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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.

A truce has been declared on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with the mediation of Russia, the Armenian Defense Ministry said.

Have you ever wondered what the size of the Russian and American armed forces is? The video not only shows how many tanks, planes and warships these countries have, but also compares each of the types of weapons.

American Congressman Mike Turner let slip about the presence of the United States military on the territory of Ukraine. He made the corresponding statement on the air of the Fox News channel.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview with Axios, did not answer a journalist's question about what role the alliance would play if Beijing launches military actions against Taiwan.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance is closely monitoring the development of the situation on the border of Russia and Ukraine and is ready to respond to changes in the situation.

The new Afghan authorities showed captured American and Russian equipment.

The radical Islamist Taliban movement that seized power in Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation) held a military parade in Kabul. 

The main Political Department was headed by Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the commander of the Eastern Military District, Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, Deputy Minister of Defense - Head of the Main Military-Political Directorate (GVPU) The Armed forces. 

Arms supplies to Kiev, including Javelin, were approved by the US Administration in 2017 during the reign of Donald Trump. This was the fourth delivery within the framework of additional security assistance in the amount of $ 60 million, which American President Joe Biden allocated to Ukraine.

On the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts with suppliers of defense products totaling 5.23 billion dirhams ($1.41 billion at the current exchange rate).

The UK authorities can send 600 SAS special forces units to Ukraine. This is reported by The Mirror newspaper, citing sources. The reason for the transfer is the conviction of British intelligence MI6 and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the imminent invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine.

In 2021, the Russian Federation has already signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment worth $ 10 billion. Middle Eastern countries account for a third of orders.

Rosoboronexport reported that among the new products there will be over 20 samples of aviation equipment and 10 air defense systems and complexes

Russia will bring almost 50 new weapons to the international market in the next five to seven years. This was announced to journalists on Monday at the Dubai Airshow 2021 by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

Servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) will take part in the joint CSTO exercise "Cobalt-2021" for the first time. They involve formations of special forces, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the CSTO.