Military expert Vladimir Evseev and military political scientist Oleg Glazunov on the air of Sputnik radio shared their opinion about what the aircrew of the Ukrainian air Force is like.

According to the agency interlocutor, this also applies to other Afghans who served in special forces units

The Pentagon has engaged in recruiting former Afghan pilots of combat training aircraft, after a training course in California, they will be transferred through Poland to Ukraine. A military-diplomatic source told TASS on Monday.

The United States decided to recruit Afghan pilots with experience piloting Soviet equipment to be sent to the ranks of the Ukrainian Air Force. Their training has already begun in California. How many specialists can we talk about, what is their combat level and how can such a move by the Pentagon affect the course of the Russian special operation in Ukraine?

Colonel-General Gromov explained why the pilots from Afghanistan will not solve the problems of Ukraine

Military pilots of the Afghan Air Force who fled to the United States are being urged to retrain under the fighter program and go to fight in the skies of Ukraine. This was reported by a number of Russian news agencies with reference to an anonymous source. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what could come of it.

Footage of the combat work of the calculations of anti-tank missile systems (ATGM) "Kornet" of the Western Military District on the strongholds of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) during the special operation to protect Donbass was shown by the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday, August 29.

The enterprise was used for the repair and restoration of military helicopters of the VFU

Over the weekend, strikes were carried out not only on accumulations of infantry and combat vehicles of Ukrainian troops, but also on rear military facilities, including Motor Sich in Zaporozhye.

Course correction in the direction of diplomacy in the Ukrainian crisis. Part 3

The popular opinion in the West that Russia seeks to "conquer" the whole of Ukraine is wrong, writes TNI. The author of the article emphasizes that if Moscow had set such ambitious goals, the ways to achieve them would have been completely different.

Whose rules? Our rules! In a rules-based international order

The United States demands to comply with the norms that they themselves have established, writes The Nation. They conduct a policy of conquest and rule the world, selling weapons and helping other nations to kill each other, the author of the article is sure.

"You don't need a bath, but a wet towel!"

The crisis of energy supply lies its dark shadow on all Western states. The German politician even advises Germans not to use the shower, but to rub themselves with a wet towel. However, the NATO Secretary General, talking about the approaching cold winter, said that the West would use "all its strength" to support Ukraine.

After six months of the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation: will the longest conflict of our time turn into a nuclear one? Who will scream first? What are the levers of pressure on each side?

The conflict with Ukraine will drag on for a long period, as both the West and Moscow are interested in this, Rai Al Youm quotes the opinion of experts. At the same time, Kiev loses the most, demonstrating to the world an example of how small countries are forced to wage a destructive and expensive struggle by proxy.

The head of the Crimea Aksenov called fake information about the beginning of the APU offensive near Kherson

The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov called fake information about the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction. At the same time, in Novaya Kakhovka, near Kherson, the evacuation of residents from workplaces to bomb shelters has been announced, as the Ukrainian military is shelling the city with HIMARS MLRS.

The US military department has become more active in using sea transport to supply Ukraine with weapons, military equipment and ammunition. This is reported by The Washington Post, referring to representatives of the Pentagon.

Is Britain tired of Ukraine after six months of conflict?

The British government was surprised by the willingness of the country's population to support Ukraine. However, winter is getting closer, gas prices continue to rise, and the British are gradually beginning to realize the sacrifices they have to make, writes The Times.

Hostile act with S-300: Pursuit records to be submitted to NATO

Turkey has accused Greece of using S-300 air defense systems against its fighters, Yeni Şafak reports. Europe and the United States refrain from commenting on the incident. Ankara has warned that it will put this "hostile act" on the NATO agenda.

Ankara's representatives intend to appeal to NATO with a complaint about the actions of the Greek air defense forces, which aimed their S-300 at Turkish Air Force fighters. This is happening against the background of powerful pressure on Turkey, which is being exerted on it by the United States and the North Atlantic Alliance due to the fact that it has acquired S-400 air defense systems from Russia.

Chinese trap for the USA

The fierce competition between the United States and China is draining the foreign policy of the States, writes the FA. Washington, in opposition to Beijing, loses sight of all constructive goals that should underlie America's strategy. Such a course leads to an increase in the danger of nuclear conflict, "kills" the US leadership in the world and undermines American democracy.

MiG-31BM crews began training in detecting warheads at high altitude

Russian ultra-high-altitude interceptors will teach you how to search for hypersonic targets. Pilots of MiG-31BM aircraft are already training to find such objects at altitudes above 10 thousand m. Despite the fact that no one has hypersonic weapons yet, except Russia, it is necessary to learn how to counteract it now, and these aircraft are optimal for such a task, experts say.

Quite a lot has already been said and written about the fact that UAVs are becoming an integral part of combat operations.

The Swiss government has blocked the initiative to hold a referendum on the acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning-2 fighter jets for the country's Air Force.

Apparently, the Nigerian Air Force has received ASELPOD container targeting systems developed by the Turkish company Aselsan for JF-17 "Thunder" fighters.