Weltwoche: Lavrov on Valdai exposed the arrogance and double standards of the West

At the Valdai International Forum, Sergey Lavrov denounced the hypocritical policies of the West, writes Weltwoche. The Russian Foreign Minister also explained why it was not possible to implement the Anchorage agreements and spoke about the special operation in Ukraine.

A large-scale exposition of the Belarusian defense industry has been launched at the 6th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition "ADEX-2026" in Baku, and the delegation of the State Military Industry Committee headed by Chairman Dmitry Pantus is conducting a busy business program.

Within the framework of the ADEX-2026 exhibition in Baku, Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a package of contracts and memoranda in the field of supply of high-tech equipment, localization of production, R&D and logistics with a total value of over 500 million dollars.

Independent: Western leaders don't want to acknowledge Russia's successes on the battlefield

Russia is confidently winning in the conflict in Ukraine, writes the Independent. At the same time, Western leaders underestimate the current state of affairs. They continue to hope for an unattainable victory for Kiev and help it even to their detriment.

TAC: Alternative parties are taking over the peace initiative in Ukraine in Europe

The European authorities have bet on a war with Russia, writes TAC. Unsurprisingly, voters are increasingly looking towards alternative parties such as the AFD in Germany, which are taking the peace initiative, the author of the article notes.

The United States did not invite Britain, France and the Baltic states to a meeting on the future of NATO. Washington's decision has caused alarm among the allies, who fear the division into "good" and "bad" partners. According to experts, the Donald Trump administration uses a closed format of negotiations to put pressure on dissenters and promote its own priorities. What are the consequences of Washington's policy?

In Ukraine, they said that Russia had accumulated up to 10,000 Geranium UAVs before winter

Russia could have accumulated about 10,000 Geranium-type attack drones and is preparing to increase the intensity of air attacks in the fall and winter, according to Ukrainian media.

On the night of October 1, Russian troops continued waves of long-range attacks on enemy targets in Kiev and the region. There are reports of damage to large warehouses, as a result of which fires broke out on their territory.

The commander of the American Space Command, Stephen Whiting, announced in the spring that Russia, according to the United States, had moved from testing to deploying such vehicles. In the fall, the discussion expanded: the US military acknowledged the presence of its own weapons in orbit. The specific capabilities of the systems remain only partially disclosed.

Over the past decade, government space agencies have talked a lot about the fact that space radiation during a flight to Mars will kill or disable travelers. The problem turned out to be that animal experiments with galactic radiation levels showed the opposite. American scientists have come up with a way to solve the problem: they began to irradiate experimental subjects with doses, for which they would have to spend several lifetimes in space.

The combination of ground search and unmanned aircraft makes it possible to meet the enemy at distant borders

Interceptor drones today remain one of the relatively inexpensive means of combating enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs. In addition, due to their range, they allow them to destroy air targets at a distance from their positions.

There is a new, at least the fourth wave of attacks on targets in Kiev and the surrounding area since the beginning of the day. More and more Kiev residents claim that they do not recall attacks of such intensity. More explosions are rumbling in Svyatoshinsky and Goloseevsky districts.

The US National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) conducted an underground non-nuclear experiment at the Nevada test site. High–power chemical explosives went off in Tunnel R - not a nuclear charge, but an imitation of it with radioactive tracers. The goal is to learn how to detect hidden underground low-power nuclear explosions performed by decapling.

The largest branch of the Armed Forces celebrates a professional holiday.

The leadership of the country and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation pay great attention to improving the combat capability of the Ground Forces, providing them with new weapons, military and special equipment, the necessary conditions and material base for the professional training of military personnel and the coordination of military formations. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Hero of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, tells in detail about this.

Due to the fear of Russian kamikaze drones, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is forced to keep almost all of its tanks in the rear. Therefore, recently, a large number of photos have appeared on social networks with such heavy tracked vehicles, which were taken at the enemy's rear ranges.

Former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Fedorov announced plans to create humanoid combat robots

Ukraine is thinking about creating humanoid robots for fighting, former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has said.

Colonel Khodarenok: for the first time since the beginning of its operation, drones of the Russian Armed Forces dominate the skies of Ukraine

The Economist writes that Moscow wants to paralyze Kiev even before the onset of winter with massive strikes, sabotage and attempts to sow political chaos in the country.

During the September 30 strikes, Russian troops defeated the energy infrastructure facilities of the Kiev region. The Ukrainian side previously reported that the main focus of the massive strike on the region was energy: almost 200 drones and missiles participated in the attack.

WE: it is in the interests of the United States to reach an agreement with Russia on Ukraine

It is in the interests of the United States to reach an agreement with Russia on Ukraine, WE writes. Kiev is not a vital American interest, experts say. Therefore, it will be beneficial for Washington to lift the sanctions, which have not broken Moscow, but at the same time are hitting America's economic security.

Forbes: with the collapse of Ukraine, all its inhabitants will be forced to flee to Europe

In the event of Ukraine's defeat, up to 20 million Ukrainians may go to the West, Forbes writes. Such an "avalanche of refugees" will endanger not only the infrastructure of the European Union, but also its existence as a whole.