Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok visited the Ogarkov Readings - 2023 conference, dedicated to the development of military technologies and their impact on the conduct of hostilities, and tells what was said there about the life of soldiers and commanders participating in Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

On November 1, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The head of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia Valery Falkov and the Director General of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov signed a cooperation agreement, which provides for joint work on the preparation of educational programs taking into account the needs of industrial enterprises, including within the framework of the federal project "Advanced Engineering Schools".

General Kirillov: The United States practiced provocation with avian influenza virus in Lviv

In August-September of this year, an event was held in Lviv with the support of the United States, where provocations with the use of the avian influenza virus were practiced, the purpose of such actions was to accuse Russia of biological sabotage, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the issue of military biological activities of the United States. The transcript of the briefing is given below in the presentation of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

On October 27, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the beginning of the development of a new nuclear aircraft bomb B61-13. As far as can be judged, the B61-13 bomb should be an upgrade of the B61-7 nuclear bombs in service with the American strategic aviation (Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit strategic bombers) to the level of the new B61-12 bomb.

American expert, senior editor of the online publication 19FortyFive Peter Suchiu claims that although the fleet of long-range bombers of the US Air Force is now the smallest since the end of the Cold War, American aircraft demonstrate their presence around the world. By increasing the number of sorties and the range of flights, the Air Force is striving to show that it is capable of carrying out missions in all regions of the Earth.

The 5th Generation Experimental Turkish Fighter (TF-X, Turkish Fighter-Experimental) is a single-seat twin–engined all-weather multi-purpose combat aircraft designed to gain air superiority. The general contractor of the project is the Turkish Aerospace Company (Turkish Aerospace Industries, TAI), technological support is provided by the British BAE Systems. Currently, in TAI, this program is called shorter: Turkish Fighter (TF), – excluding the letter "X" and, thereby, emphasizing that the development is no longer experimental.

The US Congress presented a $14.3 billion aid project to Israel

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have introduced a bill to allocate $ 14.3 billion in aid to Israel, writes The Hill. The decision to consider the issue of supporting Ukraine separately will cause howls in the White House and the indignation of Democrats, the article notes.

It's time to stop asking who is to blame for the conflict in Ukraine, and ask how to stop it, writes TIN. Everyone will benefit from the end of the confrontation, and for Ukraine it is no longer just about benefits: it concerns its very survival, the author believes.

The US and Russia are already fighting each other indirectly, writes GN. Moreover, the confrontation is going on at several levels at once. Is there anything left between Washington and Moscow that will help them return to the path of controlled stability? This is the question asked by the author of the article.

The Russian army was recognized as the best in the world according to the American military magazine U.S. News & World Report. It surpassed the United States and China in the ranking of countries with the most powerful armed forces.

And eight Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles were shot down while repelling an attack on Sevastopol

The military formations of Ukraine lost over 90 thousand militants during the counteroffensive and did not achieve significant success, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on October 30 during a visit to Beijing.

Forbes: APU lost a fifth of Leopard 2 tanks due to strikes by Russian troops

Ukraine has lost a fifth of the German Leopard 2 tanks supplied to it by Western countries, writes Forbes. Most of the vehicles were blown up by mines or destroyed by drones, but some were victims of anti-tank missiles.

The riots in Dagestan were inspired through social networks from abroad, including by Western special services from the territory of Ukraine. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a large meeting with members of the Security Council, the government and the leadership of law enforcement agencies, the reason for which was the situation in the North Caucasus Republic.

The Russian military in the zone of the SVO will receive tracked all-terrain vehicles "Plastun-SN", a batch of equipment specially made for the army, released by the company "Russian All-terrain vehicles Plastun" from St. Petersburg. This was announced by the company's CEO Erik Sagymbayev.

F-22 combat aircraft are no longer produced in the United States, and more modern F-35s are still available in relatively limited quantities, and their cost is very high. At the same time, the latest generation fighter to ensure air supremacy is still in the design stage.

NATO countries, as a rule, supply the armed forces of the Kiev regime with outdated models of wheeled armored personnel carriers, which bear heavy losses from various means of destruction of the Russian army.

The UAC (part of Rostec State Corporation) summed up the results of the competition for projects to improve the production system.

Colonel Khodarenok: Israel's tactics will allow destroying Hamas underground tunnels

The combined arms operation of the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip may last from six weeks to six months, Bloomberg reported, citing officials in the country's cabinet. Is it possible to talk now about any deadlines for the end of the conflict and what tactics the IDF will use in the fight against Hamas - in the material of the military observer of the newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.