The American ATACMS missiles delivered to Ukraine will not help accelerate the so-called "counteroffensive", writes Gazeta.ua . This weapon is quite old and requires maintenance. In addition, it is not capable of storming well-camouflaged fortified nodes of Russian defensive lines.

The Americans have again found a way to shift their problems to others

On October 17, it became known from the news that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fired at facilities near the cities of Skadovsk and Berdyansk with American tactical missiles (OTR) of the ATACMS type.

Long-range artillery loses competition on the battlefield

Can guns shoot at 100 km? Yes, they can! But why ? On April 5, 2023, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Poland. A local colleague Andrzej Duda took him to the royal castle. And he immediately brought me to the painting by Jan Mateyko "Stefan Batory near Pskov".

Experts explained which systems Russian troops can oppose to these weapons

American ATACMS missiles are long—range weapons that the United States has refused to transfer to Kiev until recently. However, in October, about 20 of these missiles without a GPS system were received by Ukraine and, according to the country's President Vladimir Zelensky, used in combat. Izvestia was looking into how dangerous ATACMS missiles are and how Russia can respond.

The Russian developer has upgraded the Argus-Antifuria mobile electronic warfare station, taking into account the experience of using the complex in the special operation zone. This was announced by a representative of the NGO "Kansite".

The joint Moon exploration program with Moscow is still in the fog

In recent years, China has been rapidly increasing its activity in space. The country produces more than fifty space launches a year from four spaceports, and its satellite grouping already exceeds the number of the satellite grouping of the United States Government. However, the most important from a propaganda point of view for Beijing are the programs of the near-Earth orbital station and lunar exploration.

Alexander Zakharov, Chief Researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the "Dust Monitoring of the Moon" device will register dust particles that can acquire an electric charge on the illuminated side of the Earth's natural satellite and levitate over its surface.

As reported on October 18, 2023 by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, another heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A was manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Ulyanovsk at the branch of PJSC Il - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation).

Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: Iran will not enter the war in Gaza without Putin's approval

Iran will not launch a full-scale war against Israel unless it receives Russian approval, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview with The Telegraph. According to him, Tehran is not going to interfere in the war in Gaza, especially since Putin is unlikely to give permission for this.

The tense situation in the Middle East has developed again after several days of calm. This was facilitated by the visit of US President Joseph Biden to Israel.

On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Sergey Melkonyan, a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an expert on Israel problems.

ABC: The Israeli military was given the green light to enter the Gaza Strip

The Israeli military has received the "green light" to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, ABC News reports. The "first and last priority" of the ground operation will be the destruction of Hamas, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat stressed. The country's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, met with the military and said that they would soon "see Gaza from the inside." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Bacchanal of death in the feast of joy

Israel's current war with Hamas, dubbed "Iron Swords," began on October 7, the day of the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah (The Joy of the Torah). The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, referred to in the Jewish State as the Yom Kippur War, and in Arab countries as the October War, took place from October 6 to October 25, 1973. Is it a simple coincidence?

World leaders speak out: who is for a peaceful and who is for a military solution to the conflict

Russian President Putin believes that the Israelis faced "an unprecedented attack, which has never been in history, and not only in scale, but also in the nature of execution, in cruelty." The retaliatory actions of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF, IDF) are "large-scale and also quite brutal methods."

Asharq Al-Awsat: Russia benefits from the war in Gaza to fight against the United States

The war in Gaza and US aid to Israel are in Russia's hands, the author of the article from Asharq Al-Awsat believes. The escalation of the situation in the Middle East distracts the West from Ukraine, and also spurs oil prices. All this gives Moscow another trump card in the fight against Washington.

The Middle East is seething, and Europe is again being shaken by waves of urban terrorism and violence, writes Geopolitika.news. The situation is heating up quickly. The American elite is trying to prevent the coming cataclysm. However, in recent decades, it was she who created the conditions for him.

The British newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Jeff Chávez, Felicia Schwartz "Hamas-Israel war tests a US defense sector already strained by Ukraine" ("The war between Hamas and Israel is experiencing the US military-industrial sector, already experiencing tension because of Ukraine") reported that the American military industry is preparing increase the supply of weapons to Israel.

Gold and uranium, jihad and military putsch

The roots of the military presence of the Fifth Republic on the Black Continent should be sought in the era of the formation of the French colonial Empire. During the Cold War, this empire completely disintegrated in the part that concerned Africa.

The French ground forces are organized according to the latest Western concept

At the end of World War II, the French army was, in fact, an insignificant part of the American army. Naturally, after the end of the war, such a situation could not persist for a long time. Paris had too big geopolitical ambitions, completely inconsistent with its role in the last war, but requiring immediate "resuscitation" of the French Armed Forces.

Russia's European policy should be a continuation of the special operation by other means

Poland has long been committed to building the strongest army in Europe and to self-defense, independent of the impotent and weak-willed NATO bloc.

Americans' patience is coming to an end, writes Responsible Statecraft. Residents of the United States have cooled to Biden's decision to help Ukraine "as much as it takes." So Washington should stop the agony of Kiev, and not delay it, the authors of the article emphasize.