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Two airborne parachute regiments have been formed, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

The airborne troops of the Russian Federation received almost 500 units of new and modernized equipment in 2021. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

Russia is ready to take military-technical measures in case NATO approaches the borders, the President noted

Russian President Vladimir Putin explained the expansion of NATO to the East by the euphoria that Western countries experienced after the Cold War and the incorrect analysis of the situation on their part.

More than 120 employees of American private military companies are present in the Donetsk region, they are equipping firing positions, preparing Ukrainian special forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The strengthening of the general-purpose forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue next year, it is planned to receive over a thousand pieces of equipment, including five divisional sets of the S-400 anti-aircraft system, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

According to the Minister of Defense, the serviceability of equipment is maintained at 95%

More than 5 thousand different basic types of weapons were delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation this year. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that they are monitoring the situation in this country

The situation in Afghanistan creates risks of exporting terrorism and drugs to the territory of the CSTO states. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The staffing of the Russian Armed Forces is 91%, the demographic failure of previous generations has been passed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Special attention should be paid to strengthening the defense capability of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian leader noted

The Russian Federation should develop military and military-technical cooperation with the SCO and CSTO countries, strengthen the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, in order to increase contract employees annually in 2021-2023, 180.2 billion rubles were additionally allocated to the Ministry of Defense

The monetary allowance of the military in 2022-2023 will increase more than previously planned. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the improvement of the military and social infrastructure of Russian bases abroad continues

Work has been completed to increase the runway of the Khmeimim airfield in Syria. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

During its exercises, NATO is working out options for using coalition groups against Russia with the participation of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The Central Military District is expected to hold about 300 exercises of various directions next year, taking into account the activation of terrorist organizations in the region, said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District troops.

The staffing of officer positions in the Russian army exceeded 96%. This year, an additional 13 thousand officers have been sent to the troops, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense cooperates with the armed forces of 109 countries of the world, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Aviation units adopted 13 aircraft, including MIG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters

The Central Military District (CVO) in 2021 received more than 1,200 new and modernized samples of weapons and military equipment, the commander of its troops, Alexander Lapin, told reporters on Tuesday.

Russia has reliably protected its borders in the Arctic from foreign aggression through the construction of military bases, the deployment of missile systems and air defense systems, aviation, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

The Russian army has gained a very decent pace of development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. During an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry board, Putin noted that Russia hopes for constructive, meaningful negotiations on security guarantees with a visible end result.

The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the Air Defense Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko.

A number of innovations are being introduced to implement the measures of the state armament program and the state defense order, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu named priority tasks for equipping the army next year. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the plans of the defense department.