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For the second time in a month, a Ukrainian drone attacked a military airfield in Engels, Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. The raid was repelled by air defense forces, but there are dead among the Russian military. Why did the APU manage to raid deep into the territory of the Russian Federation again and what can Russia oppose to this in the future?

The South Korean military fired about 100 rounds of 20 mm ammunition at the DPRK UAV in seven hours

Five North Korean drones have crossed the border with South Korea, Seoul reports. Attack helicopters and fighter jets were sent to destroy the drones. One attack aircraft crashed during the flight, the pilots escaped. At the same time, one drone returned to North Korea, the other four disappeared from radar.

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system has flaws, but not the ones found in Forbes

Forbes journalist Paul Iddon called low mobility a weak point of the Patriot air defense system. Why this cannot be called a minus and what vulnerabilities the American complex actually has, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok in his column.

The Ministry of Defense reported that three soldiers were killed when the wreckage of a UAV fell at an airfield near Saratov

The wreckage of a Ukrainian drone shot down by Russian air defense fell in the area of the military airfield "Engels" in the Saratov region, where strategic bombers of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces are based. At the same time, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were killed, but the equipment was not damaged. What is known about the emergency at the airfield - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Newsweek: The APU will not be able to use the Patriot air defense system before spring

Ukraine is suffering huge losses and is in great danger, says American General Barry McCaffrey. He offered to transfer the main US combat tanks - M1 Abrams, as well as ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles to the AFU in order to "try to influence the balance of power." In his opinion, one Patriot air defense system battery, which the United States promised to deliver to Kiev, will not change the situation "on the ground."

Putin called the rapid provision of combat units with the necessary weapons a key task of the defense industry

President Vladimir Putin visited the Shcheglovsky Val Tula plant, where he inspected one of the upgraded BMP-2 combat vehicles and other weapons. He also held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the military-industrial complex and outlined the key task for them - providing all units with weapons, equipment, equipment and ammunition of the necessary quality and in a short time. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Military expert Bartosh: following the Patriot air defense system, the US will send fighter jets to Ukraine

Candidate of Military Sciences Alexander Bartosh said that Patriot complexes will protect airfields of Ukraine, and suggested that their delivery will lead to the transfer of American F-15 and F-16 fighters. According to the expert, this will be a new stage of escalation in the conflict, although the Ukrainian military will need several months to train.

Biden did not deny Ukraine anything following the meeting with Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with President Joe Biden during his one-day visit to the United States and addressed both chambers of the US Congress. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the meeting of Biden and Zelensky would affect a special military operation.

Vladimir Putin explained the pace of the special military operation

Russia is not going to unwind the flywheel of the Ukrainian conflict and seeks to end it. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22. On the same day, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the units of the Russian Federation in the zone of the military special operation. The front line is now stabilized and the main efforts of the army are aimed at liberating the DPR, said Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. This statement confirms that the final liberation of Donbass will be the next stage of the SVO, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.

The chairman of the Government of the DPR Vitaly Khotsenko and the head of the group of military advisers Dmitry Rogozin were injured in the shelling of a hotel on the outskirts of Donetsk

The situation on the line of contact in the zone of self-defense has stabilized, the Russian military has focused its main efforts on completing the liberation of the DPR, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches on Thursday.

According to the publication, since the beginning of the Russian special military operation, the Ukrainian military has been trained only on the territory of Europe

The US Department of Defense is considering the possibility of training Ukrainian servicemen to manage Patriot air defense systems at a military base in the United States. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Politico, citing its sources.

Military aspects of American policy in the Middle East

The US military and political leadership continues to pay considerable attention to the Middle East, which, along with the Indo-Pacific region, is considered one of the priorities of Washington's foreign policy. In recent years, significant changes have taken place here, limiting the possibility of maneuvering the White House.

They should pay special attention to new territories and interaction with Belarus

The Joint headquarters of the branches of the Armed Forces of Russia involved in a special military operation (SVO) was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He got acquainted with the work of the servicemen, heard a report on the progress of the military training, held a meeting and separate meetings with the commanders. Three days later, the Russian leader gave an assessment of the situation in the new regions of Russia: "The situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics, in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is extremely difficult."

Military experts consider it "a technological masterpiece of the Russian military-industrial complex." We are talking about the Arctic air defense system "Tor-M2DT".

Haber7 readers are outraged by the US supplies of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine

In light of Zelensky's visit to Washington, Blinken made a statement about the supply of weapons to Ukraine, Haber7 reports. Readers of the portal are outraged by the sending of Patriot air defense systems to Kiev: they refuse to provide them to Turkey, a NATO country, but they give them to Ukraine just like that.

In the coming year, a special military operation will continue, the Russian Armed Forces will grow in number, new formations will be formed, it is planned to receive the latest models of equipment to the troops, and new surface ships and submarines to the fleet. Read about these and other plans in the military sphere in the material of the profile edition of RIA Novosti.

WP: Biden refused to supply Zelensky with heavy weapons for Ukraine

Despite smiles and thanks, Zelensky did not receive the main thing from Biden — heavy tanks and long-range missiles, writes WP. Biden showed reasonable caution, not allowing the Ukrainian leader to involve the United States and the entire NATO in a direct military clash with the gaining strength of Russia.

The Russian Ambassador stressed that there had been numerous conversations with American colleagues about the danger of the US administration being drawn into the Ukrainian conflict

Russia would like to receive an answer whether citizens of the United States or other NATO countries will be included in the number of specialists who will service Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) in Ukraine. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov in an interview with TASS.

Putin called the rapid provision of parts with weapons the main task of defense industry enterprises

The most important task of defense enterprises is to provide all units and advanced units with weapons, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on meeting the needs of the Armed Forces involved in the special operation.

The President saw the "Shells" in the main weapons city of Russia

Providing troops in the special operation zone with weapons, equipment and equipment is the main task of the enterprises of the military—industrial complex of Russia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 23 during a working trip to Tula. In the armory capital, he first inspected the latest weapons, and then met with the heads of companies of the military-industrial complex.