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In Poland, they announced the backlog of Russian bombers from the American ones
On Monday, November 29, Russia announced preparations for testing a new-built Tu-160M strategic bomber. The Polish edition of Defence24 suggested that this indicates that Russian strategic aviation is lagging behind the United States.
The Russian military will hold a command and staff exercise with groups of troops in the south-western strategic direction in 2022
More than 3 thousand combat training events will be worked out in the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The US Secretary of State discussed with the NATO Secretary General support for Ukraine and regional security issues
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO member countries in Riga, according to State Department spokesman Ned Price.
The Taliban confirmed that they will not allow the use of the territory of Afghanistan for threats to third countries - State Department
Representatives of the Afghan Taliban movement (banned in Russia as a terrorist movement) at a meeting in Qatar with a delegation of American officials confirmed that the territory of Afghanistan will not be used for attacks or threats to third countries, the US State Department said.
Airborne forces in 2022 will become troops of "tactical surprise and combat initiative"
Airborne troops (airborne troops) will hold a new academic year under the motto "tactical surprise and combat initiative troops," the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
Exercises with the participation of ten thousand people started in the Southern Military District
Military exercises have started in the south of Russia, in which over ten thousand soldiers and officers of motorized rifle and tank formations of the Southern Military District take part. The corresponding information was distributed by the press service of the Southern Federal District.
More than 2 thousand large-scale exercises will be held by the Eastern Military District in 2022
The Eastern Military District will hold more than 2 thousand special exercises in 2022, the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
In the new academic year, the Air Defense Forces will prepare for the strategic exercises "Vostok-2022"
The troops of the Eastern Military District will prepare for the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022" in the new academic year, the press service of the VVO reports.
Preparations for the Vostok exercise began in the Eastern Military District
Most of the tactical events will be held in a bilateral format
Phased preparation for the strategic exercises "Vostok" began in the Eastern Military District (VVO) with the beginning of the new school year, the press service of the district reported.
In Poland, the attack of Russian "old combat aircraft" was predicted
According to the current state of the armed forces, Poland is similar to Armenia, and Russia and Belarus are similar to Azerbaijan, writes Defence24, analyzing the last major conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Baku, which had strike-reconnaissance drones, won a landslide victory over Yerevan.
There is no confidence in Russia's intentions to invade Ukraine, but NATO is preparing for the worst - Secretary General of the alliance
Russia's intentions are still unclear, but its actions near the border with Ukraine and rhetoric have recently forced NATO to prepare for the worst, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
DOD planes arrived in Kabul with 36 tons of humanitarian aid
The planes of the Russian Ministry of Defense, consisting of three sides, arrived in Kabul and delivered 36 tons of humanitarian cargo to the Afghan capital. This was announced on Wednesday, December 1, by the press service of the Russian department.
The first Russia-ASEAN naval exercises opened in Indonesia
They will last until December 3
The first-ever naval exercises of Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Indonesia. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Wednesday at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to ASEAN.
Russian military police in Syria celebrates 10th anniversary
The head of the military police Department in the republic, Alexander Fomenko, said that the personnel celebrate the memorable date on combat duty without holding festive events
The units of the military police of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation celebrate a professional holiday - 10 years since its formation. The Russian military police in Syria is celebrating a memorable date on combat duty without holding festive events, the head of the military police department in the republic, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Alexander Fomenko, told TASS on Wednesday.
Putin proposes to start substantive negotiations on guarantees of non-expansion of NATO to the East
Russia does not require special conditions for itself, stands for consideration of mutual interests in the dialogue with NATO
Russia will insist in dialogue with the United States and NATO on developing strong agreements that exclude the advance of the North Atlantic Alliance to the east, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
In the south of Russia, motorized rifle units are being trained with the participation of more than 10 thousand military personnel
Landfills in the Crimea, Volgograd and Rostov regions are involved
More than 10 thousand servicemen as part of battalion tactical groups of motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District marched to the areas of combined-arms ranges, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The Cosmonaut Training Center told about measures to protect against the omicron strain
The anti-covid measures taken will protect Russian cosmonauts from the new strain of the Omicron coronavirus, the Cosmonaut Training Center told Interfax on Wednesday.
A military expert assessed the beginning of the exercises in the Southern Military District
Military expert Viktor Murakhovsky on Wednesday, December 1, in an interview with Izvestia, assessed the beginning of the exercises in the Southern Military District, and also spoke about their characteristic features.
President of Belarus Lukashenko asked for S-400 or S-500 to protect against a missile attack
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Northern Fleet conducted a new test of the Zircon missile
The Russian military announced a new successful test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov".