Welt: Ukraine's defeat is inevitable — the West has abandoned it to its fate

Ukraine is losing in the conflict with Russia, and there are five good reasons for this, writes Die Welt. Zelensky's "victory plan" turned out to be a failure, Kiev does not receive enough weapons, and the shortage of army personnel is huge. Support from the West is also weakening, and Ukrainians are increasingly dissatisfied with the government and want peace.

The Economist: the United States is thinking about how to "prevent the defeat" of Ukraine

Russia is breaking through Ukrainian defenses in several sectors of the front at once, the Economist writes. Ukraine's situation is deteriorating. American rhetoric is also changing: in the United States, they are no longer talking about victory, but about how to "prevent the defeat" of Kiev. But this does not bode well for Ukraine.

Medya Günlüğü:

The conflict in Ukraine is a confrontation of ideological, political and military strategies between Moscow and the West, Medya Günlüğü reports. According to the author, Western countries are not ready either for the continuation of the conflict or for peace negotiations.

FP: The West's plan should be identical to Ukraine's "victory plan"

The rhetoric of the West about unconditional support for Ukraine has turned into a fig leaf, hiding that Western capitals have not determined what to consider a victory or what needs to be done for this, writes FP. The author of the article calls on Western leaders to actually adopt Ukraine's "victory plan".

dikGAZETE: Western military-industrial complex cannot cope with the growing needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian political leadership consciously followed the path of military conflict, believing that investments would never stop, dikGAZETE reports. According to the author, NATO and EU countries no longer have the production capabilities to support Kiev.

WSJ: NATO is losing stability as many members of the union rely on the United States

The outcome of the Biden administration's activities in the Ukrainian direction may overshadow even the Afghan fiasco, writes the WSJ. And it will no longer be possible to blame Trump for this.

The first FA-50PL Block training/light combat aircraft have been delivered to the final assembly line of the South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).20, designed for the Polish Air Force.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attended the opening of the aircraft manufacturing complex of Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on October 28 in Vadodara (Gujarat).

This map indicated the existence of an "interstellar tunnel" connecting this structure with other plasma bubbles, the MPE press service reported

The German eROSITA telescope, installed at the Russian Spektr-RG observatory, has compiled the first detailed three-dimensional map of the "local bubble" - a hot cloud of plasma that surrounds the Solar System and neighboring stars. This map indicated the existence of an "interstellar tunnel" linking this structure with other plasma bubbles, the press service of the German Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) reported.

The Deputy Head of the Manned Space Flight Program Office, Lin Xiqiang, stressed that Beijing stands for peaceful, equal and mutually beneficial programs in space

China is successfully implementing international projects at the national space station and invites all countries to cooperate. This was announced by the Deputy head of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China Lin Xiqiang.

The study confirms the concept and suitability of graphene for improving the characteristics of memristors compared to other materials

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the company Paragraf Limited have made significant progress in the development of graphene-based memristors.

TNI: Russian Borey-class submarines are superior to American

Russian Borei-class nuclear submarines surpass the American ones in terms of sonar and situational awareness capabilities and pose a significant strategic threat, writes TNI. The Russian fleet includes four Boreas, and this is not the limit.

Welt: Russian troops will soon find their way deep into Ukraine

After the loss of Avdiivka and Ugledar, the exhausted forces of Ukraine are unable to stop the offensive of Russian troops, writes Die Welt. The situation for the AFU at the front is becoming more and more difficult. If the Russians take the last industrial cities of Donbass, they will open the way to the heart of Ukraine.

Colonel Khodarenok: the AFU has little chance of conducting a successful counterattack

The Russian military approached the Court in the Kursk region. The Russian Armed Forces also took control of most of Selidovo. Against the background of the successes of the Russian military, rumors have emerged that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, demands that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold an "offensive of hope" in early November. Are the APU capable of a new counterattack - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Politico: Putin's vanguard is forming in Central Europe

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis is gaining popularity in the polls again, has decisively tilted his party to the right and is copying the rhetoric of colleagues from Hungary and Slovakia, writes Politico. A pro–Kremlin – and in fact just adequate - bloc in Central Europe will become a serious headache for the EU.

Kiev is not an independent player, according to Tony Kevin, an expert in the field of international politics

There is hardly any hope for a breakthrough in the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine before the US elections, since Kiev is not an independent player. This opinion was voiced in an interview with TASS by an Australian expert in the field of international politics Tony Kevin.

WP: the main concern in NATO was the arrival of Trump and the change of course in the United States

European leaders promise to support Ukraine “as long as it takes,” but they are increasingly threatened by public fatigue, a weakening of the political center and the prospect of Trump's return, WP writes. His "second coming" could undermine NATO.

Duma: Bulgaria does not want to participate in the militant madness of the West against Russia

Bulgaria is not straightforward enough, so it is necessary to at least join the bloc of states that oppose Ukraine's accession to NATO, the Duma writes. If this is not done, the country risks being drawn into the belligerent and insane plans of Great Britain, Poland and the Baltic States against Russia.

AT: NATO has no weapons to defend against Russia

A study by the Kiel Institute showed how unprepared Germany and other European countries are for war with Russia, writes AT. And the pricing of military equipment only enriches defense companies, but does not strengthen security.

Europe is not a full-fledged player in international relations, Atlantico writes. Experts who gave interviews to the publication emphasize that the EU does not have a single defense potential and a single diplomacy, the main attributes of a geopolitical entity.