Unmanned attack systems “Quadro-1400” and “Loitering pipe “» Belarusian production has successfully completed a cycle of state exams and participated in the West-2021 exercise. The local media inform about it.
The “Quadro-1400” and “Loitering pipe” prototypes were developed as early as February 2020.
Also in connection with the aggravated border situation at the Belarusian-Polish border, Washington approved the allocation of another 20 million dollars to strengthen the border with Russia and Belarus.
Another aid package envisages the provision of drones, special vehicles, video surveillance equipment, communications and equipment for the State Border Service of Ukraine.
The US government has expressed dissatisfaction with the sale of Turkish drones to Ethiopia. According to the Pentagon, there is growing evidence of the combat use of these UAVs against the Tigray rebels, Reuters writes.
Previously, about 10 Wing Loong Chinese and Turkish drones Bayraktar TB2 were seen at one of the air bases of the Ethiopian Air Force.
At the moment, there is no real evidence of their military use in the operation against the Tigray rebels.
Thousands of members of the Ethiopian army are being held captive by Tigra rebels, who are developing an active offensive against the country's capital, Addis. Ababa.
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia personally went to the front and many countries have already called on their citizens to leave the region as a matter of urgency.
13-year-old Luhansk resident Faina Savenkova sent a UN video message about the fact that personal data was published by the “ Peacemaker 'site. & # 39; & # 39; “ Arria formula & # 39; & # 39;).
It is clarified that the meeting affected the human rights situation, including the situation in Ukraine.
“I talked about the persecution of my family by the management”; Peacemaker & quot; and some Ukrainian media. I am grateful for this opportunity to highlight this issue. I hope that one day it will be possible to comply with the law and Ukraine will be able to become a safe state, “the girl commented on her video message.
Representatives of Ukraine, Poland, The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and some other countries have prepared a joint statement submitted to the UN. As a reason, Russia has announced that an informal meeting of the Arria Formula's Security Council has been held on the issue of violations of the rights of national minorities in Ukraine and the Baltic countries.
The authors of the statement claim that a possible military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have “far-reaching consequences” and will result in a “hard price”. The text also says that the “Arria formula” is planned “against the background of the building of Russian forces on the Crimean peninsula and near the borders of Ukraine”.
Punishment for attack on doctors and other medical staff need to be more serious. This was stated by Yevgeny Nifantev, a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the United Russia faction.
An attack on a doctor within the walls of a medical institution should be severely punished, the deputy stressed.
Tightening the penalty for attacking doctors, according to Nifantiev, will make it possible to protect doctors and medical staff. Recently, there have been more and more cases of attacks on doctors by patients or their relatives.
In this respect, it would be constructive to compare an attack on a medical professional to an attack on a police officer. in duty.
Residents of the Belarusian city Gomel, a citizen of the Russian Federation with a residence permit in Belarus, was detained by the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus on charges of committing terrorist acts. The Gomel regional department of the Belarusian KGB informed about it.
As Alexander Melnikov, the head of the department, pointed out, the man set fire to the car of the first deputy head of the sentence. Belarus in the Gomel region and also broke the wheels of 39 trolleybuses, thus trying to damage the movement of public transport in the regional center. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been informed of a crime by a Russian. The criminal himself has been detained, criminal proceedings have been instituted against him for a “terrorist act”, and investigations are underway.
Readers Spanish portal El Mundo spoke about Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech to & nbsp; meeting of the Council of the Ministry of Defense on 21 December. Some believe that Russia's response to NATO enlargement is justified, while others believe that the conditions imposed by the Russian side on the alliance are unacceptable.
“ The conditions proposed by Russia are unacceptable. In addition, they know very well that Ukraine will never “ attack them, because it will be suicide, & # 39; & # 39; said Delitzsch.
“They repeat Soviet rhetoric.” Nobody threatens Russia, nobody needs it. Even if the United States had missiles along the entire Russian border, it would not use them, because then the world would become unfit for life, Cyber Justice agreed.
“ It's very simple, Putin, & nbsp; leave Ukraine alone & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; & nbsp; called Juan Jos & eacute; S & aacute; nchez.
“What we lack in addition to the pandemic & nbsp; is a mad paranoid who declares a nuclear apocalypse for no reason.” Nobody wants anything from Russia, let alone & nbsp; attack & nbsp; its territory & raquo;, & mdash; & nbsp; said the Nexus Seis.
Some readers have accused the United States of inciting the conflict in Donbas and said the attitude of the Russian authorities could be understood.
“ Russia naturally feels humiliated. As this unilaterally ended the Cold War, the United States and NATO drove the country into a corner, pushed it into the background and surrounded it, speaking out The man From.
“ The United States should allow Europe to resolve the conflict in Ukraine in a Normand format, & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; & nbsp; Juan Martinz believes.
“ The United States is fanning the conflict in Donbas with the help of mercenaries and chemical weapons, Henry27 wrote.
Some draws pay attention to Putin's tone and gestures.
“ Something I didn't like at all, this Vladimir's clenched fist … hellip; & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; & nbsp; noted Erl Chachon.
Recall that after the last talks between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States, Russia submitted to the states draft agreements on security guarantees in Europe, which they provide for restricting NATO's movement to the east. The Kremlin says it hopes to get a quick response to their proposals.
Ukrainian Armed Forces they fired for the first time using American Javelin anti-tank systems. It happened in Donbass.
According to the local TV channel “Dom”, there was a shooting at the shooting range. The complex is designed to destroy armored vehicles. After firing, the projectile aims at the target itself, which allows it to achieve almost 100% accuracy of shooting.
Currently, Ukrainian troops are armed with almost 100 launchers and also about 500 missiles for anti-tank systems Javelin.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova said that NATO was increasing arms supplies to Ukraine. According to her, this contributes to the worsening situation in the country. In particular, she recalled that Kiev recently received 20 Javelin missile systems. At the same time, Zakharov expressed the hope that the curators of the Ukrainian authorities would be able to persuade them to abide by the Minsk agreements, as the escalation in the Donbas could lead to the most dire consequences.
The President of Belarus said that seven people on suspicion of attempted terrorist acts have been detained in the republic. He said this at a meeting with activists in the Gomel region, BelTA reports. & Nbsp; According to the head of state, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov personally informed him of the arrest. suspects.
“; Tonight & ndash; Yesterday afternoon, 6 or 7 people who tried to commit terrorist attacks were detained, & # 39; & # 39; Lukashenko said.
According to him, security forces monitored the suspects and waited for the crime to be committed on camera. The crimes planned by the detainees were directed against civil servants, prosecutors and judges.
Lukashenko noted that they were looking for another suspect. According to the police, he could have fled to Russia.
