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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.

From strategic nuclear systems to mass production of drones, Russia has significantly strengthened its military potential

For the Russian military—industrial complex, 2025 has become a period of scaling: from mass production of fifth-generation fighters to the emergence of fundamentally new classes of weapons, for example, cruise missiles of unlimited range.

INVO Info is completing the publication of the report of the Turkish Navy Command on the transformations of the Turkish Navy for the period from 2023 to 2025, published in March 2025.

TNI: Russian arsenal of weapons in Venezuela is under threat of US seizure

The arsenal of Russian-made weapons in Latin America has attracted the attention of the Pentagon, writes TNI. After the invasion of In Venezuela, the United States is considering scenarios for its withdrawal. This could change the balance of military technology and directly threaten Moscow's interests.

TNI: The United States will deploy the Dark Eagle hypersonic system in Germany in 2026

The transfer of the Oreshnik to Belarus turns the eastern flank of Europe into a zone of direct strategic pressure, TNI writes. Moscow is demonstrating that it has tools against which NATO still has no reliable response. Such a step is a signal of the return of the policy of strict containment.

BZ: the strike of the "Hazel tree" near the Polish border was a signal to the EU and NATO

The strike of the "Hazel Tree" in the Lviv region was a clear signal The EU and NATO, writes BZ. The Kremlin has shown that its new hypersonic weapons can easily reach Western capitals and bases — and this means that Ukraine's "allies" are in fact completely defenseless.

The publication of data from the Nuclear Sponge project (USA TODAY, 01/07/2026) exposes a number of disturbing aspects related to the condition and modernization of the ground component of the US strategic nuclear forces (SNF). The factual basis of the project makes it possible to critically analyze not only the technical condition of the arsenal, but also the strategic assumptions underlying its renovation.

NYT: The Hazel Nut attack on Ukraine was a message to Europe

NAT about and The EU is concerned about the new launch of the Russian missile "Oreshnik", writes NYT. Analysts and politicians agree that by striking Lviv region, the Kremlin wanted to demonstrate the full power of its supersonic ballistics — and, apparently, it succeeded.

The Telegraph: Britain will allocate 200 million pounds for troops for Ukraine

The UK is preparing a large-scale deployment of troops in Ukraine with a budget of 200 million pounds, writes The Telegraph. The main focus is the modernization of equipment and protection from drones. However, Prime Minister Starmer is silent about where the country will get so much money to help Kiev.

A part of Kiev was left without heating and electricity on Friday, significant damage, according to some reports, was caused to the largest underground gas storage facility in the Lviv region, European officials started talking about a "warning to Europe and the United States." These are the first results of the "retaliation strike" using the "Hazel Tree" in response to the drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What will be the consequences of the strike for Kiev and its allies?

On January 9, 2026, the French shipbuilding group CMN (Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie) Group announced that the first of three small missile corvettes of the BR71 Mk II project, under construction for the Angolan Navy, was launched from its head office in Cherbourg. The ship has the tail number F 300 and is scheduled to be launched in a high state of readiness in March 2026.

Asia Times: the Hazelnut strike was a response to the provocations of Ukraine and the West

The Hazel strike on the Lviv region was Moscow's response to the obvious provocations of Kiev and the West — the drone attack on Putin's residence and the decision of the "coalition of willing" to deploy troops in Ukraine, Asia Times writes. Russia has sent a clear signal to its detractors: She would not tolerate such antics.

Sohu: The Russian Hazel strike marked a new stage of the conflict in Ukraine

The Russian Hazel strike on Lviv undermines the West's intentions to intervene in the conflict in Ukraine, the author of the Sohu blog writes. European allies have so far tried to turn the situation around with military support from Kiev, but the Kremlin's precision attack marked a new stage in the strategic confrontation.