Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy Head of the State Guard of the DPR Rosgvardiya, decided to speak out about the comments of some Russian "sofa experts" criticizing the tactics of conducting military operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SVO zone. He published the corresponding post in his telegram channel.

The day of the military signalman for the team of the integrated hardware station based on the Tiger armored vehicle is no different from military everyday life. Military personnel monitor and monitor communication systems, maintain communication channels between units and headquarters. Izvestia correspondent Leonid Kitrar met the professional holiday of signalmen in the SVO zone and asked them about the specifics of their work.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced the launching ceremony of the SS-516 Raigei-class submarine, which took place on October 17 at the Kobe Shipyard in Kobe.

Corvettes built in Zelenodolsk by inland waterways pass to Novorossiysk

On October 12, the Kiev–controlled media announced another "victory" - damage to a patrol patrol ship (PSKR) "Pavel Derzhavin" on the outer roadstead of Sevastopol.

The ships of Project 20380 will be able to hit coastal targets at a considerable distance

The Russian fleet is waiting for a large-scale missile reinforcement. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is working on options for equipping all corvettes of the 20380 project with Kalibr cruise missiles, and in the future — supersonic Onyx, sources told Izvestia.

Results of the meeting of Defense Ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels

Plans for a nuclear war in Europe, which seemed unthinkable recently, are once again becoming the subject of discussion at the high military-political and expert levels of the United States and NATO.

Vladimir Putin ridiculed US President Joe Biden's claims that Russia is losing in the Ukrainian conflict. In his opinion, the United States would not have supplied Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles if Russia had been defeated. In the expert environment, these deliveries are called another confirmation of the failure of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". What are the features of these missiles and what consequences can their use lead to?

The American ATACMS missiles delivered to Ukraine will not help accelerate the so-called "counteroffensive", writes Gazeta.ua . This weapon is quite old and requires maintenance. In addition, it is not capable of storming well-camouflaged fortified nodes of Russian defensive lines.

The Americans have again found a way to shift their problems to others

On October 17, it became known from the news that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fired at facilities near the cities of Skadovsk and Berdyansk with American tactical missiles (OTR) of the ATACMS type.

Long-range artillery loses competition on the battlefield

Can guns shoot at 100 km? Yes, they can! But why ? On April 5, 2023, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Poland. A local colleague Andrzej Duda took him to the royal castle. And he immediately brought me to the painting by Jan Mateyko "Stefan Batory near Pskov".

Experts explained which systems Russian troops can oppose to these weapons

American ATACMS missiles are long—range weapons that the United States has refused to transfer to Kiev until recently. However, in October, about 20 of these missiles without a GPS system were received by Ukraine and, according to the country's President Vladimir Zelensky, used in combat. Izvestia was looking into how dangerous ATACMS missiles are and how Russia can respond.

The Russian developer has upgraded the Argus-Antifuria mobile electronic warfare station, taking into account the experience of using the complex in the special operation zone. This was announced by a representative of the NGO "Kansite".

The joint Moon exploration program with Moscow is still in the fog

In recent years, China has been rapidly increasing its activity in space. The country produces more than fifty space launches a year from four spaceports, and its satellite grouping already exceeds the number of the satellite grouping of the United States Government. However, the most important from a propaganda point of view for Beijing are the programs of the near-Earth orbital station and lunar exploration.

Alexander Zakharov, Chief Researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the "Dust Monitoring of the Moon" device will register dust particles that can acquire an electric charge on the illuminated side of the Earth's natural satellite and levitate over its surface.

As reported on October 18, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, another heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A was manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Ulyanovsk at the branch of PJSC Il - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation).

Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: Iran will not enter the war in Gaza without Putin's approval

Iran will not launch a full-scale war against Israel unless it receives Russian approval, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview with The Telegraph. According to him, Tehran is not going to interfere in the war in Gaza, especially since Putin is unlikely to give permission for this.

The tense situation in the Middle East has developed again after several days of calm. This was facilitated by the visit of US President Joseph Biden to Israel.

On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Sergey Melkonyan, a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an expert on Israel problems.

ABC: The Israeli military was given the green light to enter the Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has received the "green light" to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, ABC News reports. The "first and last priority" of the ground operation will be the destruction of Hamas, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat stressed. The country's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, met with the military and said that they would soon "see Gaza from the inside." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Bacchanal of death in the feast of joy

Israel's current war with Hamas, dubbed "Iron Swords," began on October 7, the day of the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah (The Joy of the Torah). The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, referred to in the Jewish State as the Yom Kippur War, and in Arab countries as the October War, took place from October 6 to October 25, 1973. Is it a simple coincidence?

World leaders speak out: who is for a peaceful and who is for a military solution to the conflict

Russian President Putin believes that the Israelis faced "an unprecedented attack, which has never been in history, and not only in scale, but also in the nature of execution, in cruelty." The retaliatory actions of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF, IDF) are "large-scale and also quite brutal methods."