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Popular Mechanics: FGM-148 Javelin complexes in Ukraine are vulnerable to Russian artillery

American portable FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems in Ukraine are not enough to confront Russia, writes Popular Mechanics.

Readers of the British newspaper The Times commented on the words of the country's Defense Minister Ben Wallace that the army should be ready to wage war in the Arctic because of Russia's "activity" in the region.

19fortyfive: Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of F-35A Lightning II aircraft

Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, the American publication 19FortyFive says.

The strategic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint of the US Air Force approached the Donbass. The corresponding data is provided on Saturday, December 11, by the Flightradar aviation monitoring website.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalenna Berbock discussed measures that both countries will take if Russia takes hostile actions against Ukraine, the State Department reported on Saturday.

Two Polish Air Force F-16 fighters escorted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the NATO Joint Air Force Command said on Wednesday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomes the dialogue between the Presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden and Putin, and expressed hope that Russia will respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation records the increasing demand in the country for the production of decommissioned weapons and structurally similar products, follows from the letter of the department to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (available to RIA Novosti).

US President Joe Biden advocates a long-term American military presence in Europe. This was stated on Wednesday, December 8, assistant to the head of the White House for National Security Jake Sullivan.

The United Kingdom and Denmark have agreed to strengthen cooperation in case Russia needs to be contained.

The Russian Embassy in the United States condemned the words of Senator Roger Wicker about a possible nuclear strike on Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

While the United States is trying to achieve at least minimal success in hypersonic technologies, Russia is testing ready-made missiles. And, although the most attention of the public is attracted by the planning Avangard combat units for ballistic missiles, the main advantage of hypersonic technologies is concentrated in the operational and tactical link, writes 19FortyFive.

Russian engineers are developing a whole line of unmanned underwater vehicles. In the near future, samples should appear that will be able to move in the World Ocean at a distance of up to 1000 kilometers from the dive site.

Deputy Commander of the district troops Rustam Muradov said that the Russian peacekeepers will bring this matter to an end

All servicemen of the Azerbaijani side captured during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh have been returned with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, work on the return of captured Armenian soldiers is currently continuing. This was reported to TASS by the deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Rustam Muradov.

Germany is contributing over €400 million to the NATO joint budget this year for the first time in more than a decade.

This is stated in the response of the German Defense Ministry to the corresponding request of the Bundestag deputy from the Left Party Sevim Dagdelen, which is available to the DPA agency.

The Organization remains a reliable guarantor of stability in Central Asia, according to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Attempts to infiltrate terrorists from Afghanistan into Central Asia will be stopped by the forces of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states.

USC: serial equipping of ships with Zircon missiles is possible after the decision of the military

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to equip Russian ships with hypersonic Zircon missiles after a command from the military. Vladimir Korolev, Deputy Director General for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs of JSC "USC", called the conditions of rearmament. This is reported by Interfax.

The situation in eastern Ukraine is escalating, but any provocations by the Kiev authorities to resolve the situation in Donbass by force will be stopped, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states.

The wreckage of the Soviet satellite shot down on November 15 is under control, they do not threaten existing space objects, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing to military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

The aggravation of security problems in the world is a key factor that affects the development of the Russian Armed Forces (AF), said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.