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Shoigu called the peacekeeping operation of the CSTO forces in Kazakhstan timely and effective
The Russian Defense Minister noted that the operation was carried out in the shortest possible time
The peacekeeping operation conducted by the CSTO states in Kazakhstan was very timely and effective, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday.
Expert: the West failed to adequately react to the CSTO operation
The Western media reacted coldly to the mission of the CSTO peacekeepers and the role of the Russian Federation in the settlement of the January events in Kazakhstan, according to the Octopus-5 study conducted by specialists of the Russia Today media group. On the air of Sputnik radio, political scientist Alexander Konkov shared his view of the situation.
Planes of the forces of the Union State of the Russian Federation and Belarus at the Brest training ground launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy
The stage with combat firing of combined arms and amphibious units using artillery fire, practicing assault and army aviation strikes took place on Thursday at the Brest training ground as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus visited the stage of joint exercises at the Brest training ground
The Yak-130 and Su-25 aircraft provided aviation support to the units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus involved in the inspection
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, observed the stage of working out combat training tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
Shoigu: The military group of Belarus will be transferred to Russia for the Vostok-2022 exercises
Russia highly appreciates Belarus' determination to resist the destructive line of the West and readiness to form a single defense space within the borders of the Union State, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday. "You can always count on our firm support in this," he added.
The United States on the shoulders of Kiev flew into the territory of Belarus
"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
Planes of the Russian Federation and Belarus launched a joint missile strike as part of the exercises
Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.
Belarus can count on Russia to form a unified defense space
Belarus can count on Russia's firm support in striving to form a unified defense space within the borders of the Union State.
Kazakhstan plans to open a permanent representative office at the CSTO in Moscow
The Kazakh authorities plan to open a permanent representative office of the republic to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow.
The Pentagon has no doubt about "Russia's concentration of more than 100 thousand troops at the borders of Ukraine"
The American command is still confident that the Russian Federation allegedly concentrated more than 100 thousand of its troops near the border with Ukraine. "We talked about more than 100 thousand people. We do not change our opinion about such a number (of Russian troops - IF)," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Four myths about the Russian army have been dispelled in the USA
19FortyFive: the Russian army has changed a lot
In the publication of the American edition of 19FortyFive, columnist Sebastian Roblin tried to dispel four myths about the Russian army.
The US is ready to provide the Russian Federation with the opportunity to check the presence of cruise missiles at NATO bases - Mass media
The United States is ready to consider giving Russia the opportunity to make sure that there are no Tomahawk cruise missiles at NATO bases in Romania and Poland, Bloomberg reports.
The bloody march on Grozny in November 1994: how many tanks survived
At the end of February 1995, in the cemeteries of military equipment at the Chervlennaya station and in the vicinity of Grozny, where combat vehicles that had failed for various reasons were collected from all over Chechnya, one could see the damaged T-72A tanks with the remnants of white camouflage on the towers. There were quite a lot of them.
Russian fighter jets intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes
Air Force pilots in Primorye intercepted reconnaissance planes of their "enemy" on fighter jets
Russian pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of their "enemy" during the testing of tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the VVO.
The military of Russia and Belarus have begun the stage of combat coordination
The troops of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of Belarus have begun combat coordination at Belarusian training grounds as part of the first stage of testing the reaction forces of the Union State. This was announced on Wednesday, February 2, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The United States is seeking a meeting on North Korea from the UN Security Council in connection with Pyongyang's missile launch - Mass media
The United States has called on the UN Security Council to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss North Korea's latest missile launch, the Associated Press reports, citing diplomats.
Mig-31 VVO fighters intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes during exercises in Primorye
Pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of the "enemy" in the course of working out tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters, the press service of the VVO reports.
More than 10 Russian ships and support vessels went on exercises off the coast of Kamchatka
More than 10 Russian ships and support vessels went on exercises off the coast of Kamchatka, the press service of the Eastern Military District told reporters in the information support department of the Pacific Fleet (TOP).
The United States declared the superiority of the Su-30SM2 over Western fighters
The Russian Su-30SM2 fighter surpasses the models of Western combat aircraft in terms of target range and maneuverability. This was reported on January 31 by the American edition of Military Watch Magazine.
Turkish President Erdogan: supplies of S-400 air defense systems to Ankara do not bear a negative attitude towards NATO
Deliveries of Russian S-400 air defense systems are an internal matter of Turkey, they do not bear a negative attitude towards NATO. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
