Global security news

Rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front were able to destroy the Mi-35 fire support helicopter of the Ethiopian Air Force last week.

Video footage from the combat area appeared on social networks. They depict two rotorcraft flying at low altitude over hilly terrain. Perhaps they were engaged in patrolling.

The Indian military has found a place for the first regiment of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft systems - they will be placed near the border with Pakistan. The new air defense systems will cover the western direction, writes The Economic Times, citing sources in the Indian Ministry of Defense.

Servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) will take part in the joint CSTO exercise "Cobalt-2021" for the first time. They involve formations of special forces, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the CSTO.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko discussed maneuvers in the Black Sea. This is reported by the website of the Belarusian president.

The Ukrainian authorities have appealed to the American administration with a request to provide anti-ship missiles "Harpoon" to Kiev. This was reported on November 15 by the newspaper ZN.UA .

The Americans rescued hundreds of Afghan Air Force pilots. November 14, portal abcnews.go.com He reported that the servicemen who fled to Tajikistan were taken to the United Arab Emirates.

The Israeli defense company uVision showed the T-90 destroyer. In promotional materials revealing the features of the HERO barrage ammunition, the Russian tank was depicted as a target for a drone. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of such a system in April at talks with the head of the republic's military department

The Russian government has approved an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system. The corresponding resolution was published on Monday on the official portal of legal information.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation that it is necessary to de-escalate the crisis with illegal migrants on the border of Belarus and Poland, Western media reported on Monday with reference to the Elysee Palace.

The foreign ministers of Germany and France called on Kiev to exercise restraint in connection with the movement of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, the ministers of the two countries said in a statement.

The parties called the lifting of US sanctions a priority goal of the talks in Vienna

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bakeri-Kani on Monday held a virtual meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, the parties discussed negotiations on the restoration of the JCPOA on the nuclear deal, Bloomberg reports. "Iran, Russia and China have discussed nuclear talks," the agency informs.

Belarus would behave differently in the situation with illegal migrants on its border with the EU if Minsk did not have Moscow's support, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel said on Monday.

In the future, the newly recreated 56th Artillery Command of the US Army in Germany will have at its disposal a number of samples of the latest American weapons currently being created, writes The Drive.

The servicemen of the artillery units of the 201st military base in Tajikistan have completed about 500 firing tasks with shooting this year in the course of combat training activities, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

India has sent a protest to China in connection with its construction of settlements in the border areas with the Indian northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kyani said that Iran and the UK have reached an agreement in principle to pay Tehran a debt of 400 million pounds ($535 million) for tanks that were not delivered in 1979.

Mikhail Strelets, chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, noted that the trend towards the unification of the fleet of aircraft is gaining strength in the world

The joint use of the Checkmate light tactical fighter, the Su-57 "heavy" fighter and unmanned aerial vehicles will allow achieving maximum combat potential with minimal operational costs. This was stated to TASS by the chief designer of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, Mikhail Strelets, as part of the special project "Su-Checkmate fighter. The dark horse of aviation of the future."

Representatives of the US administration have warned the European Union (EU) about possible plans for Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to anonymous sources.

About 1,8 thousand people and up to 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises

Su-34 bombers bombed the positions of conditional militants who captured the settlement during the main draw of the peacekeeping exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021". This was reported to journalists on Friday by the press service of the Central Military District.

Mock-ups of American fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter-bombers were spotted at a training ground in China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post with reference to the Kanwa International Journal.