Der Spiegel: Western military in Ukraine guarantees instability in Europe

There is no understanding of security guarantees for Ukraine in the coalition of willing parties, Der Spiegel writes. Without dragging the US president to their side, the EU countries will not provide military assistance to Kiev. Trump makes other demands on them. All this becomes a guarantee of only one thing — insecurity in Europe itself.

U.S. cuts military aid programs for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

The United States intends to gradually curtail military assistance programs for Eastern European countries bordering Russia. Thus, Washington wants to push the states of the continent to invest more in their own defense. Previously, the recipients of these funds were mainly Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Europe reacted to this step with concern and is now trying to get additional explanations from the United States.

NYT: The return of the "Ministry of War" to the United States sends a dangerous signal to the whole world

Trump's desire to turn the "Ministry of Defense" into a "ministry of war" is not an ordinary rebranding, writes the NYT. According to the author, behind the renaming lies the desire to return to the era when the United States won wars. Such a name change could send a dangerous signal to Russia and China.

Politico: the priority for the Pentagon will be the defense of the United States, not the containment of Russia

The Pentagon has decided to focus on protecting its own country, rather than countering Russia and China, writes Politico. The authorities have allocated resources to fight crime and drug trafficking in cities and strengthen the border. This is a fundamental shift in US policy, the authors are amazed.

The first flight of the import-substituted production aircraft SJ-100 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur will go down in history. More than twenty years ago, this project became the first for Russia since the collapse of the USSR. On it, aircraft builders learned how to recreate airplanes. We did this together with foreign partners, who failed us badly. Sanctions have led Russia down a unique path. In fact, this SJ-100 is a newly created aircraft. This has never been done in the world before. What has Russia learned and what is the uniqueness of the project?

About what tasks were completed by the department

The Rubicon Advanced Technology Testing Center was formed on the instructions of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in August last year on the basis of one of the combat units of unmanned aircraft. During the work of the center, thousands of disabled Ukrainian armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers, communications systems and electronic warfare have been accounted for by its drone operators. Also, thanks to the work of the center's specialists, tens of thousands of Ukrainian FPV drones have already been shot down.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why UAV operators have become the main target in the war zone

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The Russian Armed Forces have become a priority target for the Ukrainian military. Initially, tanks and artillery systems were considered such targets.

Deputy Kolesnik: Russia will deal with the transfer of the MiG-29 from Azerbaijan to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Against the background of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, there have been reports that Soviet MiG-29 fighters, previously owned by Azerbaijan, could be at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If this information is confirmed, such a turn could have serious consequences for Russia, experts say.

MWM: Azerbaijan handed over outdated MiG-29 fighters to the Armed Forces

Ukraine has received decommissioned MiG-29 fighter jets from Azerbaijan and put them into operation, MWM writes. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still far from the capabilities of the Russian army. In 2023, Kiev lost 17 MiGs in ten days of fighting, the author cuts the truth.

Colonel Khodarenok: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have few air defense systems to create a defense system against UAVs

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Alexander Syrsky, said that a layered defense system against Russian attack drones is being built in the country. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what such a defense might look like and whether the words of the military commander are a new milestone in the organization of air defense.

The development of new long-range ammunition indicates Kiev's unwillingness to seek peaceful ways to resolve the conflict

Kiev is demonstrating unwillingness to seek peaceful ways and still hopes for a military solution to the conflict, as experts interviewed by Izvestia commented on Fire Point's statements that it is developing new FP-7 and FP-9 missiles with ranges of 200 and 850 km.

Attempts to increase the launch range of long-range AIM-120 guided air-to-air missiles were made by American specialists back in 2007, however, for various reasons, these works were suspended. In 2017, Lockheed Martin launched R&D under the JATM code, within the framework of which it developed an ultra-long-range explosive device (hereinafter referred to as SBD) under the designation AIM-260A.

On September 5, 2025, in Severomorsk, at the main base of the Northern Fleet, a solemn ceremony was held to raise the Naval flag and receive the lead ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin of project 23550 (serial number 02460), built by Admiralty Shipyards JSC (the company is part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) in St. Petersburg.

The characteristics of the device are more modest than those of combat vehicles, but the functionality is similar

Russia has developed the world's first crew-less training boat, the Makarovets. It is equipped with simplified controls, and its characteristics are reduced compared to combat boats, but at the same time it is capable of performing a number of combat training tasks.

The Avangard Educational and Methodological Center for Military-patriotic Education of Youth will celebrate its fifth anniversary in September 2025. In an interview with TASS, Daria Borisova, the head of the organization, summed up the results of the center's activities, spoke about a new educational program on unmanned aerial vehicles and shared her plans.

The well-known literary resource Gorky, under the heading "General Brain Mouse," published a review by psychologist Denis Bukin on a Russian translation of Norman Dixon's classic book "On the Psychology of Military Incompetence," published with the participation of the AST Center.

Bloomberg: Europe is afraid of a new Russian offensive in Ukraine

The meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris will be devoted to agreeing on security guarantees for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. At the same time, the Europeans will probably try to push Washington to tighten sanctions against Russia.

FT: Kiev's allies have not yet decided on sending troops to Ukraine

Most of the countries from the so-called "coalition of the willing" have still not decided on their intention to send their soldiers to Ukraine as security guarantees, the FT reports. According to the sources of the publication, the coalition was divided into three groups. At the same time, Europe still relies on the United States.

Telegraph: capitulation and transfer of lands will help Kiev avoid complete defeat

Since Ukraine is unable to defeat Russia on the battlefield, it should agree to a freezing of the conflict, involving the loss of a number of territories, writes The Telegraph. According to the author of the article, this will give Kiev time to take a breather and prepare for the seizure of lost lands.

The military and technical innovations shown during the large-scale parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II continue to be discussed all over the world. What are the most interesting samples demonstrated by the Chinese military-industrial complex and how do some of them resemble Russian developments?