Structure and personnel news

The long and slow decline of the army puts America in danger

The US armed forces are not coping with the tasks of recruiting personnel, writes the ex-Minister of the Army in an article for Fox News. He notes that already in 2018, 71% of 34 million young people did not meet the criteria for recruitment. Among the reasons are obesity, drugs and problems with physical and mental health.

After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, several European countries announced plans to modernize and strengthen their armed forces. Germany also did not stay away from militarization, whose head, Olaf Scholz, said in the spring that the Bundeswehr should become the largest military force on the continent. Then many were skeptical about the intentions of the German Chancellor. N

The Chief of Staff of the US Space Forces, General John William "Jay" Raymond, reports that the department intends to significantly increase the recruitment of young and talented programmers who can work with code.

A partial mobilization was announced in Russia on September 21. The country's leadership avoided this measure for seven long months. But now it is finally clear: it is almost impossible to successfully complete a special military operation by the peacetime army. We need more people, more trained infantry. About what areas of development of the Armed Forces were outlined by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The airborne troops of the Russian Federation are solving the most difficult and responsible tasks during the special operation to protect Donbass, their combat strength will increase. This was announced on September 21 by the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

"The Kremlin's press service has published a decree on partial mobilization in the Russian Federation," the report says. "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the announcement of partial mobilization in the Russian Federation." We are transmitting the full text of the document," the Kremlin's press service said. RIA Novosti publishes the full text of the decree.

At the recent SCO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would do everything possible to end the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible. Many Ukrainian media perceived this statement as a weakness of Russia and have already begun to "disperse" their speedy final "help" on favorable terms for Kiev.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has registered a bill that proposes to allow men of military age to travel abroad in exchange for monthly monetary contributions for Ukrainian troops. In particular, we are talking about going to work in other countries.

What kind of NATO do we need?

The old NATO died after suffering many defeats, and the new one has not yet been born, writes FP. The author of the article suggests four models of the future NATO, but none of them suits him. Too much has changed in the world, and China and Russia are already becoming too tough for the alliance.

A regiment of volunteers will be formed in Crimea to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine, the first battalion called "Tavrida" has already gone to the front, said Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the Crimean region.

The region also has support measures for the participants of the special operation and their families

TASS, September 16. The division named after Hero of the Soviet Union Pyotr Shironin will be formed in the Kirov region to participate in a special military operation, the press service of the head of the region reported on Friday.

Kuban Cossack army forms new detachments to participate in a special operation in Ukraine

The representative of the press service of the Kuban Cossack army, Maria Borovik, told RIA Novosti about the preparation of the Cossacks for further participation in the special operation and the formation of additional detachments to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine.

Tatarstan business resource "BUSINESS Online" published Timur Latypov's material "We are talking about the very existence of the Ansat program: will Kolesov be able to spin the blades of the KVZ? The 2022 plan is under threat, there are no engines for Ansat in 2023, and among the ideas is the ban of the Soviet Mi" on the crisis situation at the Kazan Helicopter Plant (KVZ) of the Russian Helicopters Holding (BP) and on the proposed cessation of production of light Ansat helicopters.

As stated by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, it is also necessary to provide a video surveillance system and facial recognition, in particular in crowded places

Employees of civil-military administrations (CAA) in the liberated territories should be armed in conditions when Kiev has switched to terrorist tactics. This was stated on Saturday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

The US Army has issued another financial instruction in which soldiers are encouraged to apply for food stamps due to high inflation. As the army command noted in the presented manual, inflation affects the prices of gas, food, and apartment rentals. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly difficult for servicemen and their families to live.

The composition of the Chinese ground forces is extremely diverse

After the 2017 reform, 13 army groups (in five territorial commands) remained in the Land Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). Each of them has six combined arms and six specialized brigades.

A new OMON unit "Akhmat-1" numbering two thousand fighters has been created in the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov said, who published a corresponding entry in his TG channel the day before.

Information has been confirmed that prisoners serving time in Russian colonies can sign a contract with the Wagner PMCs to participate in hostilities in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived at one of the colonies in Mordovia and delivered a speech to the prisoners.

The US has completely withdrawn its special forces from Ukraine ahead of the start of the Russian special military operation

The decision to withdraw from the territory of Ukraine the American special forces engaged in the training of the Ukrainian military there significantly complicated the further training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reduced its effectiveness.

Currently, the US Navy is beginning to form a community of information warfare specialists. The training will take place under the Bachelor's degree program, which was resumed this year to increase the number of future officers.