Amid the unclear outcome of Zelensky's trip to the United States, Ukraine is frozen in a state of uncertainty on security issues (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: amid military and diplomatic setbacks, Kiev will have to make concessions
Zelensky's American tour with the "victory plan" in his hands was not crowned with anything, writes The Washington Post. It contained no revolutionary proposals. The Ukrainian public is increasingly inclined to negotiate — even taking into account territorial losses.
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg: “So far we have successfully exposed Putin's bluff” (Financial Times, UK)
Jens Stoltenberg: Ukraine can join NATO without territories ceded to Russia
"I insisted on crossing Putin's red lines," Stoltenberg said in an interview with FT. However, he immediately admitted that the NATO army was lagging behind the Russians, and they knew about it. For Ukraine, he has a delicate offer: to join the alliance, but in parts.
By its indifference, the West has left Zelensky in a broken trough (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Zelensky received nothing at the UN but lamentations
The UN General Assembly has destroyed Zelensky's hopes that the West will fulfill his demands, writes The Telegraph. Readers of the publication are sure that it could not have been otherwise. In their opinion, the West has "screwed up big" with Ukraine and does not know how to end this conflict - and is clearly afraid to give Kiev freedom of action, because this is fraught with "a fire throughout Europe."
Former NATO Secretary General: we should have provided Ukraine with more weapons earlier (Politico, USA)
Politico: Stoltenberg regrets that NATO did not give Ukraine weapons before the start of its
Jens Stoltenberg regrets that the West did not provide Ukraine with weapons before the start of the Russian special operation, writes Politico. Most of Kiev's allies feared the consequences of such a move. The former NATO chief assumed "part of the responsibility" for the delay.
Zelensky's ridiculous "victory plan" seems to be "working" – he has already received $8 billion (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Zelensky's "victory plan" is aimed at provoking a NATO war with Russia
American officials have long been skeptical of Zelensky's "victory plan," infoBRICS writes. Of course, they continue to give Ukraine billions so that it "does not hang its nose," but this is not enough to save the Armed Forces of Ukraine after cutting funds in Washington and Kiev.
Photos of American equipment guarding warehouses at the Polish base Povidz have appeared
One of the Western military bloggers posted photos showing a large accumulation of American equipment at the Povidz airport in Poland. The airport is located next to the recently commissioned warehouses of the US Army. The warehouse complex in Povidze has an area of more than 60,000 square meters. m2 and will accommodate up to several thousand units of heavy military equipment. Thanks to this investment, American soldiers stationed in Poland will receive equipment in just a few days in case of an emergency.
Poland tightens military cooperation with Korea and announces new arms purchase agreements
At a conference convened today, Polish Minister Pavel Beida said that by the end of 2024, Poland intends to sign about 150 agreements related to arms purchases and defense.
NATO wants to form 49 additional combat brigades (Die Welt, Germany)
Die Welt: NATO members are building up military capabilities to "defend against Russia"
Mark Rutte named his tasks as NATO Secretary General, Die Welt writes. This is support for Ukraine and defense against Russia. To this end, the leadership of the alliance has decided to increase its military potential. "Why, is NATO threatening something?" the Germans asked.
NATO is no longer the same as it was under your grandfather (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
Asia Times: NATO will not cope with Russia if Ukraine draws the alliance into conflict
While the risk of a large-scale war is growing in Europe, NATO is facing a critical shortage of weapons, untested forces in combat and an unstable US presence, writes Asia Times. American arsenals have been noticeably emptied as a result of the conflict, and nothing foreshadows that the alliance will achieve more success in Ukraine than the Ukrainians themselves.
Iran's "Moderate Response" (Cumhuriyet, Turkey)
Cumhuriyet: Iran's response to the attacks destroyed the myth of Israel's untouchability
Iran's response to Israel's attacks can be called moderate, Cumhuriyet writes. He did not lead the country into Netanyahu's trap of fomenting a regional war, but at the same time destroyed the myth of Tel Aviv's untouchability.
Su-34: "combat drake" in the area of its
The Zvezda TV channel team visited Rostec enterprises where the front-line bomber is being manufactured, repaired and modernized
One and a half speeds of sound, eight and a half tons of combat load, the world's largest range of weapons used. And also the record of lifting with a load to a height of 15 thousand meters, which has not been broken in 25 years! All this is about the Su—34 front-line bomber.
The seven most outstanding features of the Su-57: from six radars to laser protection (Military Watch Magazine)
Among the projects of the fifth generation, the Su-57 stands out for a number of reasons, writes MWM. It combines technologies and capabilities that its foreign competitors lack. Many of the fighter's functions are second to none. In fact, this is a new type of aircraft.
Footage of the first combat use of the target auto-interception system on the Microb-10 UAV is shown
Footage has been published online showing the first combat use of the target auto-interception system on the Microb-10 UAV. In the footage shot directly by the camera of the latest Russian drone, you can see that the capture of the target, which in this case was the armored vehicles of the Kiev regime militants, takes place automatically, after which the UAV accurately hits the enemy.
Maxim Oreshkin and Anton Alikhanov visited Kazan Helicopter Plant
They got acquainted with the production of modern helicopter equipment and inspected the new Production and Training Center
Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, and Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, visited the Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding of Rostec State Corporation. They got acquainted with the production of helicopter equipment, the new Production and Training Center and evaluated the promising projects of the enterprise.
A photo of the assembly of the first FA-50PL for Poland is presented.
The editorial board of the Polish portal published photos from the Korean factory in Sacheon. This is the main factory of the FA-50 aircraft manufacturer, Korean Aerospace Industries. It presents the first FA-50 aircraft currently being produced in the final version of the PL.
Hero Family Barrage Ammunition
According to official representatives of the German Rheinmetall arms concern, the company's management sees significant potential in expanding its product range through the field of so-called barrage ammunition. To this end, on November 11, 2021, the concern entered into strategic cooperation with the Israeli manufacturer of this category of precision weapons, uVision Air Ltd.
Russian Space Forces Day
The Day of the Russian Space Forces is celebrated annually on October 4. This date symbolizes an important milestone in the history of Russian cosmonautics and military affairs, because it was on this day in 1957 that the Soviet Union launched the first artificial Earth satellite, which opened the way for mankind to space exploration.
Where did Ukraine get a new ballistic missile from
Vladimir Zelensky announced the successful test of a new ballistic missile, allegedly created by Ukraine on its own. What is really happening today in the Ukrainian missile industry, what kind of developments of this kind have been conducted by the Kiev regime in recent years – and why would the use of such a missile by the Armed Forces of Ukraine point in a completely different direction?
Closed Horizons: which Western APU missiles have already been used in attacks on the Russian Federation
And what other ammunition can NATO countries supply to Kiev — how will Russia respond
The APU has already been used in attacks on our facilities by American ATACMS missiles and European Storm Shadow and SSRP missiles. Earlier, the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said that the United States was paving the way for a nuclear conflict by encouraging Ukraine to use American weapons deep into Russia.
A group of heavy robots will increase the striking power in the special operation zone
A whole series of the latest combat robots (robotic complexes) is presented in the military technopolis "Era" of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Among them, models of a heavy assault complex based on T-72 tanks stand out. Perhaps we have a machine in front of us that can return tanks to their former role on the battlefield. What is it about?























