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There are reports of the concentration of forces and means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border with the Russian Federation and Belarus

Information about the concentration of forces on the territory of Russia for a military invasion of Ukraine is "absolutely false," the SVR of the Russian Federation said.

The Soviet-designed AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft was used to transport helicopters to the United States. Maximus Air Cargo aircraft transported Mi-17 helicopters of the former Afghan Air Force to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. This is reported by The Drive.

In July, the Chinese military launched a rocket from a hypersonic glider over the South China Sea. According to the Financial Times, citing sources, no country in the world has demonstrated such technology yet.

The United States, when expressing alarm about the presence of Russian troops near Ukraine, is based not only on classified data, but also on information posted in the public domain, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

The recent disaster in the Mediterranean of the 5th generation F-35 fighter jet, which took off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, caused serious concern in London.

There are five new ways to destroy an aircraft carrier, writes 19FortyFive. The publication from the USA notes that the aircraft carrier can be tried to sink by traditional means, for example, with the help of torpedoes and ballistic missiles. However, in the future, according to the publication, these ships will face new threats. 19FortyFive calls them.

Russian inspectors will visit training areas and training grounds, receive briefings on formations and military units located in the specified area, and ongoing military activities

Russian inspectors will visit training areas and training grounds on the territory of Latvia to assess the scale of military activity. This was reported to journalists by the head of the National Center for Reducing Nuclear Danger Sergey Ryzhkov.

Fighters were raised twice from the air defense forces on duty to prevent violations of the air state border

In a week, Russian radar stations detected more than 55 aircraft of foreign countries that conducted aerial reconnaissance along the borders of the Russian Federation. Such data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is cited on Monday by the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation around the clock and monitor compliance with the ceasefire regime at 27 observation posts in the Lachin corridor and along the entire demarcation line in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Monday, November 22.

The United States plans to produce at least 480 new B61-12 nuclear bombs to equip its B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bombers and the B-21 Raider being developed, as well as American and other NATO fighter-bombers in Europe, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

Russia is developing a new S-550 missile defense system that specializes in intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles and combating threats from outer space. According to Mark Episkopos, at the moment it is not very clear whether the United States and its NATO partners should be afraid of the new Russian missile defense system.

In the state of Alabama (USA), transportation of models of the S-300 complex and the T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. As noted in the project of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" - "Russian weapons", these fakes will be used in the maneuvers of the American army, in particular for the training of Air Force pilots.

He called countering Russia a "common priority" of the United States and Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov in Washington, announced his readiness to consider the implementation of the framework agreement on the strategic foundations of the defense partnership between the two countries and the deepening of cooperation in the defense sector.

Poland can buy Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) missiles from the United States, which are considered "killers" of the enemy's missile defense systems, in particular, the Russian S-400 Triumph complexes. This is reported by the Polish edition of Defence24.

The strike using drones (UAVs) in October of this year on an American military base in southern Syria was Iran's response to Israeli airstrikes in Syria, The New York Times reported, citing numerous sources from among U.S. and Israeli officials.

Turkey can support Ukraine in the event of a hypothetical military conflict only on one condition - economic control over Crimea. This was stated by political analyst Alexander Kochetkov on the Ukrainian portal "Glavred" on November 18.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov held talks on the situation on the borders of Ukraine, following which they came to an agreement on building up the country's defense potential within the framework of strategic defense agreements signed on August 31, 2021. This is stated in the final communique published on the Pentagon website on November 18.

Eyewitnesses noticed models of the Russian T-72 tank and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the United States. The equipment can be used to simulate the actions of a potential enemy during exercises, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The United States analyzed new threats to aircraft carriers. According to experts, they may question the expediency of using this type of weapon, which the United States is proud of.

According to 19FortyFive, underwater drones pose a serious danger to American aircraft carriers. Unlike conventional submarines, they can wait a long time for an aircraft carrier to approach and launch an attack when it is detected. At the same time, underwater drones, unlike the crews of submarines, do not worry about their possible death.

In the UK, the capabilities of the Russian and British armed forces were analyzed.

According to the Daily Express with reference to the Global Firepower portal, the Russian army consists of almost three million military personnel (including those in reserve), while the British Armed Forces number 275.66 thousand people. Russia has more than 4,000 military aircraft and helicopters, and the UK has just over 700. The gap in the number of tanks is even bigger: 12950 for Russia and 227 for the UK.