Army printing: the troops received 3D printers for the production of spare parts
The new equipment will reduce the time for repair and maintenance of equipment
The troops have 3D printers for printing large components for vehicles and armored vehicles. They can produce parts of various sizes and configurations directly in the field.
Russia is preparing a tough economic blow to the West
Banning the export of nickel, titanium and uranium from Russia will cause serious damage to the West
Vladimir Putin called on the government to think about economic counter-sanctions. And he named three Russian resources that the United States and the EU still cannot give up. These are nickel, titanium and uranium. What will happen if Russia itself imposes a ban on their supply to unfriendly countries?
Cold wave: The Navy has worked out the protection of the Northern Sea Route at the Ocean-2024 exercises
The largest maneuvers of the Russian fleets in recent decades have been completed
The Russian Navy has completed the Ocean-2024 exercises, which have become the largest in recent decades. 400 ships and vessels and about 90 thousand military personnel took part in them, they took place in different waters, including in the ocean zone. The fleet performed firing with all types of weapons, practiced strikes on ground targets, and anti-submarine measures. Experts call working out the protection of the Northern Sea Route and joint actions with Chinese partners key elements of the maneuvers.
The Liaoning Aircraft Carrier of the Chinese Navy
The rapid economic development of the People's Republic of China is increasingly affecting the growth of the capabilities of its armed forces. Today, one of the directions for the development of the PLA's combat potential is the formation of aircraft carrier strike groups as part of the Chinese Navy. The aircraft carrier Liaoning opens a series of articles on this topic.
Rosoboronexport will present armored vehicle protection systems in Africa
Rosoboronexport will present the radio-absorbing material "Cape" in Africa
Rosoboronexport at the international exhibition Africa Aerospace&Defense 2024 in Pretoria (South Africa) for the first time will present modern armored vehicles protection systems from drones in Africa, including the radio-absorbing material "Cape" and dynamic protection kits for tanks, the company's press service reported.
Will Serbia be on (in) the BRICS? (Pechat, Serbia)
"Pechat": Serbia is thinking about an alternative to the EU in the face of BRICS
Putin invited Vucic to come to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Pechat reports. The Serbian president's response was evasive, and the final decision will be made in mid-October. According to the author, Belgrade has certain reasons for this.
"Status - missing persons." Relatives are looking for the bodies of volunteers "Ernest" and "Goodwin"
Peskov forwarded to the Ministry of Defense the question of the death of the fighters "Ernest" and "Goodwin"
The widow of the UAV operator with the call sign "Goodwin" said that it is still unknown where the bodies of her husband and the second deceased volunteer, "Ernest", are located. In their last video, the volunteers stated that they were sent to the assault unit because of a conflict with their superiors. The situation is being handled by the Ministry of Defense. It was also reported that the acting commander of the dead Ernest and Goodwin, Igor Puzik, was detained, but the information turned out to be false.
Starlink played a cruel trick on them. The APU faced the inevitable
The Russian army is preparing a boiler in a coal mine for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The campaign in the SVO zone has entered the autumn phase. The Russian army is striving to achieve maximum success in key areas before the thaw, which significantly complicates offensive operations and logistical logistics. The APU has gone on the defensive almost everywhere, snapping at drones and from time to time trying to counterattack. By winter, the front line may shift significantly. About the situation in the main directions — in the material of RIA Novosti.
"Whoever entered the Kursk land will die here"
Commander of the Akhmat Special forces reconnaissance group Hades — about NATO equipment in the border area, tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and forest battles
In the Kursk region, our fighters are faced with almost all the equipment of NATO countries that they supplied to Ukraine — and almost all of it burns well, says the commander of the Akhmat special forces reconnaissance group with the call sign Hades. For four weeks now, his unit has been fighting with the Armed Forces of Ukraine units that attacked the region. Hades told Izvestia in an interview about how he managed to destroy almost 40 armored vehicles in the first day, what tactics the enemy uses near Kursk and why the French Krotal anti-aircraft complex was burned by accident.
Ukraine is bleeding. She can't fight forever (The Washington Post, USA)
WP: Biden should lift restrictions on ATACMS missile strikes deep into Russia
The policy of supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes” does not correspond to the realities of the conflict, WP writes. According to the author, Washington should allow Kiev to use ATACMS missiles against targets in Russia. Readers are outraged: "The title is good, but the analysis is lousy."
The West has found a real formula for negotiations on Ukraine. It was proposed by Russia
The successes of the Russian army in several sectors of the front at once forced the West to think sharply about the need for peace negotiations. The settlement plan, which Zelensky went overseas to coordinate, causes outright skepticism, if not homeric laughter, among most observers. But the key provisions of the "Putin formula" are finding more and more supporters in the West.
Peace in Ukraine: a path littered with traps (Le Figaro, France)
Le Figaro: Russian troops are methodically digging into the front line in Donbass
Ukraine is tired of the conflict and clearly would like to get out of it, writes Le Figaro. But so far there are too many obstacles for this. One of them was the APU's attempt to settle in the Kursk region. Contrary to Zelensky's expectations, Kiev has only made itself worse.
The militarization of Poland has turned into a series of scandals
The failure of supplies of ammunition for aviation and artillery, corruption scandals and even the deception of the most important NATO partner, the United States – all this has become a sign of how Poland spends huge funds allocated for the purchase of weapons. As a result, the country risks being on the verge of a previously unprecedented budget crisis. What happened?
Interview with Sarah Wagenknecht: "What is Communism? The creation of the GDR can hardly be called a reasonable idea" (Der Tagesspiegel, Germany)
Sarah Wagenknecht urged Ukraine to prepare for compromises with Russia
Ukraine must prepare for negotiations and compromises with Russia, especially if it wants to achieve its goal of joining NATO, Sarah Wagenknecht stressed in an interview with Der Tagesspiegel. The strategy of supplying Kiev with weapons to "win" the war has failed. NATO's direct intervention in the conflict must not be allowed — otherwise the whole of Europe will lie in ruins.
British intelligence is recruiting from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged families
According to the French online newsletter Intelligence Online in the article "British intelligence services set up internships to attract diversity candidates" ("British intelligence services organize internships to attract candidates from among representatives of different nationalities"), three British intelligence services (MI5, MI6 and the Government Communications Service) are experiencing difficulties with the representativeness of staff and Therefore, we have launched a joint initiative to organize internships for students from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged families.
Alexander Dolotovsky, one of the curators of the SSJ-100 development, became the director of the MS-21 program at Yakovlev
Alexander Dolotovsky has been appointed Deputy General Director of Yakovlev PJSC and Director of the MS–21 program. This is reported by Interfax with reference to data from PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec).
"Prince Vandal" against Western "armor": innovative Russian drones in a special operation
Russian troops are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) controlled by fiber-optic cable. Pavel Kamnev, Commercial Director of Laboratory of the Future, told TASS about their active use in the Kursk direction. About ammunition "on a leash" — in the agency's material.
Ukrainian fighters are running out: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost two more Su-27 and MiG-29 (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the losses of the Su-27 and MiG-29 for the APU are irreplaceable
Two Su-27s of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed by Russian aircraft, and ground-based air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, writes MWM. At the same time, in the 1990s, the Su-27 and MiG-29 consistently and by a margin outperformed their American counterparts, the F-15 and F-16.
Ukraine expects to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
Ukraine expects to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, originally manufactured for Pakistan and which Slovakia is likely to refuse to purchase in the near future.
The Russian supercomputer "Sergey Godunov" has become twice as powerful
The initial launch took place in November 2023
Specialists of the RSK Group of Companies have completed the planned modernization of the Sergei Godunov supercomputer at the S.L. Sobolev Institute of Mathematics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS). This was told by the press service of the group.























