders of Turkey and Jordan. This is reported by the correspondent of the publication "Russian Spring".

The Ground Forces (SV) will take part in 10 international exercises next year, four of them will be held on the territory of Russia, SV Commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov said on Monday.

10 joint international exercises with the armed forces of nine foreign states are planned for 2022

The Russian military is expanding the geography of joint exercises and conducting them not only within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but also with military personnel from Southeast Asia and North Africa. This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov.

Infographic of the "Red Star": 39 foreign intelligence officers were spotted near the borders of the Russian Federation during the week

Over the past week, 39 foreign reconnaissance aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been spotted near the borders of Russia. This follows from the weekly infographic of the Russian Ministry of Defense published by the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

During the storming of the Chechen capital on December 31, 1994, 2S6 "Tunguska" anti-aircraft missile gun systems were in the columns of Russian troops. In total, different sources mention two dozen ZRPC.

Lockdown in connection with the pandemic may contribute to the growth of threats of terrorist activity

Russia, China and Iran are the most hostile states to the UK, Minister of State for Security Damian Hinds told The Telegraph newspaper.

The Kremlin expects that the successful tests of the new hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will give additional credibility to Russian initiatives on security guarantees.

Russia, China and Iran are the most hostile states to the UK, Minister of State for Security Damian Hinds told The Telegraph newspaper.

The head of the Ministry of Defense stressed that the Day of the Rescuer is a special and expensive holiday for him

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu considers the Russian emergency prevention and response system to be the most effective and powerful in the world. This is stated in the congratulations on the Day of the Rescuer, which the Minister of Defense sent on Monday.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, sanctions make their creation impossible

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu believes that international rescue coordination centers could help in case of emergencies in different regions of the world, but sanctions make their creation impossible. He expressed this opinion in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper published on Monday.

The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov addressed the faculty and students of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on industrial policy and the development of the defense industry.

As the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry clarified, the successes of Chinese cosmonauts are "China's contribution to the peaceful exploration of outer space"

The Chinese authorities intend to develop the national space program on an open and equal basis, in accordance with the principle of joint development. This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.