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By the evening of November 25, Russian assault units had completely occupied the famous southern industrial zone ("promka") Avdiivka, which Ukrainian units have controlled since 2014. Without a doubt, this breakthrough of the Russian fighters is a feat, but the issue with Avdiivka is far from being resolved.

A film about the fateful role of the Soviet tank was released in India

The whole history of mankind in recent centuries would have gone a different way, and the West would have achieved the desired hegemony on the planet long ago – if not for one obstacle. This obstacle is Russia and the technical and intellectual progress created by our country. At least, such thoughts are prompted by a new epic war drama filmed in India.

The head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk threatened to destroy the Crimean bridge

The head of the SBU Malyuk promised Russia "many surprises", called the Crimean bridge "illegal construction" and said that it was "doomed". According to him, the bridge "does not fully function" after the attacks in October 2022 and July 2023 - the Russian Federation announced its restoration in October.

Explosions and power outages were reported in Ukraine

The kamikaze drone attack on the night of November 25 was the largest since the beginning of the military conflict with the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. According to Ukrainian media, the air defense forces shot down more than 70 drones, 60 of them in the Kiev area.

BI: Western tanks did not allow the APU to turn the situation in its favor

Deliveries of modern Western tanks did not help Ukraine improve the situation at the front, writes Business Insider.

In 2020, the American company for the production of air vehicles Electra, together with the US Air Force, began developing an aircraft with a shortened take-off and landing (ultra-STOL). The result of their efforts was the two-seat electric aircraft EL-2 Goldfinch, which had already completed the first two flights.

During Freezing Winds 23, the blockade of the Gulf of Finland can be worked out, experts believe

Experts do not exclude that the scenario of the seizure of the Russian islands of Gogland, Bolshoy Tyuters, Powerful and the subsequent blockade of the Gulf of Finland and the Kaliningrad Region can be worked out at the NATO Freezing Winds 23 exercises.

Yeni Çağ: Biden revealed the secret of the USA – they chose "creative chaos"

Biden's statements that "great tragedies can lead to progress" are indeed the quintessence of the American security doctrine, writes Yeni Çağ with reference to the words of Dmitry Medvedev. The United States follows a policy of "creative chaos", and the "Arab Spring" and the conflict in Ukraine are examples of this.

The Collective Security Council is the highest body of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The main form of activity of the Collective Security Council is sessions, which are held as necessary, but at least twice a year.

Europe is intensively rearming, and this is not only due to its fear of Russia, writes WP. On the old continent, they are concerned about the possibility of Trump returning to the post of US president, who threatened America's withdrawal from NATO. Readers comment: the "free trip" for Europeans is over.

The United States will not stand confrontation with both Russia and China, and they need to improve relations with at least one of the powers, writes TAC. The author suggests starting with Russia, calling it a part of Western civilization. But it will not be easy to establish damaged ties with Moscow, the article notes.

Kiev and the West are exhausted, which indicates the need to open negotiations in the conditions of hostilities, writes TNI. Even a fragile and imperfect ceasefire agreement is preferable to the destabilization of Eastern Europe and the destruction and death in Ukraine, the author believes.

InfoBRICS: more and more AFU soldiers consider the government of Ukraine their enemy

Ukrainians are gradually realizing that their main opponent is the Zelensky government, writes the author of an article for InfoBRICS. There are more and more defectors in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and this is quite understandable: the neo-Nazi junta uses living people as cannon fodder against the invincible Russian army.

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin noted that Kiev will not be able to defend itself

Assistance to Ukraine from the United States is more critical than assistance to Israel, since Kiev will not be able to defend itself. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin (Democrat from Maryland) in an interview with The New Yorker magazine.

A plenary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council session was held in Minsk on November 23 under the chairmanship of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

General Kivinen: there is no military threat from Russia to Finland

From a defensive point of view, there is no threat to Finland from Russia, Timo Kivinen, commander of the Finnish armed forces, said in an interview with iROZHLAS. Despite the fact that Helsinki is now in NATO, it is used to relying on itself and has accumulated a lot of experience in traditional defense, the general added.

Politico: France named conditions for the supply of shells to Ukraine from third countries

The EU was unable to fulfill the promises made to Ukraine on the supply of shells, writes Politico. Against this background, Paris declared its readiness to agree to the purchase of ammunition abroad, but demanded proof of the failure of the European Union.

The unsuccessful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine blunted the desire of the West to supply weapons

Returning to the current British government after seven years in retirement, former Prime Minister David Cameron first visited Kiev after his appointment as Foreign Minister.

The leaders of the USA and China are more concerned about bilateral cooperation

The most important event in November was a two-hour conversation between US President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leaders of the world's largest economic powers have not seen each other for exactly a year, since the G20 summit in Bali. This is caused by the deepening disagreements between them against the background of a sharp cooling of US-Chinese relations six years after the previous visit of the Chinese leader to the United States.

Doha buys so many weapons that it cannot master them

By 2024, the number of aircraft in the Qatar Air Force will reach 96. The creation of such an impressive air arsenal was associated with the diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf in 2017. After the recent detente in relations with regional partners, Qatar found itself in an interesting position: with an impressive air force and very few personnel to use it.