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In 2022, a new missile launch warning system station will be built near Vorkuta
The construction of the Voronezh radar station (radar) of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN) will be completed in 2022, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The Taliban announced the signing of contracts with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for the supply of 3.5 billion kWh of electricity in 2022
Afghanistan will receive 3.5 billion kWh of electricity from neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in 2022, Inamullah Samangani, deputy official representative of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), said on Sunday.
The Ministry of Defense told about 170 missiles launched in a year
Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021
In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Russian submarine in the Mediterranean caused panic in the US Navy
Avia.pro: the submarine "Novorossiysk" of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean caused panic in the US Navy
The Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine belonging to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy appeared in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea and caused panic among the command of the Naval Forces of the United States and NATO. This is reported by Avia.pro .
Finnish Prime Minister Marin said that the country can apply for NATO membership
Finland retains the possibility of applying for NATO membership, the country's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said.
Putin held the first telephone talks with Erdogan this year and discussed Russia's proposals on security guarantees
Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Moscow's proposals on security guarantees, the Kremlin's press service reported on Sunday.
In China, they called the frightening feature of the Russian "Sarmat" to the United States
Baijiahao analysts said that the range of the Russian Sarmat missile scares the United States
Russia's newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" has a frightening feature for the United States — a firing range of up to 18 thousand kilometers. This was stated by analysts of the Chinese publication Baijiahao, reports "PolitRussia".
Putin announced the dates of the Russian-Belarusian military exercises
Russia and Belarus will hold joint military exercises in the first quarter of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russian military conducted 300 antiterrorism exercises at a base in Tajikistan in a year - district headquarters
The personnel of the Russian military base (RVB) stationed on the territory of Tajikistan in 2021 conducted more than 300 anti-terrorist exercises on the territory of the republic, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Thursday.
The Strategic Missile Forces will conduct more than 200 exercises next year
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) will conduct over two hundred exercises of various levels next year.
Musk talked about a place for a billion Earth satellites
The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.
In the USA, Russia's panic was noticed because of the American F-35
19FortyFive: F-35 fighters arrived in Europe from the USA against the background of the situation with Ukraine
Russia is in a panic because of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters that arrived in Europe from the United States against the background of the situation with Ukraine, 19FortyFive notes.
The US has named its biggest advantage in a war with Russia or China
19FortyFive: The US has a clear advantage over China and Russia thanks to its alliances
The American publication 19FortyFive named the biggest advantage of the United States in a war with Russia or China.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova: The Russia—NATO Council meeting will be held on January 12
Moscow confirms that negotiations on security guarantees will begin with consultations in Geneva between the Russian Federation and the United States on January 10, and then continue at a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12 in Brussels and on January 13 in Vienna at the OSCE site, further steps will depend on the willingness of the United States and NATO to discuss Moscow's concerns in detail, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova: EU could do more to prevent escalation in Europe
The European Union could do much more to prevent escalation in Europe and cooperation with Russia, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
The "coolest" plane in the world promised to target Russia because of Ukraine
19FortyFive: The US Air Force B-21 Raider bomber will be able to destroy Russian S-500 systems
The promising unobtrusive strategic bomber B-21 Raider of the US Air Force (Air Force), considered the "coolest" aircraft in the world, can be used against Russia, the American publication 19FortyFive promises.
The Tor-M2 air defense system will go to Minsk
Against the background of increased military and political tension with the West, Minsk decided to purchase a new batch of the upgraded Tor-M2 small-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM).
The West described a possible scenario of the Third World War
Western experts: high technologies will be involved in the Third World War
The Third World War will be waged with the use of high technologies: hypersonic undetectable missiles. In this case, the Internet will be turned off in the first seconds. Such a possible scenario of a hypothetical conflict was described by Western experts in a conversation with the BBC.
De facto political recognition of the Taliban is already taking place – Russian Foreign Ministry
The political recognition of the new government of Afghanistan formed by the Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation) is rather a "symbolic political act" — de facto recognition is already taking place.
The law on ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a Unified air defense System has been signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a joint regional air defense system of the two countries.