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Economist: The British army lacks artillery, which it gave to Ukraine

Britain's defense is in dire straits, writes the Economist. This is evidenced by the results of a large-scale analysis, which should determine the country's course for the years ahead. Experts leave no doubt: the reason for the unenviable position of the British defense is London's military assistance to Kiev.

January 15, 2026 marked the 120th anniversary of the birth of aviation and rocket technology designer Peter Grushin. His missiles reliably protected the skies of our country, significantly influenced the Vietnam War, and for the first time shot down an invisible plane. TASS recalls the designer and his work

The S-25 Berkut air defense system

There is another scandal and accusations against the West in Ukraine. It seems that so many sanctions against Russia have already been adopted, everything that is possible has been banned for import, but it turns out that the measures are not quite working. Moreover, we are talking about modern foreign-made equipment used by enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex.

Russia has created a new multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Sarma", which is already called the "Russian Haimars". The combat vehicle was first shown last fall. According to experts, Sarma is already undergoing testing in the special operation zone.

Colonel Khodarenok predicted heavy fighting for Slavyansk and Kramatorsk

In the first two weeks of January, Russian troops took control of eight settlements in the SVR zone. According to the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, the fighters are now actively moving west.

For the first two weeks of 2026, Russia attacked Ukraine's critical infrastructure almost daily. Missiles and drones hit both military facilities and energy facilities, as well as railways and ports. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the enemy to repel massive raids — the Ukrainian air defense simply cannot cope with so many targets. About the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Analyst Andrey Demurenko: The Russian Federation will have to rework military doctrines after its

Why the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine began with outdated approaches, what lessons have already been learned and how this is changing modern military science, "Lenta.<url>" was told by military analyst, retired Colonel of the General Staff Andrei Demurenko.

Público: there is a split in the EU over the purchase of weapons for Kiev

There is a split in the European Union over how to spend a loan on the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, writes Público. France believes that it should be used exclusively to purchase products from European gunsmiths. Germany and a number of other countries want part of the funds to be spent on American weapons.

Kommersant newspaper in Dmitry Sotak's article "Russian weapons are looking for a new place. Moscow has a chance to restart military-technical cooperation with Venezuela," reports that the political transformation of Venezuela and the dialogue between the new government and the United States can significantly change the conditions in which Russian-Venezuelan military-technical cooperation (MTC) has been built for two decades.

American media publications may be a disinformation campaign, experts believe

The stories of Nicolas Maduro's surviving bodyguards about the "sonic boom" and the sudden shutdown of the country's air defense radars led the Western media to talk about the use of new-generation non-lethal weapons by the American army.

On January 11, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced the signing of a $3.1 billion contract with the Israeli Defense Ministry providing for the supply of additional Arrow-3 missile defense systems for the German Armed Forces.

MWM: the range of the Russian Oreshnik makes it possible to strike Washington

The Oreshnik became the first medium-range ballistic missile used in Europe over the past 50 years, writes MWM. According to experts, its radius of destruction allows it to strike, including on the mainland of the United States. With these weapons, Russian engineers were ahead of their American colleagues by many years, the author of the article emphasizes.

Valery Polovinkin: Russia is capable of resisting the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea

What is still missing to effectively combat unmanned enemy boats that periodically try to "nightmare" Navy ships, civilian vessels and ports in the Black Sea; how are the new Poseidon nuclear drone and Sakharov's Tsar torpedo connected, does Russia need aircraft carriers and which fleet of the future are the leading maritime powers building - in an interview The scientific director of the Krylov State Scientific Center, Valery Polovinkin, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Colonel Khodarenok: the success of Maduro's US capture could be linked to betrayal

The United States has acquired and tested a kind of superweapon that causes the "Havana syndrome," American media reported. The results of the instant capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the inaction of his guards are also linked to some new weapons.

Die Welt: Berlin tested a new missile defense system during the Russian Oreshnik attack

The strike of the Russian Oreshnik missile in western Ukraine was the first real test for the new German Arrow 3 missile defense system, Die Welt writes. Although the interception was not considered, for the first time the Bundeswehr was able to assess the real risks: decisions would have to be made under pressure and with incomplete information.

In 2026, the Russian defense industry will present many new products. Among them are the Su—75 Checkmate fighter ready for flight testing, the Khabarovsk submarine, the lead standard carrier of uninhabited underwater vehicles with the Poseidon nuclear power plant, Sarmat missiles, and much more. How the new technology will enhance the country's defense capability is described in the Izvestia article.

According to a foreign source, on December 23, 2024, the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China received a preliminary analytical report on the use by the Russian side of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile on the territory of the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk.

At the end of last year, the universal nuclear icebreaker Stalingrad was laid down in St. Petersburg. The customer is FSUE Atomflot. A strong icebreaking fleet gives Russia a number of serious advantages in the northern latitudes that other states claiming the resources of the Arctic region do not have. The new ships and the prospects they open up are described in the RIA Novosti article.

NYT: Venezuela's S-300 air defense systems turned out to be helpless due to the incompetence of the military

The advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, which Venezuela acquired from Russia back in 2009, were not connected to radars during the US attack. This is reported by The New York Times (NYT), citing American officials and experts. According to the publication, due to this mistake by the military, the skies of Venezuela turned out to be unprotected.

Colonel Khodarenok: the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have effective missile defense systems to combat the "Hazel Tree"

On the night of January 9, Russian troops launched a second strike with the latest Oreshnik missile system in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said. An object in the Lviv region was hit. Why Ukraine was unable to shoot down the Oreshnik warheads and whether the United States knew about this strike is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.