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Joint Belarusian-Russian rear exercises are being held in Belarus before the strategic exercises "West-2021". This was reported on Monday, August 23, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

The total volume of supplies to Russia through military-technical cooperation (MTC) in 2020 amounted to $15.6 billion, said the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

Russia is ready to localize the production of weapons and military equipment on the territory of the United Arab Emirates, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said during talks with his counterpart from the UAE, Al Jaberi Mubarak Said.

The reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal-Amur mainline is planned to be completed a year earlier - in 2023, Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov told reporters at the Army-2021 forum.

Russia and Iran, after the lifting of the UN arms embargo, are conducting a dialogue on the entire range of military products, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Jagaryan said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russia does not intend to interfere in the events that are taking place in Afghanistan, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The President drew attention to the fact that within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the audience will be offered a meaningful, rich program

The holding of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" and the Army International Games in Russia will serve to develop cooperation with other countries in the military sphere. This was stated on Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the opening ceremony of these events in the Patriot Park.

The President stressed that Russian weapons have always been in demand on the world market and they reliably protect the security of many countries of the world

The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) not only consistently provide supplies to the armed forces of the Russian Federation, but are also ready for the widest international cooperation. This was announced by President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the military-technical forum "Army-2021" and the Army International Games in the Patriot Park near Moscow.

Patrolling is carried out with the support of Russian aviation

The military police of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, together with the Turkish military, continue to patrol the border zone in the north of Syria in the province of Aleppo. This was reported to journalists by the representative of the military police Viktor Sosyura.

The US will abandon the Afghans who helped them, as they did in the Vietnamese city of Saigon. This opinion was expressed by a veteran of the Vietnam War, the first sergeant of the US army, retired Larry Suer.

The Taliban movement captured a huge amount of American-made military equipment and weapons as trophies. Especially a lot of it went to the Taliban at the Bagram air base.

The Kaliningrad Region is a fairly militarized enclave of Russia, which, nevertheless, is not capable of independently conducting aggressive ground operations in Poland. This is stated in the publication of the Defence24 portal, which analyzes the upcoming Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "West-2021".

Engineering units of the Southern Military District (SE) will work out new techniques and methods of performing engineering support tasks, including those developed on the basis of Syrian combat experience, during special exercises.

Rosoboronexport plans to conclude a number of contracts during the upcoming Army-2021 forum, thereby increasing the order portfolio, which now amounts to more than $52 billion, the head of the company Alexander Mikheev said.

The current state of the Russian army does not allow us to ignore its capabilities for conducting operations and regrouping forces, as well as redirecting the Russian economy to the rails of military construction. This is stated in the publication of the Defence24 portal, dedicated to the analysis of the upcoming Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "West-2021".

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev is upset by the refusal of the parties belonging to the ruling coalition of Germany to supply defensive weapons to the country. This was announced on Friday, August 20, according to the publication Top War.

The head of the Ministry of Defense pointed out the need to pay special attention to the creation and construction of the Avangard initial military training centers

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appealed to the leaders of the Russian regions with a proposal to continue supporting the Unarmei movement.

The International Army Games open on August 23

About 600 people from 25 countries will take part in the airborne Forces competitions at the International Army Games - 2021, which will open on August 23. This was announced at a briefing dedicated to "ArMI-2021" and the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" by the commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov.

They will receive a worthy answer, according to the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov.

The incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea will discourage Russia's partners from aggressive behavior in the Arctic, because they will receive a worthy response, according to the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Andrey Kartapolov.

The ministry indicated that this could happen "if it is beneficial to everyone"

Syria can be included in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), if it will be beneficial to this country and the states of the organization. This was announced by the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov on the air of the radio station "Moscow Speaks".