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Russian bombers participated in the verification of the actions of combat crews performing air defense duty tasks in the Unified Regional Air Defense System of the Union State

Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers worked out interaction with the control points of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus and carried out an inspection of the air defense system of the Union State. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the organization of the third military sports games dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS

The CIS countries will hold a computer command and staff exercise on air defense (air defense) in 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

As part of the large-scale exercises "Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021" at the training ground in Tatarstan, the forces of the CSTO member states launched a large-scale conditional peacekeeping operation. According to the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff, the main efforts are focused on creating buffer and demilitarized separation zones. The troops will have to organize control over the actions of the warring parties in order to create conditions for the conclusion of peace agreements.

The defense ministers of the CIS member states approved a plan of joint activities for 2022 and identified prospects for the development of military cooperation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The US Army has revived the 56th Artillery Command in Germany, which was based in the country during the Cold War. This was reported on November 8 by The Washington Times.

The Azerbaijani military told for the first time that during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020 they managed to intercept two multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) "Smerch" with the help of the anti-aircraft jet complex (SAM) "Buk". The Telegram channel "Military Observer" drew attention to the corresponding video that appeared on the network.

On Wednesday in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, as well as the secretaries of the Security Councils of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. On November 10, all of them participated in the multilateral consultations of the secretaries of the Security Councils of 8 countries on the Afghan issue.

Russian ships are tracking the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Russian ships performing scheduled tasks in the southeastern part of the Black Sea since October 30: The missile cruiser Moskva and the frigate Admiral Essen are monitoring the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, which arrived to conduct an unscheduled multinational exercise,"the report says.

As the President of the Russian Federation noted, such a high bar has been held for five years

The state defense order in the "pandemic" year 2020 was fulfilled by 96.2%, such a high bar has been held for five years. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) on Wednesday.

The Government of the Sudan has decided to resume work on the creation of a Russian base. The appearance of the object may affect shipping, as indicated in the material of the Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu discussed cooperation in addressing common threats and challenges, the US State Department reports.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on November 8 that the United States continues to observe "disturbing" movements of Russian armed forces near the border with Ukraine, and called for their purpose to be disclosed.

The United States is concerned about the movement of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine and calls on Moscow to clarify its intentions, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said.

He confirmed that the PRC is the "number one challenge" for the United States

The United States is making efforts to overcome the obstacles that China is creating in the way of the United States' desire to expand its presence in the Indo-Pacific region, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing.

The armed forces of mainland China already have the capabilities and means to block key ports and airports in Taiwan, the Taiwanese military department said on Tuesday.

50 years ago, the Soviet MiG-25 overcame Israel's air defense and declared itself to the world.

Military Watch magazine recalled how in November 1971 the new Soviet MiG-25 demonstrated its invulnerability.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus expressed regret that Poland did not notify about the deployment of 10 thousand soldiers at the border.

The difficult epidemic situation has not affected the effectiveness of combat training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during a conference call.

The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation carries out a set of measures to monitor the actions of US Navy ships in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The list includes the 1973 film "Secret and Explicit. The goals and deeds of the Zionists."

Soviet propaganda film the 1973 film "The Secret and the Obvious. The goals and deeds of the Zionists" are included in the list of extremist materials by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, according to the agency's website.