Vladislav Demkin, the representative of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, told how our "blue Helmets" ensure the implementation of agreements on a ceasefire and hostilities in the region. According to the officer, no violations have been recorded recently in the area of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers. And minor incidents were jointly resolved on the ground.

According to Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, Moscow did this out of the principle of reciprocity

Russia did not invite military attaches of NATO countries to the main draw of practical actions of the strategic Russian-Belarusian exercise "WEST-2021" at the Mulino training ground on the principle of reciprocity, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said on Friday.

The main events of the final inspection of the troops will be held in 14 subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as at the military bases of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia

The units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have worked out the fight against the drones of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

The Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise has ended in the south of the Russian Federation.

A joint exercise of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and military personnel of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has ended in the Krasnodar Territory at the Molkino training ground, the press service of the Southern Military District reports. The

maneuvers took place from September 28 to October 9. 

At the Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise taking place in the Krasnodar Territory, the guests were given the opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of our small arms and the firepower of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers.

The latest small arms of the Russian army were tested by special forces soldiers of the armed forces of Pakistan during the joint Russian-Pakistani exercise "Friendship-2021" at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Landing from airplanes and helicopters is practiced in the Kaliningrad region by more than 250 military personnel of the airborne assault and reconnaissance amphibious battalions of the Army Corps and the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF).

Formations of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps (Pacific Fleet) have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBRTU) with a live firing stage in Primorsky Krai. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, October 8.

During the active phase of the exercise, live firing took place at the Clerk training ground

The marines of the Pacific Fleet practiced conducting combat during the offensive and defense of the coast at bilateral tactical exercises, which ended in Primorye. More than 5 thousand military personnel were involved in the exercises, the information support department of the Pacific Fleet reported.

The military will have to work out the order of actions for the alarm, make a multi-kilometer march and improve their skills in the possession of weapons

Bilateral exercises with the participation of more than 2 thousand servicemen of the Eastern Military District began in Primorye, involving 400 units of combat and special equipment, the press service of the district reported on Friday.

There are a total of 27 enterprises in the republic

Only five defense enterprises in Tatarstan have fulfilled the task of bringing diversification to 30%, the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov said on Friday during the annual address to the State Council of Tatarstan.

In Ukraine, work is underway to launch the country's cosmonaut into orbit. This was announced on October 8 by Vladimir Taftai, head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine.

Russia counts on the active participation of Power Machines in the modernization of Serbia's energy facilities. "We highly appreciate the level of interaction between the Serbian electrical industry and Power Machines, as well as the progress of the renovation of the JERDAP-1 HPP. And we hope for the continuation of successful cooperation in the modernization of the power equipment of other energy facilities, including the Jerdap-2 hydroelectric power plant and the Nikola Tesla thermal power plant," said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

On October 1, the US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command with United States Marine, Inc (USMI) of a contract with an indefinite delivery period for an indefinite number of ID/IQ products (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity).

The Australian company Austal Limited announced that its Austal USA division has signed the first contract for the construction of two NAVAJO-class rescue and towing vessels (T-ATS-11 and T-ATS-12) for the US Navy.

The diesel-electric submarine Kolpino is currently in dry dock at the Sevastopol Marine Plant. By February 1 next year, its repair will be completed.

By launching Kalibr-NK missiles, the crews of the Caspian Flotilla corvettes celebrated the first combat use of high-precision weapons against terrorist targets in Syria. This time the targets turned out to be targets imitating enemy objects on the island of Chechnya.

The corvette and submarines of the Pacific Fleet are accompanied by the rescue and towing vessel "Captain Guryev"

A detachment of ships and submarines of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), performing an inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to permanent bases, has entered the Indian Ocean. This was reported to TASS on Thursday on the margins of the Sevastopol Naval Salon by a source close to the power structures of the Crimea.

FAR EAST - Missile firing will be conducted by the vAryag missile cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs in the Sea of Japan - both vessels have already left Vladivostok, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported on Thursday.

The flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, the vAryag cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, left Vladivostok for the Sea of Japan to conduct air defense exercises, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.