Once again the sirens of the anti-aircraft alarm are sounding in Kiev and throughout Ukraine. Authorities attribute it to an upcoming new wave of Russian missile attack. "Missiles have been fired," said Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ikhnat.
There are no reports of damage or casualties, but Ukrainian media reported that explosions could be heard from the sky in some areas as Ukraine's anti-aircraft defense systems went into action. "Do not ignore the alarm," urged the head of Ukraine's presidential services, Andriy Yermak.
The "red phone" has struck only once in the Ukrainian war
Apparently the "red phone", the communication between the Kremlin and the White House, activated during the Cold War, has not been abandoned, but is functioning normally. In fact, recently, it was used only once during the Russian siege of Kiev.
In the post-Cold War world, it rang again during the Syrian civil war and was aimed at avoiding accidents or misunderstandings. Once the Ukrainian was exacerbated by the Russian invasion, the handling of the "red phone" on the US side was taken over by the military, specifically the European Command, which is based in Stuttgart and has Europe (including Russia) as its zone of responsibility.
On the Russian side, the handling of the "red phone" was assigned to the National Defense Management Center.
On the Russian side, the handling of the "red phone" was assigned to the National Defense Management Center. The current "red phone" is tested twice a day, with the following procedure: a Russian-American military officer calls the Russian military from Wiesbaden and receives their response, and in this way both sides are assured that the communication line exists, even if it remains useless.
Russians and Belarusians will fight on a united front
Soldiers from Russia and Belarus are being trained to fight as a united force, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said amid heightened tensions with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. Lukashenko made the statement during Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's visit to Minsk on Saturday, RT reported on its telegram channel.
"Today we are preparing as a single force, a single army," Lukashenko said, adding that trainers from both countries are training each other's troops. "Everyone knows this. We did not hide this fact. Well, it is impossible to hide it in a modern world," the Belarusian leader and close ally of Vladimir Putin added. Lukashenko insisted that both Minsk and Moscow "did not want and do not want war", but are cooperating to be able to "repel any attack."
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