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.

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.

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.

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.

On September 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 175 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 43.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 45 billion.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto allows the presence of US troops on the territory of the republic on the basis of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) being prepared with the United States.

Is China able to displace Russia in this market

China is expanding its exports of weapons and military equipment to Africa, taking advantage of the favorable situation, since Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and congressional obstacles in Washington restrict the export of American weapons to some countries of the Black continent.

The Russian army has a new "pet", writes user Baijiahao. The recently adopted upgraded Su-57 quickly attracted everyone's attention. And for good reason, the author notes. This fighter has outstanding characteristics and will surely become an important player in the world air race.

The start of deliveries of modern aircraft technology opens a new stage of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran

The Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI Air Force) received the first pair of combat training aircraft (UBS) Yak-130. This was reported by local media with reference to photos and videos of this type of UBS in Iranian coloring with tail numbers 7-9700 and 7-9701 that appeared on social networks on September 2. Later, representatives of the Iranian Air Force confirmed to the local Tasnim news agency that several Yak-130 aircraft had indeed arrived at the Shahid Babai Air Base in Isfahan and would be used to train Iranian pilots.

Mi-28 units will fight against UAVs

In the Russian Aerospace Forces, helicopter hunters for drones have appeared. The new units are deployed in several regions at once. They are armed with Mi-28. The crews received special training in intercepting UAVs day and night in any weather. Experts note that the appearance of such connections is a logical step, and it is not a problem for the helicopter crew to shoot down a drone. The fact that such a car shot down a drone flying to Moscow has already been reported by the capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Ukrainian formations are attempting to use their FPV drones not only to attack Russian positions, but also against helicopters of Russian military aviation. One of such attempts to defeat the Russian Ka-52 helicopter took place quite recently.

France will help Ukraine with reconnaissance drones, the delivery of drones will be carried out by Delair. As stated in the French Ministry of Defense, Kiev will receive a large batch of UAVs.

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.

The Italian Leonardo Group, within the framework of a tender conducted by the Slovak Air Force, providing for the purchase of new jet TCB, offered the M-345 aircraft.

New-release products have increased the capabilities of the Strela-10M3 anti-aircraft system

The decision made public in 2018 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) and Rostec Corporation to resume serial production of the 9M333 rocket at the plant recently erected in the city of Kovrov caused bewilderment of specialists.

How to protect yourself from drones, cruise missiles and "jumping" bombs

According to Dan Rice, a former US army officer and ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, 2,000 M26 cluster missiles can "end the conflict."

According to the newspaper, Washington intends to guarantee that Kiev will not run out of ammunition

The US authorities intend to transfer another batch of cluster munitions to Kiev soon, The New York Times newspaper writes, citing American officials.

On September 6, the Pentagon announced a new $175 million package of military assistance to Kiev, which will include depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The goal of the United States in this case is to make uninhabitable part of the territory of Ukraine, which they consider lost, said Igor Nikulin, a member of the UN Commission on chemical and biological weapons from 1998 to 2003, in an interview with Izvestia.

Pentagon: The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for Abrams tanks

The Pentagon announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 175 million. As part of it, Kiev will also receive depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The UN expressed concern about this decision, Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council. The White House assures that depleted uranium shells "do not pose a radioactive threat."

The Norwegian company Kongsberg announced the signing of a contract with the Polish Ministry of Defense on September 5 for the supply of four coastal defense missile divisions equipped with NSM (Naval Strike Missiles).