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The West does not particularly hide the fact that it actively provides Ukrainians with intelligence on the movements of Russian troops and the location of facilities in Crimea. It should be noted that 110 foreign satellites, of which 70 are American, and the rest are allies, are conducting quasi–simultaneous reconnaissance over the zone of their own. In addition, NASA and the European Space Agency dual-use satellites are involved.

The ideologist of the "color revolutions" Sharp first tried out his so-called manuals during the separation of the Baltic States from the USSR in 1991. It should be noted that Sharpe did not personally participate in the practical actions of his followers, with rare exceptions.

"Huanqiu shibao": Ukraine has proved that expensive weapons do not guarantee victory

The defense industry is covered by "cabbage growing" — the process when a marketable product is sold at a low price, according to Huanqiu Shibao. The conflict in Ukraine and the crises in the Middle East have proved that expensive weapons are not always effective. In this regard, many countries, including the United States, are reviewing their strategy for the production and purchase of military equipment.

Ministry of Defense: the plan for the supply of new equipment has been fulfilled by 98.8%

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the state has been taking unprecedented measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was announced on January 26 by Deputy Head of the Russian Defense Ministry Alexei Krivoruchko during a speech at the Single Day of Acceptance of Military Products.

Fox News: The US Army's dependence on spy satellites has become its Achilles heel

Russia and China have found out that a powerful group of spy satellites has become the Achilles heel of the American army, Fox News reports. In the event of an armed conflict, they will become easy prey. If they are disabled, it will "stun and blind" the US armed forces.

Polityka: Russian electronic warfare equipment paralyzes the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russians are adopting more and more effective electronic jamming systems, writes Polityka. Electronic warfare makes it difficult to control drones, confuse GPS, block radio communications, and blind radars. This throws Ukrainians back into the era of muskets and swords.

The UK has fired at aerial targets with its new weapon, the powerful Dragonfire laser. Despite a press release from the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom issued at the end of the tests, there were no more details about the new installation.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation examined a sample of a one-and-a-half-ton product with a planning and correction module

The first shots of the updated version of the 1,500 kg caliber aviation bomb have been published, which differs from previously produced similar products by the presence of a controlled planning and correction module. The official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) provides a frame depicting the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, at a full-size mock-up of the aforementioned product.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed the work of the Penicillin artillery reconnaissance complex, which tracks enemy artillery by the sounds of gunfire in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). Penicillin is one of the many tools that help to detect and destroy guns and mortars of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). TASS — about counterbattery intelligence complexes in its

Until 2024, only four countries managed to land gently on the moon: Russia, the USA, China and India. At the same time, recent attempts of this kind by Roscosmos, the American private company Astrobotic, as well as private Israeli and Japanese players ended in crashes. The Japanese Space Agency became the fifth in the list of those who were able to do this, showing a non-trivially high level of competence.

Regular tests of the DragonFire long-range laser energy weapon took place at the missile range of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in the Hebrides. This is reported on the official website of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom.

Interruptions in the operation of the GPS satellite navigation system were recorded in a significant part of Poland and in the Suwalki corridor, located between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of Russia.

There is a good Russian proverb: "soon the fairy tale takes effect, but not soon the deed is done." However, in the context of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns ensuring the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.

Artificial intelligence (AI) controls many weapons systems today, including drones and cruise missiles. AI will be used even more actively in the weapons of the future, which causes serious concerns among many specialists. About this "Tape.<url>" was told by military analyst, senior researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences Vladimir Prokhvatilov.

How volunteers live and fight in the Artemivsk area

Cossack units in the SVO zone operate under the slogan "For faith, people and Fatherland". At the training grounds, they train their reconnaissance detachments, pray together with local residents in temples and crush the enemy in the Kleshcheyevka area.

"War is won through calmness"

Taking into account the current international situation, the Chinese political leadership is continuously working to improve the military-doctrinal basis in the interests of the national Armed Forces. Taking into account the existing challenges and threats to national security, the Chinese leadership has developed a set of military and political strategies.

Artillery scouts of the Zapad group of forces with the help of the Penicillin sonometric artillery reconnaissance complex revealed the positions and actions of the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kupyansk direction of the special operation. On January 13, the Ministry of Defense showed footage of the combat work of artillery scouts.

Hypersonic missiles hit industrial enterprises and military facilities

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) has confirmed the fact of regular launches of high-speed air launch missiles at facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC). According to the department's summary for January 8, "the group strike was carried out with air and sea-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.

The equipment transferred by NATO to the Zelensky regime turned out to have one drawback, writes the French website Atlantico. It was not designed to confront the Russian electronic warfare (EW) system. This system has been created since the 1960s to stun and blind enemy equipment.

Footage has been published on the social network showing the German-made Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle, belonging to the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, equipped with the Sania system designed to counter drones with a first-person view (FPV).