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Military expert Vladislav Shurygin on Tuesday, January 25, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on the ongoing check of combat readiness of formations and military units of the Southern Military District (SE).

JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Control Systems" (CNII EISU), which is a supplier of software for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was declared bankrupt, Kommersant reports.

China supports startups working in the field of quantum computing, semiconductors and robotics, hoping thus to succeed in the technological confrontation with the United States, where, on the contrary, technological development is entrusted to global companies, Bloomberg writes on Monday.

One of the Moscow courts declared bankrupt JSC "Central Research Institute of Economics, Informatics and Management Systems" (CNII EISU). This company is an IT contractor of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and is part of the Rostec association. 

The risk of the activity of gangs and the development of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan have caused the CSTO to pay special attention to the borders of this country from Tajikistan, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said.

The actions of the CSTO in Kazakhstan received many positive assessments, and the negative ones that appeared were politicized, said the Secretary General of the CSTO Stanislav Zas.

Military instructors from Russia arrived at the military base in Tombuktu, which was abandoned by the French forces of the anti-terrorist operation "Barkhan". The Malian military confirmed this information to RFI and the France-Presse news agency. 

The United States can send up to 5,000 military personnel, ships and aircraft to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, The New York Times reports, citing knowledgeable sources in the US administration.

Units from the Amur Region have been sent to Belarus for exercises, where they will have to perform training tasks at unfamiliar training grounds.

The troops of the Eastern Military District with weapons and military equipment continue to arrive on the territory of the Republic of Belarus to undergo exercises. This was announced on Monday, January 24, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

More than 1,300 units of new and upgraded weapons and military equipment will be delivered to the troops of the Central Military District in 2022, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District, told reporters.

In 2022, the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) will receive more than 1,300 units of new and modernized weapons and military equipment. This was told to journalists on Monday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, as commander-in-chief, is taking measures to ensure Russia's security amid rising tensions, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov forwarded to the Ministry of Defense the question whether the Russian military exercises in the Baltic are a reaction to NATO's decision to transfer additional forces to Eastern Europe, but noted that the activity of the alliance near the borders of Russia cannot be ignored by the armed forces of the country.

The Kremlin, following the DPR, stated that it sees signs of a possible offensive by the Ukrainian army on Donbass.

The threat of an armed offensive by Ukraine on Donbass is now very high, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports.

The Bering Strait and the coast of Chukotka will be covered by a new coastal defense division — its formation in the region has already begun.

The compound will take control of the territory from the western borders of Chukotka to Kamchatka, and, if necessary, to Sakhalin. It will include several regiments, including the previously created 50th Coastal Defense Regiment. 

At the same time, General Ivashov sees no signs of a possible major military conflict in Europe

The danger of military incidents has increased due to the growing tension in relations between Russia and NATO - against the background of the beginning of Russian manners in the Baltic and the plans of the North Atlantic Alliance to send additional ships and aircraft to Eastern Europe, a military expert, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, told Interfax on Monday.

The THAAD anti-missile system intercepted a ballistic missile during a Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi. According to Defense News, this is the first known use of the American complex in a combat operation.

Ukraine will not be able to join NATO in the foreseeable future, former Secretary General of the organization Jaap de Hop Scheffer said.

To participate in the combat readiness check of the reaction forces of the Union State, an echelon with military personnel and military equipment from Russia arrived at the Polonka railway station in the Brest region on Sunday. Information about this was reported on January 23 by the official Telegram channel of the branch department of Belarus.