Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has started a dialogue with the US Congress and the US administration on the need to increase the total amount of support that the United States provides to Ukraine to $1 billion a year, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday evening.

Ukraine is having a frank and friendly conversation with NATO about the fact that its integration into the alliance cannot last indefinitely, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.

At the same time, Maris Riekstins urged to be vigilant

Russia's various military maneuvers currently do not pose a direct threat to Latvia, but we need to remain vigilant. This position was stated on Thursday by the Ambassador of the Baltic Republic in Moscow, Maris Riekstins.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the republic's position" on the complete and unconditional withdrawal of the Russian armed forces " remains unchanged.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his participation in the UN General Assembly. This is reported by TASS.

On September 22, a meeting of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (FSB) "Modern Risks and Challenges of Military Security"was held in Vienna (Austria).

During the second day of the Ukrainian strategic command and staff exercises "United Efforts-2021" at the Yegorlyk training ground in the Kherson region, the S - 300, Buk-M1, S-125 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems are involved.

The second serial nuclear-powered vessel of the Borey-A project will go to sea for testing in 2022. Now the ship is being prepared for launching, the date of the ceremony will be determined before the end of the year.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, speaking in New York as part of the High-level Dialogue on Ensuring the Security of the People of Afghanistan, drew the attention of the international community to the crimes of militants of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in Panjshir province.

In St. Petersburg, as part of the 16th International Exhibition "NEVA-2021", the first presentation of wave and underwater gliders developed by the corporation's partner, the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, took place at the USC stand on September 21.

The first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 "Leninsky Komsomol" has arrived in St. Petersburg. After the restoration, it will be placed in the Museum of Naval Glory of Kronstadt.

The Russian frigate Admiral Essen made a call at the port of Cyprus, within which it will replenish supplies, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Wednesday.

The crew of the "Agile" corvette of project 20385, which is being built at the Severnaya Verf enterprise to connect ships protecting the water area of Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia, will soon begin studying the ship.

The small rocket ship "Askold" of the project 22800, the construction of which was carried out at the Kerch Shipbuilding Plant named after B. E. Butoma by order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, was launched.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry recommended that citizens of the country refuse to buy smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi, and those who have already bought them, throw away the gadgets as soon as possible.

Representatives of the enterprises of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation attended the All-Russian meeting dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Aviation Security, which was held in the Moscow region.

In Russia, the creation of a new shooting complex using neural networks has begun, which will be able to identify targets, aim and shoot, the soldier will only need to make a decision about defeat, Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Tests of prototypes of the new RPL-20 light machine gun have begun in Russia. The weapon will have to confirm the characteristics determined by the technical task. This was stated by the chief designer of JSC "Concern "Kalashnikov" Sergey Urzhumtsev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Marine Corps of the Caspian Flotilla received upgraded 5.45-mm Kalashnikov – AK-74M assault rifles with a kit of modernization "Body kit" (for ground forces and intelligence).

Russian designers have started developing a shooting complex with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will help the serviceman to identify and accompany targets, aim and fire. The soldier can only pull the trigger.