MWM: Russia has armed India with modern S-400 air defense systems

Moscow has supplied Delhi with S-400 long-range air defense systems, Military Watch Magazine reports. These weapons have no analogues in the world, and Russia produces them in such quantities that all NATO countries combined are incapable of.

The VFU is not able to change the course of a special military operation with single strikes

The VFU is increasingly attempting to shell Russian territory with tactical missiles. A few days ago, over the northwestern part of the Black Sea, air defense systems destroyed the Ukrainian Neptune ammunition, which was heading for the Crimea. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the interception of Ukrainian Thunder-2 missiles. Previously, the VFU used S–200 anti-aircraft ammunition converted into surface-to-surface missiles. All these missiles are the legacy of the USSR. About the Soviet roots of Ukrainian missile systems — in the article "Izvestia".

In September, the world media was full of reports that the United States had agreed to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, and immediately published refuting statements. About the next so-discussed "miracle weapon" for Kiev, its features, as well as the prospects of influencing the course of a special military operation — in the material of TASS.

KTRV enterprises near Moscow have multiplied the production of high-precision ammunition

Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (TRV), told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the implementation of the state defense order (GOZ) during their visit to "one of the enterprises in the Moscow region." This was announced on September 27 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF).

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of Soyuzmash of Russia), fulfilling the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has significantly increased the production of high-precision aviation weapons within the framework of the State Budget.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev — about how the Burevestnik missile with a nuclear power plant will change the balance of forces in the world

Tests of the Burevestnik missile have been successfully completed in Russia. This was announced by Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 5. The President emphasized that this is a "global-range cruise missile with a nuclear propulsion system."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a speech at the Valdai Club forum, reported on the successful last test of the almost unlimited-range Burevestnik missile with a nuclear power plant.

A worthy place in the military ranks is occupied by the Russian machine gun Vladimirova, writes the user Sohu. This weapon, developed back in Soviet times, still supports Moscow today, especially in tank battles or against UAVs, and boasts outstanding firepower, reliability and rate of fire.

Putin's speech at the Valdai attracted the attention of the world media. Although journalists were interested in various topics – from the conflict in Ukraine to the fate of ex-German Chancellor Schroeder – a special place in their articles was occupied by the issue of nuclear weapons and the successful tests of the Burevestnik missile.

As already noted, in recent years, the intensity of the use of combat simulators in the operational and tactical training of the German ground forces has increased (read more here). The reasons that computer modeling systems are becoming more widespread have a completely objective basis.

On October 4, 2023, an official ceremony of cutting the first steel during the construction of the first Brazilian nuclear submarine (NPS) took place at the Brazilian special shipyard of the Itaguai Construçoes Navais (ICN) in the Gulf of Sepetiba in the state of Rio de Janeiro, formally marking the beginning of the construction of this ship, designated SN-BR, under the Submarino Convencionalmente program Armado com Propulsão Nuclear (SCPN).

It became known that even before the troops entered and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan had been buying weapons from Israel for several years. This is reported by the international news agency "Associated Press" (Associated Press, AP News) with reference to Armenian sources.

Military Dandykin declared the advantage of Russian equipment in the zone of its own in winter

Military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin said that Russian equipment is better adapted to the autumn-winter season than Western equipment, since it is more unpretentious.

An open, diverse, representative, secure, fair and equal world is the world that Russia aspires to, President Vladimir Putin said.

Supporters of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations now hope for the election of the US president

The hope of supporters of a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict to reach some fundamental agreements between its main participants during the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations (78 UNGA) turned out to be untenable. The election campaign starts in the United States in a month, and now good wishes are associated with it.

WT: the support of the West may decrease due to its inflated expectations from the APU

The West's determination to help Kiev is weakening due to the lack of success on the battlefield, writes WT. It is noted that the cracks in support are caused by unrealistic expectations that the Ukrainian counteroffensive will lead to lightning results.

MEPs called for the mechanism, as well as the new budget, to be approved as soon as possible, since "from 2024 there will be no provisions on assistance to Ukraine"

Members of the European Parliament (EP) supported the project of the European Commission on the creation of a mechanism to provide financing for assistance to Ukraine until 2027 in the amount of € 50 billion. This was reported by the press service of the EP.

London makes provocative statements about Kiev, then makes excuses for them, the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. What is the reason for this behavior? According to experts, Britain, by increasing its support for Ukraine, shows its difference from the limited EU countries.

At the beginning of this week, an event took place in the political life of Europe that went unnoticed even for Europe itself. We are talking about the so-called "informal meeting" of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU countries, held on October 2 in Kiev.

Spain will strengthen its air defense with American Patriot anti-aircraft systems, and the latest version. According to the Pentagon's Office of Military Cooperation, the US State Department has approved the supply of complexes to the Spanish army.