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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 17 (Xinhua) — The key objective of the Russian Armed Forces next year is to maintain and increase the offensive momentum during the Special Military Operation (SMO). Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced this at an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry Board on Wednesday.
Speaking about the progress of the SVO in Ukraine, A. Belousov stated: “The key task for next year is to maintain and increase the current momentum of the offensive.”
According to him, the pace of advancement of the "East," "Center," and "West" troop groups has increased by 1.5-2 times compared to 2024. Russia has already achieved a two-fold superiority over the Ukrainian Armed Forces in unmanned aerial vehicles.
"While last year the enemy had the advantage in the combat use of tactical drones, this August marked a turning point. Today, we have achieved a two-fold numerical superiority over the enemy," the Russian minister emphasized.
"The Ministry of Defense's activities are structured around the following key factors… ensuring full readiness for any developments in the medium term. This includes a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe in the next decade," A. Belousov stated.
As he noted, NATO's Joint Armed Forces are rapidly preparing for a confrontation with Russia at the turn of the 2030s. This is reflected in the decisions made at the NATO summit in July of this year, as well as in the doctrinal documents of the United States and other alliance countries.
A. Belousov named improving all three components of Russia's nuclear deterrent forces as an important task. "Next year, we will continue the rearmament of the Strategic Missile Forces with the Yars missile system. We will accept four Tu-160M strategic missile carriers into the Strategic Aviation Forces. We will ensure the incorporation of the strategic missile submarine Prince Pozharsky into the Navy," the Russian Defense Minister stated.
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