It is planned to double their number in the near future, the businessman noted

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, claims that his corporation has more satellites than the rest of the Earth.

The Israeli newspaper "The Jerusalem Post" in Anna Ahronheim's article "Israel won't give Ukraine weapons, will help make missile warning system - Gantz" ("Israel will not give Ukraine weapons, but will help develop a missile attack warning system - Gantz") reported that on October 19, 2022, Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz Referring to "a number of operational considerations" and "restrictions", he said that Israel would not supply Ukraine with any weapons systems.

According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"

Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.

Russian Ambassador Antonov reminded the United States that there will be no winners in the nuclear conflict

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov urged the United States not to "swing a nuclear baton" because there will be no victory in the nuclear conflict.

The United States has completed the development of a new guided nuclear bomb B61-12 and will soon begin their full-scale production, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

In the near future, the Greek army may begin to supply Ukrainian armed formations with parts of the BMP-1 that it has in service.

They were in service with the GDR army

Greece has begun transferring Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine, which were in service with the GDR army and transferred to Athens by Germany. This was stated on Wednesday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba at a press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Kiev.

Hanwha Defense Company announced on October 19 the ceremony of rolling out and subsequent shipment to Poland of the first batch of 24 units of 155-mm self-propelled howitzers K9A1 "Thunder".

On October 20, the Day of the Military Signalman is celebrated in the Russian Federation. This is a professional holiday of servicemen and civilian personnel of the Russian signal forces.

The Starlink satellite Internet system, whose services are provided by the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, has practically no alternatives in Ukraine. Experts interviewed by the American edition of Breaking Defense admitted this.

The richest businessman in the world is burdened by relations with Ukraine

The richest man on the planet, American entrepreneur Elon Musk, put forward the plan "Peace of Ukraine and Russia" (Ukraine – Russia Peace). An important detail: the SpaceX company controlled by him has been providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for almost eight months secure space communication services, independently paying for the lion's share of them.

As part of the MMPC (Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette) Modular Multipurpose European Corvette development program, the European Commission selected a proposal submitted by a consortium led by Naviris, which included Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia.

The commander of the US Central Command, General Michael Eric Kurilla, boarded the West Virginia submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, October 20, writes Navy Times. Thus, the US Navy deliberately revealed the presence of the Ohio-class submarine in the Arabian Sea.

A group of technical and policy experts said the U.S. Navy views artificial intelligence from two perspectives: the infrastructure that makes unmanned systems work, and technologies designed to improve how sailors and their commanders make decisions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On measures implemented in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in connection with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 19, 2022".

Vladimir Putin has decided to introduce martial law in four new regions of Russia. A different regime is being introduced in the territories bordering Ukraine – the "average level of response". Another important change is the creation of a coordinating council, with the participation of the government and law enforcement agencies. How do the special regimes differ from each other and what are the tasks of the new council?

These days, Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) organizes a joint exposition of Russian military products at the XXVI International Exhibition of State Security Equipment "Interpolitech-2022", and also participates in the International Exhibition of Land, Naval Weapons and State Security Equipment Defexpo India 2022.

The "Yearbook of CAMTO-2022" (volume 1,532 pages, 710 tables and about 60 diagrams) provides a statistical analysis of the world arms trade over the past 8-year period (2014-2021) and a forecast for the next 4 years (2022-2025).

Without waiting for the arrival of reservists undergoing training in the rear, Russian troops took control of the village of Vorobyovka in the Kupyansk direction. Perhaps this local success portends a larger onslaught. It is obvious that with the arrival of reservists, the balance of forces will change and a new Russian offensive should be expected. Where are the most vulnerable areas of the front of the AFU?

As already reported, on October 8, 2022, Army General Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of a Joint grouping of troops (forces) in the area of a special military operation. On October 18, Army General Sergei Surovikin made his first public statements in his new position, giving a brief interview.