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Operations in the final weeks of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued a trend that has been identified since the war began: the balance of power in land combat generally favors the defending side, the British Ministry of Defense said.more

The US Senate approved the nomination of Adm. Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy. She is the first woman to hold this position and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which brings together commanders of all branches of the armed forces.more

The Wagner Group, which is now led by Yevgeny Prigozhin's son Pavel, is again recruiting fighters, the Ukrainian portal Suspilne reported yesterday, citing Russian media.more

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned of the danger of war in Europe and called for further modernization of the Bundeswehr. "We must be ready to defend ourselves and prepare the Bundeswehr and society for this," the minister said in an interview with ZDF.more

The Russian defence ministry has begun recruiting women for the war in Ukraine as snipers and drone operators, the Kremlin-independent Russian portal Meduza reported yesterday.more

The Americans conducted an experiment with explosives at the nuclear test site in Nevada. This came after Russia warned it would withdraw from the global nuclear test-ban agreement (CTBT). This raises fears of an arms race, Bloomberg reported yesterday.more

Some 2,000 U.S. troops have been placed on heightened alert due to the "changing security situation in the Middle East," the - reported the Pentagon yesterday.more

Two ships of the Russian navy appeared near the territorial waters of Portugal, the country's armed forces announced, assuring that the cruise of both vessels is being closely monitored.more

The West is helping Ukraine enough that it does not lose, but still not enough for it to win, so I am afraid that the war will drag on for a long time, said James Nixey, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London. Today marks 600 days since the Russian attack on Ukraine.more

During attacks on Israel, Hamas used, among others, from the rockets it produces, drones with explosives, as well as post-Soviet DSzK machine guns, paragliders and bulldozers - CNN reported, analyzing video materials from the attacks. According to the cited experts, some weapons may indicate Iran's participation.more

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has declared that Israel has no right to apply collective responsibility to Gaza and called on both sides to exercise restraint in the face of the ongoing conflict, the BBC news portal reported.more

The Israeli military said about 1.1 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were expected to move to the south of the enclave within the next 24 hours.more

Britain will send two navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean and start surveillance flights over Israel to support the country after the Hamas attacks, The Times reported.more

Following the Hamas attack on Israel that began on Saturday, Israeli reservists from all over the world want to help their army and get into the country, Time reported on its website yesterday.more

If it turns out that the damage to the undersea gas pipeline connecting Estonia and Finland and the telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea is the result of a deliberate attack, NATO will respond, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured today.more

It is very unlikely that any next wave of mobilization in Russia will take place before the presidential elections in March 2024, said the British Ministry of Defense. It added that Putin's army "is facing a mental health crisis, which has a negative impact on its combat effectiveness."more

I think that the moment is approaching when the production of NATO countries will reach a level that will allow for simultaneous permanent support for Ukraine and the reconstruction of its own capabilities. However, it is important that NATO also builds its capabilities to operate around the world, said British Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey.more

Russian troops repelling the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhia Oblast introduced the so-called flexible defense, consisting in a controlled retreat from certain areas and then conducting counterattacks - reported the American newspaper "New York Times".more

The Polish Ministry of Defense announced a call for Poles to take part in mandatory military qualifications. The first people are to be summoned in January, and the list includes, among others: women and people aged 60.more

Britain's largest arms company, BAE Systems, has won a contract worth 3.95 billion pounds (4.56 billion euros) to build next-generation submarines as part of a defense pact between the US, Britain and Australia, the British government announced.more

Britain will send an additional 200 troops to Kosovo in the coming days to join its 400-strong contingent as part of the NATO KFOR peacekeeping mission, the British Ministry of Defense announced.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explained yesterday that there are no current plans for British soldiers to start training Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine in the near future. This was suggested by the new Defense Minister Grant Shapps in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.more

"In Europe, we are entering a period in which the threat of the use of nuclear weapons has increased. We must take all threats and actions from Russia seriously, and not dismiss them as jokes," said Jessica Cox, head of NATO's nuclear policy, in Helsinki.more

The Brussels website Politico describes how Russia is trying to recruit mercenaries in Cuba for the war against Ukraine. The desperation of young Cubans is so great that they decide to serve in the Russian army - we can read in the article.more

As a result of the war in Ukraine, Poland doubled its military spending. The August 15 military parade in Warsaw was the largest in decades; 2,000 people took part in it. soldiers, 200 vehicles and almost 100 jet planes at a time when the war in neighboring Ukraine has been going on for a year and a half - the website of the daily "Handelsblatt" reports today.more