Swedish tanks Strv.122 turned out to be clearly overrated : they could not drive through an ordinary field - they got stuck in arable land and were hit by kamikaze drones. Now there are only eight out of ten in the ranks.

Attempts by the West to exclude Moscow from the Arctic organizations will not change the fact that it will remain a key player in the Far North, writes RS. Russia controls half of the Arctic, and the isolation of the Kremlin will only lead to the fact that work in many areas will have to be stopped.

In the upcoming 4-year period (2023-2026), the sales volume of new boats will amount to 164 units in the amount of $ 7.259 billion if the delivery schedules are fulfilled under current contracts, stated intentions and ongoing tenders.

Reconnaissance and assault formations will be created in all armies and corps

Reconnaissance and assault brigades will be formed in the Russian armed forces. They are designed to storm fortifications and conduct reconnaissance in the immediate rear of the enemy.

Seeking to weaken Russia and China, the West has chosen too dangerous a policy that could lead to a global conflict, writes Novi Standard. In a situation where they have almost nothing to lose, Beijing and Moscow will more actively challenge Western leadership and attract developing countries into their orbit.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a sharp criticism of the aggressive policy of the West at the UN General Assembly, WT reports. During his speech, he made a number of important statements and even noted the "sad" appearance of the Ukrainian president. Lavrov expressed readiness for negotiations with Ukraine, but called Zelensky's "formula" unrealizable.

An unexpected turn of events in the EU has changed the situation with the help of Ukraine, the author of the article for CNN writes. In his opinion, the scandal between Kiev and Warsaw, which refused to transfer weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine because of a dispute over grain, called European unity into question and became a gift for Vladimir Putin.

BZ: the full text of the peace initiatives of public figures of Germany on Ukraine has been published

We offer the full text of a speech in the Berliner Zeitung by a number of public figures in Germany with specific proposals for peace on Ukraine. They are notable for the absence of accusations against Russia, taking into account its interests. Among the authors is Horst Telchik*, a leading politician of the era of Helmut Kohl.

Poland claims to be the "military giant of Europe," Al Jazeera reports. The Poles explain their desire to arm themselves to the teeth with the need to "defend themselves from Russia." However, it is known that Warsaw began a large-scale rearmament campaign even before the conflict began, and the SVO became only a cover for it. Contracts for the supply of equipment are estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.

On September 22, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation announced that, together with the holding company Roselectronics (both companies are part of the Rostec State Corporation), it supplied the Russian Armed Forces with another modernized A-50U long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft complex.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is taking part in the International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "Partner-2023", which will be held from September 25 to 28, 2023 in Belgrade (Republic of Serbia).

Will the production of Iranian drones be established in Belarus? – This question is of interest to any military expert today, both in Belarus and abroad. Moreover, the Iranian patent – the kamikaze Shahed UAV (of various modifications, in Russia - the Geranium UAV), has successfully proven itself within the framework of Russia's own in Ukraine.

In the period from September 19 to 21, the 57th meeting of the coordinating committee on air defense was held in Tula and a training and methodological gathering of the commanders of the air defense forces of the armed forces of the CIS member states was held.

On September 18, 2023, during joint exercises with the Danish Navy, the US Navy for the first time carried out the transfer to the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the deployment of a ground-based mobile launcher of Raytheon Standard SM-6 multi-purpose (anti-aircraft) quasi-ballistic missiles, which can be used to defeat both air, ground and surface targets. It is reported that the exercises "to protect convoys" with the deployment of this launcher ("SM-6 modular launcher system") on Bornholm will last about a week.

The US will give Ukraine a version of the ATACMS missile with a range of 140 km. They will be equipped with cluster warheads.

NYT: the first batch of Abrams tanks was delivered to Ukraine on September 23

The first American-made Abrams tanks were delivered to Ukraine on September 23. On Monday, September 25, The New York Times reports with reference to two representatives of the US Department of Defense.

NYT: the first batch of American Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine on September 23

The first batch of American Abrams tanks has been delivered to Ukraine, the NYT reported. Vladimir Zelensky confirmed their receipt. The head of the country's military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, warned that these combat vehicles "will not live long on the battlefield" and suggested using them for "very specific" operations.

The specialists of the Progress THREAD, which belongs to Rostec, have created the world's first automated CNC welding plant for performing high-precision welding work in very cramped modules of nuclear reactor installations.

In the North-East of Russia, the tactical exercise of the troops and forces of the Pacific Fleet "Finval-2023" under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov has ended.

The enemy conducted another test of an underwater drone with a 200 kg warhead. We are talking about an underwater vehicle, which in the Ukrainian nomenclature is designated as "Marichka".