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Afghanistan faces a catastrophe and a new civil war if the new authorities fail to normalize the situation, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist has announced his readiness to send Swedish servicemen to Ukraine as part of an EU-led training mission, Sveriges Radio reports.

Fighters of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan killed about 20 Taliban (banned in Russia) during regular clashes in Panjshir province.

The Russian military will complete the formation of a new airborne assault regiment in Crimea by the beginning of December.

The agreement between the UK and Ukraine on a loan for military purposes has become another proof of the build-up of British military activity near the borders of Russia. This was stated on Wednesday, November 17, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Russia and the United States are preparing contacts at the highest level, as part of their preparation, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jacob Sullivan had a telephone conversation, the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.

The United States and its allies in Europe are considering the option of new sanctions against Russia in the event of an aggravation of the situation around Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday, November 15, referring to American officials.

The Chairman of the PSB, Peter Fradkov, headed the Working Group on Improving the Financial Stability of Defense Industry Organizations On

November 9, the first meeting of the Working Group on Regulatory and Legal Support for the Financial Stability of defense Industry Organizations under the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia took place. The participants included the top officials of large machine-building and defense corporations, enterprises of high-tech industries, relevant ministries and departments. Pyotr Fradkov, Chairman of the PSB, who is a member of the bureau of the central Council of Soyuzmash of Russia LLC, has been appointed Chairman of the new Working Group.

The Ukrainian army is in constant readiness to defend itself. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar on Monday, November 15.

From April 2017 to April 2019, he served as the Chief of Staff of the district, as well as the commander of the district troops during his absence

Hero of Russia Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko has been appointed commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO). This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the VVO.

The servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) marched to the training ground in Tajikistan, where the training of the CSTO special forces "Cobalt-2021" will begin on Wednesday, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

The Head of the Ministry of Defense also discussed with the Governor of the Voronezh region the development of military camps

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected military units of the Western Military District in the Voronezh Region on Tuesday and discussed with Governor Alexander Gusev the development of military camps. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

According to the bill, a new contract will be concluded for the period established by the President's decision with military personnel who have reached the age limit for military service and have the military rank of marshal, army general or fleet admiral.

Clashes have taken place on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the newspaper Armenpress reports. As a result, the parties suffered losses in manpower and military equipment. Yerevan turned to Moscow for help in resolving the conflict.

On Tuesday, the State Duma adopted in the third, final reading a bill introduced in July this year by the President of the Russian Federation and supported by the government of the country, changing the procedure for extending the maximum service life of senior officers.

According to this document, the head of state will be given the right to decide for how many years a military commander who has reached the maximum age limit should be left in the ranks. First of all, we are talking about officers with the rank of marshal, general of the army and admiral of the fleet, whose service, according to the current rules, must end at 65 years of age.

The Ministry of Defense of Armenia showed video footage of the destruction of Azerbaijani military equipment at the border, where, according to the Armenian side, local battles are taking place. The video was published on the channel of the Ministry of Defense media resource on YouTube.

The Russian Defense Minister discussed with the heads of the military departments of the two countries the aggravation of the situation on the border

During telephone talks, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the Defense Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop actions provoking an escalation of the situation. This was reported on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Previously, he commanded the troops of the Eastern Military District

Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko, who previously commanded the troops of the Eastern Military District, has been appointed deputy head of the Russian military Department, head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the situation after a number of incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin's press service reported on Tuesday.

As a result of the fighting with the Azerbaijani armed forces, there is a dead person on the Armenian side, the Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed. "At the moment, there are updated data on only one deceased - contract serviceman Merudzhan Harutyunyan, born in 1991. The number of wounded is also being specified. 12 Armenian servicemen were captured," the military department reported.