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Alex Him · November 20th, 2021

Russian gunners in Tajikistan completed about 500 firing tasks in the academic year

12.11.2021 - 11:15

The military personnel of the artillery units of the Russian military base in Tajikistan during the combat training events in the 2021 academic year completed about 500 firing tasks with live firing.

Artillery crews inflicted fire damage on single and area targets. Multiple rocket launchers Grad and Uragan, self-propelled howitzers Gvozdika and Acacia, 120-mm mortar complexes Sani and anti-tank missile systems Kornet, which recently entered service with the Russian formation, were involved in combat firing.

All tasks were worked out with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles Orlan-10, Eleron, Tachyon, Granat as well as radar systems for reconnaissance and fire control Aistenok.

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The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation in Paris will discuss security issues and the prevention of military incidents

12.11.2021 - 13:00

The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, has arrived in Paris, where a plenary meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in the "2+2" format is planned today. On the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will also take part in the meeting, on the French side — Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.

The main topics of the upcoming talks will be issues of international security, regional issues, security issues and prevention of incidents during military activities.

During the meeting, special attention will be paid to issues of strategic stability and European security, non-proliferation and arms control, prevention of an arms race in outer space, as well as Russia–EU and Russia–NATO relations.

In addition, the ministers plan to exchange views on topical regional issues, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iran and Libya, discuss the Middle East settlement, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa.

For reference:

The Russian-French Security Cooperation Council was established in 2002 by the decision of the Presidents of the two countries. The format of the Council assumes the mandatory participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Russia and France.

The Forum is held annually, in turn in Paris and in Moscow. On September 9, 2019, the 12th meeting of the Council was held in the capital of Russia.

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The Russian Defence Ministry continues to monitor aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region

12.11.2021 - 13:50

The Russian Ministry of Defence continues to monitor aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region

Russian Aerospace Force and Black Sea Fleet radars constantly monitor the air and sea situation in the Black Sea around the clock.

NATO air reconnaissance near the Russian Federation's borders in the Black Sea continues to increase. In the past 24 hours, Russian Aerospace Forces anti-aircraft radars have detected and escorted six NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea.

In the central and north-western parts of the Black Sea, reconnaissance flights by three US Navy P-8A "Poseidon" patrol aircraft from an air base on the island of Sicily (Italy), a French Air Force C-160G "Gabriel" reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Romania, a USAF RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Crete (Greece), and a USAF U-2S strategic reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Cyprus (Greece) were recorded. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

The guided-missile destroyer USS "Porter", staff ship USS "Mount Whitney" and tanker USS "John Lenthall" are in the southwestern part of the Black Sea after crossing from the Georgian port of Batumi and continuing westward.

US ships in the Black Sea are monitored by ships of the Black Sea Fleet: the missile cruiser "Moskva", the frigate "Admiral Essen" and the patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin".

The Russian Defence Ministry regards the aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region as a threat to regional security and strategic stability.

The real purpose of Russia's unprovoked US action in the Black Sea region is to explore the theatre of war in case Kiev resolves the conflict in the southeast by force.

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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a plenary meeting of the French-Russian Security Cooperation Council in the 2+2 format in Paris

12.11.2021 - 16:20

At a plenary meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in the 2+2 format (defence ministers and foreign ministers of the two countries) in Paris today, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said it was important to work together with France to resolve security problems in the interests of de-escalation in Europe and avoid military incidents.

"It is important to jointly analyse existing security problems in order to further identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe and avoid military incidents," Shoigu said.

He said he was looking forward to a frank conversation with his French counterparts, which would allow him to make the necessary decisions.

"We expect that we will be able to talk frankly, make appropriate decisions and set tasks for specialists, including from Russian and French defence departments," Shoigu said.

In his assessment, "the situation in the world today is quite difficult".

"Therefore, there is a need to exchange views on international security issues and discuss regional issues," the Russian defence minister said.

He thanked the French side "for their hospitality and the initiative to hold this meeting".

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The Russian Defence Minister said that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating

12.11.2021 - 16:55

The military-political situation in Europe continues to deteriorate. This statement was made today by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during the Russian-French Council in the 2+2 format. This was announced by the deputy head of the Russian military department Alexander Fomin. According to him, a wide range of issues of strategic stability and security in Europe were discussed at the meeting.

At the same time, Sergei Shoigu noted that NATO continues to increase its military presence near the borders of Russia.

"The Defence Minister noted at the meeting that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating. The buildup of NATO's military presence near the Russian borders continues. At the same time, he pointed out that Russian initiatives aimed at increasing predictability and reducing the risks of incidents remain in force," Fomin said after the talks in Paris.

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For the first time, the CSTO peacekeeping forces comprehensively worked out the support of humanitarian convoys during the main draw of the Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021 exercises

12.11.2021 - 20:15

For the first time, the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization have comprehensively worked out the support of humanitarian convoys during the main draw of the exercises Unbreakable Brotherhood – 2021, which is taking place today at the training ground in Kazan.

Engineering units have worked out the method of clearing the Horseshoe, using modern means of searching and detecting explosive objects with induction mine detectors IMPS and seekers of non-contact explosive devices Korshun. The average rate of mine clearance of the road section reaches up to 4 km/hour. The air cover of the column was carried out by a pair of helicopters of the army aviation Mi-24 of the Russian Federation. Thanks to coordinated actions, it was possible to detect and neutralize the blockage, delivering humanitarian cargo to the camp of conditional refugees.

The newest armored special vehicle Patrol was involved in the development of actions, which has been adopted and is currently being supplied to the military police units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Also, during the peacekeeping operation, in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe against civilians, the deployment of refugee camps was worked out. About 50 observation posts, 20 checkpoints were equipped in the buffer zone, the work of psychologists, doctors and the evacuation of seriously wounded was worked out. To protect the camp, the servicemen of the Republic of Belarus used special armored vehicles Lis and armored vehicles Cayman.

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At the CSTO Unbreakable Brotherhood exercise, electronic warfare means were used comprehensively

12.11.2021 - 21:00

The collective peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) during the main draw of the exercise Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021 used the complex use of electronic warfare. The final stage takes place at the training ground in Kazan.

During the drawing of a peacekeeping operation in the area of responsibility, the servicemen of the six countries, for the first time in the history of these exercises, worked out the complex use of electronic warfare to protect manpower, cover military equipment from the defeat of attack unmanned aerial vehicles of a mock enemy. The complex includes the radio interference module Pole-21, the anti-UAV complex Silok-02, the remote post of the technical intelligence complex Svet-KU and the manual anti-UAV complex Garpun-3. Having revealed the direction of the launch of the quadcopter, electronic warfare crews prevented an attack by an enemy strike drone.

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At the CSTO exercise in Kazan, the servicemen of the six countries jointly liberated a village captured by a mock enemy

12.11.2021 - 21:15

The servicemen of the six countries successfully conducted a peacekeeping operation to liberate a settlement captured by a conditional bandit group, as part of the draw of the main stage of the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Unbreakable Brotherhood – 2021 in Kazan.

The joint group carried out an operation in the shortest possible time to liberate the settlement, which was captured by a mock enemy. During the drawing, a battle in urban conditions requiring special tactics and skills was practiced, the storming of administrative buildings under the cover of Mi-24 attack helicopters and sniper pairs, the landing of special-purpose groups from Mi-8 helicopters on the roof of the administration building using the method of parachute-free landing on the halyards from a height of 35 meters, the release of hostages. Engineering assault units ensured the unhindered advance of combined arms units in urban development.

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The promising armored car Patrol was used for the first time at the CSTO exercise in Kazan

12.11.2021 - 21:45

The peacekeeping units of the Central Military District for the first time used a promising armored car Patrol during a joint exercise of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021 in Kazan.

According to the plan of practical actions, the crew of the Patrol armored car transported military police personnel who ensure the safety of a convoy of vehicles with medicines, water and food. The Patrol armored vehicle is made on the basis of the Kamaz vehicle chassis. Its body protects personnel from being hit by small arms of 5.45 and 7.62 caliber, detonation of explosives weighing up to 2 kg in TNT equivalent. Grilles are installed on the windows to protect the glass from damage, and built-in all-round cameras help security units monitor the route.

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Su-34 planes struck a mock enemy at the CSTO Unbreakable Brotherhood exercise

12.11.2021 - 22:45

Su-34 bombers bombed the positions of mock militants who captured the settlement during the main draw of the peacekeeping exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021. The final stage with the participation of servicemen of the six countries is taking place today at the training ground in Kazan.

"In order to defeat critical enemy targets, Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Central Military District were involved. For comprehensive protection against air defence, the aircraft are equipped with Khibiny group protection complexes, a bombing strike was carried out on different targets simultaneously with the use of high-explosive fragmentation bombs OFAB-250. Then two pairs of Mi-24 helicopters delivered a conditional strike on the firing points of the bandit groups in the captured settlement. In addition, the crews of Mi-8 helicopters delivered humanitarian cargo and evacuated a conditionally seriously ill refugee. In total, during the exercise, the aviation group carried out seven operational tactical tasks," the press service said.

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Alex Him · November 20th, 2021

Published on November 12, 2021

High-mountain units of the Southern Military District in Karachay-Cherkessia made a high-speed ascent to the top of Mount Chapal (2033 meters above sea level) in extreme weather conditions.

The servicemen performed a special task within the framework of the mountain pentathlon championship of the Southern Military District, organized on the basis of the mountain formation of the 49th combined-arms army of the Southern Military District.

The participants made a 12 km march, which became a real test of endurance.

High-speed ascent to the top of Mount Chapal of the high-mountain units of the Southern Military District

The remains of 68 hero paratroopers of the 4th airborne corps who died in the Vyazemsk airborne operation in 1942 were reburied at the Barsuki memorial complex in the Mosalsky district of the Kaluga region.

The commemorative event took place as part of the final stage of the Kaluga Frontier-2021 Memory Watch, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Vyazemsk Airborne Operation, which will be celebrated in 2022.

The event was attended by the Commander of the Airborne Forces, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov, Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha, Archbishop of Pesochinsky and Yukhnovsky Vladyka Maximilian, the volunteers of the Kaluga association "Memory", veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the Airborne Forces, soldiers Tula Guards Airborne Formation, cadets and Yunarmy soldiers.

Reburial of paratrooper heroes of the 4th airborne corps in the Kaluga region

Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers perform planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas

13.11.2021 - 05:10

Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents, Norwegian and Northern Seas.

Fighter escort was provided by the crews of MiG-31 aircraft of the air force and air defence formation of the Northern Fleet.

The flight duration was about 15 hours. During the flight, long-range aviation crews performed air-to-air refueling.

At some stages of the route, Russian strategic missile carriers were accompanied by Eurofighter Typhoon of the British Air Force.

Long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

All flights of the Russian Aerospace Force are carried out in strict accordance with the International airspace management system.

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The Commander of the Central Military District troops presented awards to servicemen following the results of the CSTO joint exercise Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021

13.11.2021 - 11:30

The commander of the Central Military District (CMD), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, awarded the participants of the joint exercise with the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021. The servicemen were awarded state and departmental awards.

The Order of Kutuzov was awarded to the deputy commander of the guards combined arms army of the Central Military District stationed in the Volga region, Colonel Ivan Shkanov. Also, the participants of the exercise were awarded the medal For strengthening the combat community and For distinction in exercises.

The Russian side at the exercise was represented by the forces and means of communications, special purpose, electronic warfare, NBC protection, military police of the Central Military District.

In total, more than 1.7 thousand people representing the armed forces and law enforcement agencies of the CSTO member states took part in the exercise. Over 300 weapons were involved, including 8 Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.

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Detachment of ships of Black Sea Fleet arrive at Algerian port to participate in Russian-Algerian naval exercise

13.11.2021 - 19:30

Detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet consisting of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tugboat SB-742 from the permanent grouping of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea arrived at the port of Algeria to participate in Joint naval maneuvers 2021 international exercise with the ships of the Navy of the Algerian People's Democratic Republic.

The exercise will last till November 20. During the onshore phase, the crews of the Russian and Algerian ships will conduct communication exercises, briefings on episodes of joint actions, train inspection teams, hold a demonstration damage control exercise and a pre-voyage conference before the naval phase of the exercise.

The purpose of the exercise is to practice joint actions of the navies of the two countries, to strengthen security in the region. The main objectives of the exercise were the development of Russian-Algerian military cooperation, the exchange of experience between the fleets in the performance of specific tasks, the planning and coordination of joint naval training activities.

In accordance with the protocol agreed by the parties, the exercise is led by representative of the Algerian Navy - the commander of the Central Region of the Algerian Navy, Rear Admiral Qaid Nordin. Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, commander of the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet, was appointed as the head of the exercise from the Russian side.

From the Algerian Navy, the following are taking part in the exercise: the frigate Harrad with a helicopter on board, the training ship La Summam, the rescue ship al-Munjid, a patrol aircraft and a search and rescue helicopter.

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Published on November 13, 2021

For the Day of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops - 2021

More than 1,000 combat training events were held in the combined-arms formations of Eastern MD in Primorye

15.11.2021 - 06:15

More than 1,000 combat training events have been organized in the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Primorsky Territory.

More than 400 fire missions were completed with live fire from all types of small arms, grenade launchers and weapons of combat vehicles.

The plan for 2022 provides for an increase in the intensity of combat training of military units and formations of the combined arms army.

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Troops of Southern MD sum up results of combat training for the 2021 training year

15.11.2021 - 12:15

Lieutenant-General Rustam Muradov, deputy commander of the Southern Military District (SMD), summed up the results of combat training for the 2021 training year. In his report to the Military Council, he highlighted the main areas of activity of the troops and the priority tasks that were set and completed in the past training year.

In total, about 2.5 thousand combat training events were held in the formations and military units of the combined-arms formations of the Southern Military District in the past training year.

In addition, in the formations and military units of the combat arms from December last year to November this year, more than 4.7 thousand basic combat training events were held including 1.8 thousand tactical, special-tactical, command-post and flight exercises with formations, military units and subunits of the combat arms.

In conclusion of his report, the deputy commander of the Southern Military District outlined the main areas of combat training of the troops of the military district in the new training year.

In total, in the 2022 training year, it is planned to conduct more than 3 thousand combat training events in the troops of the Southern Military District, at which the creation and use of groups in operational areas will be practiced. In the coming winter training period, more than 200 reinforced motorized rifle companies will be trained, and in the summer period, over 80 tactical groups.

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Alex Him · November 20th, 2021

For the first time, military personnel of the Central Military District will take part in a special CSTO exercise Cobalt-2021 in Tajikistan

15.11.2021 - 14:45

Servicemen of the Central Military District (CMD) will for the first time take part in Cobalt 2021, a joint exercise of special forces, internal affairs, state security, emergency and drug control ministries and agencies of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF).

The exercise will be held from November 17 to 19 at the Fakhrabad training ground in the Republic of Tajikistan. The Russian military contingent at the exercise is represented by military personnel of the special purpose unit of the Central Military District and the reconnaissance battalion of the 201st military base.

The purpose of the exercise is to increase the efficiency of the training and conduct of joint and operational-combat activities in the regions of collective security.

In the course of practical actions, Russian servicemen, together with colleagues from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, will work out issues of planning and conducting an operation to destroy militants, acting as part of the special forces of the CSTO CRRF.

During the active phase of the exercise, an operation will be carried out to block and storm a building conditionally captured by militants using technical reconnaissance equipment and helicopters.

In total, about 60 servicemen and 10 pieces of military equipment will be involved in the exercise from the Russian side, including two Mi-8MTV5-1 helicopters of the air group of the Russian military base in Tajikistan.

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Speech of the Head of the Joint Coordination Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev at a joint meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee of Syria and Russia

16.11.2021 - 16:00

On behalf of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to the Syrian Arab Republic comprising representatives of the Office of the President of Russia, the State Duma, 22 ministries and departments, 23 entities and 18 organizations of the Russian Federation on a humanitarian visit, allow me to welcome all the participants in the joint meeting of the Russian-Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on repatriation of refugees. I express my sincere gratitude to those present for their proactive stance and assistance in returning Syria to full peaceful life.

I take this opportunity to convey my gratitude to our dear friends, the Minister of Municipal Administration and the Environment of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Hussein Makhluf, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migrants of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ayman Susan, and express my deep appreciation for their fruitful work together.

I welcome the representatives of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and foreign states and organizations.

On behalf of the Russian delegation and the Russian people in general, I congratulate our Syrian friends on a public holiday - the beginning of the corrective reforms 51 years ago, thanks to which Syria emerged as a strong and independent state.

The close and friendly relations between our countries were already established and further developed actively, which was reflected in the implementation of many joint projects, the largest of which were:

- the construction of the Tishrin thermal power plant near Damascus;

- the construction on the Euphrates river of Al-Tabka, Syria's largest dam, forming the Al-Asad reservoir, which solved the problem of arable land water supply, generated electricity and became a symbol of the industrial and technological development of the republic;

- construction of a unified railway network that connected the north-east to the Mediterranean coast, reliably transporting more than half of all freight and about 90% of passenger traffic;

- the establishment of the oil industry in Syria, and the construction of the Kirkuk-Tartus oil pipeline;

- sending a Syrian representative to Earth orbit as part of Syria's space programme.

Syria's foreign policy for half a century has been characterised by stability, which has contributed to the development of strong friendly relations with foreign countries, including Russia.

But the existence of a strong, sovereign Syrian state in the Middle East ran counter to the geopolitical interests of the West. That is why foreign-backed terrorists invaded Syria in 2011. Their main objectives were to oust the unwanted government of Bashar al-Assad and to wreak havoc in the state. As a result of the actions of terrorists, many Syrian cities turned into ruins, robberies and the slave trade flourished, and illegal trade in natural resources was carried out.

In these disastrous conditions for Syria, the Russian Federation did not hesitate in 2015 to respond to a request from Syrian friends to help them fight the terrorist threat. With the comprehensive support of Russia, the Syrian troops by December 2017 managed to defeat the main forces of extremists. At present, Syrian government forces and Russian troops are providing security in the liberated territories and restraining the expansion of the foreign military presence in northern Syria and in the east of Euphrates, successfully searching for and neutralizing the remaining sleeping terrorist cells.

However, the damage from the fighting has been enormous. Many Syrian cities were destroyed to the ground. More than six million Syrian citizens, which is about a quarter of the country's population, were forced to leave their homeland. The unprecedented cynicism pursued by Western countries in the Syrian direction through the use of illegal sanctions measures strangles Syria and exacerbates the difficult situation of its economy, which has not yet been restored after the war. Western sanctions policy deprives the country of foreign trade markets, normal interaction with developed economies and the possibility of a worthy existence of Syrians.

The occupation by the so-called international anti-terrorist coalition of the territory in the east of Euphrates, on which the main hydrocarbon reserves are located and a significant part of the grain is grown, has a negative impact on the reconstruction and development of the republic.

All this affects the lives of ordinary Syrian citizens, who have to endure the hardships associated with the struggle against terrorists, foreign occupation and post-war devastation.

Under these conditions, the Russian leadership is doing everything possible to ensure that Syria regains the country's economy and territorial integrity as quickly as possible. Within the framework of the agreements reached, the Russian Federation provides comprehensive assistance for the restoration of peaceful life in Syria.

In accordance with the decisions of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic, Joint Coordination Committee of Russia and Syria have been created to solve this most important task.

Thanks to the effective work of the Joint Coordination Committee, based on basic United Nations principles, over two million three hundred and twenty-six thousand Syrian citizens have returned to their places of origin so far, including over one million three hundred and seventy-three thousand internally displaced persons and over nine hundred and fifty-two thousand refugees from abroad.

Returning Syrians are provided with food, medical care and other assistance. As soon as possible, families receive housing, able-bodied citizens are provided with jobs, and children begin to go to school.

The rehabilitation and construction of new social infrastructure, including in the areas of health, education and energy, continues. Since 2018, 5019 residential buildings, 260 medical institutions, 995 educational institutions, 275 water supply facilities, 328 bakeries, 854 electric substations, 14455 industrial enterprises have been repaired and put into operation in various areas of the country.

The Syrian authorities pay special attention to the development of the educational system, as well as the speedy social adaptation of children who have survived the horrors of the war. New learning centres are being opened, schools continue to be rebuilt and many activities are being organised so that children can be creative and develop their talents. All this is done in order to again see happy and joyful children's faces, full of hopes for a peaceful creative life.

The Russian Federation was also actively involved in the rehabilitation of Syrian children affected by hostilities. So, at the invitation of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in August 2021, Syrian children organized a visit to the capital of Russia.

Children got acquainted with the main attractions of Moscow, visited the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the objects of the Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill and the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Patriot, as well as a number of other historical places.

Of course, such activities are of the utmost importance and the leadership of the Russian Federation is doing its utmost to ensure that all Syrian children have a normal life as soon as possible so that they can look forward to the future with confidence.

I would like to emphasize that in 2022, work on the rehabilitation of Syrian children affected by the hostilities will continue. Most of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation have already expressed a desire to join this initiative and host the younger generation from all provinces of Syria. It is planned to organize and conduct various cultural and educational programs for Syrian children next year, including acquaintance with the entire variety of Russian regions.

Throughout the operation against terrorists in Syria, the Russian side provides humanitarian assistance to the needy Syrian population.

More than three thousand humanitarian actions were carried out, during which more than five thousand two hundred tons of food, medicine, as well as basic necessities were distributed to the population of Syria.

Russian doctors provided medical assistance to more than 132 thousand residents of the country, and sappers cleared 6,080 hectares of territory, 273 km of roads, over 12 km of railway tracks and 3112 buildings and structures. Over 43 thousand explosive objects were detected and neutralized.

Russian troops assist in the delivery and escort of humanitarian supplies through the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and other international organizations, including to southern Syria, Idlib province and in the east of Euphrates.

The Russian Federation is continuing its most important work on the return from the El-Hol refugee camp of Russian citizens who have found themselves in a difficult life situation, primarily children. With the participation of the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, 215 children who survived the horrors of war have now been removed to Russia.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Anna Kuznetsova, who is present in this hall and who personally organised all this work, travelled directly to the refugee camps and took our children back to their homeland. Dear Anna, I wish you every success in your new role as Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

On behalf of the Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committee, I would also like to welcome the new Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Alexandrovna Levova-Belova, who, for objective reasons, was unable to attend our meeting but who is now actively mastering her new responsible position, including on issues relating to the fate of children who are forced, for various reasons, to be outside the country. We hope to see Maria soon on Syrian soil. We wish her success in this important state cause.

In order to provide the world with objective information about the measures taken by the Syrian government to create decent living conditions in the republic, the Joint Coordination Committee of Russia continues to actively conduct large-scale activities at all international platforms, including in New York, Washington, Geneva and Amman.

The most pressing problematic issues on this topic were discussed during the sixteenth international meeting on Syria in the Astana Format, held in July this year in Nur-Sultan.

Taking into account the difficult socio-economic situation in Syria, which has developed as a result of sanctions, international isolation and the coronavirus pandemic, the Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters of Russia has prepared more than one thousand six hundred tons of humanitarian aid, formed based on the most urgent needs of the Syrian side.

Already, the Russian delegation has brought 16 power generators to Syria for delivery to hospitals, more than 370 tons of food, about 40 tons of clothing and bedding, as well as more than 5,000 school kits for educational institutions.

The already signed Russian-Syrian memorandums, agreements and treaties are being actively implemented. One of the most important areas of work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters is the detailed study and coordination of the issues of localizing the production of vaccines against the new coronavirus infection in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The joint work of representatives of the International Complex Expedition as part of the Centre for Rescue Archeology of the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Natalya Fedorovna Solovieva and the Department of Antiquities and Museums of Syria on the preservation of cultural heritage is being effectively carried out.

All this work has a positive effect on the situation in Syria. Thanks to the Joint Russian-Syrian operation to stabilize the situation in Daraa Governorate, the cessation of hostilities was achieved, work was organized to resolve the status of militants and local authorities were The water supply in the governorate has been restored, providing the population with drinking water and contributing to a peaceful life.

As a result of these efforts, more than 80% of internally displaced persons returned to their homes in the area.

The stabilization of the situation in government-controlled areas and the restoration of civilian infrastructure have led to an increase in the resettlement of internally displaced persons to their places of permanent residence. Since the beginning of the year, 26 temporary accommodation points have been disbanded in the Syrian Arab Republic, including 10 for the period from September 1. All refugees are provided with permanent housing, medical and educational institutions operate in the settlements.

It is worth noting that the results of the implementation of the Russian-Syrian initiatives for the post-conflict reconstruction of the republic were achieved in the context of incessant opposition from Western countries. They are conducting a large-scale information campaign, in which the media and non-governmental organizations are actively involved, convincing the world community that conditions for the return of refugees have not yet been created in Syria.

At the same time, the Western governments invest large amounts of funds in humanitarian programs aimed at supporting people and refugees in areas outside the control of the legitimate government in Syria, as well as in the countries of the Middle East, which actually prevents the return of citizens to their homeland.

Meanwhile, it is in the refugee camps in Western-controlled areas where the humanitarian situation remains critical and where all rules and regulations of the International Law are being flouted.

That was evidenced by the results of the visit to Syria by a delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in October this year. The representatives of the World Organization were able to visit the temporary accommodation camps in Homs Governorate and experience firsthand how those who were able to leave the Rukban refugee camp live. According to former inmates of that death camp, its inhabitants live in inhumane conditions. Illegal armed groups operating in Rukban prevent the ordinary civilians from leaving for purely material reasons, as they are afraid that if only insurgents remain in the camp, its supply will be cut off.

An example of this was the disruption in early September 2021 of the plan for the evacuation of civilians in Camp Rukban, developed by UN agencies, when local militants violently prevented the evacuation of Syrian citizens to the Government-controlled territory.

The situation in Al-Hawl refugee camp, located in Al-Hasakah Governorate, is also degrading. The camp has a high crime rate, a shortage of food, and poor medical facilities. Security problems are worsening. The situation of women and girls is extremely alarming, with violent threats against them increasing sharply in recent months. Due to the lack of security at the camp, most humanitarian organizations refuse to work there.

These factors lead to an increase in social and inter-ethnic tensions among the residents of al-Hawl and contribute to their further radicalization.

For this reason, we consider all the ongoing accusations by Western countries against the Syrian authorities, in the context of continued anti-Syrian sanctions and the occupation of sovereign State territories, to be an outrageous hypocrisy. The mass distribution of fake news on the situation in Syria, aimed at scaring Syrians into postponing their repatriation, is alarming indeed.

At the same time, according to the estimates of international humanitarian organizations, the living conditions of the majority of Syrian citizens have significantly deteriorated precisely in their host countries of the Middle East. There has been an increase in unemployment among displaced persons, a decrease in their income and a deterioration in living conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, anti-epidemic restrictions and the economic crisis in the region. The further impoverishment of migrants significantly increases the danger of their radicalization, involvement in extremist movements and terrorist activities, primarily ISIS.

As a result of this conditions of affairs in the countries of the Middle East region and the simultaneous improvement of the situation in Syria, including in the security sphere, already now 94% of Syrians in Jordan have expressed a desire to return to their homeland in the coming year.

In this regard, we welcome the decision made by the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to resume the operation of the Jabir-Nasib border crossing from September 29 this year.

Once again, I would like to emphasize that the Syrian government has repeatedly expressed its readiness to use all available opportunities to ensure the necessary conditions for the return of its population to their home towns and settlements. For this purpose, 13 refugee checkpoints have been deployed and operate around the clock: 11 land-based, one sea and one air. The work on them was organized by Syrian colleagues from local authorities, security forces and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

Yes, there are still many unresolved problems in Syria, but for their early settlement it is necessary to consolidate the efforts of the entire international community in providing the Syrian people with humanitarian aid and helping the country's legitimate government to create decent conditions for the return of Syrians to their homes.

In this situation, a question arises, today it is rather rhetorical, but no less relevant. Dozens of countries with the leading role of the Western coalition under the auspices of the fight against terrorism came to Syria and caused massive damage to the territory and critical infrastructure of the country. And where did the good intentions of these countries go now, when the question of the restoration of the Syrian Arab Republic after the victory over international terrorism arose most acutely?

The question, unfortunately, remains unanswered for a long time. At the same time, whoever is directly guilty of the suffering of the Syrian people has not borne any responsibility for the tragedy of this country, including legal, economic, moral and humanitarian.

Dear colleagues, the main problems hindering the restoration of Syria as a strong, sovereign and prosperous state today remain:

Firstly, the occupation by foreign military forces of the territories of a sovereign Syrian State, a member of the United Nations. We consider the illegal military presence in Syria to be the main destructive factor in the country's revival. It leads to the plundering of the natural resources of the Syrian Arab Republic and exacerbation of hotbeds of tension in the region.

Secondly, the policy of sanctions against Syria in violation of the UN Charter. Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic prevent the post-war reconstruction of the country and deprive ordinary Syrian citizens of the opportunities for a normal life.

Thirdly, the passivity of a number of Western countries and international organizations in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2585 in the part concerning the scaling up of work on early recovery and increasing the resilience of Syria's infrastructure.

Fourthly, the ongoing policy of a number of Western countries aimed at discriminating against government territories, whitewashing of terrorists, blocking the return of refugees and post-conflict reconstruction of the country.

In these conditions, Russia remains consistent in its policy aimed at providing comprehensive assistance to friendly Syria, including in the restoration of its economy. In total, since the beginning of the work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria, 7 agreements have been concluded between the Russian and Syrian departments, which are of a strategic nature and are designed for the long term.

Today, through the federal executive authorities, another treaty and 11 agreements in the fields of education, medicine, culture, science and industry have been prepared for signing, the signing of which will open up new opportunities for the development of mutually beneficial relations and strengthening partnerships for the benefit of the people of Syria.

In order to overcome the obstacles to the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, as well as to restore peaceful life in the long-suffering Syrian land, we consider it necessary to involve the entire international community in the tasks of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Syria.

We call on international partners to participate in the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland and in socio-economic reconstruction of the country, including the lifting of unilateral sanctions against this sovereign state.

Today, this is what is in necessary more than ever.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394059@egNews

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed with the Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev the development of military camps

16.11.2021 - 16:45

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected military units of the Western Military District in the Voronezh region today, and then discussed with Governor Alexander Gusev the development of military camps.

The head of the military department received reports on the progress of equipping military units with promising models and complexes of weapons, as well as on the development of military and social infrastructure. He was presented with modern means of transportation of equipment operated by mobile units, and also demonstrated the procedure of actions as part of automobile columns.

Sergei Shoigu heard a report from the military district command on the progress of construction of a multi-storey residential building, a kindergarten and a comprehensive school for military children. As reported to the Minister, construction and installation work is planned to be completed by the end of this year.

Within the framework of a working meeting with the Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev, issues of the development of military camps stationed in the region were touched upon.

Shoigu and Gusev discussed the implementation of a joint program for the comprehensive improvement of the garrison military camp.

Within the framework of the program, the forces of the Russian Ministry of Defence repaired socially significant facilities, including a kindergarten, school, medical center, canteens.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394053@egNews

Interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria make a joint statement on the revitalization of the process of returning Syrian refugees to their homes

16.11.2021 - 17:30

JOINT STATEMENT of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on intensifying the process of returning Syrian refugees back to their homeland

On November 16, 2021, a regular joint meeting of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic was held in Damascus to assist Syrian citizens in safe, dignified and voluntary return to their homeland with the participation of representatives of specialized structures of the UN and international humanitarian organizations.

During the event, the heads and leading experts of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters discussed the implementation of joint Russian-Syrian initiatives to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria, as well as further steps in the restoration of peace in the country.

The meeting confirmed that the return of Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of origin remains a national priority for the Syria’s leadership. In order to step up this process, the Syrian Government is doing its utmost to restore peaceful life in the country. The Russian Federation, acting within the framework of the agreements reached, is providing comprehensive assistance to the Syrian side in solving urgent humanitarian tasks.

Thanks to the effective work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters, based on the basic principles of the United Nations, to date 2,326,114 Syrian citizens have returned to their homes, including 1,373,814 internally displaced persons and 952,300 refugees from abroad.

Returning Syrians are provided with food, medical care and other assistance. Families are provided with housing as soon as possible, able-bodied citizens are provided with jobs and children start going to school. The restoration and construction of new social infrastructure facilities, including in the areas of health, education and energy, continues.

The Syrian authorities pay special attention to the development of the educational system and the rapid social adaptation of children who have lived out the horrors of war. New educational centers are being opened, work on the reconstruction of schools continues, and many events are held, thanks to which children can show their creativity and develop their talents. All this is done in order to see again happy and joyful children's faces, full of hopes for a peaceful and creative life.

The stabilization of the situation in the government-controlled areas and the restoration of civilian infrastructure made it possible to intensify relocating internally displaced persons to places of their permanent residence. Since the beginning of the year, 26 temporary shelters in the Syrian Arab Republic have been dismantled, including 10 since the September, 1. All refugees have been provided with permanent housing, and health and education facilities are functioning in the settlements.

Taking into account the difficult socio-economic situation in Syria as a result of sanctions, international isolation and the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian side provides humanitarian assistance to the needy Syrian population. Since 2015, 3,027 humanitarian actions were carried out, during which 5,298.86 tons of food, medicines, as well as basic necessities were distributed to the Syrian people.

Thanks to the Joint Russian-Syrian operation to stabilize the situation in Daraa Governorate, the cessation of hostilities was achieved, work was organized to resolve the status of militants and local authorities were restored. The water supply in the governorate has been restored, providing the population with drinking water and contributing to a peaceful life. As a result of these efforts, more than 80% of internally displaced persons returned to their homes in the area.

At the same time, the Western governments invest large amounts of funds in humanitarian programs aimed at supporting people and refugees in areas outside the control of the legitimate government in Syria, as well as in the countries of the Middle East, which actually prevents the return of citizens to their homeland.

Meanwhile, it is in the refugee camps in Western-controlled areas where the humanitarian situation remains critical and where all rules and regulations of the International Law are being flouted.

That was evidenced by the results of the visit to Syria by a delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in October this year. The representatives of the World Organization were able to visit the temporary accommodation camps in Homs Governorate and experience firsthand how those who were able to leave the Rukban refugee camp live. According to former inmates of that death camp, its inhabitants live in inhumane conditions. Illegal armed groups operating in Rukban” prevent the ordinary civilians from leaving for purely material reasons, as they are afraid that if only insurgents remain in the camp, its supply will be cut off.

An example of this was the disruption in early September 2021 of the plan for the evacuation of civilians in Camp Rukban, developed by UN agencies, when local militants violently prevented the evacuation of Syrian citizens to the Government-controlled territory.

The situation in Al-Hawl refugee camp, located in Al-Hasakah Governorate, is also degrading. The camp has a high crime rate, a shortage of food, and poor medical facilities. Security problems are worsening. The situation of women and girls is extremely alarming, with violent threats against them increasing sharply in recent months. Due to the lack of security at the camp, most humanitarian organizations refuse to work there.

These factors lead to an increase in social and inter-ethnic tensions among the residents of al-Hawl and contribute to their further radicalization.

For this reason, we consider all the ongoing accusations by Western countries against the Syrian authorities, in the context of continued anti-Syrian sanctions and the occupation of sovereign State territories, to be an outrageous hypocrisy. The mass distribution of fake news on the situation in Syria, aimed at scaring Syrians into postponing their repatriation, is alarming indeed.

A joint meeting of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters has identified the main challenges confronting the Syrian people on their way to a normal life.

Number one is the occupation by foreign military forces of the territories of a sovereign Syrian State, a member of the United Nations. We consider the illegal military presence in Syria to be the main destructive factor in the country's revival. It leads to the plundering of the natural resources of the Syrian Arab Republic and exacerbation of hotbeds of tension in the region.

Number two is the policy of sanctions against Syria in violation of the UN Charter. The restrictive measures against Syria impede the post-war reconstruction of the country and prevent Syrian people from leading a normal life.

Number three is the passivity of a number of Western countries and international organizations in implementing the United Nations Security Council resolution 2585 in terms of “increasing the early recovery and resilience of Syria’s infrastructure”.

Number four is the continuing policy of some Western countries to discriminate against government territories, exoneration of terrorists, and block the return of refugees and the post-conflict reconstruction of the country.

In order to overcome the obstacles to the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, as well as to restore peaceful life in the long-suffering Syrian land, we consider it necessary to involve the entire international community in the tasks of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Syria.

We call on international partners to participate in the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland and in socio-economic reconstruction of the country, including the lifting of unilateral sanctions against this sovereign state.

Chief of Joint Coordination Centre of the Russian Federation for refugees returning to Syrian Arab Republic – Chief of the National Defense Management Center

Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev

Chief of Joint Coordination Centre of Syria for refugees returning to Syrian Arab Republic – Minister of Local Administration and Environment of the Syrian Arab Republic

Hussein Makhlouf

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394061@egNews

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu confirms successful test of anti-satellite system

16.11.2021 - 18:15

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu confirmed the successful test of the anti-satellite system, answering journalists' questions during a working trip to the troops of the Western Military District in Voronezh Region.

“We've really tested a successful forward-looking system. It hit the old satellite,” the head of the military department said.

Sergei Shoigu added that the resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394066@egNews

The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation held telephone talks with the Defence Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia

16.11.2021 - 20:15

The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, held telephone talks with the Defence Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Z.A.Hasanov and the Republic of Armenia S.R.Papikyan.

The heads of the military departments discussed the aggravation of the situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border near Mount Kilisali.

Sergei Shoigu called on both sides to stop actions provoking an escalation of the situation.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394089@egNews

Alex Him · November 24th, 2021

More than 20 exercises in mountainous areas were conducted by scouts of Central Military District in Siberia during the training year

17.11.2021 - 09:30

More than 20 tactical exercises in mountainous terrain were conducted by the servicemen of the reconnaissance units of motorized rifle formations of the combined-arms formation of the Central Military District (CMD), stationed in Siberia, in the ended training year.

Throughout the training year, servicemen practiced mountain training and mountaineering skills at special training complexes, which include routes with various obstacles. After passing the route of the mountain complex, the servicemen overcame rocky areas on terrain of various levels of difficulty using climbing equipment and performing special tasks.

Special attention was paid to skiing special training.

Combined arms formation of CMD is stationed on the territory of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Omsk, Tyumen, Irkutsk regions, Altai Territory, the Republic of Tyva and the Republic of Khakassia. It includes motorized rifle, artillery and anti-aircraft missile formations, NBCP troops and signals.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394154@egNews

More than 200 recruits of the Southern Military District in Karachay-Cherkessia have started mountain training

17.11.2021 - 12:30

More than 200 recruits drafted from the subjects of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts into the motorized rifle (mountain) brigade of the Southern Military District (SMD) have started mountain training in Karachay-Cherkessia.

Experienced instructors of the Southern Military District will teach recruits the basic methods of belay, techniques for overcoming mountain rivers and streams, transporting weapons and ammunition, and organizing crossings.

Also, the young recruits will develop their climbing skills on the climbing wall and mountain obstacle course. The length of training routes for military personnel is up to 250 km with a large height difference - from 600 to 1200 m.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394215@egNews

The crews of the assault aviation of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol territory made more than 2.5 thousand training sorties in 2021

17.11.2021 - 14:00

The crews of the assault aviation of the 4th air force and air defence army of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol territory made more than 2.5 thousand training sorties in 2021, completing the flight training program for the academic year.

During the training period, the servicemen spent over 2 thousand hours in the sky on modernized Su-25 and Su-25SM attack aircraft.

During combat training, the crews worked out tasks to ensure the cover of the state border, improved air maneuvering skills, flew at maximum range, at different altitudes and under different weather conditions both day and night.

In addition, the crews of the assault aviation performed combat training tasks during joint actions with army aviation units and as part of tactical flight exercises.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394221@egNews

The delegation of the Black Sea Fleet Command arrived in Algeria to summarize the results of the Russian-Algerian naval exercise

17.11.2021 - 14:45

A delegation of the Black Sea Fleet Command headed by the Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Arkady Romanov, arrived in the Algerian People's Democratic Republic to summarize the results of the Russian-Algerian exercise Joint Naval Maneuvers - 2021.

The final briefing on the results of the exercise and the meeting of the Russian delegation with Algerian colleagues will take place at the command of the Algerian Navy.

The coastal and maritime phases of the Russian-Algerian naval exercise took place from November 12 to 16 at the Algiers Naval Base and in the southwestern part of the Mediterranean Sea.

The purpose of the exercise was to work out joint actions of the Russian Navy and the Algerian Navy, as well as to strengthen security in the region, the main tasks were the development of bilateral military cooperation, the exchange of experience between fleets in the performance of specific tasks, planning and coordination of joint naval training activities.

Russian and Algerian sailors have worked out cooperation to curb illegal activities at sea: piracy, illegal cargo transportation, terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

For the period of the naval phase of the exercise, a single headquarters of the international naval unit was formed. In accordance with the protocol agreed by the parties, the commander of the joint unit is the representative of the Algerian Navy, the commander of the Central Area of the Algerian Navy, Rear Admiral Kaid Nordin, the chief of staff of the unit is the commander of the Novorossiysk Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov.

From the Black Sea Fleet, the crews of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tugboat SB-742 took part in the exercise. From the Algerian Navy — the frigate Harrad with a helicopter on board, the training ship La Summam, the rescue vessel El Munjid, a patrol plane and a search and rescue helicopter.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394229@egNews

Novorossiysk paratroopers worked out loading of personnel and equipment into military transport planes at the Krymsk airfield

17.11.2021 - 16:00

A training on loading airborne assault vehicles and cargo, as well as personnel into Il-76MD military transport aircraft was held at the Krymsk airfield in the Krasnodar territory.

The lesson was held as part of a training and methodological gathering with the leadership of the airborne service of formations and military units of airborne troops, military districts, as well as educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, training officers for airborne troops and special forces, taking place these days on the basis of the Novorossiysk guards airborne assault mountain formation.

At the first training place within the framework of the lesson, the procedure for preparing the Il-76MD aircraft for landing, as well as loading airborne personnel into the aircraft and its placement was demonstrated.

At the second training place, the Novorossiysk paratroopers, together with the aircraft crews, conducted a comprehensive lesson on loading two BMD-2K-AU landing combat vehicles into an Il-76MD aircraft.

The gathering takes place in accordance with the plan of the main activities of the airborne troops for November of this year.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394242@egNews

The Cobalt–2021 exercise with the participation of the special forces of the CSTO CFFR has begun in Tajikistan

17.11.2021 - 17:00

Joint exercise of special forces formations, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces (CRRF) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Cobalt-2021 starts at the Fakhrabad range in Tajikistan.

The exercise will be held from November 17 to 19. In the course of practical actions, Russian servicemen, together with colleagues from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, will work out issues of planning and conducting an operation to destroy militants, acting as part of the special forces of the CSTO CRRF.

The Russian military contingent is represented by military personnel of the special purpose unit of the Central Military District and the reconnaissance battalion of the 201st military base.

In total, about 60 people and 10 pieces of military equipment are involved in the exercise from the Russian side, including two Mi-8MTV5-1 helicopters of the 201st military base air group.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394253@egNews

Scheduled flights on Tu-95ms and Tu-22m3 aircraft were carried out in the Amur long-range aviation unit

18.11.2021 - 00:00

Scheduled flights of Tu-95MS

Scheduled flights on Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers and Tu-22m3 supersonic bombers took place in the aviation regiments of the long-range aviation unit based in the Amur and Irkutsk regions.

To fulfill the plan of the training shift, crews were involved in piloting and navigation, which included both experienced pilots and navigators, as well as young flight personnel.

During the performance of flight tasks, the elements of checking the piloting technique of crew members, as well as the actions of the flight crew to maintain training during flights during daylight and dark hours were worked out.

Special attention is paid to group flights in formation at night.

In total, more than 10 flight crews were involved in these events.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394283@egNews

Crews of Su-30 SM EMD fighters performed flights in difficult weather conditions of Transbaikal

18.11.2021 - 06:00

The flight crew of the fighter aircraft of the air force and air defence unit of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Transbaikal territory, during training flights worked out the elements of piloting in difficult weather conditions.

The flight program provided for the implementation of the most complex elements from the combat training course at an altitude of 700 m to 10 thousand meters. The fighter pilots performed a take-off in limited visibility, a day and night instrument landing, and an extra lap.

The flights involved modern multi-purpose Su-30 CM fighters of the 4++ generation.

In addition, during the events, a unified methodology for training flight personnel, the interaction of crews in flight, as well as the training of young commanders of aviation units as instructors was worked out.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394336@egNews

In Primorsky territory, mechanics-drivers of the BTR-82A of the marine corps of the Pacific Fleet work out special tasks at the training ground

18.11.2021 - 11:45

In Primorsky territory, military personnel of the Pacific Fleet marine corps unit (PF) take part in a training camp for driving BTR-82A armored personnel carriers over rough terrain at the Bamburovo training ground.

Mechanics-drivers practice the skills of riding combat vehicles off-road, overcoming various obstacles, including blockages, ravines, steep ascents, descents and slopes.

The gathering on driving in extreme conditions includes classes both during the day and at night, in any weather.

In addition, military personnel train to evacuate damaged equipment from hard-to-reach places using various towing techniques.

More than 200 marines and 20 units of military and special equipment are taking part in the gathering.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394361@egNews

Alex Him · November 24th, 2021

Rosoboronexport

Published on November 3, 2021

“Sosna” ADMS is designed for engaging aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, gliding aero bombs, UAVs, and lightly armoured ground-based equipment. The complex is applied while escorting motor convoys on march and while protecting stationary objects, block-posts, aerodromes, bridges, armoured force vehicles and other equipment.

The advantages of the complex are: high security of combat operations; jamming resistance, high mobility and survivability; operation in motion; big ammunition load.

Zone of engagement by the range is up to 10 km, the altitude is up to 5 km. Ammunition load is 12 SAMs.

Sosna ADMS-1

Published on November 8, 2021

ARMY-2021 International Military-Technical Forum is full of interesting novelties that otherwise could have gone unnoticed and in this video JSC Rosoboronexport unveils the PTKM-1R top-attack anti-tank mine. This is "smart ammunition" that meticulously selects its target according to the given parameters. It won´t activate against a wheeled vehicle or a light tracked vehicle as its target is a heavy tank-type armour.

The PTKM-1R is aiming at the least protected part of its victim – roof / turret. Firstly, the mine is propelled into the air upon approach of the enemy tank and then the warhead is detonated striking the target from above.

PTKM-1R Top-attack Anti-tank mine

Published on November 18, 2021

The version with Berezhok makes it possible to obtain a modern manned combat station on the BMP-3 IFV.

The upgraded version of the combat vehicle will allow firing afloat and on the move at any time of the day.

Berezhok weapon station is a two-man turret which houses the combat crew, weapons, ammunition and auxiliary systems.

BMP-3 IFV with Berezhok weapon station

Published on November 22, 2021

Russian manufacturers have developed technology for receiving frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) signals in barrage jamming environments, i.e. receiving signals when the entire operating frequency spectrum is jammed.

This technology is implemented in the STILET radio communication, navigation and electronic document management system.

Stilet radio communication system

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

Published on November 16, 2021

Subdivisions of the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division of the Western Military District during the exam for the right to be called "striking" troops.

Passing the exam for the right to be called "striking" units

Scouts of the Southern Military District in Karachay-Cherkessia begin mountain training

18.11.2021 - 13:45

More than 250 servicemen of the reconnaissance units of the motorized rifle (mountain) formation of the Southern Military District (SMD), stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, began practical training in mountain training.

During the training, the scouts improve their skills in overcoming rocky terrain of varying complexity using climbing equipment.

Also, the servicemen will conduct reconnaissance and search activities in mountainous terrain and woodlands, study the ways of arranging shelters in conditions of various forms of mountainous terrain, and practice high-speed shooting.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394359@egNews

Frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov performs another test firing of Zircon hypersonic missile

18.11.2021 - 15:15

Launch of a "Zircon" hypersonic missile from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea

The crew of the Northern Fleet frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, within the framework of the final cycle of tests of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon missile.

Shooting was made at a naval target position located in the waters of the White Sea.

According to objective control data, the flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified data. The target is destroyed by a direct hit.

Surface ships and naval aviation of the Northern Fleet were involved in providing for the firing and closing the area.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394381@egNews

Scouts of 201st military base to use new AK-12 assault rifle for the first time at Cobalt 2021 CSTO exercise

18.11.2021 - 15:45

The storming of a building by Russian special forces during the exercise "Cobalt-2021"

For the first time, servicemen of the reconnaissance battalion of the Russian military base in Tajikistan will use the recently accepted into service AK-12 assault rifle in a joint exercise of special forces, internal affairs agencies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Force (CRRF) of the Treaty Organization on collective security (CSTO) Cobalt 2021.

In the course of practical actions, Russian servicemen will plan and conduct of an operation to destroy militants, acting as part of the special forces of the CSTO CRRF together with colleagues from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The exercise started at the beginning of the week and will end on November 19.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394384@egNews

A meeting of the Military-Technical Committee under the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS member states was held in Moscow

18.11.2021 - 17:30

A regular meeting of the Military Technical Committee under the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS member states took place today at the International Military Center in Moscow.

The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov.

The event was attended by delegations headed by deputy heads of defence departments of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

"The most important task facing us today is to increase the role of military cooperation in the system of ensuring the security of the Commonwealth, countering international terrorism and other military challenges. In the interests of the national armed forces, new forms of cooperation are being tested. The dynamics and the general vector of development of relations in the military sphere remain," General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov said.

He also added that today it is obvious that it is possible to ensure security only through joint efforts and coordinated actions.

During the meeting, the results and features of the special exercise with military command bodies, formations, military units and logistics organizations, the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2021 and the joint special exercise Echelon–2021 were discussed.

Also, within the framework of the program, members of the committee were given the opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition of promising models of weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Following the meeting, the chairman of the Military-Technical Committee at the CIS CRRF, General of the Army Dmitry Bulgakov said that "the meeting was held in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and will undoubtedly contribute to further convergence of views on the development strategy and the organization of logistical support for the troops."

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394396@egNews

Published on November 18, 2021

Final exams began for cadets of a district training center for training junior specialists of the Central Military District in the Sverdlovsk Region.

The servicemen will have to pass driving exercises for the BTR-82 armored personnel carriers.

Driving includes high-speed maneuvering, overcoming various obstacles and pursuing the enemy, as well as live firing from the standard weapons of armored personnel carriers from a standstill, on the move at various distances from 700 to 2.5 thousand meters.

Final exams for cadets of the training center of the Central Military District

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

Published on November 18, 2021

Crews of multifunctional fighter-bombers Su-34 of the Central Military District performed elements of complex aerobatics in the skies over the South Urals.

At altitudes from 1000 to 5000 meters, the pilots performed turns at maximum and afterburner modes of engine operation, performing complex aerobatics elements such as "Nesterov's loop", "oblique loop", "horizontal barrels", etc.

Performing elements of complex aerobatics by the crews of the Su-34 of the Central Military District

Special forces of the EMD worked out anti-sabotage actions at the training ground in Transbaikalia

19.11.2021 - 08:45

In the Transbaikal territory, special tactical training was conducted with special purpose units of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (EMD) to carry out raid and anti-sabotage actions.

Servicemen as part of special forces groups in a given area made a march, and went to the zone of performing reconnaissance tasks, where they discovered and destroyed a field camp of a mock enemy.

The reconnaissance of the area was carried out with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles Tachyon and the electronic intelligence complex Sobolyatnik.

At the final stage, special forces groups were promptly evacuated from the area of the task in armored Typhoon vehicles.

Over 100 military personnel took part in the event, about 20 units of military equipment were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394489@egNews

In 2021, the artillerymen of the Central Military District took part in more than 200 live-fire drills

19.11.2021 - 14:45

In 2021, servicemen of the cannon and rocket artillery units of the Central Military District (CMD) took part in more than 200 exercises.

Colonel Gennady Mandrichenko, deputy chief of the missile forces and artillery of the Central Military District, announced this: "During this year, more than 200 tactical and tactical-special exercises were conducted with servicemen of artillery divisions and batteries of formations and military units of the military district."

The head of the missile forces and artillery of the Central Military District noted that three command post exercises with artillery brigades and one tactical exercise with a rocket artillery formation were also held in the specialized units of the military district.

In the current year, over 26 thousand rounds were used up, over three thousand individual fire missions and almost two thousand fire missions were carried out.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394541@egNews

Two strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk Seas

19.11.2021 - 19:10

Planned flight of Tu-95MS over neutral waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk seas

Two Tu-95MS long-range strategic missile carriers performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Bering, Chukchi and Okhotsk Seas.

Fighter escort was provided by the crews of Su-35S aircraft of the air force and air defence formation of the Eastern Military District.

The flight duration was about 10 hours.

Long-range aviation crews regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

All flights of the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394522@egNews

Published on November 19, 2021

For the Day of missile forces and artillery - 2021

The artillerymen of the Southern Military District destroyed an imaginary enemy using "Sani" mortars at the Nikolo-Aleksandrovsky training ground in the Stavropol Territory.

The servicemen carried out deployment in battle formation from the march, fire engagement of objects of an imaginary enemy and operational change of firing positions.

Shooting of mortar crews "Sani" of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

Russian inspectors to visit a military facility in Latvia

22.11.2021 - 00:05

As stated by the Chief of the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergey Ryzhkov, in accordance with the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, the Russian evaluation team plans a visit to an envisaged area in Latvia on November 22-25, 2021.

The inspection is conducted in order to determine the scale of military activity within the envisaged area which is subject to notification or to identify the absence of the military activity which is subject to notification. The envisaged area will cover some 16,000 sq km.

During the event, Russian inspectors will visit training areas and grounds, briefing on military activity, formations or units located within the specified area.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394897@egNews

In Crimea, the crews of the Triumph and Pantsir complexes destroy cruise missiles of the mock enemy

22.11.2021 - 09:30

The combat crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems from the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Southern Military District conducted a planned exercise to find, escort and destroy the mock enemy's cruise missiles.

The air targets of the mock enemy were electronically modeled with different parameters of flight speed and altitude, which made it difficult to perform a combat training mission.

Due to the high level of personnel training, the capabilities of radar systems, advanced target tracking functions and the versatility of their destruction with combined missile and cannon weapons, the Triumph and Pantsir air defence missile systems successfully completed their assigned tasks.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394952@egNews

Crews of attack helicopters of the Southern Military District at night practice fire support for the assault detachments of special forces

22.11.2021 - 11:30

The crews of the Mi-28N Night Hunter, Ka-52 Alligator and Mi-35M combat attack helicopters based in the Krasnodar Territory of the Southern Military District (SMD) aviation regiment performed a number of special missions in the visions.

The pilots practiced fire support for the assault units of the special forces of the Southern Military District, escorting columns during the advance, transfer and disembarkation of tactical airborne assault forces, the delivery of ammunition and various military cargoes to hard-to-reach areas of the forest and mountainous terrain.

In addition, the pilots passed the standards for the detection and recognition of various moving and stationary ground targets, helicopters and low-flying low-speed aircraft.

In training flights, about 20 helicopters of the army aviation of the Southern Military District were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394969@egNews

Crews of ships of Caspian flotilla repel attack of mock enemy aircraft on basing point

22.11.2021 - 12:30

In Dagestan, at the basing point of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl), the crews of naval combat posts repelled an air attack by mock enemy, using the air defence systems of warships.

With the help of radio-electronic means of illumination of the surface and air situation, as well as radar stations and complexes of the coastal troops detection system, the movement of the mock enemy aviation in the direction of the base point of the CFl was revealed.

During the exercise, the Caspian Flotilla crews practiced the use of electronic and visual camouflage equipment, as well as methods of target distribution and firing missions through various communication channels. The targets were struck with electronic launches before the aircraft entered the combat course.

In total, about 20 surface ships, boats and ships were involved in the exercise, including missile ships "Tatarstan" and "Dagestan", small missile and artillery ships "Grad Sviyazhsk", "Veliky Ustyug", "Makhachkala", "Astrakhan" , minesweepers "German Ugryumov" and "Magomet Gadzhiev".

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394977@egNews

Northern Fleet Marines conduct tactical shooting training

22.11.2021 - 13:30

Northern Fleet Marines Army Tactical Shooting Training

At the training ground of the Northern Fleet Marine Corps Brigade in the Sputnik settlement of the Murmansk Region, a unit of marines conducted a tactical shooting training exercise. "Black Berets" are preparing for the competition, which will be attended by teams from various security agencies, including servicemen of the coastal troops of the Northern Fleet.

During the training, the participants fired from a Yarygin pistol, a Makarov pistol and a Kalashnikov assault rifle at a distance of 10 to 300 meters.

The training program for army tactical shooters is aimed at developing their professional physical skills: agility, coordination of movement, speed and instant reaction.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394983@egNews

First night exercise with Mi-8 crews of helicopters was held at the mountain range of the Republic of Tuva

22.11.2021 - 15:45

The crews of the Mi-8AMTSh-V transport and combat helicopters of the Central Military District (CMD) completed about 10 combat training missions as part of the first night tactical flight exercise at a mountain range in the Republic of Tyva.

During the combat training event, helicopter crews made more than 50 night flights.

The tactical flight exercise involved 10 Mi-8 helicopters and about 100 military personnel.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395001@egNews

A squadron of Su-25SM3 attack aircraft in the Kuban destroyed the airfield of a mock enemy

23.11.2021 - 10:45

The crews of the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft squadron of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District (SMD), based in the Krasnodar territory, destroyed the infrastructure of the airfield of the mock enemy.

The pilots performed piloting of aircraft under difficult meteorological conditions at different altitudes.

As part of the combat flight, the pilots of the Su-25SM3 overcame the air defence system at extremely low altitude, performed guided missile launches, firing from aviation cannons and dropped corrected aerial bombs on the positions of a mock enemy at one of the aviation ranges in the Kuban.

More than 200 pilots, technicians and specialists of the ground support services of the Southern Military District were involved in the performance of flight tasks, more than 10 aircraft were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395133@egNews

The delegation of the Russian Defence Ministry arrived on a working trip to Sri-Lanka

23.11.2021 - 13:00

A delegation of the Russian Defence Ministry headed by the Chief of the Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Yuri Stavitsky, arrived on a working trip to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri-Lanka.

The purpose of the visit is to exchange experience in the field of engineering, familiarize with the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of Sri-Lanka and discuss prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of engineering troops.

The leadership of the engineering troops of the two countries will discuss the training of Sri-Lankan servicemen at the International Mine Action Center of the Russian Armed Forces and the Tyumen Higher Military Engineering Command School named after Marshal of the Engineering Troops A. Proshlyakov, as well as the possible participation of Sri-Lankan servicemen in competitions held within the framework of the Army International Games on the line of engineering troops: Open Water, Safe Route and Engineering Formula.

During the visit, the Russian delegation will get acquainted with the procedure for training specialists in the field of mine clearance in Sri-Lanka's training centers, as well as their educational and material base.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395169@egNews

WMD's crews of modernized anti-aircraft missile systems S-300PM-2 Favorit prepare for combat duty in winter period

23.11.2021 - 13:45

Servicemen of the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defence of the Western Military District (WMD) in the Voronezh Region prepared the upgraded S-300PM-2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems for combat duty in winter period.

In total, about five units of the modernized S-300PM2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems, designed to destroy aircraft, ballistic missiles of various ranges, hypersonic targets and other modern air attack weapons, will re-enter combat duty.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395165@egNews

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces holds briefing for military attaches of foreign states

23.11.2021 - 15:00

In accordance with the plan of work with the military-diplomatic corps accredited in Moscow, on November 23, a briefing was held by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrei Yudin.

The main attention was paid to informing about the modern structure of the Aerospace Forces and the tasks solved by the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The briefing was attended by about 80 military attachés from 52 countries of the CIS, Asia, Africa and Latin America, including representatives of 16 NATO countries.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395183@egNews

Central MD crews of MiG-31BM practice destruction of high-speed targets in stratosphere

23.11.2021 - 15:45

The crews of four MiG-31BM fighter-interceptors of the Central Military District (CMD) were lifted from the Bolshoye Savino airfield in the Perm Territory to intercept and destroy 10 mock enemy supersonic missiles in the lower layers of the stratosphere.

Air targets at an altitude of about 15 km were timely detected and identified by ground radio-technical means of air defence. The pilots of the fighter aviation regiment fulfilled the standards for the preparation and raising of aircraft to destroy conventional targets flying at an altitude of about 15 km and at a speed three times above the speed of sound. They were hit by air-to-air missiles.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395190@egNews

Russian-Chinese agreement on notifications of ballistic missile launches to be extended

23.11.2021 - 18:10

During a video conference with the head of the PRC's military department, Colonel-General Wei Fenghe, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said that the intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on notifications of launches of ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles is being extended.

“Taking this opportunity, I would like to inform you that we have completed the domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of the protocol on the extension of the term of the Russian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement on notifications of launches of ballistic missiles and space carrier rockets dated October 13, 2009,” said Sergei Shoigu.

According to him, this step will contribute to the continuation of bilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the strengthening of mutual trust between the countries in the military sphere. In addition, the fact of the extension of this agreement testifies to the high level of trust between the Russian Federation and the PRC.

The protocol was signed on December 15, 2020 in Moscow and Beijing during a video conference of the heads of the military departments of the two countries.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395226@egNews

The United States has significantly intensified the actions of its strategic bomber aircraft near the borders of the Russian Federation

23.11.2021 - 18:20

During a videoconference with the head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, Colonel-General Wei Fenghe, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, said that Russian military personnel recorded a significant increase in the activity of strategic bomber aircraft of the US Air Force in close proximity to the state border of the Russian Federation.

"We note a significant intensification of the actions of the American strategic bomber aviation near the borders of Russia. Over the past month, about 30 sorties have been made to the borders of the Russian Federation, which is 2.5 times more than in the corresponding period last year," General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said. He also added: "In 2020 alone, the strategic aviation of the United States Air Force performed 22 flights over the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, while in 2019 there were only three of them."

The Russian Defence Minister stressed that during the US exercise Global Thunder, 10 American strategic bombers practiced the use of nuclear weapons against Russia from both western and eastern directions. At the same time, "The minimum distance from our state border was 20 kilometers," Sergei Shoigu said.

"In all cases, our air defence systems detected American strategic bombers in a timely manner, established continuous monitoring and implemented measures to prevent incidents," the Russian Defence Minister said.

In addition, he noted that such actions of American strategic aviation near the eastern borders of the Russian Federation pose a threat to China.

Also, according to the Russian Defence Minister, the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and China is especially relevant in the conditions of "increasing geopolitical turbulence."

"Against this background, Russian-Chinese coordination is becoming a stabilizing factor in world affairs," Sergei Shoigu said.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395228@egNews

The servicemen of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China aim to expand cooperation through joint strategic exercises and patrols

23.11.2021 - 18:35

At a videoconference held between the Russian Defence Minister, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and the head of the Chinese military department, Colonel-General Wei Fenghe, the parties agreed to increase cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries through strategic military exercises and joint patrols.

The heads of the military departments stressed the inviolability of friendship and the strength of ties between Russia and China. They confirmed their readiness to implement the agreements reached at the highest level and expand contacts between the ministries of defence of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.

The main topic of the talks was summing up the results of joint sea and air patrols in the Asia-Pacific region this year.

This year, Russian-Chinese military cooperation in all areas has been steadily deepening. The interaction of the armed forces of the two states in the field of organizing combat training events has developed noticeably.

The negotiations were also attended by: on the Russian side, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov and the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin, on the Chinese side – the Commander of the Navy Admiral Dong Jun and the Commander of the Air Force Colonel-General Chang Dingqiu.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395229@egNews

The heads of the military departments of Russia and China approved the roadmap of cooperation for 2021-2025

23.11.2021 - 18:40

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and the head of the Chinese military department, Colonel General Wei Fenghe, during videoconference talks and approved a roadmap for cooperation for 2021-2025. They synchronously signed their copies of the document.

On the Russian side, the working meeting was also attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov and the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Sergey Surovikin, on the Chinese side – the Commander of the Navy Admiral Dong Jun and the Commander of the Air Force Colonel-General Chang Dingqiu.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395236@egNews

Published on November 23, 2021

The pilots of the fighter aviation regiment of the Western Military District performed training flights with the conduct of highly maneuverable training air battles in Karelia.

Crews of supersonic fighters Su-35S conducted an air battle, intercepted and struck manned and unmanned aerial vehicles of the imaginary enemy, and also evaded the attack of the "enemy" fighters.

Su-35S fighter pilots of the Western Military District have worked out a highly maneuverable air battle in Karelia

The crews of the Mi-35M attack helicopters of the Southern Military District in the Kuban have worked out elements of aerobatics

24.11.2021 - 09:00

The crews of Mi-35M attack helicopters of the aviation unit of the army aviation of the Southern Military District (SMD), based in the Kuban, worked out a cross-shift of positions and a sharp change of directions when conducting air combat at a minimum altitude of up to 200 m.

The pilots engaged in close air combat at permissible altitudes, performing complex figures to re-attack a mock enemy or withdraw from a conditional battle.

The servicemen mastered combat and forced U-turns, turn and U-turn on the hill, diving with different pitch angles.

The Mi-35M helicopter crews as part of the flight also practiced hovering above the ground and vertical landing at a minimum distance between the helicopters.

Practicing aerobatics on a helicopter allows the crew to fully master aircraft technology, gain air combat skills, as well as better navigate by helicopter instruments.

More than 50 military personnel of flight and technical personnel took part in the flights, 6 helicopters were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395316@egNews

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

The crews of Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters of the Southern Military District performed training flights over the Black Sea

24.11.2021 - 10:30

The crews of Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 fighters of the Southern Military District (SMD) performed training flights over the Black Sea. The pilots repelled the attack of a mock enemy aircraft on a naval base and, in cooperation with the forces of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF), struck back at the ships of the mock enemy.

During the combat training event, aircraft crews improved the skills of complex aerobatics, tactical techniques for intercepting and attacking air targets, practiced countering electronic means and coordination of joint actions when striking surface targets.

About 10 aircraft crews and ships of the Novorossiysk Naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet participated in the training flights, including the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, the small anti-submarine ships Kasimov and Yeisk.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395330@egNews

Helicopter pilots of the Central Military District practiced maneuvers in the air to escape from the air defence of a mock enemy in the Novosibirsk region

24.11.2021 - 12:45

Crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters of the Central Military District worked out maneuvers in the air to evade ground-based air defences of a mock enemy in the Novosibirsk region.

The pilots performed paired takeoffs, flights as part of links, as well as flights along a given route at minimum intervals at an altitude of up to 150 m. In addition, they worked out the standards for the detection and recognition of various objects, mobile and stationary ground targets of a mock enemy, methods of attacking ground targets and withdrawal maneuvers when firing surface–to-air missiles.

More than 10 Mi-8AMTSh-V helicopters were involved in the training flights, as well as about 50 military personnel from among the flight, engineering and technical personnel of a separate helicopter regiment.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395345@egNews

A counter-terrorism training was held in the WMD air regiment in the Kursk region

24.11.2021 - 14:30

In the Kursk region, on the basis of the fighter aviation regiment of the air force and air defence of the Western Military District, a training was held to repel an attack by a conditional terrorist group.

The main purpose of the event was to work out practical actions to prevent terrorist attacks on the territory of military units of the formation.

According to the legend of the training, two terrorists in military uniforms tried to enter the territory of the airfield and use an explosive device.

The military personnel of the anti-terror unit, together with reinforcement groups, took immediate measures to repel the attack and block the actions of the mock enemy.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395360@egNews

A meeting of the Board of the Russian Defence Ministry was held in Moscow under the leadership of the head of the military department

24.11.2021 - 14:35

Sergei Shoigu (R)

A meeting of the Board of the Russian Defence Ministry was held at the National Centre for Defence Control of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

Starting work, the Minister of Defence proposed to consider the issue of improving the system of military education and military training of students of civilian universities.

Sergei Shoigu recalled that in his message to the Federal Assembly, the President of Russia stressed the importance of developing military education - both on the basis of military universities and on the basis of military training centers.

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The second issue on the agenda of the meeting was the results of the implementation of the current state armament program and proposals for the formation of a draft state defence order for 2022 and for the planning period 2023-2024.

"Despite the restrictions due to the coronavirus, the rise in prices for raw materials, we managed to achieve the planned indicators for the development of the army and navy weapons systems," General of the Army Sergei Shoigu stated.

According to the Minister of Defence, as part of the implementation of the state armament program from 2018 to 2020, more than 20 thousand basic weapons, about two million pieces of equipment and support equipment, as well as about 600 thousand ammunition and weapons of destruction were delivered to the troops.

"At the same time, the difficult military-political situation in the world and the increased activity of NATO countries near the Russian borders dictate the need for further qualitative development of the Armed Forces—" the head of the military department noted. "Our priorities include increasing their combat capability, maintaining the combat readiness of nuclear forces and strengthening the potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces."

The Minister of Defence added that during the meeting it will be heard how tasks are being solved in terms of equipping with high-precision weapons, effective means of destruction, modern weapons and equipment.

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Then Sergei Shoigu invited the participants of the meeting to discuss the state of law and order and military discipline in the Armed Forces.

As the Minister of Defence noted, the purposeful work of commanders and their deputies made it possible to minimize the number of crimes and incidents in the army and navy.

The results of sociological research show that a healthy socio-psychological climate has developed in military collectives, traditions of friendship and military comradeship have been formed. In general, military personnel are confident in their colleagues and declare the trusting nature of interpersonal relationships. The moral, political and psychological state of all categories of military personnel is assessed as high.

Sociological surveys and the attitude of civil society show an objective assessment of the activities of the Armed Forces. Today, serving in the army for most young people has really become an honorable duty.

According to opinion polls, more than 90% of citizens are confident that the Armed Forces are able to protect the country, about 88% are proud of the army. Two-thirds of parents want their sons to serve in the army, more than half consider it a school of life.

"We must do everything possible to preserve a positive image of a serviceman in society. Today we will determine measures to further strengthen military discipline, maintain the moral, political and psychological state of the troops at a high level," the head of the military department said.

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At the end of the meeting, the list of capital construction projects of the Ministry of Defence of Russia for 2022 was considered.

"The balanced development of all types and branches of the Armed Forces, the pace of rearmament of the army and navy are inextricably linked with the availability of modern supporting military infrastructure," Sergei Shoigu said.

In this regard, according to the Minister of Defence, the main efforts of the military construction complex this year were focused on the creation of facilities for nuclear deterrence forces and means, locations for incoming weapons, as well as on improving the airfield network, the naval basing system and the infrastructure of the Arctic grouping.

Thus, the mine launchers of strategic missile systems in the Kaluga and Orenburg regions have been put on combat duty.

The events continue in Novosibirsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Nizhny Tagil, Irkutsk, Teikovo and Uzhursky units of the SMF.

As part of the deployment of the unified space system, the second stage of construction of the facilities of the western modernized command post has been completed for its transfer to trial operation.

In Kaspiysk, the Northern protective pier of the basing point has been built to accommodate the main combat personnel of ships and vessels of the Caspian Flotilla.

At the same time, the construction of coastal infrastructure facilities and engineering systems of the base point in Vilyuchinsk, berths in Baltiysk is being completed.

The list of capital construction projects for 2022 is formed in accordance with the construction plan of the Ministry of Defence for 2019-2025, the state armament program for 2018-2027 and the state defence order.

At the same time, the targeted infrastructure tasks of military districts, types and branches of the Armed Forces are taken into account.

"In order to synchronize the supply of new types of weapons, which are being carried out at a faster pace, and the construction of supporting infrastructure, it was decided to attract credit funds through the support bank for general contractors, organizations that are engaged in construction, in the amount of 82 billion rubles," the head of the military department said. "This will allow us to quickly deploy work at key special-purpose facilities for the activities of the state armament program for 2018-2027."

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395399@egNews

In Siberia, the crews of the Buk-M3 repelled a missile and air strike of a mock enemy

24.11.2021 - 16:00

Crews of the Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Central Military District stationed in the Altai territory repelled the missile and aviation strike of the mock enemy.

According to the plan of practical actions, the mock enemy was going to destroy particularly important infrastructure facilities of the Altai territory with an air strike. To cover the airspace, crews of the Buk-M3 air defence system were sent to a given area.

The servicemen made a multi-kilometer march, deployed anti-aircraft missile systems. Further, the crews found air targets, captured and escorted them, and then hit them with electronic missile launches at ranges up to 30 km.

About 200 servicemen took part in the combat training event, more than 30 units of military and special equipment were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395374@egNews

Servicemen of special forces of the Central MD made more than 10 thousand jumps during 2021 training year

24.11.2021 - 17:30

For the 2021 training year, servicemen of the special forces unit of the Central Military District (CMD) stationed in the Samara region made more than 10 thousand parachute jumps.

The landing was carried out from Mi-8 army aviation helicopters in the altitude range from 600 to 4 thousand meters with weapons and cargo containers both during the day and at night. Military personnel landed with parachute systems Arbalet-1, Arbalet-2 and D-10.

Servicemen of the unit, representing the Central Military District at the parachuting championships of the Armed Forces, use Malva-24 parachutes.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395387@egNews

Published on November 24, 2021

Pilots of IL-76 aircraft carried out bombing and live firing from aircraft cannons.

The flights were carried out from the Kresty airfield in the Pskov region to the Kushalino training ground in the Tver region.

The bombing was carried out from a height of 500 meters according to the mock-ups of the planes of an imaginary enemy located on the runway. The accuracy of the use of aerial bombs was ensured by the standard sighting and navigation system of the Il-76 aircraft.

Combat firing from cannon armament was carried out at an altitude of 400 meters.

When the aircraft reached the "vertical" - the position of the aircraft in the air directly over the target, the shooter visually detected the target and fired from the GSh-23 aircraft cannon. The firing was carried out at ground targets, denoting a convoy of equipment of an imaginary enemy on the march.

Bombing and cannon firing of IL-76 crews

The Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome

25.11.2021 - 08:00

Launch of the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome

On Thursday, November 25, at 04:09 from the state test cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk region, the combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces conducted a successful launch of a medium-class Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket with a spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Defence Ministry.

All pre-launch operations and the launch of the Soyuz-2.1B space rocket (SR) took place in normal mode. The means of the ground-based automated control complex for spacecraft of the Russian orbital group controlled the launch and flight of the SR.

Two minutes after the launch, the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle was accepted for escort by ground-based controls of the Main Test Space Center named after Herman Titov.

The launch of the spacecraft into the calculated orbit by the Fregat upper stage will take several hours.

In total, more than 40 ground-based measuring devices and more than 70 combat crews of the 15th army of the Aerospace Forces of special purpose were involved in ensuring the launch of the spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395667@egNews

Alex Him · November 27th, 2021

Tankers of motorized rifle divisions of the Southern Military District in Chechnya and North Ossetia will master the tactical method tank carousel

25.11.2021 - 10:30

Tankers of motorized rifle divisions of the 58th combined arms army of the Southern Military, stationed in the North Caucasian Republics, during training camps studied the methodology of tactical actions using the method of tank carousel when firing a regular shot. This tactic has proven itself well in Syria.

With the beginning of the planned winter training period, military personnel on T-72B3 and T-90A tanks will begin to improve their skills of firing a mock enemy with continuous firing from standard weapons in practice.

The tactics of the tank carousel is designed for continuous firing on the enemy - tanks fire alternately with ammunition located in the automatic loader. According to the servicemen, the tank carousel is especially in demand when there is not enough information about the enemy's weapons. Tactics increase the survivability of combat vehicles and the effectiveness of hitting targets.

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Airborne training session is being conducted with the marines of the Black Sea Fleet

25.11.2021 - 13:00

More than 100 servicemen of the Black Sea Fleet marines perform parachute jumps during a practical airborne training session.

Servicemen make jumps from a Mi-8 helicopter in the daytime at permissible weather conditions from a height of up to 800 meters in full combat gear.

Also, servicemen are practicing techniques and improving skills for the landing of tactical airborne assault forces from a low-flying helicopter from a height of 2-3 meters.

In addition to the standard elements of the airborne training session, the units are trained in fulfilling the temporary standards for the collection of troops at the designated point after landing.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395701@egNews

The crews of the army aviation of the WMD destroyed the infrastructure of the mock enemy at the training ground in the Leningrad region

25.11.2021 - 15:45

The crews of the helicopters of the Leningrad air force and air defence formation of the Western Military District (WMD) inflicted rocket and cannon strikes on the infrastructure of the mock enemy.

During the training flights, the crews of a separate helicopter regiment flew from the airfield based in St. Petersburg to the area of the Kingisepp training ground (Leningrad region), where they performed a combat training mission to destroy enemy infrastructure and manpower. The flight to the specified area of operations was carried out as part of the links at an extremely low altitude - up to 30 m.

As weapons of destruction, unguided S-8KOM aviation missiles, an automatic 30-mm GSh-30 cannon and P-50 training bombs were used. To create false targets for the air defence of a mock enemy, ASO-2B heat traps were used, produced with the help of on-board aircraft defence systems.

Crews of ten multi-purpose Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters, Mi-28N Night Hunter attack and combat helicopters, as well as Mi-35M were involved in the exercise.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395721@egNews

Central Military District Mi-8 crews training ends in mountains of Western Sayan in Tyva Republic

26.11.2021 - 05:00

Training of army aviation crews in the mountains of the Western Sayan

The exercise with the participation of ten transport and assault Mi-8AMTSh-V helicopters of the Central Military District (CMD) ended in the mountains of the Western Sayan of the Tyva Republic.

During the exercise, the crews of the Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator helicopters performed the tasks of landing and take-off from unprepared mountain sites located at an altitude of over three kilometers, delivering cargo on an external load to high-altitude sites, flying over difficult terrain with rounding mountain slopes, passing the gorges. In addition, for the first time to perform missions in mountainous terrain at night, the pilots used GEO-ONV1-01 night vision goggles, which allowed the crews to navigate in space at night, when it was forbidden to use external signals and internal lighting, and not to give themselves away to a mock enemy. As part of the exercise, the helicopter pilots performed more than 100 sorties during the day and at night, and also completed more than five tactical missions.

In total, ten Mi-8AMTSh-V helicopters and more than 100 military personnel from among the flight and engineering personnel, as well as specialists from the search and rescue and parachute service, were involved in the exercise.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395796@egNews

Russian and Mongolian pilots established twinning ties of aviation regiments

26.11.2021 - 07:00

The Formation of the Air Force of the Eastern Military District and the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Mongolia for the first time established twinning ties between the Mongolian Air Force Aviation Regiment - and the separate assault aviation regiment of the Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Eastern Military District, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the successor of the legendary Mongolian squadron.

In order to preserve the historical memory of the common military past and strengthen bilateral cooperation and mutual trust, a delegation from the Eastern Military District under the leadership of Major General Vladimir Kulikov, Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence Formation of the Eastern Military District, is on a working visit to Mongolia. The delegation included the head of the department of international military cooperation of the Eastern Military District, Colonel Ivan Taraev, Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence of the Eastern Military District for military-political work, Colonel Sergey Sursyakov, and the command of the aviation regiment - the successor of the Mongolian Arat squadron.

The Russian delegation had a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia, Lieutenant General Dovchinsurengiin Ganzorig, Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Mongolia, Major General Ochir Enkhbayar, as well as with Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Mongolia, and the first pilot-cosmonaut Zhongshan Zhongshan.

During the visit, the Russian delegation visited the Mongolian Air Force aviation regiment stationed at the Nalaikh military airfield in Ulan Bator city, where the Mongolian Arat aviation squadron of the USSR Armed Forces was previously based. They also laid flowers at the monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Ulan Bator. The parties also agreed to carry out further joint training of the flight personnel of aviation regiments and events within the framework of twinning relations.

Colonel Ivan Stepanovich Taraev, head of the department of international military cooperation of the Eastern Military District, said that this event is another step in the development of bilateral partnership. Today, one can note the high dynamics of the development of military cooperation and interaction between the Air Defence Forces and the Armed Forces of Mongolia on the basis of historically established ties, traditions of friendship and good neighborliness.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395805@egNews

MiG-31 and Su-35 fighters' pilots of the Western Military District complete flights as part of groups in the Tver region

26.11.2021 - 12:30

In the Tver region, at the airfield of operational-tactical aviation, pilots of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defence of the Western Military District (WMD) conducted group flights to practice the tasks of the combat training course.

The pilots of the Su-35S and MiG-31 BM fighters of the air regiment performed takeoff, landing, flight at a given course as part of flights at medium and high altitudes, as well as interaction with the aerodrome flight control group.

The main purpose of the flights was to increase the efficiency of the actions of the crews of operational-tactical aviation when performing tasks as intended.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395846@egNews

In the Peter the Great Gulf, the crews of Ka-27PS helicopters of the Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation conducted training in search and rescue of people

26.11.2021 - 13:00

The crews of the naval aviation helicopters of the Pacific Fleet conducted training in the search and rescue of people conditionally in distress on the water.

The task of the training was to check the systems of aviation equipment after seasonal maintenance and improve the skills of the crews of Ka-27PS helicopters when performing search and rescue of people in distress conditionally.

The crews of Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopters in low temperature conditions practiced the search for mock victims by an emergency signal of radio equipment, hovering over the water surface, as well as lifting people in distress on board and providing them with first aid.

In addition, the pilots of the Ka-27PS improved their piloting skills over non-orientated terrain.

The trainings were held in the waters of the Peter the Great Bay for several days.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395847@egNews

Sergei Shoigu congratulates the specialists of information management services with the 50th anniversary

26.11.2021 - 19:30

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated the personnel of the Department of Information and Media Affairs of the Ministry of Defence with the 50th anniversary of the Information Management Service of the Russian Armed Forces and noted their contribution to the implementation of the Government's information policy.

“Thanks to your work, the attitude towards our country, and to the army, and to military service, and to many other things, has changed,” the Minister said.

According to him, the employees of the department do their job brilliantly.

“Your work is highly regarded both in the armed forces and in our country, the work by which you helped to change the attitude towards our country,” Shoigu said.

The structure of information management within the Ministry of Defence was created in November 1971. At the moment, the main work in this area is carried out by the Department of Information and Media Affairs of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The department also includes the Centre for Preparation of Information and Maintenance of Internet Resources of the Russian Ministry of Defence and the Red Star Editorial and Publishing Centre, on the basis of which the centralized publication of the Russian Ministry of Defence media is organized (Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, 8 district and naval newspapers, 10 magazines).

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395940@egNews

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov holds talks with his French counterpart

26.11.2021 - 20:30

General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, held a telephone conversation with Chief of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces, General of the Army Thierry Burkhard.

The military leaders exchanged views on topical issues of international security and bilateral cooperation.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2395953@egNews

Alex Him · December 1st, 2021

Published on November 25, 2021

At the Gornostay training ground in the Primorsky Territory, a special exercise was held with reconnaissance units of the Pacific Fleet's marine corps.

According to a plan of the exercise of the Marine reconnaissance group, it was necessary to secretly penetrate into the enemy rear, reveal information about the location of the headquarters of an imaginary enemy and capture secret information.

In order to bring the situation as close as possible to the combat one during the exercise, imitation means, blank ammunition and smoke bombs were used.

In total, more than 200 servicemen and about 10 pieces of equipment of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps were involved in the exercise.

Capturing secret documents of an imaginary enemy as part of an exercise by the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps

Published on November 26, 2021

The arrangement of ambushes and the destruction of the strongholds of the imaginary enemy was carried out by the scouts of the Southern Military District at the Daryal training ground.

When performing tasks, the emphasis was placed on the interaction of scouts in the mountainous terrain and the distribution of forces and means of small groups.

The scouts used survival and orienteering skills; during training, the scouts were prohibited from using modern equipment for orientation and communication within the group. The tasks were carried out in radio silence.

Training of scouts of the Southern Military District at the Daryal mountain range

Published on November 27, 2021

The Marine Corps Day 2021

Pilots of Southern Military District begins flying in the mountains of Armenia

29.11.2021 - 08:45

Young pilots of the Erebuni air base of the Southern Military District (SMD), stationed in Armenia, began flying in high mountainous terrain.

The servicemen underwent additional training in performing flight missions in simple and difficult weather conditions in flat and mountainous terrain under the guidance of experienced instructors.

Upon completion of the special course, the pilots passed the tests, passed certification and received admission to perform independent flights and combat training missions in mountainous terrain.

From the beginning of the winter training period and after flying over the aviation equipment that has undergone routine seasonal maintenance, the pilots will start performing exercises according to the combat training program, performing various tasks as intended.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396198@egNews

Small missile ship Veliky Ustyug enters the Caspian Sea to perform training and combat missions

29.11.2021 - 09:15

The crew of the small missile ship Veliky Ustyug of the brigade of surface ships of the Caspian Flotilla practiced the tasks for the purpose and improvement of marine elements in the water area of the Caspian Sea.

The exit of the SMS was preceded by training at the basing point and the completion of a set of tasks by the crew, including preparation for sailing, preparing the ship for battle and a campaign, practicing elements of combat and daily activities in the conditions of the base.

SMS Veliky Ustyug is the third ship of the project 21631 Buyan-M, which entered the Caspian Flotilla.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396210@egNews

Crews of the coastal missile systems Bal and Bastion of the Black Sea Fleet have worked out actions to defeat naval targets

29.11.2021 - 12:30

Crews of mobile coastal anti-ship missile systems Bal and Bastion of the Black Sea Fleet missile and artillery unit conducted an exercise to destroy the ships of a mock enemy in the Black Sea.

During the exercise, the Ball and Bastion divisions made marches to the positional areas and worked out actions on engineering equipment and masking positions.

Then the crews of the complexes found a surface target, identified it and took it for escort.

The defeat of the sea target of the mock enemy by the combat crews of the launchers was carried out with the implementation of electronic missile launches.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396241@egNews

The frigate Admiral Gorshkov performed another test firing with a hypersonic missile Zircon

29.11.2021 - 13:45

Test firing of a Zircon hypersonic missile

The crew of the frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gorshkov, as part of the completion of the test cycle of hypersonic missile weapons, fired another Zircon missile.

The shooting was carried out from the waters of the White Sea at a marine target position located at a distance of more than 400 kilometers.

According to objective control data, the flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified parameters. Firing from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov was recognized as successful, the target was hit.

Surface ships and naval aviation of the Northern Fleet were involved in providing firing and closing the area.

The previous test firing at a naval target position was successfully carried out by the crew of this frigate two weeks ago.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396257@egNews

Alex Him · December 1st, 2021

Russian servicemen in Tajikistan have completed preparations for the winter training period

29.11.2021 - 17:00

Russian servicemen of the units of the 201st military base in Tajikistan have completed preparations for the winter training period, which starts on December 1 this year.

The 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan is Russia's largest military facility outside of its borders. It is located in two cities - Dushanbe and Bokhtar. It consists of motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units, air defense units, NBCP and signals.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396281@egNews

Published on November 29, 2021

The Kozelsk missile formation loaded a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo launcher.

The rocket is installed using a special transport and loading unit. The complex technological operations last several hours.

The Kozelsk missile formation in the Kaluga region is the first to be re-equipped with the stationary-based Yars missile system.

The rearmament of the Strategic Missile Forces consists not only in equipping troops with new missile systems, but also in creating a new social infrastructure that provides better conditions for training duty forces, carrying out combat duty and rest by personnel.

Loading an intercontinental ballistic missile "Yars" into a silo launcher

A memorial complex dedicated to a ski landing force was unveiled in the Leningrad region.

Here, in the area of the village of Sinyavino near the former village of Lipki, one of the first attempts to break a siege of Leningrad was made in November 1941. One of the episodes of this attempt was the landing of a Soviet tactical landing force near Shlisselburg, which became known as the Shlisselburg landing.

The operation was carried out by the forces of soldiers of the Leningrad militia, fighters-skiers of the marine Corps, hydrographers of the Baltic Fleet, members of the Military Council of the Leningrad Front.

Major Vasily Margelov, the future legendary commander of the Airborne Troops (at that time he was a commander of the 1st special separate ski regiment of sailors of the coastal Defense of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet), was among those who crossed Ladoga on skis 20 km across the ice and stormed the German positions.

Almost the entire command staff of the regiment was killed during the breakthrough of the enemy's defense, the regiment commander was wounded. In total, 202 fighters returned healthy from that battle out of more than 900 people who participated in the Shlisselburg landing, 47 returned wounded. 50 people were missing.

Unveiling of a monument to the Shlisselburg landing force in the Leningrad region

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, arrived in Mongolia on an official visit

30.11.2021 - 06:30

Valery Gerasimov and the Minister of Defense of Mongolia discussed issues of military-technical cooperation

Chief of the General Staff – First Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov arrived on an official visit to Mongolia on Tuesday.

The Deputy Head of the Russian military department will hold talks with the military-political leadership of the country, during which issues of cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres will be discussed.

Valery Gerasimov is scheduled to meet personally with the President of Mongolia Ukhnagiyn Khurelsukh, Defence Minister Gursediin Saikhanbayar and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Mongolia, Lieutenant General Dovchisurengiyn Ganzorig.

The visit of General of the Army Valery Gerasimov takes place in the year of the centenary of the armed forces of Mongolia and the centenary of the establishment of Russian-Mongolian diplomatic relations.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396361@egNews

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov and the Minister of Defence of Mongolia discussed issues of military-technical cooperation

30.11.2021 - 09:00

Mongolian Defence Minister Gursediin Saikhanbayar and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov discussed issues of military-technical cooperation between the two countries at a meeting in Ulaanbaatar.

"Such meetings correspond to the spirit of a comprehensive strategic partnership and contribute to building up contacts between our armed forces. We are ready to exchange views on topical issues of our cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres," Valery Gerasimov said at a meeting on Tuesday.

The Deputy head of the Russian military department also thanked the Mongolian side for the traditionally warm welcome and congratulated on the upcoming Independence Day of Mongolia, which was celebrated on November 26.

Valery Gerasimov expressed gratitude for the traditional Mongolian representation in the events organized by the Russian Defence Ministry in 2021, including with the personal participation of Defence Minister Gursediin Saikhanbayar. In particular, Mongolia took part in the IX Moscow Conference on International Security, in the grand opening of the Alley of the Allies of the Soviet People during the Great Patriotic War, where the monument "Allies. Fighters of Mongolia".

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396394@egNews

Russia will transfer aviation equipment to Mongolia and help in the modernization of airfield infrastructure

30.11.2021 - 10:30

Russia plans to supply aviation equipment to the Armed Forces of Mongolia, as well as to help modernize the airfield infrastructure. This was stated on Tuesday by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, during a meeting with the President of Mongolia Ukhnagiyn Khurelsuh.

"We give great value to bilateral contacts in the military-technical sphere. We continue to implement steps aimed at developing the Armed Forces of Mongolia. In particular, this is the modernization of the airfield infrastructure, the supply of aviation equipment, as well as the repair of armored vehicles," said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

He also noted the positive results of the 12th meeting of the joint working group on military-technical cooperation, held last week in St. Petersburg.

"We count on the support of our initiatives in international politics and intend to work fruitfully in all areas of military and military-technical cooperation," Valery Gerasimov said.

The meeting of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, with the President of Mongolia Ukhnagiyn Khurelsuh took place as part of the official visit of the Russian military commander to Mongolia.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396404@egNews

Instructors of the military motorists training center of the Ministry of Defence of Russia in the Voronezh region held a master class on extreme driving

30.11.2021 - 12:30

Instructors of a Training Center held a master class for young recruits

Instructors of the military motorists training center of the Ministry of Defence of Russia in the Voronezh region held a master class on extreme driving of wheeled vehicles in conditions of limited visibility for young recruits.

In total, within the framework of the training program, recruits will be trained in 5 types of equipment. During the classes, young specialists will study the device, methods of operation and methods of repairing cars of the training center, and will also be able to pass a special obstacle course.

A feature of the training of recruits this year has been the active use of special car simulators, which allow military personnel to train in all weather conditions and approach classes in real conditions being experienced military drivers.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396418@egNews

Alex Him · December 1st, 2021

The Russian Defence Ministry and the Greek Foreign Ministry signed a minutes on amendments to the agreement on the prevention of incidents at sea outside territorial waters

30.11.2021 - 16:00

Today, during the thirteenth session of the joint Russian-Greek commission on economic, industrial and scientific-technical cooperation Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Miltiadis Varvitsiotis signed a minutes on amendments to the Russian-Greek intergovernmental agreement on prevention of incidents at sea outside the territorial waters as of 10 April 2021.

The amendments are aimed at improving the safety of navigation of ships and flights of aircraft of the armed forces of the parties to the agreement in close proximity to each other outside the territorial seas.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396449@egNews

Military engineers of the Central Military District for the first time received a robotic mine clearance complex Uran-6

30.11.2021 - 16:15

Units of the engineering troops of the Central Military District (CMD) for the first time received the robotic mine clearance complex Uran-6.

This year, engineering and sapper units of formations and military units of the engineering troops of the Central Military District, stationed in Bashkiria, Udmurtia and the Tyumen region, for the first time received four units of the modern robotic mine clearance complex Uran-6.

The Uran-6 complex is designed for mine clearance of terrain in urban and mountainous areas. It can also be used to make passages in minefields and is capable of detecting and neutralizing explosive objects with a capacity of no more than 4 kg of TNT equivalent.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396443@egNews

Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District have started receiving the latest S-350 Vityaz air defence systems

01.12.2021 - 10:30

The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th air force and air defence army of the Southern Military District (SMD) received a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft missile system S-350 Vityaz.

Combat crews of the complexes have started receiving equipment on the territory of the 4th state central interspecific training ground of the Russian Ministry of Defence Kapustin Yar.

In the near future, the anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District will conduct missile launches, after which they will march to the area of combat duty.

The newest S-350 Vityaz air defence system is a reliable air defence system that allows to significantly increase the effectiveness of repelling enemy air strikes on the most important protected objects of the Southern Military District.

The new complex works in close cooperation with the S-300V4, S-400 and S-500 long-range systems designed to destroy long-range radar detection aircraft, as well as strategic and tactical aviation at a great distance.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396543@egNews

A new training year has begun in the Pacific Fleet

01.12.2021 - 12:00

In 2021, the Pacific Fleet has significantly increased the number of tasks performed at sea by surface ships and submarines, which has increased the surfacing of ships by more than 1.5 times and the number of combat exercises performed by 1.3 times compared to the 2020 training year. For the first time in recent history, an operational exercise of the forces of the Pacific Fleet was conducted in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. More than 20 warships, submarines and ships of the Pacific Fleet, aircraft and helicopters of naval aviation were involved in this exercise alone.

Pacific sailors participated in the Russian-Chinese naval exercise Maritime Interaction-2021, and the national teams of the Russian Navy won a landslide victory in the competitions of the army international games Sea Cup-2021 and Seaborne assault-2021, which were held in the area of responsibility of the Pacific Fleet.

At the moment, the tasks off the coast of Indonesia are performed by the crew of the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev, which represents the Russian Navy in the international naval exercise Russia-ASEAN.

One of the main tasks in 2022 is the participation of the Pacific Fleet in the strategic command and staff exercise Vostok-2022, as well as other exercises, including international ones.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396562@egNews

Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov took part in a rally dedicated to the beginning of the winter training period

01.12.2021 - 14:15

A solemn meeting dedicated to the beginning of a new training period in the troops was held on the territory of the 27th separate motorized rifle Sevastopol red banner brigade. It opened with the solemn removal of the State flag of the Russian Federation and the military banner of the unit.

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Hero of Russia Lieutenant General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. He made a welcoming speech to the servicemen, congratulated them on the beginning of the training period and wished all personnel to achieve high results in combat training.

The winter period began with military and political training classes.

Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov held a lecture on the state of combat training and tasks for 2022 with the brigade officers.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396584@egNews

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces

01.12.2021 - 15:15

Today, the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation, under the leadership of the head of the military Department, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, held a teleconference with the leadership of the Armed Forces.

The head of the military department congratulated representatives of the military police on their professional holiday.

The Defence Minister recalled that a new training year has begun in the Armed Forces today.

"Preparatory measures have been fully implemented. Training camps and instructor-methodical classes were held with officers and sergeants. Repair and maintenance of range equipment has been carried out. Weapons, military and special equipment have been transferred to winter operation mode," Sergei Shoigu said in his speech.

The head of the military department also drew the attention of commanders at all levels to the need to maintain the intensity of combat training and meet the established individual indicators.

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The first issue of the thematic part of the conference call was devoted to the construction and repair of ships by enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

The Defenсe Minister noted that as part of the implementation of the Presidential Decree on equipping the Armed Forces with modern weapons and military equipment, shipbuilders are carrying out a complex of works in the interests of the Navy.

In 2021, four ships and one vessel were transferred to the navy. The combat strength of the Northern Fleet was reinforced with the lead nuclear submarine Kazan. The construction of the large diesel submarine Magadan and the base minesweeper Georgy Kurbatov has been completed ahead of schedule. In December, it is planned to transfer the first serial nuclear cruisers Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirsk, the head of the military department said.

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The second issue of the meeting was the construction of the Baikal-Amur mainline.

"You know that since April of this year, on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, railway troops have been actively involved in the reconstruction of the BAM Ulak-Fevralsk section with a total length of 340 km. 1.5 thousand military railway workers are involved in 19 facilities, about 700 pieces of equipment are used. By now, the right-of-way of the railway under construction has been fully prepared."

"More than 100 kilometers of highways and 15 automobile bridges have been restored throughout the site," the head of the military department continued.

General of the Army Sergei Shoigu recalled that the Baikal-Amur mainline is considered the most difficult and responsible section of the Russian railway network. Therefore, participation in its construction means gaining valuable experience in solving the most important state tasks.

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Another important issue of the conference call was related to the state of flight safety in the Armed Forces. The main measures to reduce accidents in military aviation in 2022 were outlined.

The Minister of Defence noted that in the past training year, military aviation fully and at a high level fulfilled all the tasks set. In the course of combat training, modern aircraft technology and aviation weapons of destruction were actively mastered, which greatly contributed to the growth of the qualifications and professional training of our specialists.

"First of all, this concerns the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2021," the Defence Minister stressed.

He also noted that in compliance with all established flight safety requirements, the air part of the parade in honor of the 76th anniversary of the Great Victory in Moscow, as well as the aviation component of the Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg were held.

Before proceeding to hearing the reports, the head of the military department announced that he had signed an order to provide the personnel of the Armed Forces with rest days on December 29 and 30. In return, it will be necessary to work on December 18 and 25.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396597@egNews

Russia and Vietnam at the level of heads of military departments sign an agreement on military-technical cooperation

01.12.2021 - 17:30

In Moscow, during a bilateral meeting, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and his Vietnamese counterpart General of the Army Phan Van Giang signed an intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation and an interdepartmental memorandum on cooperation in the field of military history.

As General of the Army Sergei Shoigu noted at the meeting, between Russia and Vietnam "a unique experience of joint work has been accumulated, based on long-term friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation."

“We invariably pay priority attention to cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres. Vietnam is one of the key states in the Asia-Pacific region with modern and well-equipped armed forces,” said Sergei Shoigu.

The Russian Defence Minister recalled that this year Vietnam became the first country in Southeast Asia to host the International Army Games. The competitions were held at a high level.

At the closed part of the meeting, the heads of the military departments discussed the prospects for military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Vietnam and outlined a plan for joint work for the future.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396635@egNews

Published on December 1, 2021

On December 1, 2021, servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will go to training grounds, take places in classrooms and simulators to improve their professional skills during combat training in the new 2022 academic year.

Next year, the main priority of combat training in the troops will be to further improve the level of professional training of all categories of servicemen: officers, sergeants and soldiers.

The basis of combat training will be to improve the quality of combat training of troops, in compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards and prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, improve the training of military command and control bodies, headquarters of various levels in the ability to lead subordinate units, using the most modern automated control systems, communications and unmanned aerial vehicles.

An important place in the training of troops (forces) will be given to the organization of inter-service and interdepartmental training of troops, the improvement of the coordinated use of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery and other tactical groups of combat arms in the interests of combined-arms formations.

To this end, it is planned to hold more than 20 thousand combat training events. In the course of their implementation, the issues of the transfer of troops and marching training, the fulfillment of tasks for the comprehensive support of subunits will be worked out. More than half of the exercises will be held at night.

The practice of unexpected checks of formations and units will be retained, during which measures will be taken to regroup units at unfamiliar training grounds for practicing practical actions with live fire.

Much attention is paid to improving the training material base of training grounds and training centers for conducting training in the composition of crews, combat crews and, in general, tactical echelon units up to and including the formation.

In 2022, 3 new landfills will be commissioned, 3 thousand units of technical training aids, more than 170 sets of polygon equipment and automated control systems for training specialists. About 500 training sites will be deployed to perform exercises for army tactical shooting.

One of the key points affecting the increase in the level of combat training and professional skill is the introduction of the spirit of competition in the troops. This is facilitated by all-army competitions among the units of the military districts, the Northern Fleet and types of troops in order to determine the best crew, squad, platoon, company to participate in the International Army Games.

The VIII International Army Games will be held from 13 to 27 August 2022. During the games, it is planned to hold 34 international competitions among the units of the Ground and Airborne Forces, the Aerospace Forces, the Navy, specialists in the artillery, engineering and other troops. The organizing committee plans to attract more than 300 teams to participate in ARMI-2022.

This will allow the best military experts from different countries to exchange experience and improve the quality of combat training. More than half of the competitions are planned to be held in foreign countries. Invitations to participate in the games were sent to the military departments of more than 90 states. Russian teams will take part in all competitions.

Next year, the troops (forces) will continue to fight for the right to receive the name "strike". It will be awarded to subunits from the battalion and above, which will achieve high performance in combat training, military discipline when performing special tasks and activities of daily activities.

The intensity of the training of troops will remain in the next year, in 2022, during exercises of various levels, including international ones.

The beginning of a new academic year in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Alex Him · December 11th, 2021

Published on December 1, 2021

10 years ago, in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, a special law enforcement structure, the military police, was created in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The military police are entrusted with the tasks of protecting the rights and freedoms of servicemen, ensuring law and order and military discipline, traffic safety of military echelons and vehicles, as well as protecting the facilities of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

At the present stage, the military police has a three-tier structure, which includes a central body - the Main Directorate of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, regional and territorial bodies and organizations, military units directly subordinate to the head of the Main Directorate of Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Military police perform their tasks in all garrisons of the country, as well as at Russian military bases abroad. In particular, the military police perform special tasks in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Military Police Day - 2021

The combat swimmers of the Caspian Flotilla began the new school year with underwater firing.

Classes were held on the basis of a modern training complex built at the base of the formation in Kaspiysk.

Shooting was carried out from a APS-5 special underwater machine gun at moving and stationary targets in full combat gear and fins.

Underwater shooting of combat divers of the Caspian flotilla

The large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Panteleev takes part in the first naval exercise of the ASEAN countries and the Russian Navy ARNEX-2021

02.12.2021 - 05:45

The opening ceremony of the first ever joint naval exercise of Russia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ARNEX-2021 took place in Indonesia on the territory of the naval base in the port of Belavan today. The participants of the ceremony visited the large anti-submarine ship (LAS) of the Pacific Fleet (PF) Admiral Panteleev, which represents the Russian Federation at the exercise, on the outer roadstead of the port.

Among those who arrived on the Russian ship are Russia's Permanent Representative to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov, Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobyova, Commander of the first fleet of the Indonesian Navy Rear Admiral Arsiyad Abdullah, as well as military attaches of the ASEAN member countries. An Honor guard met the distinguished guests at the Admiral Panteleev LAS, and an artillery salute was given in honor of their arrival.

During the solemn events, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to ASEAN, Alexander Ivanov, noted that the exercise that has begun is aimed exclusively at maintaining peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. "Thus, a new page has been opened in the Russian-ASEAN strategic partnership," he said.

Russian and foreign diplomats inspected the warship and left entries in the book of honorary visitors.

The naval exercise ARNEX-2021 takes place in the territorial waters of Indonesia near the island of Ve from December 1 to 3. It involves ships of eight states - Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei and Myanmar.

The active part of the exercise includes working out joint tactical maneuvering by ships, conducting signals training, interviewing and screening tasks of a suspicious vessel, as well as training in search and rescue at sea.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396737@egNews

Detachment of ships of Black Sea Fleet to take part in Bridge of Friendship 2021 Russian-Egyptian naval exercise

02.12.2021 - 11:00

A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet is completing the transition to the port of Alexandria in the Arab Republic of Egypt to participate in Bridge of Friendship 2021 Russian-Egyptian naval exercise.

The official call of the ships of the fleet into the port is scheduled for December 3. The detachment includes the frigate Admiral Grigorovich with a deck helicopter on board, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tug SB-742.

From 3 to 10 December in the Mediterranean Sea in the Gulf of Alexandria, Russian and Egyptian warships will operate under the leadership of the joint exercise headquarters.

The purpose of the exercise is to prepare and plan joint actions to protect limited sea areas from various threats, to conduct search and rescue operations and to check suspicious ships.

Bridge of Friendship Russian-Egyptian exercise has been held since 2015. In 2020, it took place in the Black Sea with the entry of participating ships at the port of Novorossiysk.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396776@egNews

Two Uran-6 robotic complexes entered service with the WMD engineering and sapper brigade in Moscow region

02.12.2021 - 12:15

The engineering and sapper brigade of the Western Military District (WMD), stationed in the Moscow region, received two Uran-6 robotic mine clearance complexes.

The complex is controlled by the operator using a console at a distance of up to 1 km, which ensures safe removal during explosions of mines and shells.

Despite the small dimensions and weight of 6-7 tons, the machine is able to withstand blasting up to 60 kg of TNT. In addition, the equipment of the complex allows to detect dangerous objects, and then determine their type. Thus, depending on the type of ammunition detected, the complex operator can choose the most effective and safe method of decontamination.

The complex will significantly increase the safety of sappers when working with dangerous objects. The operators of the complex have completed training in the mine action center of the Russian Armed Forces and will soon begin to develop a robot sapper.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396793@egNews

Crews of Bastion coastal missile system of the Pacific Fleet took on duty on Matua island for the first time

02.12.2021 - 13:15

The crews of the coastal missile system "Bastion" for the first time took over duty on the island of Matua

The crews of Bastion coastal missile system of the Pacific Fleet were deployed for the first time and took on duty on the island of Matua. On this remote island in the central part of the Kuril Ridge, servicemen will be on a 24-hour watch to monitor the adjacent water area and straits.

Equipment, personnel and materiel base were delivered to the island zone by amphibious ship of the Primorsk Flotilla of the Pacific Fleet's diverse forces.

The personnel began to be on duty and to carry out planned combat training activities.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396803@egNews

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu holds talks with Serbian Interior Minister

02.12.2021 - 13:30

In Moscow, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held a working meeting with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia.

Starting the negotiations, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu noted that Aleksandr Vulin, the ex-Minister of Defence of Serbia, had now arrived in Russia in a new capacity, and expressed confidence that in his current position he would do everything possible to develop bilateral relations.

“Cooperation between Russia and Serbia has become dynamic and multifaceted in recent years,” General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, the results of the recent meeting of the presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and Serbia Aleksandar Vucic became another confirmation of this: "The presidents of our countries agreed on the further development of bilateral cooperation in various fields, including in the military sphere."

“We are continuing our military cooperation. Joint exercises are being held. There are more and more of them every year. The program of our military cooperation is expanding. Military-technical cooperation is also being carried out successfully. The program that we outlined many years ago is being implemented in stages, in a timely manner, on time and in the volumes that we agreed on," Sergei Shoigu added.

He noted that those cases that were started with the participation of Alexander Vulin when he was the head of the military department of the republic with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defence are being completed, which serves as a serious factor in strengthening the defence capability of Serbia." “I hope this will continue to be so,” said the head of the Russian military department.

In turn, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia, Aleksandr Vulin, announced the purchase of new Russian-made air defence systems: We received Cornets. We received tanks, we received armored personnel carriers, we are buying new Pantsir," said Alexander Vulin.

Also, the head of the Serbian Interior Ministry conveyed personal greetings to Sergei Shoigu and great gratitude for cooperation from the President of Serbia.

“Everything that we have agreed on is being done,” stressed Alexander Vulin, addressing Sergei Shoigu.

In addition, he said that a representative office of the Russian Defence Ministry in Serbia will open in Belgrade in the near future: “We are just waiting for the opening. These are already technical issues,” said Alexander Vulin.

During the talks, the ministers discussed key issues of international security, touching the situation in the Balkans.

The meeting took place in an atmosphere of friendship and trust and confirmed the mutual disposition for the further development of Russian-Serbian cooperation. The parties exchanged views on the most pressing issues of interaction.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396812@egNews

The head of the Russian military department and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia discuss problems of international security

02.12.2021 - 14:00

During the bilateral talks held in Moscow, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Serbian Interior Minister Alexander Vulin discussed international security issues.

They exchanged views on key issues in this field. Special attention was paid to the situation in Europe, primarily in the Balkans.

The sides also touched upon topical issues of bilateral cooperation, while the ministers noted the importance of implementing the agreements reached during the recent talks between the presidents of Russia and Serbia.

In addition, Alexander Vulin thanked the leadership of the Russian Federation "for the support provided to Serbia in the international arena, as well as for help in the fight against the new coronavirus infection." Serbian minister confirmed the high efficiency of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396814@egNews

Alex Him · December 11th, 2021

The final meeting of the Commission on Innovative Projects and Technologies was held at the Russian Defence Ministry

02.12.2021 - 16:00

The final meeting of the Commission of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on Innovative Projects and Technologies for 2021 was held at the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation.

During the meeting, the results of the Commission's work in 2021, the main tasks for 2022, initiative developments selected in the interests of the military authorities, as well as directions for further interaction of the Russian Defence Ministry with interested federal executive authorities and organizations were considered.

Experts discussed the results of the work on the implementation of developments and technologies selected at the International Military-Technical Forum Army - 2021.

A number of initiative works of industrial enterprises of potential interest to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are presented to the attention of specialists of the military administration.

Within the framework of the meeting, a thematic exhibition Innovative developments created by enterprises and organizations on an initiative basis was organized, at which 12 exhibits were demonstrated.

The Commission was formed in 2014 on the basis of an order of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation and is designed to solve a complex of organizational, scientific and technical issues aimed at implementing innovative projects in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

The organization of the Commission's activities, information and analytical, scientific and methodological, organizational and technical support of its work is carried out by the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396833@egNews

UAV crews found a disguised camp of a mock enemy at an exercise in the Kemerovo region

02.12.2021 - 17:15

Military personnel of the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) crews of the Central Military District (CMD) discovered a disguised camp of a mock enemy and adjusted artillery fire during an exercise at the Yurginsky training ground in the Kemerovo region.

According to the plan of the exercise, the military personnel received the task to move to the designated area in order to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the terrain to detect a mock enemy. Upon arrival in the designated area, the crew deployed the Orlan-10 UAV complex and the withdrew the drone into a given square. When conducting aerial reconnaissance using infrared cameras, military specialists revealed the camouflaged location of the enemy camp. The received coordinates of the enemy were transferred to the control point of the artillery unit for its destruction. Reconnaissance was carried out at various altitudes based on weather conditions and preventing the device from being detected by a mock enemy.

About 500 servicemen took part in the exercise, which took place at the Yurginsky training ground, and more than 20 units of military and special equipment were involved.

Combined arms formation of CMD is stationed on the territory of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Omsk, Tyumen, Irkutsk regions, Altai territory, the Republic of Tyva and the Republic of Khakassia. It includes motorized rifle, artillery and anti-aircraft missile formations, NBCP troops and signals.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396835@egNews

Published on December 2, 2021

Methods of waging combat in the Arctic region were demonstrated to the commanding staff of the Northern Fleet during a meeting.

The command staff of the fleet was shown the organization of the work of a command post of a motorized rifle brigade at a field mobile control post.

Senior officers got acquainted with the location of command posts of combat arms and services on the ground, the order and organization of the protection and defense of the brigade command post, as well as with the organization of food in the field.

At the military training ground near the village of Korzunovo, the participants of the meeting were shown the practical actions and combat capabilities of the coastal forces of the Northern Fleet. Various methods of conducting combat operations in the harsh conditions of the Far North were worked out.

Were shown a fire ambush of a mobile group, a "tank carousel" where the "Arctic" T-80BVM tank in continuous movement, maneuvering along the parapet and firing at an imaginary enemy, the use of a group of fire weapons for direct fire from a 152-mm self-propelled howitzer gun "Acacia" with the use of the unmanned aerial vehicle "Orlan-10".

Also, polar motorized rifles demonstrated the actions of a mobile group to combat enemy UAVs.

Training with servicemen of the Northern Fleet on combat in the Arctic region

Servicemen of the military police of the EMD in Transbaikal completed a special exercise by capturing saboteurs

03.12.2021 - 07:45

A special exercise was held in the Transbaikal territory with the participation of servicemen of several units of the regional military police department of the Eastern Military District (EMD).

As part of the exercise, all personnel carried out a set of measures to bring units to the highest levels of combat readiness, including the organization of round-the-clock duty at strong points and fixed posts, patrolling on roads and facilities.

During the main stage of the event, the military police worked out the issues of escorting and guarding military columns, patrolling the territory and detaining members of the mock enemy's gangs in the area of responsibility. Also, the military police units subsequently escorted violators and organized the protection and defence of facilities.

At a separate stage, an episode of repelling an attack by a group of armed persons on a checkpoint (CP) of a military camp was played out.

More than 100 military personnel of military police units, including the department of service dogs, were involved in special exercises, up to 20 units of automotive equipment were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396935@egNews

Gunners and tankers of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol territory conducted reconnaissance of targets using the Strelets cruise missile

03.12.2021 - 09:15

The gunners of the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District (SMD), stationed in the Stavropol territory, conducted combat coordination with tank crews with live firing.

The servicemen carried out equipment and camouflage of firing positions, reconnaissance of targets and fire defeat of a mock enemy with the use of a modern control and communications intelligence complex (CIC) Strelets.

Also, standards for tactical, fire, engineering training were met, fire control training of regular units was conducted.

The servicemen carried out about 50 firing tasks to destroy armored vehicles and manpower of a mock enemy at a distance of up to 12 km, including from closed firing positions. After each firing task, the gunners and tankers performed an anti-fire maneuver, moving to new positions.

More than 200 military personnel of the Southern Military District took part in the combat training events, about 50 pieces of equipment were involved, including 152-mm self-propelled artillery guns Msta-S and multiple rocket launchers Grad-M, as well as T-72B3 tanks.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396942@egNews

About 800 servicemen of the Visla division of the WMD marched to the firing ranges of the Voronezh and Belgorod regions to conduct a field exit

03.12.2021 - 12:15

About 800 servicemen of the Visla motorized rifle division of the combined arms army of the Western Military District (WMD) made a mixed march to the ranges of Krinitsa, Soloti and Pogonovo to conduct the first field exits in the new training period.

At the training grounds, military personnel in practice study the tactical and technical characteristics of standard weapons, military and special equipment, pass tests in engineering, military-medical, tactical, special, intelligence and NBCP training.

In total, about 800 servicemen of the Visla division of the combined arms army of the Western Military District will be involved in the current field exit and more than 150 units of weapons, military and special equipment will be involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396966@egNews

In 2021, 11 international exercises were held in the Central Military District

03.12.2021 - 13:15

In 2021, 11 international exercises were held within the boundaries of the responsibility of the Central Military District (CMD) on the territory of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It was announced by Commander of the Central Military District Lieutenant General Alexander Lapin.

"This year, we conducted 11 joint exercises through the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," Colonel—General Alexander Lapin said.

He noted that the objectives of the joint exercises were to work out issues of management and use of operational deployment troops with regrouping in the strategic direction, as well as in resolving armed conflicts and stabilizing the situation in the countries of the Central Asian region.

"The crowning achievement of the joint training of troops this year was a joint exercise with the peacekeeping forces Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021 with the involvement of over 1.7 thousand servicemen from six CSTO member countries," the commander of the Central Military District troops said.

In total, in 2021, more than 50 international activities were held within the boundaries of the responsibility of the military district. Military contingents from Armenia, Belarus, India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were involved in them.

For reference:

The Central Military District is stationed on the territory of 29 subjects of the Russian Federation. The district structurally includes a number of foreign facilities: the 201st military base in Tajikistan, the joint military base in Kyrgyzstan, as well as units on the territory of Kazakhstan.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2396979@egNews

The main instrument for implementing Russia's state policy and protecting its national interests in the Arctic is the Northern Fleet

03.12.2021 - 15:30

The main instrument for implementing the state policy of the Russian Federation and protecting its national interests in the Arctic is the Northern Fleet. This was stated by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, during the strategic session Security architecture of the Arctic region: ahead of the challenges of time of the XI International Forum The Arctic: Present and Future.

To date, the main activities of the Northern Fleet are the protection of the country's sovereignty in the Arctic zone, the integrity and inviolability of its Arctic territories, the prevention of military conflicts, the maintenance of fleet forces and troops at a level that guarantees unacceptable damage to the aggressor in any situation.

As part of ensuring the military security of the Russian Federation in the Arctic, the Northern Fleet regularly carries out a set of measures aimed at preventing the use of military force against Russia. In particular, the combat capabilities of the groups of troops and forces of the Northern Fleet are being increased, the system of integrated control over the air, surface and underwater situation is being improved, as well as military infrastructure facilities are being created and modernized, ensuring the vital activity of the forces and troops of the fleet.

"As part of the implementation of measures aimed at preventing the use of military force against the Russian Federation, the Northern Fleet, groups of forces (troops) are in a high level of combat readiness, are able to provide a favorable operational regime and perform the full range of tasks to fend off military dangers and threats in the Arctic region. Including in the waters of the Northern Sea Route," Admiral Alexander Moiseev said, speaking to the participants of the session.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397000@egNews

Alex Him · December 12th, 2021

Rosoboronexport

Published on November 20, 2021

Here comes the first part of our review on the product line of hunting rifle scopes produced by VOMZ - Vologda optical and mechanical plant. The range of products includes optical and red dot scopes already exported to a number of countries.

Hunting scopes by VOMZ (Part 1)

Published on November 24, 2021

Rosoboronexport presents a commando-type mortar – compact, lightweight and extremely silent 2B25. With the weight of only 13 kg the mortar can be transported by a crew of two and is deployed within 30 seconds.

Despite its small dimensions the 2B25 delivers 82 mm shells of special design that ensure low noise level when fired. The mortar is designed for special forces, commandos, counter-terrorist units and the like and it is indispensable in urban warfare.

2B25 silent mortar

Published on November 26, 2021

Here comes the second part of our review on the product line of hunting rifle scopes produced by VOMZ - Vologda optical and mechanical plant. The range of products includes optical and red dot scopes already exported to a number of countries.

Hunting scopes by VOMZ (Part 2)

Published on December 1, 2021

This is the first of the three videos demonstrating remote-controlled weapon stations manufactured by CRI Burevestnik that are produced with different weapons starting from general-purpose machine guns up to automatic cannons of up to 57 mm caliber.

The RWS dubbed DPV-RBP can be installed on any combat vehicle, boat or vessel, but it can also be effectively used as a stationary station. Depending on the mission and tasks the modules can be manufactured in various versions with cradles for 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine guns. It is a lightweight RWS that can fit in on any platform and with high elevation angles the DPV-RBP can engage not only ground but also aerial targets.

DPV-RBP Remote-controlled weapon station

Alex Him · December 12th, 2021

Mechanics-drivers of the combined arms army of the Central Military District have started taking courses on driving combat vehicles in the Voronezh region

03.12.2021 - 16:30

Mechanics-drivers of the combined arms army of the Western Military District have started taking courses on driving infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2, armored personnel carriers BTR-82A and T-72B3 tanks at the Krinitsa and Pogonovo ranges of the Voronezh region.

The first part of the course includes the study of the technical characteristics of combat vehicles and safety requirements for the operation of equipment, and the second - driving infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2, armored personnel carriers BTR-82A and T-72B3 tanks.

In total, about 600 military personnel, recruited in the spring of 2021, joined the ranks of mechanics-drivers of the combined-arms army of the Western Military District.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397006@egNews

Russia is in the Arctic and acts solely in the interests of ensuring the military security of the state

03.12.2021 - 17:30

Russia is significantly inferior to the United States and NATO in terms of the number of military facilities in the Arctic and acts solely in the interests of ensuring the military security of the state, observing the principles of good-neighborliness and cooperation within the framework of international law and taking steps to restore positions in the region lost during the collapse of the USSR. This was stated by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, during the strategic session Security architecture of the Arctic region: ahead of the challenges of time of the XI International Forum The Arctic: Present and Future.

"Ensuring the security of the country and the protection of its territories is a natural aspiration of any sovereign state," Admiral Alexander Moiseev added.

During his report, the Commander of the Northern Fleet noted that the Arctic countries (USA, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Iceland) continue to intensify activities to realize their economic interests in the region, expand national jurisdiction to additional areas of the continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean.

"At the same time, some countries accuse the Russian Federation of the so-called "militarization" of the region, while increasing its military potential, which is unacceptable due to the important international role of the Arctic. Some of them already have a sufficiently developed infrastructure, including dual-use (civil and military), continue to improve it and build new facilities, justifying this by the need to respond to the development of the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation in the Arctic," Admiral Alexander Moiseev stressed.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397011@egNews

Published on December 3, 2021

Planned exercises to fight for the survivability of ships in various combat and emergency situations were conducted at the locations of the Baltic Fleet ships.

During the exercises, the sailors conducted localization and fire extinguishing in the ship's premises, eliminated holes in the ship's hull and eliminated the intake of seawater.

During the extinguishing training, the servicemen were equipped in firefighter suits as soon as possible, sealed the burning compartment, stopped the spread of fire and eliminated the fires.

Training in the fight for the survivability of ships in the Baltic Fleet

In 2022, the Northern Fleet will continue the complex expedition "Remember the War" jointly with the Russian Geographical Society.

The expedition will be held in order to identify the underwater objects discovered in 2021.

00:01 - Last year, the "Remember War" expedition took place from March to October.

00:06 - Events were held in memory of the sailors of the northern seas who died during the Great Patriotic War.

00:11 - Members of the expedition laid wreaths in the sea in memory of a boat "Bolshoi Okhotnik-224"

00:16 - The sailors honored the memory of the crews of submarines K-2 and D-3 "Krasnogvardeets"

00:21 - Military honors were also given at the site of the death of the BD-5 convoy in the Kara Sea.

00:26 - The crew of the small hydrographic vessel "Nikolay Skosyrev" held events at a memorial of a vessel "Meridian"

The complex expedition of the Northern Fleet and the Russian Geographical Society "Remember the War" will continue

Published on December 4, 2021

A monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Alexander Vasilevsky was opened in Moscow near the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the Frunzenskaya embankment.

The monument to the famous military leader was unveiled by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu together with Vladimir Medinsky, Aide to the President of Russia, Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society.

“The headquarters trusted him with the most responsible sectors of the front. His contributions are truly invaluable on all fronts. It is no coincidence that today we see this work of our artists from Grekov's studio, for which a special thanks to them, in the look and image in which he spent the entire war,” Shoigu said.

According to the head of the defense department, many of the operations planned by Vasilevsky were carried out successfully and victoriously, making an invaluable contribution to the early completion of the bloodiest war in history. “He possessed indomitable energy, deep strategic thinking, knew how to defeat the enemy with the least losses and in a short time,” the minister emphasized.

Opening ceremony of a monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Alexander Vasilevsky

Cooperation in the defence sphere of the Russian Federation and India is developing despite the epidemiological situation in the world

06.12.2021 - 09:20

The defence sector is one of the main areas of Russian-Indian cooperation and, despite the difficult epidemiological situation, cooperation between Russia and India in this direction is actively developing, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with the head of the Indian Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh.

"Regular meetings of the leaders of our countries, the next of which will take place today, are a vivid evidence of multifaceted bilateral relations developing in the spirit of a particularly privileged strategic partnership," Sergei Shoigu said.

"For many years we have been in fruitful contact at all levels. The defence sector is one of the main areas of Russian-Indian cooperation. Despite the difficult epidemiological situation, the interaction of the general staffs and branches of the armed forces is strengthening, and the exchange of military delegations is expanding. Work is underway in the field of military education," the Minister continued.

He stressed that joint operational and combat training activities occupy a special place in military cooperation.

"The Indra series exercises and participation in the International Army Games are a clear example of the military coordination and the commonwealth of the armies of Russia and India," the head of the Russian Defence Ministry said.

He also said that Russia and India maintain close military contacts in multilateral formats, primarily within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the meeting of defence ministers of ASEAN countries and dialogue partners (SMOA Plus).

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397379@egNews

The head of the Russian military department called unprecedented trust between Russia and India

06.12.2021 - 09:30

Cooperation between Russia and India is reaching a new qualitative level every year, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

"The unprecedented level of trust between our countries is evidenced by the intensity and depth of military-technical cooperation, which is reaching a new qualitative level every year," Shoigu said.

According to the Minister, he is convinced that the 20th anniversary meeting of the Intergovernmental commission on military and military-technical cooperation, which will be held today, will further strengthen relations between Russia and India.

"We are aimed at fruitful joint work," the head of the Russian military department added.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397381@egNews

A meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation has begun in New Delhi

06.12.2021 - 10:25

The meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military and military-technical cooperation began in New Delhi.

"India is one of Russia's key partners in the defence sector, and bilateral relations are of a particularly privileged, strategic nature.

The unprecedented level of trust between our countries is evidenced by the intensity and depth of military-technical cooperation, which is reaching a new qualitative level every year," Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at the beginning of the meeting.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also noted the depth of Russian-Indian relations. According to him, today's meetings once again emphasize the strategic partnership between Russia and India.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397390@egNews

Alex Him · December 12th, 2021

The dialogue between the foreign and defence ministries of Russia and India contributes to ensuring global security

06.12.2021 - 10:35

The dialogue between the foreign policy and defence departments of Russia and India makes a serious contribution to ensuring global and regional security, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said during consultations in the "2+2" format.

"I am convinced that the dialogue between the foreign and defence ministries of the two countries will make a serious contribution to the formation of an atmosphere of mutual trust and ensuring global and regional security," Sergei Shoigu said.

He noted that currently Russian-Indian cooperation in the military and military-technical fields occupies a special place in the relations between the two countries and continues to develop steadily.

"Today, as part of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission, my colleague, Indian Defence Minister Mr. Singh and I discussed in detail the issues of cooperation in the defence sphere. We have outlined plans for joint work for the future," the Russian minister said.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397392@egNews

Russia and India sign agreement on military-technical cooperation between two countries until 2030

06.12.2021 - 13:00

Russia and India signed an agreement between the governments of the two countries on a program of military-technical cooperation until 2030. The document was signed in the presence of the Ministers of Defence of the Russian Federation and the Republic of India - General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and Rajnath Singh.

The agreement was signed by the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev and the Deputy Minister of Defence of India for military procurement Kant Rag.

The agreement implies cooperation of the arms and services of the armed forces, and also affects the supply and development of weapons and military equipment.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397410@egNews

Crews of ships of the Russian Navy and the Egyptian Navy have started the naval phase of Bridge of Friendship 2021 joint exercise

06.12.2021 - 13:45

The maritime phase of the Russian-Egyptian exercise "Bridge of Friendship-2021"

In the Mediterranean Sea, the crews of ships of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) of the Russian Navy and the Egyptian Navy have embarked on a three-day naval phase of Bridge of Friendship 2021 joint naval exercise.

The detachment includes the frigate Admiral Grigorovich with a Ka-27PS deck helicopter on board, the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tug SB-742. A detachment of ships of the Egyptian Navy is represented by a frigate, 2 corvettes and a support vessel.

During the naval phase of the exercise, taking place in the Gulf of Alexandria, the crews of the ships of the two countries will perform a set of joint actions to assist a ship in distress, to escort ships behind trawls, to repel an attack by surface assets, to organize resupply at sea and to conduct inspection transactions in relation to suspicious ships.

Detachments of Russian and Egyptian warships operate according to a single plan under the general guidance of the joint exercise headquarters. On behalf of the Russian Navy, the international headquarters is headed by the commander of the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov.

Earlier, the participants in the exercise conducted a two-day onshore phase, during which they underwent training on communication between ships and a pre-voyage conference with the participation of commanders and officers of the ships.

The objectives of the exercise are to strengthen and develop military cooperation between the Russian Navy and the Egyptian Navy in the interests of security and stability in the region.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397418@egNews

Pilots of Black Sea Fleet naval aviation perform first combat training flights in winter training period

06.12.2021 - 15:45

The pilots of the aviation squadrons of the separate naval assault and mixed aviation regiments of naval aviation and air defence of the Black Sea Fleet conducted the first combat training flights in the winter period of training.

During combat training, aircraft crews carried out bombing at a target field, firing unguided missile weapons at coastal and sea targets, and also practiced searching and tracking submarines and surface ships in the Black Sea.

More than 20 units of aviation equipment were involved in the flights, including: multifunctional Su-30SM fighters, Su-24M sort-range bombers, Be-12, An-26 aircraft, Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397430@egNews

Scouts of the Western MD use UAVs to detect camouflaged command posts in Nizhny Novgorod region

06.12.2021 - 17:00

In the Nizhny Novgorod region, at the Mulino training ground, servicemen of a separate reconnaissance brigade of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District used reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles to identify the positions of a mock enemy and detect camouflaged command posts.

As part of the training, the scouts used the Eleron and Orlan-10 UAVs. With the help of the data obtained, they were able to draw up a detailed map of the terrain of the area where the mock enemy was located. During the execution of the combat mission, the aircraft were at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, which made it possible to ensure the secrecy of aerial reconnaissance.

In total, more than 200 servicemen took part in the training and about 30 pieces of weapons and military equipment from a separate reconnaissance brigade were involved.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397440@egNews

Published on December 6, 2021

In the regiments of the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and the Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers of long-range aviation in the Amur Region, command flights with the leadership of the command of the formation, aviation regiments and squadrons took place.

This flight shift was the first in the new academic year. The event was held under the leadership of the commander of the aviation formation, honored pilot of Russia, sniper pilot of the Guards Colonel Andrei Malyshev.

Command flights in the Amur aviation formation of long-range aviation

World War II veteran and participant in the storming of the fortress city of Konigsberg Mikhail Yegorov celebrated his 100th anniversary.

Mikhail Fedorovich received memorable gifts and congratulations at his home. The commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Liina, wished the front-line soldier good health, happiness and prosperity. He also thanked the veteran for the strength of spirit and courage, for the fact that he faithfully served for the good of the Motherland.

The meeting with the guests became an occasion for Mikhail Fedorovich to share his memories of the combat path. Mikhail Fedorovich was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army in October 1940. He served on high-power artillery mounts. With the beginning of the war, the command decided to transfer the division to the deep rear. During the redeployment, the artillerymen more than once fell under brutal bombing.

At the end of 1943, the division was sent to the Leningrad Front. Here the personnel of the unit received the baptism of fire. So, in June 1944, as part of the Leningrad Front, they entered the battle, participating in the destruction of a number of especially strong enemy structures in the Narva area.

At the end of 1944, the 328th artillery division was transferred to a new direction. Now the artillerymen had to support the units and formations of the 3rd Belorussian Front with fire, which was preparing to participate in the East Prussian operation. When Soviet troops approached directly to the outskirts of Konigsberg, the artillery unit of Mikhail Yegorov was transferred to the 11th Guards Army. In the period from April 3 to April 9, 1945, the artillery soldiers, together with the railway batteries, took an active part in the assault on the fascist citadel and conducted almost continuous fire on the besieged Koenigsberg.

In just six days of fighting for Konigsberg, Mikhail Egorov's division fired almost 800 shells. Artillery fire of special power completely destroyed seven defensive structures, five were suppressed, and a lot of enemy equipment and manpower were destroyed.

WWII veteran and participant in the storming of the fortress city of Konigsberg Mikhail Yegorov celebrated the 100th anniversary

The motorized rifle formation of the SMD started the field gathering for snipers in Volgograd region

07.12.2021 - 10:15

The field gathering for snipers started in the motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District (SMD) in Volgograd region.

The gathering involves 50 servicemen, among whom are recently appointed and experienced officers.

The servicemen will practice hitting the targets from different positions, will hit the target without preparation, will use improvised means to disguise the firing position including on the terrain without natural covers.

During training snipers will improve their skills on equipment of the firing position, cross-country hidden movement, long range and wind corrected fire and also will train the actions in case of sudden encounter.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397532@egNews

Alex Him · December 12th, 2021

The crews of the large landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet loaded military equipment on the tween-decks

07.12.2021 - 12:00

The crews of the large landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Caesar Kunikov and Novocherkassk loaded the military equipment and personnel of marines on to tween-decks.

The training took place in the Kazachya Bay in Sevastopol in accordance with the combat training plan of the Fleet. 20 pieces of military and special equipment of the marines units were involved.

The ensuring of loading process was performed by the special tug from the rescue team of BSF.

The next stage of the LLS crews training with the marines units will be disembarkment of the naval landing at the Opuk training ground.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397551@egNews

Aviation Engineering Service celebrates its 105th anniversary

07.12.2021 - 13:15

Aviation Engineering Service of the Air Force Command of the Aerospace Forces celebrated its 105th anniversary.

The main task of the AES is to maintain the aircrafts and helicopters of the Aerospace Forces in serviceable, ready-to-use condition. This is achieved through the daily planned work of a large number of engineers, technicians and mechanics.

In addition to the tasks of preparing and maintaining aviation equipment at airfields, AES officers are directly involved in all stages of the aircraft life cycle.

At the moment, the AES specialists include both ground personnel and members of flight crews.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397568@egNews

Tankers of WMD destroyed the mock enemy in Nizhny Novgorod

07.12.2021 - 15:45

Night life firing with T-72B3 tank crews of the guard separate tank brigade of the Red Banner tank army of the Western Military District took place at the Mulino training ground.

Tanker fired at the distances from 400m to 1600m at the targets imitating armored equipment and manpower of the mock enemy.

The combat training involved about 60 pieces of armament, military and special equipment.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397589@egNews

Tula paratroopers worked out the actions of antiterror teams in case of crises

07.12.2021 - 16:30

The duty antiterror unit of the Tula guards airborne formation conducted planned training to counteract the terrorist danger and crises situations in framework of the training.

During the training paratroopers learned to capture and destroy the mock-armed group by the duty antiterror unit. Paratroopers trained to coordinate with the mine clearance units in case of EDs danger at the territory of the formation.

The training involved more than 50 paratroopers who practiced tactics of actions in different buildings and objects at the territory of the formation.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397595@egNews

Published on December 7, 2021

Kazan tankers used modern vehicles for refueling and transporting fuel during tactical training sessions.

At the Kazan Higher Tank Command School, a complex tactical lesson was held for the 4th year cadets with the practical implementation of the exercise on driving combat vehicles "March as part of a subunit."

During the lesson, for the first time, the issue of refueling equipment in the field was worked out with the use of modern automobile means of refueling and transporting fuel.

To carry out the stage of refueling equipment in the field, as well as familiarizing the personnel of cadets and the teaching staff of the Kazan Higher Tank Command School, the command of the Central Military District allocated 2 units of modern vehicles for refueling and transporting fuel (ASZTG) ATZ-12-63501 and AC-14-63501.

During the lesson, the cadets also practiced overcoming a mined area of the terrain, zones of radiation, chemical and biological contamination, repelling an attack of an air enemy and sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the enemy, actions of a company in a sudden meeting with a superior enemy, actions of subunits in the area of restoration of combat effectiveness, providing first aid.

Training of cadets of the Kazan Higher Tank Command School

The Aleksandrov military ensemble of the Russian Army held a concert "In the heart of a soldier is you, my Moscow..." on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Marshal Zhukov and the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Red Army's counter offensive near Moscow.

As part of the event, in the foyer of the theater, guests were presented with an exhibition of works by the masters of the Grekov Studio of military artists, dedicated to the battle for Moscow and Marshal of the Soviet Union G. K. Zhukov.

Famous and popularly loved compositions were performed on the stage of the main theater of Russia.

According to the head of the ensemble, artistic director Colonel Gennady Sachenyuk, a new work "Fight for Moscow" was demonstrated for the first time.

The Aleksandrov military ensemble dedicated a concert at the Bolshoi Theater to the memory of Marshal Zhukov

Command flights took place in Southern MD air regiment in Volgograd region

08.12.2021 - 08:45

In the Volgograd region, on the territory of the air regiment of the Air Force and Air Defence Formation of the Southern Military District (SMD), command training flights took place.

Su-24M crews practiced the main and most complex piloting elements, flights at extremely low altitudes, in difficult meteorological conditions during the day and at night, instrument landing, maneuvers to evade weapons.

The main feature of this type of flight training is that only the leadership of the aviation units is involved, which improves the methodology for performing flight tasks in order to further train young pilots.

Command flights are traditionally held several times a year and are aimed at improving the efficiency of organizing and ensuring flight safety, as well as performing flight tasks.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397702@egNews

Russian inspectors to make evaluation visit to military object in Czech Republic

08.12.2021 - 09:30

In accordance with the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, the Russian evaluation team plans a visit to a military object of Czech Armed Forces. This was announced by the head of the Russian national center for nuclear hazard reduction Sergei Ryzhkov. The one-day evaluation visit is to be held on December 8, 2021.

Such events are conducted to verify information about the military forces and plans for the deployment of major weapons systems and military equipment.

It is planned that the Russian evaluation team will visit a military object at its normal peacetime location. The visitors will be given a briefing on the manpower and major weapon and equipment systems.

The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2397709@egNews

November 20th, 2021	#41
Alex Him Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 6,834 Blog Entries: 219	Russian gunners in Tajikistan completed about 500 firing tasks in the academic year 12.11.2021 - 11:15 The military personnel of the artillery units of the Russian military base in Tajikistan during the combat training events in the 2021 academic year completed about 500 firing tasks with live firing. Artillery crews inflicted fire damage on single and area targets. Multiple rocket launchers Grad and Uragan, self-propelled howitzers Gvozdika and Acacia, 120-mm mortar complexes Sani and anti-tank missile systems Kornet, which recently entered service with the Russian formation, were involved in combat firing. All tasks were worked out with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles Orlan-10, Eleron, Tachyon, Granat as well as radar systems for reconnaissance and fire control Aistenok. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393404@egNews The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation in Paris will discuss security issues and the prevention of military incidents 12.11.2021 - 13:00 The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, has arrived in Paris, where a plenary meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in the "2+2" format is planned today. On the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will also take part in the meeting, on the French side — Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. The main topics of the upcoming talks will be issues of international security, regional issues, security issues and prevention of incidents during military activities. During the meeting, special attention will be paid to issues of strategic stability and European security, non-proliferation and arms control, prevention of an arms race in outer space, as well as Russia–EU and Russia–NATO relations. In addition, the ministers plan to exchange views on topical regional issues, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iran and Libya, discuss the Middle East settlement, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. For reference: The Russian-French Security Cooperation Council was established in 2002 by the decision of the Presidents of the two countries. The format of the Council assumes the mandatory participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Russia and France. The Forum is held annually, in turn in Paris and in Moscow. On September 9, 2019, the 12th meeting of the Council was held in the capital of Russia. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393443@egNews The Russian Defence Ministry continues to monitor aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region 12.11.2021 - 13:50 The Russian Ministry of Defence continues to monitor aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region Russian Aerospace Force and Black Sea Fleet radars constantly monitor the air and sea situation in the Black Sea around the clock. NATO air reconnaissance near the Russian Federation's borders in the Black Sea continues to increase. In the past 24 hours, Russian Aerospace Forces anti-aircraft radars have detected and escorted six NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea. In the central and north-western parts of the Black Sea, reconnaissance flights by three US Navy P-8A "Poseidon" patrol aircraft from an air base on the island of Sicily (Italy), a French Air Force C-160G "Gabriel" reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Romania, a USAF RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Crete (Greece), and a USAF U-2S strategic reconnaissance aircraft from an air base in Cyprus (Greece) were recorded. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) The guided-missile destroyer USS "Porter", staff ship USS "Mount Whitney" and tanker USS "John Lenthall" are in the southwestern part of the Black Sea after crossing from the Georgian port of Batumi and continuing westward. US ships in the Black Sea are monitored by ships of the Black Sea Fleet: the missile cruiser "Moskva", the frigate "Admiral Essen" and the patrol ship "Pavel Derzhavin". The Russian Defence Ministry regards the aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region as a threat to regional security and strategic stability. The real purpose of Russia's unprovoked US action in the Black Sea region is to explore the theatre of war in case Kiev resolves the conflict in the southeast by force. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393451@egNews Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a plenary meeting of the French-Russian Security Cooperation Council in the 2+2 format in Paris 12.11.2021 - 16:20 At a plenary meeting of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council in the 2+2 format (defence ministers and foreign ministers of the two countries) in Paris today, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said it was important to work together with France to resolve security problems in the interests of de-escalation in Europe and avoid military incidents. "It is important to jointly analyse existing security problems in order to further identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe and avoid military incidents," Shoigu said. He said he was looking forward to a frank conversation with his French counterparts, which would allow him to make the necessary decisions. "We expect that we will be able to talk frankly, make appropriate decisions and set tasks for specialists, including from Russian and French defence departments," Shoigu said. In his assessment, "the situation in the world today is quite difficult". "Therefore, there is a need to exchange views on international security issues and discuss regional issues," the Russian defence minister said. He thanked the French side "for their hospitality and the initiative to hold this meeting". The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393474@egNews The Russian Defence Minister said that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating 12.11.2021 - 16:55 The military-political situation in Europe continues to deteriorate. This statement was made today by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during the Russian-French Council in the 2+2 format. This was announced by the deputy head of the Russian military department Alexander Fomin. According to him, a wide range of issues of strategic stability and security in Europe were discussed at the meeting. At the same time, Sergei Shoigu noted that NATO continues to increase its military presence near the borders of Russia. "The Defence Minister noted at the meeting that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating. The buildup of NATO's military presence near the Russian borders continues. At the same time, he pointed out that Russian initiatives aimed at increasing predictability and reducing the risks of incidents remain in force," Fomin said after the talks in Paris. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393479@egNews For the first time, the CSTO peacekeeping forces comprehensively worked out the support of humanitarian convoys during the main draw of the Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021 exercises 12.11.2021 - 20:15 For the first time, the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization have comprehensively worked out the support of humanitarian convoys during the main draw of the exercises Unbreakable Brotherhood – 2021, which is taking place today at the training ground in Kazan. Engineering units have worked out the method of clearing the Horseshoe, using modern means of searching and detecting explosive objects with induction mine detectors IMPS and seekers of non-contact explosive devices Korshun. The average rate of mine clearance of the road section reaches up to 4 km/hour. The air cover of the column was carried out by a pair of helicopters of the army aviation Mi-24 of the Russian Federation. Thanks to coordinated actions, it was possible to detect and neutralize the blockage, delivering humanitarian cargo to the camp of conditional refugees. The newest armored special vehicle Patrol was involved in the development of actions, which has been adopted and is currently being supplied to the military police units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Also, during the peacekeeping operation, in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe against civilians, the deployment of refugee camps was worked out. About 50 observation posts, 20 checkpoints were equipped in the buffer zone, the work of psychologists, doctors and the evacuation of seriously wounded was worked out. To protect the camp, the servicemen of the Republic of Belarus used special armored vehicles Lis and armored vehicles Cayman. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393496@egNews At the CSTO Unbreakable Brotherhood exercise, electronic warfare means were used comprehensively 12.11.2021 - 21:00 The collective peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) during the main draw of the exercise Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021 used the complex use of electronic warfare. The final stage takes place at the training ground in Kazan. During the drawing of a peacekeeping operation in the area of responsibility, the servicemen of the six countries, for the first time in the history of these exercises, worked out the complex use of electronic warfare to protect manpower, cover military equipment from the defeat of attack unmanned aerial vehicles of a mock enemy. The complex includes the radio interference module Pole-21, the anti-UAV complex Silok-02, the remote post of the technical intelligence complex Svet-KU and the manual anti-UAV complex Garpun-3. Having revealed the direction of the launch of the quadcopter, electronic warfare crews prevented an attack by an enemy strike drone. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393491@egNews At the CSTO exercise in Kazan, the servicemen of the six countries jointly liberated a village captured by a mock enemy 12.11.2021 - 21:15 The servicemen of the six countries successfully conducted a peacekeeping operation to liberate a settlement captured by a conditional bandit group, as part of the draw of the main stage of the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Unbreakable Brotherhood – 2021 in Kazan. The joint group carried out an operation in the shortest possible time to liberate the settlement, which was captured by a mock enemy. During the drawing, a battle in urban conditions requiring special tactics and skills was practiced, the storming of administrative buildings under the cover of Mi-24 attack helicopters and sniper pairs, the landing of special-purpose groups from Mi-8 helicopters on the roof of the administration building using the method of parachute-free landing on the halyards from a height of 35 meters, the release of hostages. Engineering assault units ensured the unhindered advance of combined arms units in urban development. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393500@egNews The promising armored car Patrol was used for the first time at the CSTO exercise in Kazan 12.11.2021 - 21:45 The peacekeeping units of the Central Military District for the first time used a promising armored car Patrol during a joint exercise of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Unbreakable Brotherhood-2021 in Kazan. According to the plan of practical actions, the crew of the Patrol armored car transported military police personnel who ensure the safety of a convoy of vehicles with medicines, water and food. The Patrol armored vehicle is made on the basis of the Kamaz vehicle chassis. Its body protects personnel from being hit by small arms of 5.45 and 7.62 caliber, detonation of explosives weighing up to 2 kg in TNT equivalent. Grilles are installed on the windows to protect the glass from damage, and built-in all-round cameras help security units monitor the route. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393504@egNews Su-34 planes struck a mock enemy at the CSTO Unbreakable Brotherhood exercise 12.11.2021 - 22:45 Su-34 bombers bombed the positions of mock militants who captured the settlement during the main draw of the peacekeeping exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Unbreakable Brotherhood - 2021. The final stage with the participation of servicemen of the six countries is taking place today at the training ground in Kazan. "In order to defeat critical enemy targets, Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Central Military District were involved. For comprehensive protection against air defence, the aircraft are equipped with Khibiny group protection complexes, a bombing strike was carried out on different targets simultaneously with the use of high-explosive fragmentation bombs OFAB-250. Then two pairs of Mi-24 helicopters delivered a conditional strike on the firing points of the bandit groups in the captured settlement. In addition, the crews of Mi-8 helicopters delivered humanitarian cargo and evacuated a conditionally seriously ill refugee. In total, during the exercise, the aviation group carried out seven operational tactical tasks," the press service said. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393589@egNews __________________ Where should they dig the Very Deep Pit? Piglet said that the best place would be somewhere where a Heffalump was, just before he fell into it, only about a foot farther on. (c) Alan Alexander Miln

November 20th, 2021	#43
Alex Him Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 6,834 Blog Entries: 219	For the first time, military personnel of the Central Military District will take part in a special CSTO exercise Cobalt-2021 in Tajikistan 15.11.2021 - 14:45 Servicemen of the Central Military District (CMD) will for the first time take part in Cobalt 2021, a joint exercise of special forces, internal affairs, state security, emergency and drug control ministries and agencies of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF). The exercise will be held from November 17 to 19 at the Fakhrabad training ground in the Republic of Tajikistan. The Russian military contingent at the exercise is represented by military personnel of the special purpose unit of the Central Military District and the reconnaissance battalion of the 201st military base. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the efficiency of the training and conduct of joint and operational-combat activities in the regions of collective security. In the course of practical actions, Russian servicemen, together with colleagues from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, will work out issues of planning and conducting an operation to destroy militants, acting as part of the special forces of the CSTO CRRF. During the active phase of the exercise, an operation will be carried out to block and storm a building conditionally captured by militants using technical reconnaissance equipment and helicopters. In total, about 60 servicemen and 10 pieces of military equipment will be involved in the exercise from the Russian side, including two Mi-8MTV5-1 helicopters of the air group of the Russian military base in Tajikistan. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2393869@egNews Speech of the Head of the Joint Coordination Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev at a joint meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee of Syria and Russia 16.11.2021 - 16:00 On behalf of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to the Syrian Arab Republic comprising representatives of the Office of the President of Russia, the State Duma, 22 ministries and departments, 23 entities and 18 organizations of the Russian Federation on a humanitarian visit, allow me to welcome all the participants in the joint meeting of the Russian-Syrian Joint Coordination Committee on repatriation of refugees. I express my sincere gratitude to those present for their proactive stance and assistance in returning Syria to full peaceful life. I take this opportunity to convey my gratitude to our dear friends, the Minister of Municipal Administration and the Environment of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Hussein Makhluf, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migrants of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ayman Susan, and express my deep appreciation for their fruitful work together. I welcome the representatives of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and foreign states and organizations. On behalf of the Russian delegation and the Russian people in general, I congratulate our Syrian friends on a public holiday - the beginning of the corrective reforms 51 years ago, thanks to which Syria emerged as a strong and independent state. The close and friendly relations between our countries were already established and further developed actively, which was reflected in the implementation of many joint projects, the largest of which were: - the construction of the Tishrin thermal power plant near Damascus; - the construction on the Euphrates river of Al-Tabka, Syria's largest dam, forming the Al-Asad reservoir, which solved the problem of arable land water supply, generated electricity and became a symbol of the industrial and technological development of the republic; - construction of a unified railway network that connected the north-east to the Mediterranean coast, reliably transporting more than half of all freight and about 90% of passenger traffic; - the establishment of the oil industry in Syria, and the construction of the Kirkuk-Tartus oil pipeline; - sending a Syrian representative to Earth orbit as part of Syria's space programme. Syria's foreign policy for half a century has been characterised by stability, which has contributed to the development of strong friendly relations with foreign countries, including Russia. But the existence of a strong, sovereign Syrian state in the Middle East ran counter to the geopolitical interests of the West. That is why foreign-backed terrorists invaded Syria in 2011. Their main objectives were to oust the unwanted government of Bashar al-Assad and to wreak havoc in the state. As a result of the actions of terrorists, many Syrian cities turned into ruins, robberies and the slave trade flourished, and illegal trade in natural resources was carried out. In these disastrous conditions for Syria, the Russian Federation did not hesitate in 2015 to respond to a request from Syrian friends to help them fight the terrorist threat. With the comprehensive support of Russia, the Syrian troops by December 2017 managed to defeat the main forces of extremists. At present, Syrian government forces and Russian troops are providing security in the liberated territories and restraining the expansion of the foreign military presence in northern Syria and in the east of Euphrates, successfully searching for and neutralizing the remaining sleeping terrorist cells. However, the damage from the fighting has been enormous. Many Syrian cities were destroyed to the ground. More than six million Syrian citizens, which is about a quarter of the country's population, were forced to leave their homeland. The unprecedented cynicism pursued by Western countries in the Syrian direction through the use of illegal sanctions measures strangles Syria and exacerbates the difficult situation of its economy, which has not yet been restored after the war. Western sanctions policy deprives the country of foreign trade markets, normal interaction with developed economies and the possibility of a worthy existence of Syrians. The occupation by the so-called international anti-terrorist coalition of the territory in the east of Euphrates, on which the main hydrocarbon reserves are located and a significant part of the grain is grown, has a negative impact on the reconstruction and development of the republic. All this affects the lives of ordinary Syrian citizens, who have to endure the hardships associated with the struggle against terrorists, foreign occupation and post-war devastation. Under these conditions, the Russian leadership is doing everything possible to ensure that Syria regains the country's economy and territorial integrity as quickly as possible. Within the framework of the agreements reached, the Russian Federation provides comprehensive assistance for the restoration of peaceful life in Syria. In accordance with the decisions of the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic, Joint Coordination Committee of Russia and Syria have been created to solve this most important task. Thanks to the effective work of the Joint Coordination Committee, based on basic United Nations principles, over two million three hundred and twenty-six thousand Syrian citizens have returned to their places of origin so far, including over one million three hundred and seventy-three thousand internally displaced persons and over nine hundred and fifty-two thousand refugees from abroad. Returning Syrians are provided with food, medical care and other assistance. As soon as possible, families receive housing, able-bodied citizens are provided with jobs, and children begin to go to school. The rehabilitation and construction of new social infrastructure, including in the areas of health, education and energy, continues. Since 2018, 5019 residential buildings, 260 medical institutions, 995 educational institutions, 275 water supply facilities, 328 bakeries, 854 electric substations, 14455 industrial enterprises have been repaired and put into operation in various areas of the country. The Syrian authorities pay special attention to the development of the educational system, as well as the speedy social adaptation of children who have survived the horrors of the war. New learning centres are being opened, schools continue to be rebuilt and many activities are being organised so that children can be creative and develop their talents. All this is done in order to again see happy and joyful children's faces, full of hopes for a peaceful creative life. The Russian Federation was also actively involved in the rehabilitation of Syrian children affected by hostilities. So, at the invitation of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in August 2021, Syrian children organized a visit to the capital of Russia. Children got acquainted with the main attractions of Moscow, visited the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, the objects of the Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill and the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Patriot, as well as a number of other historical places. Of course, such activities are of the utmost importance and the leadership of the Russian Federation is doing its utmost to ensure that all Syrian children have a normal life as soon as possible so that they can look forward to the future with confidence. I would like to emphasize that in 2022, work on the rehabilitation of Syrian children affected by the hostilities will continue. Most of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation have already expressed a desire to join this initiative and host the younger generation from all provinces of Syria. It is planned to organize and conduct various cultural and educational programs for Syrian children next year, including acquaintance with the entire variety of Russian regions. Throughout the operation against terrorists in Syria, the Russian side provides humanitarian assistance to the needy Syrian population. More than three thousand humanitarian actions were carried out, during which more than five thousand two hundred tons of food, medicine, as well as basic necessities were distributed to the population of Syria. Russian doctors provided medical assistance to more than 132 thousand residents of the country, and sappers cleared 6,080 hectares of territory, 273 km of roads, over 12 km of railway tracks and 3112 buildings and structures. Over 43 thousand explosive objects were detected and neutralized. Russian troops assist in the delivery and escort of humanitarian supplies through the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and other international organizations, including to southern Syria, Idlib province and in the east of Euphrates. The Russian Federation is continuing its most important work on the return from the El-Hol refugee camp of Russian citizens who have found themselves in a difficult life situation, primarily children. With the participation of the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, 215 children who survived the horrors of war have now been removed to Russia. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Anna Kuznetsova, who is present in this hall and who personally organised all this work, travelled directly to the refugee camps and took our children back to their homeland. Dear Anna, I wish you every success in your new role as Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. On behalf of the Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committee, I would also like to welcome the new Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Alexandrovna Levova-Belova, who, for objective reasons, was unable to attend our meeting but who is now actively mastering her new responsible position, including on issues relating to the fate of children who are forced, for various reasons, to be outside the country. We hope to see Maria soon on Syrian soil. We wish her success in this important state cause. In order to provide the world with objective information about the measures taken by the Syrian government to create decent living conditions in the republic, the Joint Coordination Committee of Russia continues to actively conduct large-scale activities at all international platforms, including in New York, Washington, Geneva and Amman. The most pressing problematic issues on this topic were discussed during the sixteenth international meeting on Syria in the Astana Format, held in July this year in Nur-Sultan. Taking into account the difficult socio-economic situation in Syria, which has developed as a result of sanctions, international isolation and the coronavirus pandemic, the Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters of Russia has prepared more than one thousand six hundred tons of humanitarian aid, formed based on the most urgent needs of the Syrian side. Already, the Russian delegation has brought 16 power generators to Syria for delivery to hospitals, more than 370 tons of food, about 40 tons of clothing and bedding, as well as more than 5,000 school kits for educational institutions. The already signed Russian-Syrian memorandums, agreements and treaties are being actively implemented. One of the most important areas of work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters is the detailed study and coordination of the issues of localizing the production of vaccines against the new coronavirus infection in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. The joint work of representatives of the International Complex Expedition as part of the Centre for Rescue Archeology of the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Natalya Fedorovna Solovieva and the Department of Antiquities and Museums of Syria on the preservation of cultural heritage is being effectively carried out. All this work has a positive effect on the situation in Syria. Thanks to the Joint Russian-Syrian operation to stabilize the situation in Daraa Governorate, the cessation of hostilities was achieved, work was organized to resolve the status of militants and local authorities were The water supply in the governorate has been restored, providing the population with drinking water and contributing to a peaceful life. As a result of these efforts, more than 80% of internally displaced persons returned to their homes in the area. The stabilization of the situation in government-controlled areas and the restoration of civilian infrastructure have led to an increase in the resettlement of internally displaced persons to their places of permanent residence. Since the beginning of the year, 26 temporary accommodation points have been disbanded in the Syrian Arab Republic, including 10 for the period from September 1. All refugees are provided with permanent housing, medical and educational institutions operate in the settlements. It is worth noting that the results of the implementation of the Russian-Syrian initiatives for the post-conflict reconstruction of the republic were achieved in the context of incessant opposition from Western countries. They are conducting a large-scale information campaign, in which the media and non-governmental organizations are actively involved, convincing the world community that conditions for the return of refugees have not yet been created in Syria. At the same time, the Western governments invest large amounts of funds in humanitarian programs aimed at supporting people and refugees in areas outside the control of the legitimate government in Syria, as well as in the countries of the Middle East, which actually prevents the return of citizens to their homeland. Meanwhile, it is in the refugee camps in Western-controlled areas where the humanitarian situation remains critical and where all rules and regulations of the International Law are being flouted. That was evidenced by the results of the visit to Syria by a delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in October this year. The representatives of the World Organization were able to visit the temporary accommodation camps in Homs Governorate and experience firsthand how those who were able to leave the Rukban refugee camp live. According to former inmates of that death camp, its inhabitants live in inhumane conditions. Illegal armed groups operating in Rukban prevent the ordinary civilians from leaving for purely material reasons, as they are afraid that if only insurgents remain in the camp, its supply will be cut off. An example of this was the disruption in early September 2021 of the plan for the evacuation of civilians in Camp Rukban, developed by UN agencies, when local militants violently prevented the evacuation of Syrian citizens to the Government-controlled territory. The situation in Al-Hawl refugee camp, located in Al-Hasakah Governorate, is also degrading. The camp has a high crime rate, a shortage of food, and poor medical facilities. Security problems are worsening. The situation of women and girls is extremely alarming, with violent threats against them increasing sharply in recent months. Due to the lack of security at the camp, most humanitarian organizations refuse to work there. These factors lead to an increase in social and inter-ethnic tensions among the residents of al-Hawl and contribute to their further radicalization. For this reason, we consider all the ongoing accusations by Western countries against the Syrian authorities, in the context of continued anti-Syrian sanctions and the occupation of sovereign State territories, to be an outrageous hypocrisy. The mass distribution of fake news on the situation in Syria, aimed at scaring Syrians into postponing their repatriation, is alarming indeed. At the same time, according to the estimates of international humanitarian organizations, the living conditions of the majority of Syrian citizens have significantly deteriorated precisely in their host countries of the Middle East. There has been an increase in unemployment among displaced persons, a decrease in their income and a deterioration in living conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, anti-epidemic restrictions and the economic crisis in the region. The further impoverishment of migrants significantly increases the danger of their radicalization, involvement in extremist movements and terrorist activities, primarily ISIS. As a result of this conditions of affairs in the countries of the Middle East region and the simultaneous improvement of the situation in Syria, including in the security sphere, already now 94% of Syrians in Jordan have expressed a desire to return to their homeland in the coming year. In this regard, we welcome the decision made by the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to resume the operation of the Jabir-Nasib border crossing from September 29 this year. Once again, I would like to emphasize that the Syrian government has repeatedly expressed its readiness to use all available opportunities to ensure the necessary conditions for the return of its population to their home towns and settlements. For this purpose, 13 refugee checkpoints have been deployed and operate around the clock: 11 land-based, one sea and one air. The work on them was organized by Syrian colleagues from local authorities, security forces and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. Yes, there are still many unresolved problems in Syria, but for their early settlement it is necessary to consolidate the efforts of the entire international community in providing the Syrian people with humanitarian aid and helping the country's legitimate government to create decent conditions for the return of Syrians to their homes. In this situation, a question arises, today it is rather rhetorical, but no less relevant. Dozens of countries with the leading role of the Western coalition under the auspices of the fight against terrorism came to Syria and caused massive damage to the territory and critical infrastructure of the country. And where did the good intentions of these countries go now, when the question of the restoration of the Syrian Arab Republic after the victory over international terrorism arose most acutely? The question, unfortunately, remains unanswered for a long time. At the same time, whoever is directly guilty of the suffering of the Syrian people has not borne any responsibility for the tragedy of this country, including legal, economic, moral and humanitarian. Dear colleagues, the main problems hindering the restoration of Syria as a strong, sovereign and prosperous state today remain: Firstly, the occupation by foreign military forces of the territories of a sovereign Syrian State, a member of the United Nations. We consider the illegal military presence in Syria to be the main destructive factor in the country's revival. It leads to the plundering of the natural resources of the Syrian Arab Republic and exacerbation of hotbeds of tension in the region. Secondly, the policy of sanctions against Syria in violation of the UN Charter. Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic prevent the post-war reconstruction of the country and deprive ordinary Syrian citizens of the opportunities for a normal life. Thirdly, the passivity of a number of Western countries and international organizations in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2585 in the part concerning the scaling up of work on early recovery and increasing the resilience of Syria's infrastructure. Fourthly, the ongoing policy of a number of Western countries aimed at discriminating against government territories, whitewashing of terrorists, blocking the return of refugees and post-conflict reconstruction of the country. In these conditions, Russia remains consistent in its policy aimed at providing comprehensive assistance to friendly Syria, including in the restoration of its economy. In total, since the beginning of the work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria, 7 agreements have been concluded between the Russian and Syrian departments, which are of a strategic nature and are designed for the long term. Today, through the federal executive authorities, another treaty and 11 agreements in the fields of education, medicine, culture, science and industry have been prepared for signing, the signing of which will open up new opportunities for the development of mutually beneficial relations and strengthening partnerships for the benefit of the people of Syria. In order to overcome the obstacles to the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, as well as to restore peaceful life in the long-suffering Syrian land, we consider it necessary to involve the entire international community in the tasks of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Syria. We call on international partners to participate in the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland and in socio-economic reconstruction of the country, including the lifting of unilateral sanctions against this sovereign state. Today, this is what is in necessary more than ever. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394059@egNews Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed with the Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev the development of military camps 16.11.2021 - 16:45 Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected military units of the Western Military District in the Voronezh region today, and then discussed with Governor Alexander Gusev the development of military camps. The head of the military department received reports on the progress of equipping military units with promising models and complexes of weapons, as well as on the development of military and social infrastructure. He was presented with modern means of transportation of equipment operated by mobile units, and also demonstrated the procedure of actions as part of automobile columns. Sergei Shoigu heard a report from the military district command on the progress of construction of a multi-storey residential building, a kindergarten and a comprehensive school for military children. As reported to the Minister, construction and installation work is planned to be completed by the end of this year. Within the framework of a working meeting with the Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev, issues of the development of military camps stationed in the region were touched upon. Shoigu and Gusev discussed the implementation of a joint program for the comprehensive improvement of the garrison military camp. Within the framework of the program, the forces of the Russian Ministry of Defence repaired socially significant facilities, including a kindergarten, school, medical center, canteens. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394053@egNews Interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria make a joint statement on the revitalization of the process of returning Syrian refugees to their homes 16.11.2021 - 17:30 JOINT STATEMENT of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on intensifying the process of returning Syrian refugees back to their homeland On November 16, 2021, a regular joint meeting of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic was held in Damascus to assist Syrian citizens in safe, dignified and voluntary return to their homeland with the participation of representatives of specialized structures of the UN and international humanitarian organizations. During the event, the heads and leading experts of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters discussed the implementation of joint Russian-Syrian initiatives to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria, as well as further steps in the restoration of peace in the country. The meeting confirmed that the return of Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of origin remains a national priority for the Syria’s leadership. In order to step up this process, the Syrian Government is doing its utmost to restore peaceful life in the country. The Russian Federation, acting within the framework of the agreements reached, is providing comprehensive assistance to the Syrian side in solving urgent humanitarian tasks. Thanks to the effective work of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters, based on the basic principles of the United Nations, to date 2,326,114 Syrian citizens have returned to their homes, including 1,373,814 internally displaced persons and 952,300 refugees from abroad. Returning Syrians are provided with food, medical care and other assistance. Families are provided with housing as soon as possible, able-bodied citizens are provided with jobs and children start going to school. The restoration and construction of new social infrastructure facilities, including in the areas of health, education and energy, continues. The Syrian authorities pay special attention to the development of the educational system and the rapid social adaptation of children who have lived out the horrors of war. New educational centers are being opened, work on the reconstruction of schools continues, and many events are held, thanks to which children can show their creativity and develop their talents. All this is done in order to see again happy and joyful children's faces, full of hopes for a peaceful and creative life. The stabilization of the situation in the government-controlled areas and the restoration of civilian infrastructure made it possible to intensify relocating internally displaced persons to places of their permanent residence. Since the beginning of the year, 26 temporary shelters in the Syrian Arab Republic have been dismantled, including 10 since the September, 1. All refugees have been provided with permanent housing, and health and education facilities are functioning in the settlements. Taking into account the difficult socio-economic situation in Syria as a result of sanctions, international isolation and the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian side provides humanitarian assistance to the needy Syrian population. Since 2015, 3,027 humanitarian actions were carried out, during which 5,298.86 tons of food, medicines, as well as basic necessities were distributed to the Syrian people. Thanks to the Joint Russian-Syrian operation to stabilize the situation in Daraa Governorate, the cessation of hostilities was achieved, work was organized to resolve the status of militants and local authorities were restored. The water supply in the governorate has been restored, providing the population with drinking water and contributing to a peaceful life. As a result of these efforts, more than 80% of internally displaced persons returned to their homes in the area. At the same time, the Western governments invest large amounts of funds in humanitarian programs aimed at supporting people and refugees in areas outside the control of the legitimate government in Syria, as well as in the countries of the Middle East, which actually prevents the return of citizens to their homeland. Meanwhile, it is in the refugee camps in Western-controlled areas where the humanitarian situation remains critical and where all rules and regulations of the International Law are being flouted. That was evidenced by the results of the visit to Syria by a delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in October this year. The representatives of the World Organization were able to visit the temporary accommodation camps in Homs Governorate and experience firsthand how those who were able to leave the Rukban refugee camp live. According to former inmates of that death camp, its inhabitants live in inhumane conditions. Illegal armed groups operating in Rukban” prevent the ordinary civilians from leaving for purely material reasons, as they are afraid that if only insurgents remain in the camp, its supply will be cut off. An example of this was the disruption in early September 2021 of the plan for the evacuation of civilians in Camp Rukban, developed by UN agencies, when local militants violently prevented the evacuation of Syrian citizens to the Government-controlled territory. The situation in Al-Hawl refugee camp, located in Al-Hasakah Governorate, is also degrading. The camp has a high crime rate, a shortage of food, and poor medical facilities. Security problems are worsening. The situation of women and girls is extremely alarming, with violent threats against them increasing sharply in recent months. Due to the lack of security at the camp, most humanitarian organizations refuse to work there. These factors lead to an increase in social and inter-ethnic tensions among the residents of al-Hawl and contribute to their further radicalization. For this reason, we consider all the ongoing accusations by Western countries against the Syrian authorities, in the context of continued anti-Syrian sanctions and the occupation of sovereign State territories, to be an outrageous hypocrisy. The mass distribution of fake news on the situation in Syria, aimed at scaring Syrians into postponing their repatriation, is alarming indeed. A joint meeting of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters has identified the main challenges confronting the Syrian people on their way to a normal life. Number one is the occupation by foreign military forces of the territories of a sovereign Syrian State, a member of the United Nations. We consider the illegal military presence in Syria to be the main destructive factor in the country's revival. It leads to the plundering of the natural resources of the Syrian Arab Republic and exacerbation of hotbeds of tension in the region. Number two is the policy of sanctions against Syria in violation of the UN Charter. The restrictive measures against Syria impede the post-war reconstruction of the country and prevent Syrian people from leading a normal life. Number three is the passivity of a number of Western countries and international organizations in implementing the United Nations Security Council resolution 2585 in terms of “increasing the early recovery and resilience of Syria’s infrastructure”. Number four is the continuing policy of some Western countries to discriminate against government territories, exoneration of terrorists, and block the return of refugees and the post-conflict reconstruction of the country. In order to overcome the obstacles to the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, as well as to restore peaceful life in the long-suffering Syrian land, we consider it necessary to involve the entire international community in the tasks of reconstruction and humanitarian assistance to Syria. We call on international partners to participate in the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland and in socio-economic reconstruction of the country, including the lifting of unilateral sanctions against this sovereign state. Chief of Joint Coordination Centre of the Russian Federation for refugees returning to Syrian Arab Republic – Chief of the National Defense Management Center Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev Chief of Joint Coordination Centre of Syria for refugees returning to Syrian Arab Republic – Minister of Local Administration and Environment of the Syrian Arab Republic Hussein Makhlouf The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394061@egNews Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu confirms successful test of anti-satellite system 16.11.2021 - 18:15 Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu confirmed the successful test of the anti-satellite system, answering journalists' questions during a working trip to the troops of the Western Military District in Voronezh Region. “We've really tested a successful forward-looking system. It hit the old satellite,” the head of the military department said. Sergei Shoigu added that the resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394066@egNews The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation held telephone talks with the Defence Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia 16.11.2021 - 20:15 The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, held telephone talks with the Defence Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Z.A.Hasanov and the Republic of Armenia S.R.Papikyan. The heads of the military departments discussed the aggravation of the situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border near Mount Kilisali. Sergei Shoigu called on both sides to stop actions provoking an escalation of the situation. The source of information - https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/coun...2394089@egNews __________________ Where should they dig the Very Deep Pit? Piglet said that the best place would be somewhere where a Heffalump was, just before he fell into it, only about a foot farther on. (c) Alan Alexander Miln

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