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"Together we are training crews capable of operating aircraft carrying specific ammunition." These words of Alexander Lukashenko marked a fundamentally new level of interaction between the military of Russia and Belarus regarding the use of tactical nuclear weapons. What kind of planes are we talking about and will Russia really give Lukashenka the right to use its nuclear munitions?

Mikhail Khodarenok - how Russia will resist the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine

Russian specialists will be able to capture and study Patriot air defense systems if they are delivered to Ukraine, the Croatian newspaper Advance writes. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok tells what the Croatian edition is wrong about.

Newsweek called the Avangard system invulnerable and invincible "Putin's weapon"

Russia has adopted another "deadly" Avangard weapon system, Newsweek columnist Khaleda Rahman wrote on December 18, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. He called this system "Putin's invincible weapon." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Russia puts Avangard complexes into service

The 13th missile Orenburg Red Banner Division is being handed over to the newest strategic mine-based complex "Avangard". Newsweek considers this system to be Vladimir Putin's "invincible weapon." As the president himself explained four years ago, Avangard is "absolutely invulnerable to any means of air and missile defense." War correspondent of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about whether the West can resist Russian hypersonic.

The minister inspected Russian units on the eve of the winter campaign, experts say

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Russian grouping of troops in the area of the SVO. He flew around the areas of deployment of units and checked the advanced positions, the military department reported on Sunday. Earlier, on December 16, President Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the joint headquarters of the branches of the armed forces that are involved in the special operation.

On December 14, 2022, the Czech Ministry of Defense signed with the French company Nexter Systems an addendum to the 2021 contract for the purchase of 52 self-propelled CAESAR howitzers of 155 mm/52 caliber in the performance on the Tatra T815 (8x8) wheeled chassis. According to the addendum, the Czech Republic will acquire 10 more CAESAR self-propelled howitzers in this version with delivery in 2026.

Novi Standard: The West overestimated the impact of sanctions on Russian military power

The West has overestimated the impact of sanctions on Russian military power, writes Novi Standard. If the Kremlin continues its weapons program, the Pentagon predicts that by 2030 it will overtake NATO in key areas.

19FortyFive: the supply of weapons to Ukraine increases the risk of nuclear war

The supply of additional weapons to Ukraine threatens that Russia will use tactical nuclear weapons, and this is not part of the US plans, writes 19FortyFive. The interests of Kiev do not coincide in everything with the American ones, the author of the article believes.

L3Harris Technologies has bought Aerojet Rocketdyne, one of the leading manufacturers of liquid rocket engines in the USA and the world, a competitor of the Russian Research and Production Association (NPO) Energomash. This is reported by SpaceNews.

The American side prevented Ukraine's attempts to kill the chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov during his trip to the front, The New York Times reported on Sunday. According to the newspaper, Kiev was planning the assassination of the Russian military commander in secret from Washington. For what purpose did the American media reveal the failed APU attack on the Russian military commander?

Advance: Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine will become a priority target of Russian troops

If the United States supplies Kiev with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, the SAMs will become a priority target of the Russian Armed Forces, according to Antun Rocha, a journalist with the Croatian Advance publication. He also believes that missile systems will not reverse the situation in Ukraine in favor of Kiev, since Patriot is difficult to manage, and missiles are too expensive for them.

Polish President Andrzej Duda, following a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, which took place on December 12, thanked Western neighbors for sending Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. "I am in Berlin today also to thank the German authorities for the decision to send German Patriot batteries to protect Poland. The Poles took it as an important gesture," Andrzej Duda said. "Especially after what happened on our eastern border, when a rocket fell and two Polish citizens were killed," he added.

There is a lull in the Black Sea theater of the special military operation, but everything can still change. And although making detailed forecasts about the course of military operations is a thankless and meaningless task, it is possible to draw up several likely scenarios for the further development of events in the Black Sea.

Drone attack and how to deal with it

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are currently extremely widely used for a variety of purposes. In this connection, the task of combating them is becoming more and more urgent.

More and more weapons are coming to the Middle East from the eastern direction

In the new geo-economic and geopolitical conditions, the leadership of the People's Republic of China considers military cooperation with foreign countries as a tool for projecting its growing interests.

What unites the events in Ukraine, Vietnam and Afghanistan

For the first time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a Russian military airfield on August 9, 2022. At the airfield near Saki in the Crimea, according to American satellite intelligence, 7 to 10 Su-24 and Su-30SM aircraft were damaged or destroyed.

Deliberate strategic ambiguity is complemented by the concept of a retaliatory strike

At the annual meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights on December 7, the director of the foundation "Center for Civil Analysis and Independent Research "GRANI" Svetlana Makovetskaya asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a "true gesture of goodwill", namely: "a statement that Russia will not be the first to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances." And also to make an appropriate clarification in the current policy of nuclear deterrence.

Colonel-General Sergey Karakaev noted that the creation of a missile system for Russia means strengthening strategic security

The Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) missile system will form the basis of a group of mine-based heavy missiles in the coming years. This was stated by the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev.

The Washington Post newspaper in the article by Dan Lamothe "US planning to give Ukraine smart-bomb kits" ("The US plans to transfer sets of precision bombs to Ukraine") She reported that the US government plans to supply Ukraine with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) planning and correction modules for aviation bombs. Ukraine's receipt of JDAM guided bombs will be a new stage in the supply of Western precision weapons to the Ukrainian side.

The upgraded T-72M, intended for one of the African countries, may enter service with the formations of the Kiev puppet regime next year. Czech sources refer to Richard Kuben, the commercial director of Excalibur Army, who made such a statement.