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.

At the same time, according to the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, this will not change the course of the conflict

Germany can supply the Kiev regime with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, but this will not reverse the course of the conflict, since Russia is able to counteract them. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov on the TV channel "Russia-24".

The rate of fire allows the Phlox to fire in the "simultaneous fire raid" mode, when several shells fired sequentially at different angles of elevation of the gun simultaneously reach the target.

Forbes: APU use self-made military equipment harmful to the health of the crew

Homemade Ukrainian combat vehicle BMD-PRP is dangerous for its own crew, writes Forbes. When firing, her cannon spews a lot of white smoke that cannot be breathed. Moreover, because of this, it is easier to detect.

BRICS has a huge potential for development in the long term, writes The Hindu. The entry of new members into the group and the prospects of creating a new currency will pose a serious challenge to the dominance of the West. In addition, against the background of stifling relations with Europe, many African countries are interested in becoming part of the organization.

Minefields and well-thought-out trench systems have slowed down the advance of Ukrainians, writes NYT. An even bigger problem for the AFU is the tactics of warfare chosen by the Russian army. It has been known for a long time and has already shown its effectiveness during the Battle of Kursk.

Colonel Khodarenok: 1,500 M1 Abrams tanks are needed for a new counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

October 4 marks exactly four months since the start of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". The fact that the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ended with almost nothing is already a well-known fact. The reasons for the failures of the counteroffensive were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The "sanctioned" cheese turned out to be in a mousetrap, but not for Moscow, but for European capitals, writes Focus. According to the latest statistics, Russia has overtaken Germany in economic growth. It's just that oil is exported not to the West, but to the East, and the "price ceiling" did not work.