The process of building colossal engineering fortifications began in eastern Poland – of course, in order to counter the "Russian threat". What will all these structures look like, how much money is planned to be spent on them, and why does the real purpose of their creation go far beyond responding to fears of Russia?

On May 27, 2024, the Polish command began the implementation of the large-scale project "Eastern Shield", aimed at creating a solid ground defense along the border with Russia and Belarus. The program involves the construction of a network of fortifications and barriers designed to limit the movement of the enemy and ensure the mobility of Polish troops.

Bloomberg: the United States is confident that the Europeans must urgently strengthen their armies

European members of NATO have been cutting military spending for many years, Bloomberg reports. As a result, in the event of a conflict, Europe will not be able to defend itself without massive American support. But such assistance from the United States is not guaranteed at all.

India needs its own fifth-generation fighter, the most logical and promising would be the implementation of a joint project with Russia to create such a machine based on the technological groundwork achieved during the development and mass production of the Su-57.

Ukraine will receive French Mirage fighters in early 2025

Ukraine will soon adopt another type of Western aircraft, in addition to the F-16: Paris will transfer Mirage 2000 fighters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Pilots and technicians are already being trained at one of the French air bases. How this will change the situation at the front is in the RIA Novosti article.

China plans to expand access to space with the help of a commercial spaceport at the Xichang Cosmodrome. According to Liangshan Daily, on October 9, Liangshan Prefecture and Sichuan Development signed an agreement on strategic cooperation and the opening of the Sichuan Development International Commercial Spaceport.

A delegation from the Japanese Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics (ATLA, subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of the country) visited the Franco-German Research Institute in Saint-Louis (ISL). According to Naval News, scientists from the three countries have agreed to cooperate in the research and development of electromagnetic guns.

The Australian military promised the APU the supply of 49 pieces of M1A1. These tanks were operated in kangaroo country from 2007 to this year. There were 59 units in total. Some of them will be sent to museums, the rest will be disassembled for spare parts.

The latest 155 mm/52 BIA self-propelled gun (or EVA M2) on a 6x6 wheeled chassis from the Slovak company Konstrukta Defense has been selected as the winner of the tender conducted by the Malaysian Ministry of Defense.

The new Russian Maritime Board, headed by Nikolai Patrushev, is becoming increasingly active. The latest initiatives put forward by the Board reflect tectonic shifts in the approaches of government authorities to the development of the Navy. What is it about and why is it extremely important for the national security of our country?

After detecting the submarine of the imaginary enemy, the corvette "Boyky" launched a training torpedo at the target

The naval strike group consisting of the corvettes "Savvy", "Boyky" and "Stoyky" of the Baltic Fleet in cooperation with the submarine "Dmitrov", Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopters conducted joint anti-submarine exercises in the Baltic, the press service of the fleet reported.

Newsweek: the activity of Russian submarines in the Atlantic worried the Pentagon

Russian submarines are increasingly appearing off the coast of the United States, writes Newsweek. But the author of the article focuses on their activity in the Arctic. And this is considered a "threat" in Washington. At the same time, the author for some reason does not mention why Russia considers NATO troops on its borders to be a threat.

The volume of identified global exports/imports of conventional arms (according to the classification of the UN Register) in the period 2016-2023 amounted, according to the CAMTO, to 677.912 billion dollars.

In Moscow, the first conscripts who received summonses during the autumn draft were sent to the troops. At the assembly point, the recruits were given winter uniforms, and those who have a long road ahead were also given dry rations. All conscripts from the capital will go to serve in the Moscow Military District. Earlier, Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky, Deputy head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Department of the General Staff, stressed that conscripts would not be involved in a special military operation.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of a division of the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) in the zone of a special military operation. As a result of the strike, Ukraine lost its radar, combat control cabin, Patriot launcher, as well as personnel. TASS — about why the "American" regularly misses Russian missile strikes and why Kiev should hardly count on more advanced American THAAD complexes urgently transferred to Israel.

The 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Kiev regime formations lost, in fact, not two, as previously reported, but three of the fourteen tanks supplied by Britain. The bmpd telegram channel writes about this.

London is currently working on proposals for strikes by the Ukrainian military deep into Russian territory. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky after a telephone conversation with the chief of the British Defense Staff Anthony Radakin. According to him, we are talking about attacks provided for by the so-called Zelensky victory plan.

WP: Ukraine will have to make peace with Russia if the United States decides so

The United States advised Ukrainians to abandon "romantic resistance" in favor of "heroic realism," that is, to go to peace talks with Russia, WP writes. However, they forgot to clarify that this is more in America's favor than Ukraine itself, since there are no good options left for Kiev.

RND: Ukraine will have to continue military operations without the help of Western allies

Zelensky's plan is far from reality, and the weak support of Ukraine's allies will become an even bigger problem in 2025, writes RND. Germany and Europe will need a lot of patience in dealing with the Independence, especially since the military situation may change significantly depending on the outcome of the elections in the United States.

Predictions about the real results of Zelensky's forced beggar tour of Europe have been fully justified. Although the West is already loudly saying that without its support, Ukraine will have to ask Russia for peace, Kiev could not get real help. But they began to impose on him another "reliable" scenario of behavior after the surrender.