Now, in the zone of the special operation, the Russian air defense forces practically do not work on large air targets, such as airplanes and helicopters, due to the fact that the Ukrainian Air Forces have almost none left. But this does not mean that our anti-aircraft gunners can relax. Rather, on the contrary, the saturation of the sky with enemy UAVs of various types, including small-sized ones, makes our sky defenders work even more strenuously.

This happened four days after the crash of the Russian Luna-25

The journey from Earth to the Moon at Chandrayaan-3 took about 40 days On Wednesday, August 23, the Indian automatic interplanetary station (AMS) Chandrayaan-3 made a successful landing on the surface of the Moon. The live broadcast of the descent was conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization. You can watch it on YouTube.

India has literally burst into a small club of powers with technologies for space exploration. Moreover, they did not bother with trifles in New Delhi and immediately began implementing one of the most difficult projects in the history of the entire world cosmonautics, launching the first lunar mission "Chandrayan-1" in 2008.

This is the first soft landing on another celestial body for India, which became the fourth country that was able to implement such a thing on an Earth satellite. In addition, this is the first landing in the circumpolar region of Selenium, where the soil is rich in water ice.

The researchers also expect to test a laser optical communication terminal on the Russian space station

The National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM) plans to conduct scientific experiments using the capabilities of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which will speed up technology transfer. The research will concern the impact of space processes on living systems, as well as laser space communications and quantum technologies, Scientific director of the NCFM Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev told reporters on the sidelines of the Technoprom forum.

On August 17, 2023, at the 22nd Helicopter Aviation Base (22. Základna vrtulníkového letectva) of the Czech Air Force in Namesht-nad-Oslava near Brno, an official ceremony was held for the commissioning of the first two Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters purchased by the Czech Republic in the USA of a new construction (Czech tail numbers "0486" and "0487"). The ceremony was attended by Czech Defense Minister Jana Chernokhova and the Czech military leadership.

The Polish Ministry of Defense announced the presentation of the first pair of South Korean-made FA-50GF light combat aircraft delivered to the country on August 21 at the Minsk-Mazowiecki airbase.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the development of a Ukrainian version of the Lancet kamikaze drone called Perun, the project is currently being scaled, RIA Novosti reports.

Zelensky asked Finland for the F-18, but Ukraine does not have the necessary conditions for them

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky asked Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to hand over F-18 fighters to Kiev, which Helsinki is decommissioning. However, Ukraine does not have the necessary conditions for such fighters. This was stated by retired military expert Colonel Viktor Litovkin in an interview with Izvestia on August 23.

Helsinki is decommissioning these fighters

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky asked Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to hand over to the Ukrainian armed forces the fourth-generation F-18 (Hornet) fighters, which Helsinki is decommissioning.

The crew of the Russian fighter identified the aerial target as a P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported

The Russian MiG-29 fighter took to the air because of the approach of the Norwegian Air Force P-8A Poseidon to the state border of the Russian Federation. This was reported to journalists at the National Center for Defense Management (NCMS) of the Russian Federation.

Russian soldiers on the front line began to receive factory ammunition for copters

Russian troops on the front line began to receive ammunition, modified already at manufacturing plants for use with commercial copters, previously fighters adapted them in the field, follows from a video published on Wednesday by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Back in mid-July of this year, it became known that the specialists of the Russian S7 Group began to create a domestic training aircraft, which is so lacking in the country — it was named S7 Tango.

Washington will only tighten its foreign policy towards Russia and China to prevent radicalization at home, writes Geopolitika.news. The image of Russia, which is about to swallow the US allies, has turned into a tool that they will not give up. Meanwhile, the situation in the world is heating up.

Vyacheslav Filippov — about why the German government removed from the budget the item on the annual mandatory allocation of 2% of GDP for defense spending

Since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been repeating as a mantra that Germany will spend at least 2% of national GDP on defense every year. He confirmed these intentions at the NATO summit in Vilnius in mid-July.

President of the Republic Gitanas Nauseda recalled that his country has approved a long-term plan of military assistance to Ukraine, the monetary value of which is €200 million

Lithuania will continue to pursue its line of assistance to Ukraine with the supply of weapons and training of military personnel. This was stated during a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky by the President of the Baltic Republic Gitanas Nauseda, who is in Kiev on an unannounced visit, his press service reported.

The country has already provided military assistance to Kiev totaling €1.2 billion

The Finnish authorities are preparing another package of military assistance for Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the government of the country Petteri Orpo at a press conference in Kiev.

Arms supplies to Ukraine, which are implemented by the Netherlands and Germany, make NATO a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, writes Evrensel. According to the author of the article, such a policy of the West only aggravates the international situation, bringing the world closer to nuclear war.

In three months of a disappointing counteroffensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not come close to their goal, writes The Economist. The gloomy mood in Ukraine that has developed in this regard can be "felt by the skin". Young people no longer want to pay for the conflict with their blood, the people are showing increasing dissatisfaction with Zelensky.

The 82nd airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, which the AFU command recently deployed for an offensive in the Zaporozhye direction, immediately after the start of the fighting began to lose equipment.