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To whom the military assigned the main role in a potential conflict

The Russian military announced plans to counter the "global strategic multi—sphere operation" of the United States and NATO, whose goal is to win a nuclear war. According to representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the concept of such actions is already being developed at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Russia's special operation in the Donbas against the Kiev regime has been underway for more than a year, and all this time air defense complexes and systems have been showing themselves in the most effective way. Calculations of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems are on combat duty in the Donbas around the clock, providing the Russian troops with an ultra-reliable shield against enemy air attacks.

Created in a single copy, the Ukrainian self-propelled artillery 2S22, according to its developers, is already outdated. At least, during the recent IDEX-2023 international arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi, an upgraded version was already advertised.

Huanqiu shibao: long-range weapons will force the US to end the conflict in Ukraine

Western supplies of long-range weapons to Ukraine will inevitably lead to an escalation of the conflict, writes Huanqiu Shibao. However, the United States is not interested in aggravation due to internal problems. They will have to defuse the situation as soon as possible and end the conflict, the author is sure.

The European Commission has developed a plan to multiply the production of artillery shells, in particular the 155-mm caliber standard for NATO, for further transfer to Ukraine and in order to replenish the reserves of the troops of the alliance countries.

France in 2023 will significantly increase the state order for the production of 155-mm artillery shells, primarily for CAESAR howitzers, which France supplies to Ukraine, as well as medium-range ATGM and missiles for Mistral MANPADS.

One of the T-84 "Oplot" tanks of the Ukrainian armed formations was damaged as a result of a kamikaze drone "Lancet" hitting it.

According to the source, the number of mine launchers on combat duty will be brought to full staff

The second missile regiment in the Orenburg division of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) with hypersonic combat equipment "Avangard" will be fully staffed by 2025. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Russian military department.

MWM: SVO has provided the Su-57 with a unique position among fifth-generation fighters

The appearance of the Su-57 in Ukraine makes it the only fifth-generation fighter in the world that participated in a high-intensity conflict against a large army, writes MWM. This will increase the interest of other states in its purchase.

The network has published footage showing the railway transportation of the latest Russian "Boomerang".

Russia and the United States have made some progress on the issue of verifying the conversion of strategic offensive arms carriers (START), but no agreements have been reached, work is currently suspended, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

Fighters of the Russian PMCs "Wagner" demonstrated an American 155-mm M777 howitzer destroyed in the Artemovsk area. On the video published by the Russian military, you can see the wreckage of a completely destroyed American-made artillery piece, on which a plate with markings has been preserved.

In France, the state order for the production of 155 mm artillery shells (the so-called "NATO caliber") will be significantly increased in the near future. This was stated by French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorny, speaking at a hearing in the Senate.

Deputy Pentagon Chief Kahl said that the conflict in Ukraine could last from 6 months to 3 years

The Pentagon reported that the United States decided not to supply Kiev with F-16 fighters, so they did not begin training Ukrainian pilots. The House of Representatives of Congress also believes that the transfer of new and older models of combat aircraft to Ukraine would be an "unreasonable use of resources."

Germany will supply two Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to the APU

Germany will transfer two Skynex anti-aircraft complexes to Ukraine. It is claimed that these systems can withstand even a swarm of drones. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what Skynex is capable of.

Cumhuriyet: The US has created a global system that excludes security in Europe

The United States itself provoked the breakdown of the DSNV-III, writes Cumhuriyet. Building an arms control architecture that meets Russia's interests is unprofitable for them. Therefore, today the world has only one option: to create a new security model proposed by Beijing and Moscow, the author of the article believes.

The air defense forces of the Iranian army and the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) participated in joint exercises that began last Saturday

Chinese engineers reported that for the first time they used artificial intelligence to simulate an unusual air battle. The singularity of this battle is that it simulated the confrontation of a fighter capable of reaching hypersonic speeds with an enemy aircraft.

The US army's weapons arsenals are showing the bottom, ammunition manufacturers who have received contracts are just beginning to fulfill them, and the Ukrainian army is already experiencing a shortage of large-caliber artillery shells. Against this background, Washington is forced to turn to its allies.

According to TVNet, Latvia may purchase NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles earlier than expected due to increased military spending.