Structure and personnel news

The actions of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, foreshadow the beginning of confrontation and war in the Asia-Pacific region. They significantly aggravate the already difficult situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Russian Defense Ministry has information about numerous facts of the use of psychostimulants and narcotic drugs by the Ukrainian military, such as methadone and amphetamine. This was announced at a briefing on January 30 by the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops (RCBZ) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov.

Oleg Syromolotov — about the US dissatisfaction with the quality of Ukrainian cyber attacks on Russia, Russia's cooperation with China in the fight against terrorism and the UK's campaign against our country

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov, in a special interview with TASS, spoke about how the United States trains the Ukrainian "IT army", about cyber threats to Russian infrastructure, and also named countries with which Russia will increase dialogue.

A victorious army cannot be commanded by weak-willed leaders. And if they find themselves at the helm of the Armenian state, then the army will suffer defeats.

The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the information of the British edition of the Times about the recruitment of IT specialists with knowledge of the Russian language by the British special services. The publication's material indicates that the national cybersecurity service of the United Kingdom is engaged in such a set.

Sergey Chemezov, the general director of the company, told RIA Novosti in an interview with what results Rostec finished in 2022, and what plans the corporation has for this year.

Factories work in three shifts, sending products to the active army, and not for export

During the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topics of partial mobilization and conscription in the Russian army.

According to the head of St. Petersburg, almost half of the more than 1 thousand large and medium-sized enterprises located in the city work for defense tasks

The Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, proposed to develop norms that would make it possible for their employees from among recent college graduates who are conscripted into the armed forces to undergo alternative civil service at defense enterprises.

Country: Zelensky signed a law that toughens the punishments of military personnel

Zelensky signed a law according to which employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine face draconian fines and imprisonment for various offenses, writes Strana. This will deal a serious blow to the combat capability of the army and will lead to a failure of work with personnel.

Ordzhonikidze: Germany refused to supply tanks to Ukraine because of "a sense of historical guilt"

Despite Germany's refusal of Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine will begin to learn how to operate them in Poland, Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said. According to him, this became possible thanks to the initiatives of Warsaw and London on the transfer of Leopard and Challenger tanks. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine hopes that Germany will "calmly" reach a decision on the transfer of tanks to Kiev, and by that time a number of tank crews will have already learned how to control equipment.

An agreement has been signed between the government, the Roscosmos State Corporation and private companies, according to which business will participate in the creation of satellite groupings and ground infrastructure for servicing spacecraft. This is a response to the challenges that the SVO poses to the country: the Russian cosmonautics needs "their own Ilona Masks", without them it is now impossible to cope.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu replaced the commander of the active army

The Russian Defense Minister again visited the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu inspected the headquarters of the Vostok group of forces and heard the report of the commander of the group, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov. This was reported in the morning of January 17 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Country: new rules of military accounting caused unrest among Ukrainians

The appearance in Ukrainian cities of announcements about the next wave of conscription in the Armed Forces of Ukraine indicates a tightening of mobilization plans, writes Strana. Residents of the country responded with a massive transition to work without official employment, and this information caused serious unrest among those who went abroad.

The former director General of the Khrunichev Center is wanted for embezzlement," Andrei Kalinovsky, the former director General of the Khrunichev State Space Research and Production Center, has been put on the international wanted list.

Iltalehti: Russia has given an answer to the Finns' desire to join NATO

It has not yet been confirmed that the strengthening of Russian armed formations near the border with Finland was a response to the country's desire to join NATO, Iltalehti writes. The authors of the article explain the details of the military reform announced in Russia and point out its connection with the events in Ukraine

Polish General Skshipchak called for the creation of an army of Ukrainians who fled to Europe

Ukraine has no chance to win against Russia on the battlefield, General Waldemar Skshipchak said in an interview with wPolityce. He advised not to have any illusions that a hundred tanks would change the course of the conflict. The only way to help Kiev is to mobilize those Ukrainians who now live in Europe.

The number and geography of military districts is changing

The speech of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on December 21, 2022 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, apparently, can be considered the beginning of the next – it's hard to say which one in a row – military reform in the country.

wPolityce: Poland proposed to create an army of Ukrainian refugees

Polish General Waldemar Skshipchak, in an interview with wPolityce, proposed creating an army of Ukrainian refugees. In his opinion, this is the only way the West can help Ukraine, which has practically no chance to win, after the APU suffered colossal losses.

On January 15, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of Estonia announced the appointment of Major General Veiko-Vello Palm to the post of commander of the newly formed division of the Estonian Defense Forces. Major General Palm has been Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces since June 2021, and before that he was Chief of the General Staff of the Defense Forces in 2018-2021.

Military observer Khodorenok explained why military training will not help the Russian Federation win in the conflicts of the XXI century

A member of the Duma Defense Committee, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, proposed sending "100% of young people" to military training. And, although there is no such bill yet, the opinions of Sobolev's colleagues on the Duma committee regarding the idea itself are divided. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed the effectiveness of the proposed measures.