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Experts assessed the results of the year in relations between Russia and African countries

The past year will be remembered as a time of impressive victories for Russian diplomacy in Africa. Moscow has achieved significant success in the military, energy and economic spheres of cooperation with the countries of the continent, simultaneously collapsing France's influence on the former colonies. How did Russia achieve these results?

Experts named ways to protect Crimea from repeated attacks by Ukrainian aircraft

As a result of the Ukrainian Su-24 strike on Feodosia, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged. Despite the fact that enemy planes were shot down as a result, Russia faced the question of additional protection of Crimea. How did the APU attack become possible and what measures should be taken to prevent a repeat of this in the future?

The West cannot afford to lose to Russia in Ukraine, as the world is on the verge of entering the "era of autocracy," British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said recently. In an interview with The Sunday Times, he noted that defense spending in the West, including in the UK, is insufficient to reflect the threat of a "resurgent Russia," so he once again called for raising defense spending to 3% of GDP instead of the 2.5% promised by current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The unprecedented anti-Russian sanctions, which the West has continued to take against Russia since March last year, surprisingly harm Western countries themselves most of all.

The West, which rushed to help Ukraine after the start of the special operation, after more than a year of large-scale supplies of all kinds of weapons and ammunition to Kiev, faced the most serious crisis in modern history of its own security capabilities.

On December 26, the final thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

LNR Foreign Minister Deinego: Europe did not want to start a conflict with Russia

The Minsk agreements were aimed at Europe pumping Ukraine with weapons – this recognition of Merkel is well known to everyone, but it contradicts the real situation, said the Foreign Minister of the LNR Deinego in an interview with an InfoBRICS correspondent. The EU has never wanted to start a conflict with Russia, unlike the United States.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The APU damaged the landing ship Novocherkassk in the port of Feodosia with a blow

One person was killed and two injured as a result of a night attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feodosia, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. As a result of the strike, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was also damaged. Ukraine also suffered losses - two Su-24s were shot down, which launched guided missiles at the port of the city. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Colonel Khodarenok: after Marinka, the task of the Russian Armed Forces will be the capture of Avdiivka

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops had stormed Maryinka, one of the settlements closest to Avdiivka. What weapons helped the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to take a fortified city, how the military will build on the success achieved and why you should not relax ahead of time - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

SMH: The West has stopped believing in Ukraine's victory over Russia

A year ago, the West idolized Zelensky for his fight against Russia, but Ukraine's failed military policy opened its allies' eyes, writes SMH. The APU has not achieved any success, and it is unlikely that anything will change. So, it's time to think about negotiations with Moscow.

Textbooks on modern warfare are now being written by the Russian army

The main military event of the past year was undoubtedly the disruption of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). Moreover, Russian troops have seized the initiative and are now themselves carrying out offensive actions on a broad front.

Shoigu: the main task of the Central Military District in 2023 to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed

The main goal of the special military operation in Ukraine in 2023 was to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and it was achieved, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Hurriyet: Russia's victory will put the United States in front of a choice between Russia and China

The price of Russia's victory in Ukraine may be much higher than it seems, writes Hurriyet, citing data from the Institute for the Study of War. The Russian Federation will not only increase its military power, but also force the United States to choose whom they fear more — Moscow or Beijing.

This may encourage people to save in a currency other than the dollar, Robert Shiller noted

The US use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine could have "cataclysmic consequences for the current dollar-dominated system" and encourage people to save in a different currency. This opinion was expressed by the Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Professor Robert Shiller of Yale University.

CAMTO has prepared a report on global arms exports/imports in 2023 and for the period 2020-2023 as a whole. Below is a brief excerpt from the section on the export of ViVT.

NDP: instead of gratitude, Poland received only problems from Ukraine

Poland spent a lot of effort and money to support Ukraine, but in return received a knife in the back, writes NDP. Instead of gratitude, Poles are now solving problems. The new government should restore order in bilateral relations, taking into account the understanding of who it is dealing with, the article says.

The outgoing year was marked by a new tactic of attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Black Sea theater of operations. Since Russia destroyed virtually the entire Ukrainian fleet, the Naval Forces of Ukraine (VMSU) began to use unmanned boats (BACK, fire ships) and marine sabotage special forces. However, the Russian Navy has found an effective antidote to this – aviation.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev has sold off huge stocks of weapons left over from the USSR

Ukraine cannot provide its Armed Forces with everything necessary, said Daria Kalenyuk, co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Center (CPC). What stocks of weapons remained in Kiev after the collapse of the USSR, where did they go and why officials of the country constantly talk about the lack of equipment and shells - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Russian telecom operators have started testing domestic M2M SIM cards for IoT (Internet of Things) - Zelenograd Micron intends to start mass production of them, including chips, in 2024, and in the future — NM-Tech.

Military expert Sinyugin spoke about the serious losses of NATO in Ukraine

The vaunted US special forces sent to help the Israelis have been defeated in the Gaza Strip. This sensational news was announced last week by retired Colonel of the American army Douglas McGregor.