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A video of the destruction of the Mi-17 military transport helicopter of the Afghan Air Force in Wardak province has appeared on the Network. The description of the video says that it was filmed in March 2021. The moment of hitting an anti-tank guided missile launched by the militia of field commander Abdul Ghani Alipura is captured.

Iltalehti: Finns consider it likely that Russia will threaten their country

More than half of Finns consider it likely that in the coming years Russia will threaten their country — or put pressure on it, Iltalehti reports. The newspaper cites data from a survey whose participants were asked to assess the international situation after Moscow demanded to limit NATO's advance to the Russian borders.

During her first visit to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock noted the immutability of Berlin's policy on defense exports, including regarding the supply of weapons to Kiev, RIA Novosti reports.

Informational preparations are underway for NATO's advance into Ukraine, in this regard, it is important to inform the parliaments of all countries about the possible consequences, said State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

As part of the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, which will take place in two stages and will end on February 20, 12 Su-35 aircraft, two divisions of S-400 air defense systems and a division of Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems will be relocated to the territory of Belarus from Russia, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

The presence of hypersonic Zircon missiles in Russia makes it unnecessary to deploy military infrastructure, in particular, in Latin America, believes the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov.

From January 23, the US Army will begin conducting special exercises of its special forces to practice actions during the so-called "color revolutions". We are talking about simulating the entry of special forces units into a "politically unstable" country to overthrow an "illegitimate government."

Russia, Iran and China will hold joint naval exercises. This was reported on Tuesday, January 18, by the press service of the Pacific Fleet.

On January 18, 1974, a new Kalashnikov assault rifle, the AK-74, and the PKK-74 light machine gun created on its basis were adopted by the army of the Soviet Union. The new weapon was designed for a low-pulse cartridge of 5.45×39 mm.

The Varyag missile cruiser, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and a sea tanker have made a call at the Iranian port of Chahbehar, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported.

The Russian side explained to German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock that Moscow cannot accept demands regarding the movement of military personnel on its own territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

The asteroid has a complex non-spherical shape

The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics (IPM) of the Russian Academy of Sciences has clarified the parameters of the potentially dangerous kilometer asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1), which is approaching the Earth. This is stated in the message of the institute, distributed on Tuesday.

New US sanctions against Moscow, including against the leadership of the Russian Federation, may lead to a complete rupture of relations between the two countries, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The Russian side will be forced to take measures if it realizes that the West is not going to take its concern about a number of security aspects seriously, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

Russia is the party that caused the crisis situation with Ukraine, and it needs to put an end to such developments, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CBC television on Sunday.

The North Atlantic Alliance will not respond to calls in the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from countries that have joined NATO since 1997, since there cannot be "second-class" members, said the organization's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Developed back in Soviet times, "Elbrus" and "Tochka" contributed to the defeat of terrorist gangs during the second Chechen campaign. By this time, the operational-tactical missile complexes, also known as the R-17 or SS-1c Scud B of the first type, were already considered obsolete.

Yonhap: North Korea launched an unknown projectile towards the Sea of Japan

The DPRK launched an unknown projectile towards the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reports, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea.

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.