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"Combat reconnaissance." What is the Russian army preparing for in its combat zone?
The Ukrainian General Staff may be preparing a new offensive
The winter campaign is in full swing. Russian troops are firmly in control of the initiative, squeezing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in several directions at once. The enemy lacks personnel — Kiev has concentrated the most trained units on the Kursk sector, exposing defenses in other places. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.
"The S-400 was placed by mistake": the anti-aircraft complex was removed from the graphics of the Turkish Hakim 100 air defense control system
The Turkish defense concern Aselsan has removed the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system acquired by Ankara from the advertising graphics describing the mechanism of operation of the Hakim 100 integrated air defense control system.
"The beginning of World War III": is Kaliningrad in danger of attack?
Colonel Khodarenok: the decision to invade Kaliningrad can only be made by the United States
The State Duma announced an increase in the activity of the Polish army near the borders of the Kaliningrad region: NATO troops and equipment are moving through Poland near the western borders of Russia. Whether Warsaw can prepare an attack on Kaliningrad and what the NATO invasion of Russian territory will lead to - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Arrival of the Valkyries: how the Strela-10 air defense system destroys Ukrainian drones
Fighters of the air defense forces cover the offensive of the group of Russian troops "Vostok"
The Strela anti-aircraft missile system, developed back in the 70s of the last century, was designed to combat low-flying aircraft and helicopters, but in modern conditions, air defense systems are successfully used to combat drones.
The United States claims to be the "top of the world." How the Pentagon's Arctic expansion will turn out - TASS Opinions
Alexander Stepanov — about what the US claims to Greenland and Canada conceal from a military point of view and whether this threatens to escalate tensions in the Arctic
1,200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the coastal valley of Greenland's Baffin Bay, the northernmost US military space base Pituffik, known until 2023 as Thule Air Base, is deployed.
The technological superiority of the multipolar world is growing, and the political West is lagging behind (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The West is not keeping up with the technological development of a multipolar world
At the end of 2024, there was a breakthrough in the field of military technology, writes infoBRICS. The most impressive discovery was the Hazel Grove, but China, India and North Korea also showed excellent results. Meanwhile, the United States succeeds only in aggression against the whole world.
Sworn rivals in the Russian sky: S-400 vs ATACMS (Haber7, Turkey)
The West has allowed Kiev to launch attacks on Russian territory with ATACMS missiles, but they cannot overcome the obstacle in the form of Russian missile defense systems, Haber7 writes. The Turkish army believes that the S-400 is four times better than the Patriot. Readers of the publication call them "Turkey's trump card."
The IRGC of Iran showed an underground rocket city, from where targets in Israel were attacked.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has unveiled an underground missile base that was used in an attack on military installations in Israel. This is reported by the Mehr agency. The publication notes that the IRGC commander, Major General Hossein Salami, personally attended the ceremony.
"One regiment in two hours": How quickly can the United States conquer Greenland?
Colonel Khodarenok: The United States can capture Greenland in a few hours
Donald Trump wants Greenland, and refuses to guarantee that he won't use force to do so. At the same time, the Politico newspaper believes that a US attack on the island would be the "shortest war" in history. Whether the United States will be able to conquer Greenland, what it will take, and what the Wehrmacht operation has to do with it, is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Korean complexes: North Korea is ready to deploy 250 missile launchers
The strike of such a group will not be able to repel any of the existing air defense or missile defense systems
North Korea is preparing to deploy 250 tactical missile launchers around Pyongyang. This was reported by the South Korean Military Intelligence Directorate this week. The strike of such a group will not be able to repel any existing anti-missile system in the world. What North Korea really has and what potential could threaten their southern neighbors in the event of a conflict is in the Izvestia article.
"Intercepting missiles in neutral waters": how Russia can strengthen its missile defense system
Colonel Khodarenok: Russia needs sea-based S-500 air defense systems
Russia has deployed the first anti-aircraft missile regiment equipped with the S-500 Prometheus air defense system to protect the Crimean Bridge, the American MWM reported. What are the advantages of the latest Russian air defense system, what kind of development it can receive and how the fleet is connected with it - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
A new test of the North Korean BRSD with a hypersonic gliding warhead
The North Korean KCNA news agency reported that on January 6, 2025, the DPRK conducted a test launch of "the latest type of medium- and intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile." In fact, a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) equipped with a hypersonic warhead was launched.
"A risk for Britain": experts have stated the vulnerability of air defense to the "Hazel"
MWM: Russian "Oreshnik" has discovered the vulnerability of the UK air defense system
Britain is concerned about the report prepared by a group of military analysts. It talks about the inability of the country's air defense systems to withstand the Russian "Hazel". Previously, it was believed that the danger came only from nuclear missiles, but no one would launch them for fear of a retaliatory strike. Now the "rules of the game" have changed.
Front-line phenomenon: what weapons did the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive from Western countries
New samples of enemy equipment could not have a noticeable impact on the course of hostilities
In 2024, NATO countries continued to sponsor the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons and military equipment. However, none of the various samples could have any noticeable effect on the course of hostilities. Even the long-awaited F-16 fighters have not strengthened either the defensive or offensive potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Izvestia found out what kind of weapons the enemy received from Western countries for the first time and how he used them.
Russia is deploying large-scale S-500 air defense systems to protect Crimea (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia has deployed long-range air defense systems to protect the Crimean Bridge
Russia has deployed new S-500 air defense systems to protect the Crimean Bridge, writes MWM. They are highly valued for their powerful sensors, long range, and ability to intercept targets at hypersonic speeds. This measure is intended to deter Kiev from further escalation.
"From ore to ammunition": analysts in Britain "figured out" how to deprive the Russian Armed Forces of an advantage in artillery
Analysts at one of the British research institutes, together with Ukrainian "experts", have prepared a large-scale report on the strategy of the terrorist and economic war against Russia. In particular, it notes that the main losses in the area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are caused by Russian artillery fire. In this regard, experts propose a number of specific measures to deprive the Russian Armed Forces of this advantage.
British military sources are sounding the alarm about vulnerability to ballistic attacks. How effective are the available protections? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Britain is not immune from ballistic missile attacks
Britain is deeply concerned: the country has nothing to protect itself from Russian missiles, writes MWM. The launch of the Oreshnik caused particular concern there. And what were the British thinking before, when they lobbied for Western missile strikes deep into Russia and sent special forces to Ukraine?
Pokrovsky Gate: Russian troops liberated Kurakhovo
The defeat of the Ukrainian garrison opens the way to one of the important cities in the south of Donbass
The Russian army has liberated the city of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said. This city was turned by the Ukrainian Armed Forces into a powerful fortified area, but it did not last long — it was taken by our units with a fight. Experts note that Kurakhovo is an important transport hub that opens the road to Pokrovsk from the south and makes the Ukrainian Armed Forces' front in the south of Donbass unstable.
Asmu Recognition: Russia will deploy up to 12 S-500 launchers to protect the Crimean Bridge
The first Russian regiment of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems, which was announced by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, at the end of December last year, will be tasked with protecting the Crimean Bridge. This is reported by the Asmu Recognition publication. The publication notes that this system has already been experimentally deployed in Crimea.
The absence of missile defense is unacceptable for us today (The Times, UK)
The Times: there is no missile defense system in Britain to repel possible missile attacks
Britain lags behind other countries in terms of missile defense, The Times writes. But not only Russia, but also Iran, and indeed any country in the world, can choose it as a target for strikes, the author is sounding the alarm. Britain simply does not have a ground-based missile defense system.
