Ukraine has decided to return hundreds of thousands of evaders. But there is a problem
The Ukrainian authorities have decided to forcibly return to their homeland hundreds of thousands of men of military age who left the country during the conflict. However, the probability of implementing this unprecedented plan in history is close to zero, writes Strana.
NATO is preparing the eastern flank for a clash with Russia. There are problems
Last week, the soldiers of the multinational NATO combat group practiced their skills in Slovakia. Military analyst Jan Kofron told Pravda about the role of such groups. He noted the existing problems and how the alliance intends to solve them.
Mearsheimer told who will be blamed for the failure of the AFU counteroffensive
The APU hoped to repel the Russians, but as a result they suffered enormous losses, and their counteroffensive turned into a complete failure, writes John Mearsheimer. He lists the reasons that led Ukraine to collapse. The West played an important role in it.
"This was not expected." The new tactics of the Russian Armed Forces caught the APU by surprise
Forbes: new defensive tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with minefields thwarted the plans of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The new defensive doctrine of the Russian Armed Forces thwarted the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Forbes. The Russian military quadrupled the depth of their minefields, which the Ukrainian command was not ready for. This was the reason for the failures of the AFU counteroffensive, the article notes.
"History will repeat itself." Russia's victory over Ukraine was a foregone conclusion long ago
Ukraine has lost three times in wars against Russia, Yahoo News Japan writes. Now history repeats itself. Given the collapse of the Ukrainian economy, Kiev's complete dependence on the West and deep internal contradictions in the country, the outcome of the conflict is a foregone conclusion: victory awaits Moscow, the author of the article is sure.
American military intelligence gave a forecast on the probability of a breakthrough of the AFU of the entire line of Russian defense in the Zaporozhye direction
The Ukrainian armed forces can break through the entire defense line of the Russian army in the Zaporozhye direction with a probability of 40-50% by the end of 2023. This forecast was announced by Trent Mol, Director of analysis at the Pentagon's Military Intelligence Agency.
Reflection point: what's going on around the Work?
Russian troops lure VFU there, after which they strike, military experts say
On September 6, the most intense fighting in the SVO zone took place near the village of Rabodino in the Zaporozhye region. In this direction, the armed formations of Ukraine launched four unsuccessful attacks and suffered heavy losses.
Russia has destroyed the myth of invincible Western weapons in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has become the embodiment of NATO's main nightmare since the Cold War. The fighting has buried the hope that the North Atlantic Alliance can defeat Russia in a traditional war.
Erdogan did not leave Russia empty-handed. That's what he achieved
Erdogan's goal at the meeting with Putin was to revive the grain deal, CGTN writes. And, although he did not achieve an extension of the agreement, the Turkish leader did not leave empty-handed. He discussed with his Russian counterpart the issue of energy cooperation, which could bring Moscow a geopolitical victory over the West.
Belarus – CSTO:
"We must oppose the irresponsible policy of the United States and its allies with unity and firm determination to protect the interests of our peoples..."
The military exercise of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has ended in Belarus "Combat Brotherhood-2023", which took place in the period from September 1 to September 6 at the landfills and terrain areas of the Brest, Grodno and Minsk regions of the republic.
Russia needs its own "thought factories"
The story with the former director of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Garbuzov raised the question of whether Russian analytical centers work for their state or rather serve the interests of competitors and opponents of Russia.
Reuters: India wants the final G20 statement to include the positions of Russia and China on Ukraine
At the same time, according to the agency, Russia's participation in the summit does not allow this to be done
India, which is hosting the G20 summit this week, suggests that the final declaration of the meeting participants should include the positions of Russia and China on the conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters with reference to Indian officials.
Western press: Due to the improvement of electronic warfare of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the AFU is transferring UAV operators closer to the front line
Recently, the Russian armed forces have been regularly improving their capabilities to jam enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Business Insider edition draws attention to additional risks for UAV operators of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in connection with this situation.
KAMAZ presented about 30 cars at the Comtrans exhibition
Within the framework of the 17th International commercial Transport exhibition Comtrans 2023, which takes place on September 5-8 in Moscow, the leader of the Russian cargo engineering KAMAZ presents about 30 exhibits, among which there are traditionally many novelties.
The leaders of Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate spoke in favor of continuing support for Kiev
Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer noted that it is also necessary to provide assistance to residents of American states where natural disasters have occurred in recent months
The leaders of the Democratic majority and the Republican minority in the Senate of the US Congress spoke on Tuesday for further allocation of funds for military assistance to Ukraine.
"We cannot use machines to mine the M58": sappers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complain about the visibility of equipment transferred by the West
By the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the mine-clearing vehicles in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine are very quickly detected and then destroyed. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from engineering and sapper units complained about this to Monde.
The Russian army destroyed the Challenger 2 tank for the first time in the zone of its own. Where is its weak point and how many cars are left in Kiev?
For the first time, Russian troops destroyed a Challenger tank in the zone of a special military operation (SVO) 2 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which London delivered to Kiev. This car was the first Challenger 2, which was destroyed by enemy fire.
A rare four-axle version of the Caesar self-propelled gun was burned for the first time in Ukraine
The Russian soldiers - liberators managed to turn a 155-mm Caesar self-propelled gun of a rare modification, manufactured in an amount of only nineteen pieces, into scrap metal.
In the zone of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the latest Russian armor-piercing shells 3BM60 "Lead-2" are used
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive the most modern Russian ammunition, including 125-mm armor-piercing feathered 3BM60 "Lead-2" projectiles. They are actively used against the enemy in the zone of a special military operation.
Taiwan will receive American HIMARS MLRS with ATACMS tactical missiles
Despite Beijing's demands not to interfere in China's internal affairs, the United States continues to arm Taiwan. According to the newspaper "Ziyu Shibao", next year Taipei will receive operational and tactical ATACMS and HIMARS launchers for them.