The Syrian President congratulated Russia on the successful holding of referendums on joining the Russian Federation in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions

Syrian citizens are monitoring the progress of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine in the same way as they watched the battles with terrorists in their country. This was stated on Thursday by the President of the Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad during a meeting with the Russian delegation headed by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Syrian settlement Alexander Lavrentiev.

Review of the reaction of the American media to the martial law in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions

Putin announced the introduction of martial law in the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. His statement was perceived by American journalists as a desire to achieve the goals of the special operation in Ukraine.

The head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will use new Western arms supplies to continue terrorist attacks

The anti-Russian wing of the European Union, with the intervention of Washington and London, takes every opportunity to encourage the continuation of hostilities in Ukraine. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov.

According to the German Chancellor, Ukraine's financial needs are practically satisfied by the end of the year

Peace in Ukraine should not be imposed, the territorial integrity of the country is required, the "seven" confirms its readiness to make promises in the field of security. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking on Thursday with a government statement in the Bundestag.

Stremousov told about plans to liberate the Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions

The authorities of the Kherson region intend to liberate three more regions of Ukraine, Deputy head of the local administration Kirill Stremousov told RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Defense: the APU wedged into the defense in the Kherson region, the attack was repulsed by a tank reserve

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Russian defense near Kherson. This was announced on Thursday, October 20, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

Ukraine is trying to regain control of the nuclear power plant, regardless of losses

Among the targets hit by Russian precision weapons on October 19 are Ladyzhinskaya and Burshtyn thermal power plants, as well as a number of other military and energy facilities of Ukraine. On the same day, enemy attacks were successfully repelled in several strategic directions, including Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog. The units guarding the Zaporozhye NPP destroyed a Ukrainian detachment trying to land at the station by boats. Experts note that Ukraine is trying to regain control of the facility, regardless of losses, and the destruction of the landing is a great success.

According to the Secretary of State of the Security Council of the Republic, opponents of the current government located outside Belarus declare their readiness to begin large-scale sabotage and subversive activities in the country as early as 2023.

Specialists, in particular, will check the operation of all units, systems and nodes, navigation and radio equipment

The newest multifunctional large hydrographic boat "Anatoly Knyazev", built for the needs of the Baltic Fleet, is undergoing factory sea trials in the Baltic, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.

Within one year, the applications of the developers of "Elbrus" for state support for the creation of a new chip were rejected three times by the competition commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The amount of the requested subsidy, apparently, is measured in billions.

On October 15, 2022, at the Petefi Sandor Barracks in the Budapest Military Garrison, a ceremony was held for the transfer by the German Rheinmetall AG group to the Hungarian armed forces of the first serial new infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx, out of 209 units ordered by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense under the 2020 contract. Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger presented a symbolic key to the head car to Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Salai-Bobrovnitsky. The transfer took place during the swearing-in ceremony of new volunteers who entered military service in the Hungarian armed forces. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to capture the Zaporozhye NPP

The Russian military destroyed the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which attempted to seize the territory near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced on Wednesday, October 19, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Washington administration also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunition

The United States Administration continues to oppose the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles. This is stated in a written statement issued on Tuesday by the Administration and Budget Office (ABU) of the White House.

Sohu: the "queen" of Russian missiles will deliver a crushing blow anywhere in the world

The West did not have time to recover from the appearance of "Satan", as a new rocket replaced him, writes the user Sohu. It is capable of flying through the entire North Pole and reaching anywhere on the planet. The world's most powerful ICBM will protect Russia from external threats.

According to two informed sources of the Bloomberg news agency, on October 18, Turkey conducted a test launch of the first short-range ballistic missile of national production over the Black Sea.

The US Navy Aviation Systems Command has signed an additional contract with Alliant Techsystems Operations for the supply of a new batch (Lot 11) of advanced AGM-88E2 AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile).

The highly mobile multiple launch rocket system and the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which is manufactured by Lockheed in cooperation with Raytheon, another giant of the American defense industry, are attracting growing interest from customers. This was stated by Lockheed Martin.

In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia

Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.