The Spectator: Zelensky's "victory plan" is not needed by either the West or the Ukrainians themselves

Not only the West is tired of the Ukrainian conflict, but the residents of Ukraine themselves are even more tired of it, the author of the article in The Spectator writes. The "victory plan" prepared by Zelensky is interesting only to himself.

US presidential candidate Trump believes that “Ukraine is no more,” while Zelensky demands increased military assistance to "fight back" Russia, writes FT. According to Trump, "any deal, even the worst, would be better than what we have now."

WP: opponents must be sure that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons

Putin announced the expansion of Russia's nuclear doctrine, WP writes. Now Moscow reserves the right of a nuclear response to aggression from any state with the support of a nuclear power. This means that Russia will be able to strike Kiev with nuclear weapons. But the West does not seem to care about the fate of Ukraine.

Russia's nuclear doctrine will force the West to share responsibility for Ukraine's aggression

The foundations of State policy in the field of nuclear deterrence have undergone changes. According to the updated document, the "nuclear umbrella" now extends to Belarus, and an attack by a non-nuclear country on Russia with the support of a nuclear state will be considered as joint aggression. What are the reasons for the innovations and what will they mean in practice?

On September 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Permanent Meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.

Officer with the call sign Vityaz: Russian troops surround the city of Ugledar

The weather is deteriorating in the SVO zone. It's going to rain soon, and the fields will become impassable for people and equipment. Nevertheless, the high dynamics of the fighting persists. The Russian army holds the initiative in most of the line of contact and continues to advance in a number of directions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are mainly on the defensive, trying to advance only in the Kursk region. About what is happening in the hottest sectors of the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The initiative is aimed at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said

The Association for the Promotion of Closed Administrative-Territorial Entities (BUT) proposed to create a department under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to interact with the authorities of closed cities. The initiative is aimed, among other things, at more operational coordination on the transfer of the ministry's property to municipal ownership for the construction of social facilities and the implementation of other tasks, Chairman of the association Sergey Ermolenko said.

NATO plans to create a center for surveillance of Russia in the Arctic

It seems that the West wants to create a new point of tension for Russia. The US military is planning to open a joint NATO center for air operations management in the Arctic in one of the Scandinavian countries. Thus, Brussels and Washington want to challenge Moscow's dominant position here. About what will soon begin in the region, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Pentagon announced the dispatch of the first Bradley BMP to Ukraine in January 2023. A year and a half later, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took care to strengthen the protection of American armored vehicles, having lost a significant part of their fleet in clashes with the Russian army.

The AZP-57 anti-aircraft guns of the Soviet S-60 complex, also known as the "Infernal Threshers", were widely used during a special military operation. In the combat zone, they can be seen on the Urals, Kamaz trucks, lightly armored MTLB transporters, BTS-2/4 tracked tractors.

Azerbaijan has developed its own version of the modernization of Soviet T-72 tanks in service with the army of the republic, an improved tank was shown during the ADEX 2024 international defense exhibition in Baku. This was reported by the TG channel "Voivode broadcasts".

Chinese-made Hushi armored vehicles were spotted in the special operation zone

Chinese Hushi armored vehicles were spotted in the area of the special military operation. Wheeled vehicles manufactured by the People's Republic of China are used by Russian military personnel.

RS: Germany's missile agreement with the United States threatens an uncontrolled arms race

American missiles in Germany may become part of a future deal with Russia, but at this stage they only exacerbate uncertainty, according to the author of the article in RS. Two types of these missiles will theoretically reach Moscow. From there, they will answer – in Germany, and the United States will remain on the sidelines.

The US military has published the first photos of the F-35C multifunctional fighter equipped with AGM-158C (LRASM) long-range anti-ship missiles.

The air war in the Donetsk direction — in the stories of the "navigators" of drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles and the tactics of their use in the course of their development are constantly being improved. Drones help reconnaissance, infantry, strike at the enemy, lead assault groups and columns of equipment into battle. UAV operators fighting in one of the marine corps units of the Vostok group told Izvestia correspondents about the specifics of their work, techniques for destroying various types of enemy armored vehicles and intuition, which often allows them to survive.

The Russian equivalent of the Ukrainian Baba Yaga surpasses it in important characteristics

The Buran hexacopter UAV has been developed in Russia. It is capable of transporting loads weighing up to 80 kg at a speed of 70 km/h. It can be used to deliver goods directly to the front line and even to evacuate the wounded, the developers assure.

Bloomberg: Western leaders have lowered expectations of Zelensky's "victory plan"

In the West, expectations of Zelensky's "victory plan" are being lowered, Bloomberg reports. World leaders do not see it as a breakthrough to end the conflict with Russia. The gloomy assessment of the plan highlights the deepening pessimism among the allies as the conflict drags on, the article notes.

Kiev is confident that the conflict in Ukraine will end soon. "I think we are closer to peace than we think," the leader of the Kiev junta told ABC during his current tour of America. He repeats these words, forgetting to clarify exactly what he means.

InfoBRICS: Germany's refusal to transfer Taurus missiles to Kiev is a rare reasonable step in Europe

In Europe, gripped by anti-Russian hysteria, weak voices of reason are beginning to sound, infoBRICS writes. Thus, Germany refused to supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles. Such prudent steps are still very rare in the Old World.

Experts spoke about Russia's views on the reform of the UN Security Council

Russia has proposed its vision for the reform of the UN Security Council. According to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Security Council should be replenished by countries representing the interests of Asia and Africa. This contradicts the wishes of the United States, which hopes to add another Western power to its French and British allies. However, all Council members understand that the reform of the organization is inevitable. What exactly will change and when should we expect the SAT update?