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According to CCTV4 "Asia Today" on the evening of November 18, Russia's military deployment in the Asia-Pacific direction has made new moves. More and more submarines are deployed to the Far East through the Arctic shipping lanes after entering service with the European part of Russia.
According to CCTV news, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 17th local time that the Russian air defense force shot down 2 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 10 rockets.
Russia said it hit Ukrainian logistics targets Ukraine said it hit the Russian army's radar station
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on November 18 that the Russian army used precision-guided weapons to attack a number of military logistics targets on the Ukrainian side. The Ukrainian side said on the same day that the Ukrainian army attacked the Russian radar station on the southern front the past day.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 18th that the Russian army used long-range precision guided weapons to strike at Ukrainian military command facilities, military factories and Ukrainian fuel and energy facilities, and all attacks accurately hit the established targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a regular speech on the 17th that affected by the missile attack of the Russian army, the power supply of Vinnitsa, Odessa, Sumy and Kiev was seriously interrupted. Currently, the Ukrainian government is making every effort to normalize the supply of electricity.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense also reported on the same day that the Russian army continued to strike at the Ukrainian army in the direction of Donetsk, Kupyansk and Red Liman, hitting a large number of armored vehicles. In addition, the Russian air defense forces also shot down 2 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 10 rockets.
The Southern Operational Command of Ukraine released news on the 18th that the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a Russian radar station near Nova Kakhovka in the past day. At the same time, the Ukrainian army also continued to strike at the transport and logistical supply lines of the local Russian army near the Dnieper.
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The Ukrainian defense industry group said it has applied NATO technology in the production of artillery shells
Ukraine's Interfax news agency reported on the 18th local time that the Ukrainian Defense Industry Group has been producing 122 and 152 mm caliber shells. The company said the weapons were successfully tested using NATO technology and are already in production.
The company also announced that it is currently working to transform the Ukrainian defense industry group into a modern high-tech defense company and will jointly produce and develop heavy weapons and military equipment with companies from at least six NATO member countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, France, Denmark and others.
The Ukrainian foreign minister said that Ukrainian experts have begun work at the crash site in Poland
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba posted on social media on the 18th local time that Ukrainian experts have been working at the missile fall site in Poland. He also thanked the Polish side for providing Ukrainian experts with access to the investigation site and said that Ubo is continuing to cooperate.
The President of Turkey spoke by phone with the President of Ukraine
On the 18th local time, the Turkish presidential palace issued a statement saying that Turkish President Erdogan and Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke by phone to discuss the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and food corridor related matters.
Erdogan said that the parties have had positive experience with the grain export agreement and the exchange of prisoners of war, and it is in everyone's interest to extend this understanding to negotiations, especially ceasefire negotiations. Erdogan also thanked Zelensky for his condolences on the terrorist attacks in Istanbul.
Rare! A number of Russian submarines are deployed in the Asia-Pacific region through this channel
According to CCTV4 "Asia Today" on the evening of November 18, Russia's military deployment in the Asia-Pacific direction has made new moves. More and more submarines are deployed to the Far East through the Arctic shipping lanes after entering service with the European part of Russia. The Russian government said that the Arctic shipping route will be one of the most important transportation arteries in the world, and Western sanctions cannot prevent Russia from developing this shipping route.
On the 16th local time, the latest conventionally powered submarine of the Russian Navy "Ufa" was delivered in St. Petersburg. "Ufa" belongs to the Type 636.3 "Warsaw Song" class, which is an upgraded version of the "Kilo" class submarine. This type of submarine is considered to be one of the quietest conventional submarines in the world, known as the "black hole of the ocean".
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The "Ufa" is also equipped with "Caliber" land-attack cruise missiles with a range of up to 1,500 kilometers, which greatly improves the long-range strike capability of the Russian Navy. Since 2017, the Russian army has launched plans to build 6 Warsaw Song-class submarines for the Pacific Fleet. The Ufa, which entered service this time, is the fourth in the program, and the entire rearmament program is expected to be completed in 2024.
After commissioning, the "Ufa" will go through the Arctic shipping route to its permanent station in the Russian Far East, which will be the second conventionally powered submarine deployed by the Russian military in the Far East via the Arctic route in the near future. On October 9, another Warsaw Song-class submarine, Magadan, sailed more than 9,000 nautical miles and arrived in Vladivostok. Previously, this type of submarine went to the Russian Far East through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal.
In addition, two nuclear-powered submarines of the Russian Navy, the Grand Duke Oleg of the North Wind-A type and the Yasen-M-class Novosibirsk, also arrived at their permanent bases in Kamchatka via the Arctic route at the end of September. Russian experts revealed that it is very rare for many submarines of the Russian army to be deployed in the Asia-Pacific direction through the Arctic shipping lanes in a short period of time.
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The "Arctic Sea Route" refers to the sea route that crosses the Arctic Ocean and connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The Arctic Passage in a broad sense includes the Northwest Passage and the Northeast Passage: the Northwest Passage passes through the Canadian Arctic Islands, while the Northeast Passage begins in the Barents Sea and travels east along the northern waters of Eurasia to the Bering Strait. Since most of the Northeast Sea Route is located in the north of Russia, it is called the "Northern Sea Route" by Russia. In recent years, due to the rapid warming of the Arctic climate, the accelerated melting of sea ice, and the navigation time of the Arctic shipping routes has become longer and longer, its huge commercial shipping value has attracted attention from all parties.
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In August, the Russian government approved the Northern Sea Route Development Plan until 2035, with a total allocation of nearly 1.8 trillion rubles, to support the development of the Northern Sea Route through a series of measures such as building new icebreakers, upgrading port facilities and launching navigation satellites.
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