The OSCE mission in Ukraine announced the intention of Russia to withdraw its military from SCCC Special OSCE monitoring mission (SMM) in Donbas, announced about the Russian decision to withdraw their officers from the Joint center for control and coordination (SCCC). “On 14 December, the representative of the Ukrainian armed forces at the JCCC headquarters of the JCCC, located in government-controlled Soledar (79 km North of Donetsk), the SMM handed over a letter from the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation stating that the Russian Federation is going to withdraw from the territory of Ukraine the officers of its armed forces from SCCC”, — stated in the SMM. We will remind, on 7-8 December in Vienna hosted a meeting of foreign Ministers of the OSCE countries. The situation in the East of Ukraine affected both the General sessions and in the bilateral format. Thus, on 7 December Sergei Lavrov
Day: December 17, 2017
A military doctor revealed the cause of poor health of the pilots of the F-35
A military doctor revealed the cause of poor health of the pilots of the F-35 MOSCOW, 16 Dec — RIA Novosti. A military doctor, Colonel, U.S. air force J. Flottmann have identified the possible cause of the poor health of the pilots of the new fighter-bombers, the F-35. It is reported by Aviation Week. For this, he made three flights on F/A-18 Hornet. One of them was equipped with a supply system of liquid oxygen LOX, two more modern oxygen OBOGS station, which is equipped with advanced F-35. Flottman came to the conclusion that the OBOGS under heavy loads supplies air too abruptly, making it difficult to breath pilot. “I am convinced that the increased oxygen content in the respiratory gas in conjunction with the operation of the regulator of breathing has a negative effect on the productivity of employees”, — said the expert. The Colonel also noticed that the
The defense Ministry reported 12 2018 launches of Intercontinental missiles
© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Strategic rocket forces (RVSN) plan to carry out in the coming year, 12 launches of Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), in particular, to confirm the correctness of the adopted design solutions for the development of advanced technologies. On that Sunday reported TASS the press service of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation on the occasion of this day, the 58th anniversary of the formation of the strategic missile forces. In the past year in the strategic missile forces performed five launches, said the press service. December 17, 1959 issued a decree of the USSR Council of Ministers, in accordance with which was established the position of chief of the Rocket forces, formed the headquarters of the strategic missile forces and other military bodies.