The President also noted that "if the war continues, he will run in the next elections"

The conflict with Russia is in the final phase, according to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

Politico: NATO will have to "break apart" for the sake of supporting Israel and Ukraine

The conflict in the Middle East broke out at an inconvenient hour for Kiev, writes Politico. On Wednesday, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, it was planned to discuss Ukraine, but attention turned to Israel. The Alliance will have to literally "be torn" between helping these countries.

According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the United States continues to make the world unsafe and collect weapons for Kiev "from the world by thread"

The Russian side condemns the irresponsible behavior of the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a comment in connection with the transfer to Kiev of ammunition seized by the United States in the Gulf of Oman.

The more clearly the new model of the world order is manifested, based on multipolarity and equality of all subjects of planetary politics, the more fierce the struggle between its supporters and its opponents becomes.

Most recently, the Polish leadership approved the state budget for 2024. Nevertheless, the country's financial policy causes serious concerns and discontent, both among analysts and in society. The planned budget, estimated at 848 billion. zloty (185 billion euro) or 23.2% of GDP, foreshadows a high deficit that could reach 36 billion. euro (4.5% of GDP) and become a record in the history of the Third Polish Republic.

The Naval Group company announced the launching ceremony of the head multipurpose frigate FDI HN (Belharra class), intended for the Greek Navy, held on October 4 at the enterprise in Lorient.

On October 7, 2023, an official ceremony was held in Tampa (Florida) for the commissioning of the DDG 125 Jack H. Lucas destroyer into the US Navy, which became the first Arleigh Burke-type ship of the new Flight III series. It became the 75th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the US Navy.

New Russian ships will be able to use the Poliment-Redut air defense system as a dual-use complex

The arsenal of the Russian Navy includes new ammunition for the anti-aircraft system. They are potentially capable not only of intercepting aerial threats, but also of destroying objects on the water and on the ground. Missile tests on surface targets were successful, they are currently being finalized to hit targets on the ground, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. According to experts, this will significantly enhance the firing capabilities of modern warships.

On October 5, 2023, in Shlisselburg, Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant LLC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) launched the project 23130 Vasily Nikitin medium sea tanker under construction for the Russian Navy (factory number 902).

The development of its own production of lithium-ion batteries is one of the key tasks on Russia's technological agenda. Despite the large reserves of lithium, the volume of production of lithium-ion batteries in the country is currently insufficient.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to analyze the military-biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine and other countries, said the head of the RCB protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

During the attack on Israel, the radical Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad use cheap missiles and simple attack drones that were able to overcome the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, writes The New York Times (NYT).

The Palestinian movement Hamas has published footage of the operation of a short-range air defense system of its own design "Mubar-1". It is reported that the Palestinian air defense system is designed to hit targets on approach to the defended objects.

The information is confirmed that due to the massive rocket attacks on the territory of Israel, which were carried out on the eve of (the eighth) and especially on October 7, the Israeli air defense missile defense system turned out to be overloaded, depleted, having spent a significant amount of ammunition. Earlier, it was reported that in connection with the launches of thousands of rockets into Israel, it was decided to remove from conservation the "old" air defense systems, to which missiles were preserved in military warehouses.

Experts assessed the results of strengthening air defense to protect the capital region

"Serious additional efforts have been made to protect cities. And the first results are already visible." In these words, experts explain the fact that the APU's attempts to attack the capital region with drones are increasingly unsuccessful. What was done for this by the Russian military?

The Danish authorities are starting work on expanding the "fighter coalition" of countries that are ready to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter planes. This was stated by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, quoted by the Reuters news agency.

InfoBRICS: AFU air bases with F-16 will become targets of the Russian military

Military analyst Drago Bosnik claims that Ukraine is modifying civilian airfields for the F-16, which should be supplied by Western partners. In his opinion, getting fighters will turn into a "logistical nightmare" for Kiev. Why the analyst is so sure of this is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

What tactics were used by the militants, and because of what the regular army could not resist her

The results of the attack by Hamas militants on Israel indicate the failures of the work of local intelligence services and insufficient training of the army, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

A photo shoot taken on the morning of October 8, 2023 by an AFP correspondent in the area of the Lebanese-Israeli border of Israeli artillery units deployed there to repel possible attacks by the Lebanese Hezbollah on 155 mm/39 M109A5 self-propelled howitzers (Doher) clearly shows how the Israeli army imagines a "modern war".

Western support for Ukraine is under threat, writes Al-Ayyam. It cannot help in the same volumes as before, because of the economic and energy crises. In addition, for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, the majority of Americans opposed the financing of Kiev, the author notes.