On August 26, 2022, at a ceremony in the Polish city of Morong near the border with the Kaliningrad region of Russia, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the executive contracts signed on the same day by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with South Korean companies for the supply of large batches of military equipment for the Polish Army - with Hyundai Rotem for the supply of 180 K2 Black main tanks Panther under the Wilk program, and with Hanwha Defense - for the supply of 212 K9A1 Thunder self-propelled howitzers of 155-mm/52 caliber.

Iran showed a new Karrar tank during the visit of the Supreme Judge of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje to the exhibition of achievements of the Iranian army. The photos were posted in the local press.

In 2023, Russian developers plan to begin conceptual development and definition of the appearance of combat equipment of the new, conditionally fourth generation for soldiers of the future. Research work, during which the details and composition of the latest equipment will be determined, will be carried out by specialists of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash), part of the Kalashnikov Concern. This decision was made in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The project will bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said

The construction of the Paks-2 NPP will guarantee Hungary's energy sovereignty and bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals. This was announced on Friday by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.

In total, the participants of the exercises worked out about 30 combat exercises, including two cruise missile firing, several torpedo firing, as well as anti-aircraft missile firing

The ships and submarines, as well as the aircraft of the Northern Fleet (SF), which were involved in the exercises of the strike group in the Barents Sea and on the coast of the Arctic islands, completed combat training tasks and returned to their bases. In total, about 30 combat exercises were worked out, including launches of cruise missiles, the press service of the fleet reported on Friday.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how the modern fleet is switching to underwater drones

The Navy receives nuclear submarines of the fourth generation. They are represented by projects of submarines with ballistic missiles on board the 955 and 955A "Borey" family and attack boats with a variety of missile and torpedo weapons of the 885 and 885M "Ash" family.

As part of the military assistance, Britain is sending underwater drones to Ukraine. It is not yet known which specific model the drones transferred to the APU belong to.

The warehouses of special equipment of the Syrian Research Center were damaged, said Oleg Egorov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the republic.

The staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be increased, the corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The document is published on the official website of legal information.

Russia is gaining momentum in the information battle with Ukraine

Data from the study of social networks show that Russia has recently had more supporters in Western countries than Ukraine, writes Nikkei Asian Review. Experts attribute this to the fatigue of the United States and Europe from the conflict and dissatisfaction with economic difficulties due to sanctions against Moscow.

The exhibition of captured weapons changes the perception of the crisis in Ukraine

The pavilion of weapons captured in the zone of special military operation (SVO), opened in Kubinka near Moscow as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", reverses the idea of what is happening on the western borders of our country.

According to the minister, the supply of Western weapons will not prevent the fulfillment of all tasks

The military special operation in Ukraine is proceeding according to the planned plan, all tasks will be completed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The advance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was deliberately slowed down to minimize damage to the civilian population — unlike the VFU, which use the "scorched earth" tactics.

Sailors help anti-aircraft gunners protect the city from air raids

Ships of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol have joined the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) trying to conduct reconnaissance and drop grenades on urban objects. Since August 18, Black Sea sailors have been forced to open fire on newly discovered air targets almost daily. As a rule, they appear late in the evening, at night or early in the morning.

Yesterday, on August 24, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile attack on an echelon with military equipment, at that moment located at the railway station in the village of Chaplino, Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that since the beginning of August, according to international agreements, 36 vessels have left Ukrainian ports, which have exported over 746 thousand tons of agricultural products.

The world is changing. So why is US foreign policy not changing?

Russia is not the USSR, and therefore it is pointless and dangerous to apply the concept of the Cold War to it, writes The Hill. None of the past postulates are valid anymore. The West should replace them with "careful coexistence" with Russia.

Ukraine continues to put pressure on the Vatican, but the pope goes against the flow

Pope Francis rejects the Western narrative about the Ukrainian conflict, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The author of the article notes that, despite Kiev's pressure, the pontiff refuses to consider Ukraine an innocent victim, and Putin a devil in the flesh, as required in the EU and NATO.

Six months of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities: a conflict that could have been avoided

Was it possible to avoid fighting in Ukraine? Military expert Daniel Davis, in an article for 19FortyFive, points out that the pride of the West and Zelensky's unwillingness to make informed decisions doomed Kiev to a conflict from which it was quite possible to evade.

Zbigniew Rau: Russian aggression in Ukraine has become a moment of awakening for Europe

A program article about Russian imperialism, written by Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, was published by Rzeczpospolita.

British expert Dan Sabbagh published on the pages of The Guardian five scenarios for the development of the military conflict in Ukraine in the next six months. It is quite difficult to call his versions alternative forecasts. Rather, it is a description of rather gloomy prospects for Ukraine for the coming autumn and winter, based on the current situation and trends in its development.