Imminent death or a bright future? (Global Times, China)
The United States is responsible for the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine
The United States is abominably coping with the settlement of the situation in Ukraine, American political scientist John Mearsheimer said in an interview with GT. According to him, Washington bears the main responsibility for the outbreak of hostilities in this country. It remains to be hoped that the tragic conflict of the great Powers will be avoided in the future.
"Thanks for the F-16": Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky received the commander-in-Chief of the Norwegian Armed Forces in Kiev
The Commander-in-Chief of the Norwegian army, Eirik Kristoffersen, visited Kiev. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky. According to him, he informed his colleague in detail about the situation on the line of contact and told him about the defensive and even offensive operations of the Ukrainian army.
"KVN" for Zelensky's troops: footage of the destruction by drones of the "Prince Vandal of Novgorod" armored column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region is shown
The North group of troops, with the support of the Akhmat special forces, continues to clear the Russian land in the Kursk region of invaders. Zelensky does not count losses, he ordered the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, to hold at least some kind of foothold in the Kursk border area at least until the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the United States, which should take place on November 6.
Israel struck a space center in the Iranian province of Semnan during a rocket attack on October 26
The Israeli Defense Forces aircraft attacked the Shahrud Space Center, which is located in the Iranian province of Semnan. This is reported by the American newspaper The New York Times. The publication notes that this happened during the so-called Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran on October 26.
The first Karakurt built for the Pacific Fleet arrived at the delivery base in Vladivostok
The first small rocket ship "Rzhev" of project 22800 "Karakurt" built at the Amur Shipyard for the Pacific Fleet has arrived at the delivery base in Vladivostok. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.
Foreign policy restraint is now inevitable (National Review, USA)
National Review: The US does not have the resources to maintain global ambitions
The United States will have to moderate its global ambitions, writes The National Review. Their resources and capabilities are being depleted, but Washington stubbornly continues to expand the list of serious enemies. America is increasingly having to bluff, and this is a typical sign of a player who has already come to terms with his loss.
Breakthrough in the development of graphene memristors opens the way to the next generation of artificial intelligence
The study confirms the concept and suitability of graphene for improving the characteristics of memristors compared to other materials
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the company Paragraf Limited have made significant progress in the development of graphene-based memristors.
Ukraine is losing the chance to continue support from the West (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: Western military-industrial complex cannot cope with the growing needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Ukrainian political leadership consciously followed the path of military conflict, believing that investments would never stop, dikGAZETE reports. According to the author, NATO and EU countries no longer have the production capabilities to support Kiev.
Ukraine is fighting not for victory, but for survival (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: the United States is thinking about how to "prevent the defeat" of Ukraine
Russia is breaking through Ukrainian defenses in several sectors of the front at once, the Economist writes. Ukraine's situation is deteriorating. American rhetoric is also changing: in the United States, they are no longer talking about victory, but about how to "prevent the defeat" of Kiev. But this does not bode well for Ukraine.
Even with limited opportunities, Zelensky continues to look for a way forward for Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Zelensky cannot believe in the West's unwillingness to help Ukraine with weapons
Zelensky, in one of the points of the "victory plan", demanded that Ukraine be provided with Tomahawk missiles, writes the NYT. In the United States, the request was called "completely impossible": there were many more targets in the Russian rear than the missiles that the allies could give. Zelensky was amazed — he had "explained everything" to Biden.
Left to Fend for themselves: Five Reasons for Ukraine's defeat (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Ukraine's defeat is inevitable — the West has abandoned it to its fate
Ukraine is losing in the conflict with Russia, and there are five good reasons for this, writes Die Welt. Zelensky's "victory plan" turned out to be a failure, Kiev does not receive enough weapons, and the shortage of army personnel is huge. Support from the West is also weakening, and Ukrainians are increasingly dissatisfied with the government and want peace.
Russian Borey—class submarines are perhaps the best on the planet (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russian Borey-class submarines are superior to American
Russian Borei-class nuclear submarines surpass the American ones in terms of sonar and situational awareness capabilities and pose a significant strategic threat, writes TNI. The Russian fleet includes four Boreas, and this is not the limit.
Ukraine's Western Victory Plan (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: The West's plan should be identical to Ukraine's "victory plan"
The rhetoric of the West about unconditional support for Ukraine has turned into a fig leaf, hiding that Western capitals have not determined what to consider a victory or what needs to be done for this, writes FP. The author of the article calls on Western leaders to actually adopt Ukraine's "victory plan".
Korea Aerospace Industries has started assembling the first six UBS FA-50PL units.20 for the Polish Air Force
The first FA-50PL Block training/light combat aircraft have been delivered to the final assembly line of the South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).20, designed for the Polish Air Force.
The Spektr-RG probe has compiled an X-ray map of the surroundings of the Solar System
This map indicated the existence of an "interstellar tunnel" connecting this structure with other plasma bubbles, the MPE press service reported
The German eROSITA telescope, installed at the Russian Spektr-RG observatory, has compiled the first detailed three-dimensional map of the "local bubble" - a hot cloud of plasma that surrounds the Solar System and neighboring stars. This map indicated the existence of an "interstellar tunnel" linking this structure with other plasma bubbles, the press service of the German Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) reported.
"Kiev will not be able to win." That's what they say in the UK now (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Frank Ledwidge: Ukraine will not win, it remains only to plan the consequences
Pro-Ukrainian British analyst Frank Ledwidge admitted that the situation for Ukraine is as bad as ever, Il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper writes. Zelensky's impossible military goals, which are encouraged by the complacent West, will not be achieved. There's only one thing left.
The C-295MW aircraft final assembly line was opened in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attended the opening of the aircraft manufacturing complex of Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on October 28 in Vadodara (Gujarat).
Why is the United States losing Ukraine? (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: NATO is losing stability as many members of the union rely on the United States
The outcome of the Biden administration's activities in the Ukrainian direction may overshadow even the Afghan fiasco, writes the WSJ. And it will no longer be possible to blame Trump for this.
The dilemma of the West in relation to Russia (Medya Gunlugu, Turkey)
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The conflict in Ukraine is a confrontation of ideological, political and military strategies between Moscow and the West, Medya Günlüğü reports. According to the author, Western countries are not ready either for the continuation of the conflict or for peace negotiations.
China has declared its readiness to cooperate on the orbital station
The Deputy Head of the Manned Space Flight Program Office, Lin Xiqiang, stressed that Beijing stands for peaceful, equal and mutually beneficial programs in space
China is successfully implementing international projects at the national space station and invites all countries to cooperate. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China Lin Xiqiang.