The Russian frigate Admiral Essen, equipped with long-range cruise missiles "Caliber", on Sunday, after an 85-day stay in the Mediterranean, having passed the Bosphorus, returned to the Black Sea, Istanbul observers reported in social networks, publishing photos of its passage through the straits.

The submarine forces remain the most important component of the Russian Navy, having an extremely high combat potential, mainly due to the presence of nuclear submarines equipped, in particular, with ballistic missiles, assessed the state of the Russian fleet in the Polish edition of Defence24.

The destroyer with guided missile weapons "Porter" of the US Navy entered the Black Sea. The movements of this warship are tracked by the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Russian military is monitoring the actions of the USS Porter, which entered the Black Sea on Saturday, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported.

The head of the Crimean Parliament's committee on People's diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Hempel, warned the US authorities against provocations off the coast of Crimea against the background of their destroyers entering the Black Sea.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the US sending ships to the Black Sea to "ensure security and stability," RIA Novosti reports.

The air defense of Damascus repelled a missile strike. This was announced on October 30 on its website by the SANA agency. Data on who is firing is not provided.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the allocation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and called on the international community to also support the urgent humanitarian needs of the country.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kyani the prospects for international efforts to restore the JCPOA, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

Russia fully supports the return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) in the form in which the agreement was concluded, without exceptions and additions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The head of the Civil Defense Organization of Iran, Gholamreza Jalili, who oversees the country's cybersecurity sphere, accused the United States and Israel of carrying out a cyberattack that this week led to unrest in the field of providing Iranian gas stations with fuel.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation held a conference where they summed up the results of the Army International Games of 2021 and told how they plan to organize competitions for ARMI-2022.

Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy, drones and artillery were involved, and the experience of actions in Syria was also taken into account. This was reported on Thursday, October 28, by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The final inspection became a stage of preparation for the Vostok-2022 exercises, which will be held next year

T-80 tanks, drones and Hyacinth artillery installations were involved in exercises to defend the Sakhalin coast from the landing of a conditional enemy.

Russia and ASEAN intend to exchange information on terrorist groups, potential attacks and threats, according to the comprehensive action plan for the implementation of the strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Special attention was paid to the Central Asian direction, said the first deputy director - head of the border service of the FSB of Russia, Army General Vladimir Kulishov

The situation on the external borders of the CIS member states and the trends of its development were analyzed by the participants of the meeting of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops of the Commonwealth countries in Sochi.

Russia consistently supports the formation of a system of equal and indivisible security in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), as well as for strengthening cooperation based on the principles of international law, including respect for sovereignty, equality and consideration of each other's interests.

The President of Belarus accused the West of looking for a reason to advance its troops to the borders of the Union State.

The head of the Defense Committee of the State Duma is sure that the Ukrainian "bayraktars" will not pass in the Donbass.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrei Kartapolov, told the Military-Industrial Courier: "The use of the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle by the Ukrainian military in the Donbass (which was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine) leads to a further escalation of the conflict inside Ukraine. 

On October 26, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published footage of the first combat use of the Turkish Bayraktar drone. Judging by the video, it did not bring great military successes to the Ukrainian army, but it caused considerable resonance abroad.