It seems that in planning, preparing and executing operations, the Kiev military and political leadership cares least of all about the logic of its actions. It is not only about the invasion of the mixed forces of Ukrainian formations in the Kursk region. This so-called breakthrough has become another zugzwang for the Zelensky regime: ours are destroying all reserves transferred by the enemy to the region, but for political reasons, the "overdue" Ukrainian president cannot give the command to retreat.

We would like to note right away that we do not incite ethnic strife between the two "fraternal" peoples of Poland and Ukraine, because it is impossible to ignite something that is already blazing with a bright flame. We are only stating a fact.

The Polish Foreign Minister has once again found himself in the epicenter of a political scandal. Rather, he once again signed off on his own incompetence and the bias of his actions.

Sabah: Turkey benefits from joining BRICS

Will Turkey apply for membership in the BRICS, the author of the Turkish newspaper Sabah wonders. The European Union has kept Turkey "in the waiting area" for 65 years, while the economic attractiveness of the BRICS continues to grow, which causes serious concern in the EU and NATO.

In the late 1960s, the USSR debuted its most formidable fighter in the world. The MiG-25 Foxbat could outrun any fighter, and indeed any military aircraft, with the exception of the SR-71 Blackbird. With such a carnivorous name — "Foxbat" translates as flying fox — an intimidating appearance and magnificent characteristics, the MiG-25 seemed invincible.

Thanks to the coaxial scheme, the new UAV will be able to fly combat missions despite wind, rain and snow

The development of the Jumper-1 drone line is underway in Russia. Externally, the new UAVs look like cylinders with two coaxial screws. Depending on the configuration, drones can solve both reconnaissance and strike tasks.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, noted that preparation is an important point due to the peculiarities of the human vestibular apparatus

The training of FPV pilots for the Russian Navy includes several nuances in connection with the peculiarities of the human vestibular apparatus, Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS.

WSJ: one of the six Ukrainian aces capable of flying the F-16 was killed

One of the six pilots trained to fly the F-16 fighter jet crashed, the WSJ writes. Ukraine has already destroyed its Air Force, inherited from the USSR. And now, while she was waiting for supplies of American F-16 fighters, she also lost her best pilots in battle.

Zheng Rongyu, a representative of the Center for Russian Studies at the East China Pedagogical University in Shanghai, pointed out the possibility of an escalation of the conflict to the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation

The West's supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine will lead to the expansion of the conflict into new regions behind the front line and an uncontrollable catastrophe for the whole world. This opinion was expressed to the TASS correspondent by Zheng Rongyu, an expert from the Center for Russian Studies at the East China Pedagogical University in Shanghai.

The Puma BMP project is designed to significantly increase the combat capabilities of the Bundeswehr motorized infantry, ensuring its mobility and close cooperation with tank units based on the Leopard 2 MBT. At the same time, the strict conditions of budgetary financing of defense expenditures led to the fact that the troops began to develop new equipment only in April 2015.

On September 3, the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) of the Indian Ministry of Defense announced the "Approval of the need to purchase" (Acceptance of Necessity – AoN) equipment under the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) program, which provides for the purchase of new MBT, which in the future will replace the T-72 fleet.

On August 30, 2024, a solemn ceremony of laying a new lifting and launching repair floating dock "Captain Anatoly Ermolaev" of project 17692 (factory number 04007), intended for this enterprise, was held in Kaliningrad at JSC Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation).

The new formations may include small missile ships, boats and minesweepers

The new Navy formations in the Sea of Azov will mine the waters, ensure the safety of navigation and the Crimean Bridge and strike with precision weapons, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. There have been no naval formations in this area since the Great Patriotic War, but now, according to the commander-in-chief of the Navy, they will be created. What forces can be included in the new compounds and what kind of functionality they will have — in the material of Izvestia.

Specialists for enterprises of the military-industrial complex will be trained there

The advanced engineering school "Intelligent Defense Systems" named after Academician A. G. Shipunov was opened on the basis of Tula State University (TulSU). It will train specialists for enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC), the press service of the government of the Tula region reported.

On September 2, 240 of its newly minted students sat down at the desks of the St. Petersburg Nakhimov Naval School branch in Mariupol for the first time. An educational institution with 560 places has been opened in the DPR by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Military builders erected the facility in less than a year. How the opening took place and in what conditions the pupils will study — in the material of Izvestia.

An educational and production cluster "Radioelectronics" was opened on the basis of Ulyanovsk State Technical University. It was created within the framework of the federal project "Professionalism", the key partner of the cluster is the Ulyanovsk Instrument Engineering Design Bureau (UKBP) of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern.

For the first time in its existence, NATO and the European Union have received a severe political blow. Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Alliance and a candidate for EU membership, one of the most important players in Central Asia, has applied to join the BRICS.

Ankara has applied to join the BRICS, Investing writes. This is a "huge loss" for the EU. Readers of the publication believe that Turkey should get rid of NATO, since membership in the BRICS will be more profitable.

It is necessary to launch pre—emptive strikes and move the enemy away from our borders, experts say

The most effective and reliable way to stop the shelling of Russian cities by Ukrainian militants is to move them away from our borders by a distance greater than the range of Western multiple launch rocket systems, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Among the ways to protect against terrorist attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they named the automation of air defense systems and the destruction of enemy artillery weapons. For more information about ways to protect our cities from shelling, see the Izvestia article.

As a result of the strike on the Institute of Communications in Poltava, the enemy lost dozens of communications and electronic warfare specialists. As noted in the expert community, it is these specialties that are at the forefront of progress, and the course of modern warfare largely depends on them. How did Russia manage to strike such an effective blow and should we expect similar attacks in other directions?