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West created ‘Nazi paradise’ in Ukraine to fight Russians – Dugin

Kiev’s backers, however, ultimately don’t believe it will win, the political philosopher said.

https://www.rt.com/russia/572443-dugin-ukraine-nazi-paradise/

The West has fostered the creeping “nazification” of Ukraine in order to make its people hostile to Russia, political philosopher and author Aleksandr Dugin has told RT. In an exclusive interview aired on Saturday, he said that Kiev’s backers have tried to hide from their own citizens the growing tolerance of nationalists and neo-Nazis in the country.

“The West thinks in such a manner: We could not create artificial nationalism in Ukraine and push Ukrainians to fight Russians [any other way],” Dugin said.

“For a traditional society, liberal values cannot be the goal to defend. So they need something [else]. The most radical [tool] to create and promote this artificial pseudo-consciousness is nationalism … or Ukrainian Russophobic fascism. And it is being used by the [globalist] liberals.”

Dugin said the West supported radicals in Kiev, despite cracking down on similar groups at home. “They destroy any kind of nationalism on their [own] territories. But in Ukraine, on the other hand, they make it flourish.” In the end, “a Nazi paradise” has been created in Ukraine, he claimed.

According to Dugin, such an approach will ultimately lead to the destruction of the Ukrainian state. “I don’t think they seriously believe in the possible victory of Ukraine,” he stated.

Ukraine’s Azov Battalion is among the units that welcomes fighters with openly nationalist and neo-Nazi views. Ukrainian soldiers have repeatedly been filmed and photographed bearing Nazi insignia and tattoos. Russian President Vladimir Putin listed “denazification” as one of the objectives of the military operation Moscow launched in the neighboring state a year ago.

Last year, Dugin’s daughter, journalist Darya Dugina, was killed by a bomb planted under the car she was driving. Moscow said Ukrainian agents were behind the assassination. Kiev denied its involvement. Nevertheless, the New York Times later reported that US intelligence officials believe that the Ukrainian authorities had authorized the attack.

Russian victory in Ukraine will mean dawn of multipolar world - Dugin | RT Exclusive

Lavrov Speaks at Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Moscow

It is expected that the main topic would be the emergence of a multipolar world and political and economic cooperation between Russia and Islamic nations.

Sputnik is live from Moscow, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is taking part in a meeting of the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group with ambassadors from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states.

Previously, Russia's foreign minister stated that Moscow values the fact that the Islamic world pursues a foreign policy which is independent of that of the West.

The meeting will also be attended by high-ranking Russian officials, including Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of the Russia - Islamic World Strategic Vision Group and the head of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Questionable if this (below) is accurate. Real Raw News has a reputation for reporting what many (probably most) would like to be true, but without evidence that it really has occurred.

.... citing an undeniable connection between what has been dubbed the “Moscow Vax” and a sudden surge of HIV infections in vaccinated persons, Federal Service Bureau agent Andrei Zakharov told Real Raw News.

Putin Orders Destruction Of All Covid-19 Vaccines In Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the destruction of all Covid-19 vaccine stockpiles on Russian soil, citing an undeniable connection between what has been dubbed the “Moscow Vax” and a sudden surge of HIV infections in vaccinated persons, Federal Service Bureau agent Andrei Zakharov told Real Raw News.

Although Putin has not made a formal announcement, he has tasked his right-hand man, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, with purging hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies of the Sputnik and CoviVac vaccine variants. The military will ensure compliance by auditing vaccine repositories and performing spot inspections.

Like President Trump, Putin was deceived by a lie; a global consortium of devious doctors, health professionals, and government stooges spun a convincing yarn about a virus that would ravage the world unless vaccines were developed to inoculate the population as soon as possible. The WHO had infiltrated the Russian Ministry of Health and planted agents of evil within the Council of Ministers and State Duma, and Western propaganda—fables of people sick with Covid falling dead on the street—seeped through Russia’s once secure borders. No nation was immune to the most elaborate disinformation campaign in the history of humanity.

On 2 December 2020, Russia launched its first mass vaccination experiment, beating other nations to the punch and delivering 6.9 million doses in the first week. As of 21 June 2022, 81.5 million people have received at least one dose, with 74.3 million fully vaccinated. In the West and Russia, vaccine recipients presented side effects such as cardiac ailments, seizures, and blood clots, with many dropping dead at home, at work, or in the streets.

“The American CIA is brilliant. When harmless Covid spread, they made up stories of so many people dying to get us all to beg for the vaccine. Then when the vaccines came, we did start dying, and the governments can blame it on Covid, not vaccines. It was such a clever plot, the world believed it,” Zakharov said.

In December 2022, the Ministry of Health reported a dramatic, countrywide spike in HIV infections among persons who had received three or more Covid-19 vaccinations and did not fit the standard demographic—homosexuals and needle users. Between 2015-2019, Russia averaged 16,000 new infections per year. In 2022, that figure skyrocketed to 63,000 to include celibate, non-drug users.

Vladimir Putin, Zakharov said, arrived at the inescapable conclusion that vaccines could cause a person to develop HIV and AIDS. The evidence was unassailable; the more jabs a person got, the greater the odds of contracting HIV. Putin viewed the correlation as more than a simple coincidence—the vaccine was tailored to deliver Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

“A fake sickness tricks people into getting a vaccine that gives them real sicknesses,” Zakharov said. “Only satanic people could have dreamed this up. For President Putin, this is a very personal affair.”

Putin, he added, has remained “pureblood,” or unvaccinated, but one of his daughters was diagnosed with HIV two weeks after she’d taken her third jab.

“President Putin told her not to get any more vaccines, but she is Westernized, she accepted the lies, and now she must stay on medicine her whole life. This infuriated President Putin,” Zakharov said.

The daughter’s diagnosis was the last straw. On Wednesday, Putin decreed that Covid-19 vaccines be destroyed, and he banned all vaccine imports. The Russian military, our source said, has already destroyed vaccines at hospitals in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, and Saratov, and was forced to “put down” hospital staff that resisted the vaccine purge. Putin has reportedly said he will not rest until every vial is shattered.

Also, Putin has ordered the execution of 130 scientists responsible for creating the Sputnik vaccines.

“Here we don’t bring the guilty to trial—a waste of time. Why waste time when we know they are guilty. We deal with these matters severely,” Zakharov said.

In closing, we asked Zakharov whether Putin would have ordered such drastic action had his daughter not been diagnosed with HIV.

“No, he still would take care of these criminals. But her diagnosis crystallized his hatred for these evil people. There will be no more vaccines in Russia,” he said.

Moscow in flames after explosion at major power plant sparks '20-metre-high' fireball

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1742734/Moscow-power-station-explosion-fire-Russia-war-Ukraine-Vidnoye

Overnight, an explosion occurred in the workshop of the Moscow Coke and Gas Plant in the city of Vidnoye, Russia. The fire spread over an area of ​​200 square metres. According to preliminary data, no victims. According to a TASS source in emergencies services, "An explosion in a coke gas works’ shop in Vidnoye. A pump tower with benzol is on fire. A 20-meter high flame".

Russia cuts oil supply to Poland after NATO nation delivers Leopard tanks to...

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Russia records 10,311 new daily coronavirus cases, 44 deaths

Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 1,327 to 3,440,575 in the past day and St. Petersburg’s cases increased by 1,291 to 1,891,276.

ussia recorded 10,311 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday.

The country’s total cases have reached 22,398,867.

As many as 1,643 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, up from 657 the day before. Hospitalizations declined in six regions of the country and rose in 72 regions.

Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 1,327 to 3,440,575 in the past day and St. Petersburg’s cases increased by 1,291 to 1,891,276.

Coronavirus recoveries

Russia’s coronavirus recoveries rose by 14,663 to 27,744,431 in the past 24 hours, the crisis center reported. Recoveries increased by 2,411 to 3,243,793 in Moscow and by 1,561 to 1,842,355 in St. Petersburg.

Coronavirus death toll

Russia recorded 44 coronavirus fatalities in the past 24 hours. The total death toll has climbed to 396,507. Moscow reported nine deaths in the past day, with the number dropping below ten for the first time since October 28, 2022. The city’s death toll has reached 48,315. St. Petersburg’s COVID-19 fatalities rose by 11 to 37,215.

RUSSIAN GENERAL REVEALS PFIZER & AUSTRALIAN DOHERTY INSTITUTE UKRAINE LINK! | AUSSIE COSSACK

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, holds briefing on U.S. military and biological activity.
The General also quotes @veritasvisuals & Stew Peters.

Full Text : Briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops – Telegraph
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Zelensky backs expulsion of Christian monks

Ukraine’s leader believes seizing the historic Kiev Pechersk Lavra will strengthen “spiritual independence”.

https://www.rt.com/russia/572918-zelensky-kiev-pechersk-lavra-takeover/

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has endorsed the order to expel monks of the canonical Orthodox church from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, insinuating they were agents of Russia. Moscow has called on all Christian churches, as well as the UN and other international organizations, to respond to the “outrageous” decision.

“This week there is also a move to strengthen our spiritual independence,” Zelensky said in a weekly address to the nation on Sunday evening. “We will not allow the terrorist state any opportunity to manipulate the spirituality of our people, to destroy our holy sites – our Lavras – or to steal valuables from them.”

He also claimed the steps his government was undertaking were “completely legal” and had the full support of the Ukrainian public.

On Friday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture notified the monks they had until March 29 to vacate the monastery, claiming they had violated the 2013 agreement under which the state allowed them to administer the national historic preserve. Founded in 1051, the Pechersk Lavra (‘Monastery of the Caves’) is considered the most prominent Orthodox Christian site in Ukraine.

Kiev has already expelled the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) from two of the cathedrals above the monastery. Within days of that decision, in early January, the government-created Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) was allowed to hold services on the premises.

The UOC monks will “not carry out the order” to leave, the abbot of the monastery said on Monday. The head of the church, Metropolitan Kliment, had called Friday’s note the personal opinion of a Ministry of Culture official, with no legal standing. The UOC remains in communion with the Russian Orthodox Church, but has declared itself independent and condemned the Russian “invasion” to remain in the Ukrainian government’s good graces.

Kiev’s move to expel the monks is “unacceptable” and “absolutely unprecedented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “We believe that the world community should respond accordingly to such an outrageous decision.”

On Saturday, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church compared the eviction to the expulsion of Orthodox clergy under Communism. Such a move would “lead to a violation of the rights of millions of Ukrainian Orthodox faithful,” said Patriarch Kirill, in a letter sent to the UN, the heads of other Orthodox churches, Pope Francis of Rome, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, and others.

Truth Bomb incoming from Russia's Ministry of Defense

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Russian ambassador accuses U.S. of 'act of provocation' and claims its fighter did NOT knock Reaper out of sky - after Pentagon revealed Su-27 dumped fuel on drone and forced it to crash into Black Sea

  • US military said a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of the MQ-9 drone
  • Russia says no contact was made and accused the US of 'provocation'

Official talks between Presidents al-Assad and Putin start, Kremlin

Official talks between President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin started, in the presence of the delegations from the two countries.

President Putin at the beginning of the talks said “I am glad to see you in Moscow, and I thank you for accepting this invitation. We are witnessing a great development in relations binding our two countries”

Putin added the devastating earthquake has worsened the suffering of the Syrian people, and Russia as a friend country spares no effort to mitigate such hardship.

Putin went on to say “Syrian-Russian ties are constantly developing and the trade exchange has increased between the two countries”.

President al-Assad, in turn, said “I am very pleased with this visit. The meetings between our officials do not stop, but the international changes over the past year require us to meet for developing common conceptions for this stage.”

“We thank Russia for the great assistance it provided to face the repercussions of the earthquake, especially the Ministry of Defense and the Russian army, which directly contributed to rescuing the injured in the earthquake”. President Assad added.

President Al-Assad went on to say “The Syrian people express their gratitude to Russia’s stances that confirm commitment to respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

“Upon the first visit to Russia since the start of the Ukrainian war, Syria reiterates its support to Russia during its fight against Western-backed Nazis”, al-Assad underlined.

President al-Assad stressed that there is an urgent need to restore balance to the world otherwise it will be directed to destruction”.

“We are satisfied with the results of the work of the Syrian Russian joint committee, and my visit today paves the way to new stage in relation to the bilateral ties.” President al-Assad noted.

FAILING TO MANEUVER, THE US MQ-9 REAPER CRASHED BY ITSELF NEAR CRIMEA

About the MQ-9 Reaper incident in the Black Sea, that the US drone crashed on its own in the area of the Crimean Peninsula. The Su-27 of Russian Air Force does not engage the onboard weapons and does not make contact with the UAV. As a result of a sharp maneuver, the drone lost control by losing altitude and crashing into the water surface.

Explosive devices found at Russian pipeline – Transneft

The oil transport company says it has uncovered evidence of a plot to attack the connector supplying oil to western European markets.

https://www.rt.com/russia/573037-explosive-devices-druzhba-pipeline/

Workers at the Russian oil pipeline transport company Transneft have reportedly found several explosive devices at the Novozybkov oil-pumping station of its Druzhba pipeline in the Bryansk region near Ukraine, according to company spokesperson Igor Demin.

Speaking to TASS, he stated that on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday morning, the devices were found in destroyed plastic cases of “non-industrial production” with a striking warhead in the form of steel balls.

“Presumably, the destruction of the cases occurred after hitting the ground when falling from drones,” Demin suggested. He added that on Wednesday afternoon another explosive device was seen being dropped from a UAV, “likely similar to the other two [devices].”

At the same time, the Transneft representative pointed out that the Novozybkov pumping station had not been in operation throughout 2023 and that its reserve tanks are empty.

Demin added that, given the steel balls found in the explosives, the perpetrators of the sabotage likely did not intend to destroy the facility but instead wanted to kill members of the civilian personnel working at the Druzhba station.

The spokesperson noted that an investigation is currently underway and that nobody at the Novozybkov facility had been injured.

The Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline is one of the longest in the world and connects eastern parts of Russia to several points in Europe, including Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Germany. However, the pipeline has repeatedly come under attack from Kiev’s forces since Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine.

The last attack was reported on February 1, when Demin stated that a missile had landed on the territory of the Novozybkov station but ultimately failed to cause any damage or to injure any of the workers. On February 3, another attack was reported by media outlet Mash, but Transneft said it had no information on the alleged incident and that the pipeline was working normally.

The pipeline segment that is apparently being targeted by Ukraine is located some 39 kilometers from the border with Russia and leads in the direction of Belarus, where it branches off into two sections, one going to Germany and Poland and the other to Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic.

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‘Apocalyptic Conflict’: Attack On Russian Aircraft In Neutral Airspace Will Be Seen As Declaration Of War — Top Diplomat

A deliberate attack on a Russian aircraft in neutral airspace would be an open declaration of war against a nuclear power. This was announced by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

“Some lawmakers’ calls go far beyond common sense,” he said, commenting on US Senator Lindsey Graham’s (from South Carolina) threats to shoot down Russian planes approaching US aircraft in international airspace.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry published a statement stating that there was no impact between the two aircraft (MQ-9 and Su-27) and that the Reaper drone maneuvered abruptly, losing control and crashing.

The ministry added that the US drone was flying without transponders and entered airspace that the Russian government had designated as restricted following the start of their special military operations.

“The Russian aircraft did not use onboard weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and returned safely to their home airfield,” the ministry explained.

According to Ambassador Antonov, not the Russian pilots but US politicians are inciting the start of an apocalyptic conflict. We do not seek a conflict with nuclear power. We continue to maintain contacts, including through the Ministry of Defense, to prevent unintentional collisions. I would like American politicians to have the same attitude towards relations with Russia,” the ambassador emphasized.

Ukraine: 3rd Biggest Importer Of Weapons

Ukraine became the world’s third largest arms importer after Qatar and India in 2022, because of Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, according to a recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The SIPRI report compares weapons sales globally between 2013–17 and 2018–22. It shows that Ukraine imported a few major arms from 1991 until the end of 2021.

However, “as a result of military aid from the USA and many European states following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine became the 3rd biggest importer of major arms during 2022 (after Qatar and India) and the 14th biggest for 2018–22,” the report by SIPRI stated.

The report noted that the deliveries to Ukraine were mainly second-hand items from existing stocks, including 228 artillery pieces, an estimated 5000 guided artillery rockets from the US, 280 tanks from Poland, and over 7000 anti-tank missiles from the UK.

Some newly produced arms were also delivered to Ukraine, such as air defense systems from Germany, Poland, the UK, and the US. In most cases, one country’s supply of these arms was financed by other countries or the European Union (EU) through its European Peace Facility.

For instance, by the end of 2022, the EU had allocated €3.1 billion for military equipment for Ukraine, according to SIPRI.

Overall, Ukraine accounted for 2 percent of global arms imports in the five years ending in 2022, as per the estimates by experts at SIPRI.

It is also essential to bear in mind that the supply of arms to Ukraine from the West has evolved significantly since the start of the conflict in February last year. While initially, the West was reluctant to fulfill Kyiv’s requests for main battle tanks (MBTs), Ukraine is now slated to receive various Western-made MBTs like the British Challenger-2s, German-made Leopard-2 tanks, and US-made M1A2 Abrams.

The Challenger-2s and Leopard-2s are expected to be delivered to Ukraine by the end of March. So, the scope of the military aid to Ukraine and the value thereof is only poised to increase going ahead.

Arms Shipments To Europe Doubled After Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine pushed Kyiv up the world’s top arms importers and nearly doubled the arms imports into Europe in 2022. However, a considerable portion of those imports was destined for the war-torn nation.

Ukraine alone was the destination for 31 percent of arms shipments to Europe and eight percent of global deliveries in total, according to SIPRI’s data.

However, the rise in arms imports was, in large part, also driven by an increase in spending by European states, including Poland and Norway, because of the rising threat posed by the Russian aggression in Ukraine, and the rate of imports is expected to accelerate further, according to SIPRI.

“The invasion has caused a significant surge in demand for arms in Europe, which will have a further effect and most likely will lead to increased arms imports by European states,” Pieter Wezeman, a senior researcher at SIPRI, told AFP.

However, there was already a surge in arms imports by European countries against the backdrop of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, and the war in Ukraine only accelerated this trend.

Wezeman further said that European countries have either “already ordered or are planning to” order weapons ranging from “submarines to combat aircraft, from drones to anti-tank missiles, from rifles to radars.”

“Everything is being looked at because the idea is to strengthen military capacity through the whole spectrum of available military technology,” he continued.

Sharp Decline In Russian Arms Export

Over the past five years, the world’s top five exporters of arms remained the US at 40 percent of the global arms exports, followed by Russia at 16 percent, then France and China at 11 and 5 percent, respectively, and Germany at 4 percent.

Together, these countries account for a third of all global exports.

However, there has been a sharp decline in the volume of Russian arms exports, particularly in the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, according to SIPRI, which suggests that these export volumes are only likely to decrease as several states decide to move away from Russian arms.

For instance, India, the largest buyer of Russian arms in 2013-17, imported 37 percent less from Russia between 2018-22.

Also, multilateral sanctions by the West on Russia, including various trade restrictions and the pressure from the US and its allies on countries not to purchase Russian-made arms, have impaired Moscow’s efforts to export arms.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to exacerbate this trend. The conflict will constrain Russia’s ability to export arms, as it will probably prioritize the production of arms for its military over those intended for export.

Explosion at FSB Building in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

There has been an explosion at the Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. At least two people have been reported as seriously injured. Fire department is responding. Video from nearby security cameras, shows the explosion below:

Explosion at FSB Building in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Social media is filling with other videos showing the damage and debris:

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40 African countries are in Moscow today

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International Parliamentary Conference Russia – Africa in a Multipolar World

Vladimir Putin spoke at the International Parliamentary Conference Russia – Africa in a Multipolar World, held in Moscow under the auspices of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70745

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Dear friends,

I would like to sincerely welcome all the representatives of legislative bodies and leaders of political parties and public movements from African states in Moscow and at the international parliamentary conference.

Your conference is undoubtedly important in the context of the continued development of Russia’s multifaceted cooperation with the countries of the African continent. We also consider this event a key part of the preparations for the upcoming second Russia-Africa summit scheduled to be held in St Petersburg in July.

The first Russian-African summit held in October 2019 in Sochi was very productive and noticeably invigorated our ties with African states, gave a boost to business interaction and cultural and humanitarian exchanges. The partnership between Russia and African countries has gained additional momentum and is reaching a whole new level.

This conference brings together representatives of most countries on the continent. Given that it is legislators who are supposed to express the will of their voters in their countries and work in the interests of their people, your arrival shows that the peoples of Africa are interested in stepping up efforts to develop multifaceted and mutually beneficial relations with Russia.

I want to emphasise that our country has always and will always consider cooperation with African states a priority. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is one of the unchanging priorities of Russia’s foreign policy.

Ever since the African peoples’ heroic struggle for independence, it has been common knowledge that the Soviet Union provided significant support to the peoples of Africa in their fight against colonialism, racism and apartheid, how it helped many African countries to gain and protect their sovereignty, and consistently supported them in building their statehood, strengthening defence capabilities, laying the foundations of their national economies and workforce training. The symbol of this cooperation was the construction by Soviet experts of the Aswan Dam, the largest in Africa. And today, the Russian Federation continues its policy of providing the continent with support and assistance.

NATO Forced Russia to Upgrade Missile Defenses, Russia is More Secure While NATO Cities are Undefended

Since the Pentagon was supposedly hit by a stolen/repurposed airliner going just over 120 knots, flown by an amateur, the US has only disarmed…when it comes to protecting the homeland…sending anti-missile systems to Romania, Israel and Iraq but deploying none at home. Every American city is 100% helpless to any air attack at all, much less Russia’s ‘dancing’ hypersonic missiles – TID

NATO’s attempts to paralyze the Russian rocket and space program have failed completely. This conclusion is made by the specialized publication Defense News, after analyzing the latest launches of Russian satellites.

In November, Russia launched its sixth Tundra early warning satellite. It now has just 4 to launch to reach its goal of 10 satellites by 2024. The next launches will cover medium Earth orbit, the best for observation at high latitudes, writes Defense News. In such an orbit, the satellite needs only 12 hours to make a complete revolution, and 8 hours “Tundra” is above the observed hemisphere.

“Tundra” is part of a single grouping of the Ministry of Defense, codenamed “Dome”. It is an integrated space-based detection and command and control system designed to track enemy ballistic missile launches.

The Dome became a replacement for the Soviet-era Oko and Oko-1 systems, which were operated from 1982 to 2019.

For the full functioning of the detection system, it is necessary that at least 10 Tundra satellites be in a highly elliptical orbit. In addition, a number of geostationary satellites are needed to support the system. Colonel General Sergei Surovikin , while still the commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, promised that the Dome would cover Russia by 2024.

As a matter of fact, already now we can talk about the functioning of the “Dome”. Indeed, back in May 2020, Igor Ozer, the CEO of the Energia rocket and space company, announced that the group had reached the “minimum standard capacity”, that is, it was actually capable of solving imputed tasks.

At that time, four Tundras were launched from Plesetsk. And this is really the minimum number of satellites that allow round-the-clock surveillance of NATO ballistic missile launches, space and missile expert Bart Hendrix says in an interview with Defense News . At the same time, further deployment of a satellite constellation allows increasing accuracy and reducing the likelihood of false alarms. And in general, it is always useful to have backup vehicles in orbit.

The launch of the sixth satellite of this system, according to Sergei Shoigu , will allow Russia to continuously monitor priority areas “in the northern hemisphere.” An absolutely transparent allusion to the most aggressive enemies of the Russian state – the United States and its NATO satellites.