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The MIM-23 Hawk air defense systems supplied to Ukraine are very vulnerable
The United States and NATO countries are trying to strengthen the air defense forces of the Kiev puppet regime. As noted by "RG: Russian weapons", the old anti-aircraft systems inherited by Ukraine from the Soviet Army have long since exhausted their resource and often miss and hit various civilian ground objects during use.
"And so it was not very..." The military expert gave a version of the incident in Poland
Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, Doctor of Historical Sciences, commented on the incident with the missiles falling on the territory of Poland on Sputnik radio.
"Went to self-destruct." Where did the rocket that killed two people in Poland come from
CNN: Ukraine has recognized the use of air defense near the site of the missile crash in Poland
Ukraine informed NATO allies about the deployment of an air defense system on November 15 near the border with Poland, where two people were killed when a rocket fell on the same day, CNN writes. The Polish president admitted that it was a Ukrainian air defense missile. Military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" tells where the projectile came from and why its fall led to human casualties.
Beijing keeps the best troops closer to Russia
The Northern Command of the PLA includes the strongest army group
As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Shenyang Military District and part of the Jinan Military District of the PLA turned into the Northern Command (Northern Combat Command Zone, SC) with headquarters in Shenyang. His area of responsibility includes the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the provinces of Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.
The Ukrainian missile defense system failed to destroy the Russian cruise missile, and it continued its flight
On November 15, a massive raid of Russian missiles and drones was carried out on the enemy's rear, as a result of which heavy damage was inflicted on the energy infrastructure of the Nezalezhnaya and military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Against the background of de-energization of cities and districts in a number of Ukrainian regions, the Kiev regime is trying to calm the population with bravura speeches about the successful work of air defense, despite the dissonance with the statistics of hitting targets.
NATO will not go to war with Russia because of the missiles that fell in Poland
The Guardian: The missile incident will not lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO
The incident with missiles in Poland is unlikely to lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, writes The Guardian columnist Julian Borger. However, the risk of a collision between them due to miscalculation is quite real, he warns.
The Pentagon called the priority of providing Ukraine with anti-aircraft systems
Providing Ukraine with air defense means is a priority task of the US military, the US continues to focus on the supply of anti-aircraft systems to the Zelensky regime. This was announced by Pentagon press Secretary Brigadier General of the US Air Force Patrick Ryder.
Kosachev: The West "through its teeth" recognizes the wreckage of the rocket that fell on Poland as Ukrainian
The Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council also called Zelensky's statement "the words of an irresponsible provocateur"
Westerners recognize that the wreckage of the missile that fell in eastern Poland is Ukrainian, but they will continue to declare Russia's danger to NATO and the need to further strengthen collective defense. This opinion was expressed on Wednesday by the Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
The US press commented on the appearance of the YJ-21 hypersonic missile in China
According to the American publication "19 FortyFive", the new Chinese hypersonic anti-ship missile YJ-21 poses a serious threat to American aircraft carriers. The publication tells that this missile is used to launch from an airplane or a surface ship.
The West decided to send weapons to Ukraine for a reason. That's what he wants
NYT: The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons
The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons, writes NYT. As the author of the article notes, the results of these tests will determine the nature of warfare for many generations to come.
Why did the Ukrainian militants remove the old S-125 SAM missiles from storage
The command of the armed neo-Nazi formations subordinate to Kiev ordered to remove from storage the surviving missiles of the Soviet S-125 air defense systems.
Paris updates military doctrine: what is already known now
Dmitry Gorokhov — about Macron's plans to adjust his own military strategy
On board the landing ship Dixmude, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a list of new tasks to the armed forces of the republic. And although the future military program is designed for 2024-2030, the French leader decided to present it now, in his November speech at the naval base in Toulon. He also did not wait for its January consideration in the country's parliament. What made the president hurry?
Italy may send SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system to Kiev
Earlier, the Italian government announced the preparation of a new package of weapons for Ukraine
Rome plans to send air defense systems to Ukraine, possibly including the SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system. At the same time, Italy reported some problems related to the training of Ukrainian calculations and the subsequent maintenance of this system, and the head of the Italian Defense Ministry, Crozetto, announced the suspension of arms supplies to Kiev from December 31.
Former US National Security Adviser Bolton admitted that the US missile defense system is not capable of protecting against modern missiles
The existing American missile defense system is not able to protect the United States from Russian or Chinese missiles. This statement was made by Donald Trump's ex-national security aide John Bolton.
"Everything will happen quickly." The Pentagon has figured out how to "defeat Moscow"
The magazine of the Russian Defense Ministry "Military Thought" reports that the Pentagon is developing fundamentally new weapons that will allow attacking strategic enemy targets with impunity. They will bet on non-nuclear forces. About the conclusions of analysts — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The United States landed a pallet with cruise missiles in the sky over the Arctic
The Pentagon called the goals of the exercises "provocative" to Russia
During the exercises of the US special operations forces in the Arctic on November 10, a package (pallet) with AGM-158B long-range cruise missiles was dropped from a military transport aircraft.
The Pentagon promised to help Ukraine build a layered air defense system
Ukraine wants to create a reliable air defense system capable of closing the sky from Russian missiles and drones, as well as aircraft, and the United States will help it in this. This was stated by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.
China for the first time presented a 10-meter space radar at the Zhuhai Air Show
It is a radar station with an active phased array antenna
The Chinese Electronic Technology Group for the first time presented its 10-meter SLC-18 space radar at the International Airshow China in Zhuhai in the south of the country. As the Global Times newspaper reported on Friday, this development attracted a lot of attention from visitors.
Sweden has announced the delivery of modern weapons systems to Ukraine
Sweden plans to actively participate in the supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Swedish government will make a decision on the allocation of military assistance in the near future. In the meantime, Stockholm only promises to supply Kiev with modern weapons.
In Germany, the military decided to protect themselves from "Russian reconnaissance drones"
The German military department decided to speed up the process of acquiring special means to suppress drones - HP47, writes Der Spiegel.
