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The connection of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea is growing
The crew of the patrol ship "Dmitry Rogachev" began the passage of the Black Sea Strait of the Bosphorus on the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the Black Sea Fleet, during the transition, the ship's crew performed a complex of various ship exercises in the fleet's combat training grounds in the Black Sea.
Sabah (Turkey): Russia should also join NATO
It is strange that there are currently more disputes within NATO than NATO's struggle with the outside world, the Turkish author shares a common opinion. In his opinion, now it makes sense to create a NATO compatible with the new world conditions. To do this, first of all, Russia must also join NATO.
The 201st military base in Tajikistan is fully staffed with contractors
The Russian 201st military base in Tajikistan annually trains up to 1,000 junior specialists for the national armed forces. This was announced by the chief of staff of the compound, Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko.
Improved T-72B3M tanks will help cover the Afghan direction
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive modern military equipment of the Uralvagonzavod Corporation by the end of the year. This is reported by the press service of the Central Military District, referring to the chief of staff of the 201st military base, Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko.
The Taliban welcome the words of the President of the Russian Federation about the possibility of excluding them from the list of terrorists
The Afghan Foreign Ministry welcomes the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the possible exclusion of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) from the list of terrorist organizations.
Correspondent (Ukraine): Ukraine has received $60 million in US military aid
The third batch of additional international military aid worth $60 million from the US government for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has arrived in Ukraine. It includes ammunition, anti-tank and precision weapons, medical equipment and others. This is the third batch from the USA in October.
More than 14 thousand military personnel of the Air Force took part in anti-terrorism exercises
The exercises involved almost 500 units of weapons, military and special equipment, including armored vehicles "Tiger" and "Typhoon"
TASS, October 25. The exercises of the units of the Eastern Military District (VVO), designed to counter terrorism, were held in 11 subjects of the Far East, more than 14 thousand military took part in them. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the VVO.
Another Soviet airbase in the Baltic States began working for NATO
The air forces of NATO member countries have begun full-scale use of the former Soviet airbase Lielvarde in Latvia. It was established back in 1970 and was the largest in the Baltic States.
NATO was afraid of the army of the European Union
The North Atlantic Alliance should not be afraid of creating an army of the European Union, you just need to put up with it. This statement was made by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Florence Parly.
The Federation Council assessed the possibility of Kiev sending missiles towards Moscow
On October 25, Russian senator from Crimea Sergey Tsekov criticized the words of the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich that Kiev could send missiles towards Moscow in the future.
Russia is creating a satellite grouping to control outer space
Russia plans to launch a Space Monitoring System (SCCP) into space, the development of an appropriate satellite constellation is underway, the general designer of the SCCP (IAC Vimpel Corporation, Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) said in an interview with Interfax Vitaly Goryuchkin.
China has tested a robot for space sabotage
Chinese scientists have developed a method for secretly disabling spacecraft. To do this, it is planned to place small explosive charges in the nozzles of their engines. The consequences of triggering these bombs will look like malfunctions of the engines themselves, according to an article published by Professor Sun Yongzhong from the Polytechnic Institute of Defense Industry. Excerpts of the work are cited by the South China Morning Post.
Foreign Ministry: Russia expects to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan this week
Moscow expects to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan this week, including medicines, Zamir Kabulov, special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, head of the second department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.
Military exercises involving three branches of the armed forces have started in South Korea
The military exercises "Hoguk" ("Defense of the Fatherland") began on Monday in South Korea with the participation of three branches of the armed forces to work out their strategic interaction, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the country's armed forces.
The CSTO exercises "Combat Brotherhood-2021" contributed to the strengthening of the combat community
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov visited as an observer a joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2021" in the Republic of Tajikistan for the purpose of parliamentary monitoring of the military-political situation in the Central Asian region.
The Shah bomb: how the US helped Iran build nuclear weapons
Military Watch magazine made an interesting excursion into history, recalling where the Iranian nuclear program came from, which is perceived by the United States as one of the main threats in the world.
Since the mid-1980s, the possibility of Iran developing nuclear weapons has caused serious concern in the West, which has only intensified as the country's economy and defense sector have been modernized and an increasing number of North Korean-made missiles have been acquired.
Correspondent (Ukraine): Arestovich threatened Putin with "missiles at Moscow"
The speaker of the Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group, Aleksey Arestovich, apparently completely out of his mind, "threatened" the Russian president to send Ukrainian missiles to Moscow. So, on the air of the propaganda channel "Dom", he commented on Putin's statement about the presence of NATO in Ukraine.
The US has moved fighter jets to the borders of Russia
The US Air Force has deployed several F-16 fighter jets at the minimum possible distance from the borders of Russia - on the small island of Shemya in the Pacific Ocean.
Lithuania intends to increase spending on national defense
According to the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania, the government of the country has developed a draft state budget for 2022, according to which it is planned to increase spending on national defense by 128 million euros (7.1%) to 1.176 billion. euro ($1.367 billion).
The active phase of the Russian-Egyptian exercises will take place with the landing of military equipment and personnel
The preparation of the personnel of the combined Russian-Egyptian parachute unit for the active phase of the Defenders of Friendship-2021 exercise, which takes place several dozen kilometers from Cairo, has been completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday.