Russia: Duma raises the age for military service up to 30 years

The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, has raised the age for military service from 27 to 30. This was reported by the news agency "RIA Novosti". The new law that establishes limits for the age of military service from 18 to 30 years. According to the proposal of the parliamentarians, the law should enter into force on January 1, 2024. Negotiations have begun near St. Petersburg between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander ... Lukashenko have begun in Strelnya, near St.Pietroburgo. This was reported by a correspondent of Sputnik. The meeting takes place in the Konstantinovsky Palace, located in Strelnya, near St. Petersburg. The leaders will discuss topical issues of further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as cooperation for integration within the framework of the Union State.

  sailors from the navies of Russia and China carried out joint artillery fire at a marine target during a training exercise. This was reported by the information support department of the Russian Pacific Fleet. "During the joint naval exercise "North. Interaction - 2023 "A joint detachment of ships conducted artillery fire on a marine target mimicking a mock enemy's surface vessel," the message reads. As specified by the fleet, following the ranks of the wake, the Russian ships fired at a target at a distance of more than five kilometers from A-190 and Ak-100 100-mm artillery mounts. Chinese sailors hit targets with H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun mounts and 76mm universal gun mounts. In addition, the ships of the two countries performed the tasks of searching, escorting and moving an unknown submarine. From July 20 to July 23, the joint Russian-Chinese naval exercises "North. Interaction - 2023" are being held in the Sea of Japan.