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September, Russia grid during the conflict, Russian troops moved into Georgia launched an offensive quickly
Navy announced hijacked Ukrainian arms ship pictures.

[China Network December 30, 2008 News] From the military perspective about the past 2008 years, on a global scale, not only the old hot spots are still very “hot”, and also broke a number of new armed conflict in some areas was also facing a very critical situation: Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, the war still continues; in Europe, between Russia and Georgia makes armed conflict within the European system of collective security eventually be broken; terrorist activities in the have occurred in dozens of countries; also the emergence of a new global threats – piracy. Famous Russian military media “independent military observation” in the number of hot issues to sort out, the recently announced its selection of the 2008 world’s top ten military events.

one between Russia and Georgia, the Caucasus, a five-day war

2008 年 8 August, Georgia excuse “to restore territorial integrity” to send troops into South Ossetia, leading to a large number of local residents to flee abroad. During the Russian peacekeeping forces stationed in the local grid was also military attacks. Evening of August 9, Russian troops began to force the restoration of peace for the purpose of military action. In two days time, the military grid suffered major damage, large quantities of arms and ammunition abandoned after the final withdrawal of the South Ossetia region. The Russian military operations lasted five days. At the same time, local armed forces in Abkhazia will also enter the local grid army completely expelled.

the war is the first CIS countries took place between armed conflict. Russia’s actions show that it will use military means to defend their own interests. Meanwhile, although the rapid disintegration of the Russian military offensive grid, but in the five days of the war also exposed some shortcomings of the Russian military presence.

After the war, in the region, there were two new countries – South Ossetia and Abkhazia, whose independence has been officially recognized by Russia. Although the partnership between Russia and NATO relations have been frozen because of the war, but the world has been caught in a new Cold War.

Second, the Russian armed forces began large-scale reform

August’s Caucasus war eventually led to the long-awaited Russian fundamental reform. Russian Defense Ministry and General Staff leaders believe that the timing of the reform has already matured, and even being delayed. Russian troops will begin to “Military – Operations Command – Brigade” three-tier command structure changes. In this process, the country’s military institutions will be to streamline, reduce to half the size of military officers. The current number of military academies will be merged compressed into 10 regional training centers. Warrant Officer Training Academy will be removed. Reform is completed, the total size of the Russian military will be reduced by 10 million to 100 million. Enlisted soldiers of the service for 12 months. Russian Defense Ministry in the current set of logistics, health, and a host of other agencies will be abolished.

the comprehensive reform is intended to build a new army – high mobility, career-oriented, high technology, social security, and fully complete the training. However, the secret development of the reform program in the military is not widely supported. Many experts believe that the Russian military reform in an error along the roads, national defense strength would result in huge losses.

Third, the United States and the Czech Republic, Poland, in the two countries signed the deployment of strategic anti-missile defense system treaty

Russia and the United States agreed to promote the format war the two conditions proposed by the NATO allies, and also signed early-warning radar in the Czech Republic, to deploy interceptor missiles in Poland treaty. Russia claims that the deployment of U.S. anti-missile system in Jetway move seen as a major strategic national security threat. In response, Russia decided to deploy in the Kaliningrad Oblast “Islamic Kender,” propelled tactical missile system, also took other asymmetric counter-measures. All of these actions has led Russia and the West shaken the trust relationship between the European system of collective security within the final damage is suffered.

Fourth, Russia and the United States geopolitical confrontation between the expansion to Latin America

2008 In September, two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers to fly arrived in Venezuela, where he conducted flight training. November-December, the Russian Navy ships have visited Venezuela and with the Commission held a joint naval exercise. In addition, the Russian Navy ships also visited Nicaragua, Panama and Cuba. “Qiaba years Kehai Admiral” was a large anti-submarine also the first ship since 1944 the Russian ship through the Panama Canal. Russia and the two countries signed a total of up to $ 4.4 billion arms contract. Meanwhile, Russia and Brazil also signed a military technical cooperation agreement. In Peru, Russia will build a Russian-made helicopter maintenance and service support centers.

Russia’s move is a sudden push into South America to the United States to deploy anti-missile defense system in Europe to make the asymmetric counter-measures. In the United States, 58 years ago in its reconstruction of the revocation of the Fourth Fleet. The fleet of the zone, mainly in Latin America and the Caribbean.

five Turkish Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq to combat the winter campaign

land forces in the operation tanks, artillery and a large number of combat aircraft, war total strength of 10,000. Army General Staff, according to data released by soil, soil air in the air strikes destroyed the Communist PKK’s 290 shelters, 12 command posts, 11 communication stations and six training camp, killing the militants reached 240 . Soil loss of troops in the operation, 27. The military campaign is the soil to carry out in recent decades one of the largest military operation. Winter conditions in the complex, mountainous land army special forces in combat operations against the guerrillas showed a clear advantage.

operations throughout the process, the Kurdish Workers’ Party failed to obtain the regime of Iraqi Kurdistan and other organizations for assistance. Guerrillas have taken a drubbing, its activities were suppressed within the soil.

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