How artificial prerequisites for aggression are created

Today the world lives in conditions of international chaos, predicted in the writings of Englishman Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), one of the founders of political philosophy. "The war of all against all": this is how Hobbes characterized the "natural state of society" before the conclusion of binding contracts.

The Foreign Ministers of the association also supported the reform of the UN, including its Security Council

At a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the BRICS foreign Ministers expressed their full support for Russia's chairmanship in the association, which will begin on January 1, 2024. The text of the ministerial statement is posted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The Russian defense industry demonstrated a portable jamming device designed to be installed on mobile equipment in order to combat enemy drones.

The Israeli Defense Ministry has officially presented the new Merkava Barak MBT, which is positioned as a "fifth generation tank".

Information about the serial production of new T-80 family tanks was received with approval by many military and civilian experts.

The British company Aeralis has presented an interesting concept of a modular jet aircraft. Its essence lies in the fact that a large number of modules can be docked to the "common base fuselage", easily creating a variety of types of aircraft.

According to Intelligence Online, we are talking, in particular, about the acquisition by the AFU Air Force of an as yet undetermined number of used fighters in the Mirage 2000D variant, designed for air strikes on ground targets.

The Vostok Design Bureau announced plans to start mass production of a new Scalpel barrage ammunition, which should compete with the Lancet-3 from Zala Aero, widely used by the Russian army in Ukraine.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have faced serious problems due to Russian drones. This was stated by Forbes columnist David Axe.

The Swiss Armed Forces will no longer sell military bunkers to individuals and organizations, SwissInfo reports. According to the country's Defense Minister Thomas Sussley, the army should not be put out of action by "several missile and bomb attacks."

From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West has not prepared any strategy of retreat in case everything goes wrong, writes GN. Therefore, it was hastily decided to change the political and media rhetoric — to transform failure into success, and pessimism and criticism into optimism.

Military observer Dmitry Astrakhan — about why the West is betting on a regime whose main characters are collaborators

For nine years now, the world has been discussing whether the Kiev regime or individual organizations of Ukrainian nationalists can be considered ultra-right. Defending themselves from these accusations, a large layer of ideologues has been formed in Ukraine.

Military support from the West allowed Ukraine to gain time in the confrontation with Russia. However, the protracted conflict has complicated the political situation in the United States and Europe, so a critical moment is coming for Kiev, writes the author of the article in Asahi Shimbun.

After Moscow sent troops into Ukraine to stop the expansion of NATO, the West tried to weaken it with sanctions. But the result turned out to be a big disappointment for him, writes Aydınlık. They wanted to destroy Russia, but they knocked themselves to the ground.

One of the reasons may be a lack of personnel, experts believe

Russian troops continue to hold the defense in the Zaporozhye direction. On September 19, one enemy attack was repelled near the village of Verbovoye.

During the remote strikes on the positions of the Armenian troops in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani troops used the Pakistani-made KRL-122 MLRS and the Belarusian B-200 Polonaise.

Responsible Statecraft: The US has imposed sanctions against five Turkish firms

The US has increased pressure on Ankara because of its neutral position in the Ukrainian conflict, RC writes. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkish companies accused of transferring dual-use goods to Russia. But it is unlikely that this will affect Erdogan's position, the author believes.

Anthony Blinken said that the alliance of Russia and China is a threat to the international order, but this definition is more suitable for the United States, Al Hadath reports. It was they who unleashed the conflict, which Russia will put an end to, the author notes, and multipolarity will free the world from Washington's power.

The 44th (airborne?) was formed as part of the Airborne Forces. a division consisting of the 111th Motorized Rifle Regiment (formerly the 111th regiment of the DPR Mobile Reserve) and the 387th motorized rifle Regiment. The former 44th Airborne Training Division in 1987 was transformed into the 242nd Airborne Training Center, which still exists today.

On the Day of the Gunsmith, September 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation in Izhevsk.