Plot Migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border
Police in the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland explained that they detained the film crew of RT France at the border with Belarus for allegedly illegal presence in the emergency zone, writes RIA Novosti.
According to representatives of the department, today in the morning, police arrested a film crew of two men, who said they were going to do a report, but that They did not have permission to be in a state of emergency.
Several thousand migrants have been on the Belarus-Poland border in recent weeks. The Polish authorities have reinforced their security, the soldiers have been brought back to the borders.
At the same time, the country blames Belarus for the migration crisis. Minsk denies the charges and claims that Poland is forcibly expelling migrants to Belarusian territory.
Previously, it was reported that Poland was planning to complete the construction of a border fence with Belarus by mid-2022. Construction of the fence begins in early December.
It has also been reported that in Poland two Russians have been accused of aiding illegal migration. In addition, a Ukrainian citizen is involved in the case.
In the next five to seven years, Russia is expected to bring almost 50 new types of weapons to the international market. This was stated at the arms exhibition in Dubai by the general manager of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, reports RIA Novosti.
He clarified that among the new products there will be more than 20 samples of aeronautical and 10 air defense equipment. systems and complexes.
It should be noted that Rosoboronexport's air defense asset order portfolio is estimated at nearly $ 14 billion. Earlier it became known that & nbsp; the company signed nearly 20 contracts totaling more than two billion euros during the 2021 Army military-technical forum. & Nbsp;
The Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition is being held these days at United Arab Emirates. Russia in Dubai showcases a number of airplanes and helicopters that have never been on display overseas before.
Plot Migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border
The Polish public prosecutor's office has lodged a complaint against two Russian citizens and a Ukrainian citizen for having organized, for remuneration, illegal transport of immigrants from the Middle East to Germany, including via Poland.
In a post on the website The ministry claims that the defendants acted as part of an international organized criminal group organizing illegal border crossings for immigrants from the Middle East.
Two organizers of Chechen nationality were living illegally in Poland, and the third accomplice is still on the wanted list. The accused faces up to eight years in prison.
This is the third indictment in this case, which has been pending since August of August. 39; last year. In total, it includes 12 episodes of crimes committed by five accused. The band members have worked in many countries including Austria, Germany, Hungary, Greece and Slovakia.
Last week Polish border guards reported the detention of citizens of Russia, Sweden and Lithuania for aiding illegal migration from Belarus to Poland. The Russian embassy said it had not yet received official information about the Russian detained for helping refugees cross the border illegally.
The US Navy Mount Whitney, after completing training exercises in the Black Sea, began to move towards the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced on Twitter by the Sixth Fleet press service.
It should be noted that the Fleet Headquarters and the NATO Strike and Support Naval Forces Command are on board .
As a reminder, on November 12, seven military ships from the US Navy, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine conducted exercises in international waters off the coast Romanian women from the Black Sea. They passed 100 kilometers from Constanta, the largest port in Romania. After the maneuvers were completed, the American warships remained in the port for a few more days.
The Russian Defense Ministry said earlier that the Russian military controls the actions of US Navy ships in the Black Sea. . Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov & nbsp; stressed that NATO exercises are linked to the United States' desire to step up its policy of containing Russia. & Nbsp; & nbsp;
Cloudy weather with clear spells is expected in the & nbsp; Russian capital on Monday, November 15, the official website & nbsp; of & nbsp; Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation.
“ Especially no precipitation. In some places it's freezing '', the message reads.
During the day, the air temperature in the city will be from minus two to zero degrees. Atmospheric pressure – 762 millimeters of mercury. & Nbsp;
Winds from the north and northwest at a speed of & nbsp; from six to 11 meters per second. In some places, its gusts can reach 15 meters per second.
Tuesday evening in Moscow, it is expected from minus five to minus three degrees. Partly cloudy and icy conditions are expected. Atmospheric pressure will be 763 millimeters of mercury.
Previously, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, had said that the “ Pushkin weather forecast '' would be established in the capital region.
The leader of the & nbsp; United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) & nbsp; Yuri Slyusar said that serial production of the Russian fifth-generation Checkmate fighter will start in 2026. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
According to Slyusar, the simultaneous creation of several prototypes of the hunter has already started in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He added that the first flight of the single-engine Checkmate is scheduled for 2023.
The designer of Sukhoi. (part of UAC Rostec) Mikhail & nbsp; Nikitushkin & nbsp; pointed out that Checkmate will receive a modified Product 117 engine (AL-41F1).
“ The engine is an existing 117 engine modified for a single engine aircraft in terms of reliability, '' he explained.
The Checkmate single-engine fighter was presented at the MAKS-2021 airshow. The plane includes all the latest developments. These include an open build architecture for the client, as well as artificial intelligence and stealth technologies. It has a compartment in the fuselage for air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. At the same time, Checkmate is able to hit up to six targets and his combat radius will be 3000 km. The speed of the plane is Mach 1.8. It is assumed that a two-seater, unmanned version of the aircraft will be created.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that the Russian Federation relies on the Middle East market for the first time & nbsp; presenting abroad a new Checkmate hunter.
This year, take part in the “ geographical dictation '' possible in 120 countries, more than 8.6 thousand sites will be opened. These data are cited by the country's defense minister, the president of the Russian Geographical Society Sergei Choïgou, reports TASS.
According to the head of the defense department, the number of sites increased by 60%, which turned out to be a record. Shoigu personally participated in the writing of a dictation on the Central Action Platform at the headquarters of the Russian Geographical Society in Moscow.
The president of the Russian Geographical Society also expressed the opinion that geography should be included in the number of entrance exams for admission to universities.
“ I suggest university rectors include this subject in entrance exams, and applicants & ndash; don & # 39; t be afraid to give it back, & ndash; noted the minister.
In this regard, he recalled the practice of Moscow State University, where two weeks ago a decision was made to pass geography during the course of the 39; admission to 11 faculties, not just one as it used to be.
Reminder, “ Geographic dictation '' will be held from November 14 to 24 in three forms: full-time, remote and online. & nbsp; Participants anonymously answer questions about the geography of the Russian Federation. & nbsp;
Earlier, Russian schoolchildren won five medals at the International Physics Olympiad. Al-Fergani in Uzbekistan.
Tracing the history of the world with Andrey Sidorchik
In the fall of 1941, the leadership of the USSR was in a state of panic, alternating mass executions with caviar feasts, chaos reigned in Moscow, and the failure of the Wehrmacht was explained only by weather conditions. This is what the Western media write in the documents for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow.
& # 39; Some horses died from sinking too deep into the & nbsp; mud & raquo;
The influential German Die Welt & nbsp; published a whole series of documents devoted to the events of 1941. How exactly the authors view this historic moment is clear from the headlines. An article by Sven Kellerhoff titled “78 Wehrmacht Divisions Supposed To Take Moscow, But They Were Prevented By Mudslides”. Florian Stark & # 39; s material has an equally flashy title: & nbsp; & quot; As Hitler's tanks rushed towards Moscow, Stalin was throwing feasts. & Quot ;.
Mr Kellerhoff at the start of the article, I must pay tribute to him, admits that the first months of the war cost Nazi Germany dearly: “ The German ground forces lost half a million killed and & nbsp; seriously injured, and & nbsp; that's one in three soldiers. & # 39; & # 39; The Germans also suffered heavy losses in material.
The historian goes on to describe Operation Typhoon. & mdash; & nbsp; a large-scale attack on the capital, as a result of which in the “ boilers '' over 680,000 Red Army soldiers were found near Viazma and Bryansk. What prevented, according to the author, from seizing Moscow?
“ Everything has changed in & nbsp; in the blink of an eye: the autumn rains have started, & mdash; & nbsp; says Mr. Kellerhoff. & nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; And on the & nbsp; roads, along which the tanks were supposed to rush towards & nbsp; Moscow, there was no hard surface. Some horses have died from sinking too deep into the mud and hell. The change of weather allowed the Soviet troops to bring the location of their units in line with the now obvious objective of the Wehrmacht.
A problem for both sides
Not a word on the fierce resistance of the Soviet units surrounded by & mdash; & nbsp ;. There is not a word about the feat of the Podolsk cadets, who held back the enemy tanks, which were rushing towards Moscow. And in general, Mr. Kellerhoff does not mention the actions of the Red Army at this critical time.
Indeed, heavy rains, which fell for several days near Moscow in October 1941, deprived the troops of the possibility of moving quickly. But the Soviet command, which urgently needed to fill the gaps in the defense, faced the same problem, nothing less. And then it turned out that Soviet transport workers and logisticians could work in such conditions better than their German “colleagues”.
As for the thaw as a deterrent, it continued into the fall of 1941, but it didn't last long & nbsp; and quickly gave way to the cold, which, at least initially, turned out to be in the hands of the Germans. That's what is in his memories, Soldier & # 39; s Duty. wrote about it one of the future Victory Marshals Konstantin Rokossovsky : “ The cold chained the swamps, and now the German tank and the motorized formations & mdash; & nbsp; the main strike force of the enemy & mdash; & nbsp; got more freedom of action. We felt it right away. The enemy command began to use tanks off the roads. & # 39; & # 39;
“ Chaos reigned in the city. And Stalin had a blast. '
However, Sven Kellerhoff's article can still be considered relatively balanced compared to what Florian Stark treats readers.
The typhoon, with which the Wehrmacht wanted to take Moscow in the autumn of 1941, & mdash; & nbsp; writes Mr. Stark. & Nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; Faced with a disorganized defense. Communication with headquarters was lost, chaos reigned in the city. And Stalin had a great time.
Stark begins his material by describing a banquet in honor of British and American representatives, which took place in the Kremlin in October 1941.
“ Stalin invited them to one of his typical celebrations with caviar, suckling pig, game and ice cream, as well as tons of brandy, vodka and wine, & mdash; & nbsp; writes the author. & mdash; In total, 32 toasts were brought & mdash; & nbsp; most of them on the impending victory over Nazi Germany. & # 39;
According to Stark, while Stalin was giving banquets, Soviet units were not prepared for the German offensive, resulting in encirclement and colossal losses. And then the author explains exactly what methods the Soviet leadership tried to use to combat the military catastrophe.
& # 39; Muscovites were regrouped in militias and work brigades & # 39;
“ The NKVD has started mass shootings, & mdash; & nbsp; says Die Welt material. & nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; By & nbsp; 1942, nearly a million Red Army soldiers, suspected of failing to defend their positions until the last one, were sentenced by the field courts, 157,000 of them between them to death. & Nbsp; That's almost ten divisions. British historian Richard & nbsp; Overy: “ Stalin almost lost control of the capital, ceding it not to the 'German Wehrmacht', but to their terrorized people. & # 39; & # 39;
How, in Mr. Stark's opinion, was the crisis overcome? If you think the author of Die Welt had even one word to describe the courage and heroism of the Soviet people, then nothing like it.
“ Only the brutal use of NKVD troops has put an end to what is happening, & mdash; He writes. & nbsp; & mdash; & nbsp; To demonstrate his tenacity, Stalin organized, as usual, a parade in Red Square in honor of the anniversary of the & nbsp; October Revolution. & nbsp; During this time, Muscovites were herded into the militia and labor brigades and sent to the city to strengthen the defenses. But the Germans did not come. & # 39; & # 39;
That is, how did you not come? As Florian Stark writes, “ the lack of fuel and ammunition, but especially the onset of the rainy season, which turned the dirt roads into mud, halted the advance of the Wehrmacht during several weeks. & # 39; & # 39; >
There is a strong feeling that in Germany in 2021 documents on the Great Patriotic War are being created under the directives of the German Reich Minister of Public Education and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels , who skillfully attributed all Wehrmacht failures to mud, or frost, or bloody commissioners, who drove millions of brainless Soviets to bloodshed.
Perhaps this is why modern Western policy towards Russia is lame on both legs? After all, if you change the objective image to 'cranberries' then the reality encounter becomes very overwhelming at times.
German General Gunther Blumentritt , who directly participated in the battle for Moscow, described his results as follows: “ It was a turning point in our Eastern campaign & nbsp; & mdash; hopes to get Russia out of the war in 1941 & nbsp; g. failed at the very last minute. Now it was important for Germany's political leaders to understand that the days of the blitzkrieg were over. We were opposed to an army which, in its combat qualities, is far superior to any other armies we have ever encountered on the battlefield. & # 39; & # 39;
Eighty years later, in Germany, they prefer to write on horses sinking through the mud how Stalin feasted in the Kremlin.
