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22 Dec, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Footage from Zvezda of two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and four Chinese Xian H-6K strategic bombers conducting a joint flight over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea today. Looks like they had a Russian Su-35S fighter escort as well.
tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/co…
Russia and China conducted their first joint strategic bomber flight in July 2019. Both South Korea and Japan accused them of violating their airspace then. They also had an A-50 AEW&C during that flight, presumably to locate air defenses. 2/
Screenshots from the joint flight of 2 Russian Tu-95MS and 4 Chinese X-6K strategic bombers and Russian Su-35S fighters. 3/
So, the video shows 2 Russian T-95MS bombers and 2 Su-35S fighters. Not sure what the other 11 Russian aircraft were that entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ), according to South Korean officials. 4/
The Russian MoD released a longer version of the video of today's joint flight of 2 Russian T-95MS strategic bombers, 4 Chinese H-6K strategic bombers and at least 2 Russian Su-35S fighters. 5/
Photos of a Russian Tu-95MS and two Chinese H-6K strategic bombers and their flight route according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. 6/
mod.go.jp/js/Press/press…

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Thread: Vladimir Putin visited the Russian MoD's National Defense Control Center today where he took part in the annual expanded defense ministry board meeting. Plenty of defense and procurement details, as it is the end of GPV-2020's planned period.
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A look at the modular block-town (BMG) set up to house up to 250 Russian peacekeepers in Stepanakert that includes a Christmas tree. This is leaps and bounds better than the barracks Russian soldiers lived in 10 years ago. 2816/
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Russian Ground Forces commander Oleg Salyukov said they received more than 2.5k pieces of equipment this year, including Buk-M3, Verba, Tornado-S/G, Msta-SM, Khrizantema-SP, Strelets, Typhoon-K, T-72B3M, T-80BVM tanks, BMP-3, BMP-2 + Berezhok, and BTR-82A.
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Interesting interview with Marat Gabidullin, a former Wagner contractor who fought in Syria and was wounded in Palmyra in 2016. Before joining Wagner, he graduated from RGVVDKU, served in the VDV, and was imprisoned in 1997 as a gang member. 53/
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This is a pretty good article, but we should emphasize that all 3 of Turkey's TB2-led conflicts in 2020 involved supporting an ally/proxy with UCAVs. The decision to use force is very different if there aren't any ground forces or you're by yourself.
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