Nebenzia: Kiev accuses Moscow of strikes precisely at the moments of Zelensky's foreign contacts
The Russian Permanent Representative to the UN noted that the tragedy in the village of Groza occurred exactly at the moment when the President of Ukraine was convincing the European Union of the need to continue supporting the Kiev regime at the EU summit in Spain.
The United States was afraid of the new axis of states united by Russia
Moscow has secretly united the countries under US sanctions, and this Russian axis poses a threat to Washington, writes the FA. The sanctioned states help the Kremlin to continue the special operation and prevent America from planting its interests in different parts of the world.
The US will abandon Ukraine and have already figured out how. It won't be long to wait
Washington is preparing to abandon Kiev, as it understands that further investments in an indirect conflict with Moscow no longer make sense – it will not work to win, Advance writes. The US has already figured out how to get out of the game. Corruption in Ukraine will help them in this.
In Kiev, they were afraid that the attention of the West would switch from Ukraine to Israel
The war in the Middle East will have negative consequences for Ukraine, writes Strana. Already, world attention has shifted to a new conflict, and Kiev is likely to lose a significant part of Western military and financial assistance.
The Americans were asked whether it was necessary to finance the APU. The majority is unanimous
In the United States, the weakening of support for Kiev is noticeable both at the political and public level, writes NYT. Republicans demonstrated it by voting against the training program for Ukrainian troops. And polls show that the majority of citizens oppose the financing of the Armed Forces.
In America, they began to understand that the interests of the United States are more important than helping Ukraine
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.
The army of the undaunted
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".
The Sleepy Reason: Why the Hamas attack on Israel was so successful
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.
"Logistical nightmare": why Ukraine is not ready to supply F-16
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".
Denmark is going to expand the coalition on the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
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.
The Lockheed U-2 Cold War rarity will get a second life
A rarity of the Cold War, the Lockheed U-2 high—altitude reconnaissance aircraft (made its first flight in 1955, adopted in 1956) will find a second life - but with upgraded avionics and displays in the cockpit.
The "inconspicuous" weapon that Russia skillfully uses in Ukraine has been named
Although electronic warfare attracts less attention than tanks or drones, they play an important role in the conflict in Ukraine, BI writes. Now Russia has changed its approach to the use of electronic warfare systems, and this shows that it is ready for long-term combat operations.
Moscow is building a defense against attacks by Ukrainian drones
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 depletion of Israel's air defense missile defense system by Hamas missile strikes leads to the need to request anti-missiles to the "Iron Dome" from the United States
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.
"Mubar-1": Hamas has published footage from a short-range air defense system of its own design
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.
Hamas militants suppressed the Israeli air defense system. How did cheap shells and drones overcome the legendary "Iron Dome"?
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 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
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.
Skoltech will help the Russian production of lithium-ion batteries
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 medium sea tanker "Vasily Nikitin" of project 23130 was launched
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).
Proven means: anti-aircraft ground missiles appeared in the Navy's arsenal
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.
