Referendums in four Ukrainian regions make the West think about what to do with Russia next

Referendums will help Russia establish a new starting point for the next stage of the special operation, experts interviewed by Global Times believe. Ukraine will continue to ask the West for support, and it will have to decide whether to agree to direct participation in the conflict.

Expert: Russia is preparing to end the campaign, not to make peace

The partial mobilization announced in Russia has increased tension in the West. It became clear that Moscow is trying to complete the special operation and is changing the balance of power, security expert Slavcho Velkov told Bulgaria ON AIR. But the main thing for the West is that the conflict does not go beyond Ukraine.

The United States is concerned about the nuclear safety of nuclear power plants on the territory of Ukraine, and the Zaporozhye NPP, which has suffered from incessant shelling, is of particular concern to them. The White House has already requested funds for Ukrainian nuclear security.

The head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control also said that Russia will make a decision based on the results of referendums without taking into account the views of NATO members.

On September 25, the NATO Dynamic Messenger-22 naval exercises began. This is the first full-fledged operational exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance, the main purpose of which is to monitor the operation of unmanned systems in the marine environment. The exercises involve 18 ships, 48 unmanned vehicles and 1,500 military personnel from 16 countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. The maneuvers will take place at the training grounds of Portugal, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Recently, China has adopted a strategy of using civilian vessels to increase the country's naval potential. For military purposes, Beijing can use a variety of vessels – from fishing boats to ocean ferries. This is reported by CNBC.

As Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak noted, he is serious about the fact that the latest hypersonic anti-ship missiles "Zircon" will soon be in service with the Russian Navy, participation in tests ...

The combat readiness of the Russian Navy will increase after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaak, in an interview published on Sunday with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

It is obvious that in the near future, human drivers will be replaced by autonomous control systems equipped with artificial intelligence. A good example is the AXL unmanned dump truck from the Swedish company Scania.

Berlin does not intend to supply tanks to Kiev, as this could be a dangerous step for the further development of the conflict in Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the American edition of The New York Times.

After the Maidan, the Kiev regime began to actively introduce NATO standards into the country's armed forces, considering them the standard for building an army. Western weapons are presented as the pinnacle of technological progress, while Soviet and Russian combat systems are positioned, respectively, as "relic" and "obsolete".

The West tried to compensate for the heavy losses of the AFU in military equipment during the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by collecting Soviet-era combat vehicles from all over Europe. The backbone of the new tank fist of the Ukrainian army became the Polish T-72M1 MBT, thrown into the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the main sectors of the front.

China has conducted another test of a new DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missile with a maximum range of 12-15 thousand kilometers. This is reported by Chinese military blogs on the Chinese social network Weibo.

Inside the $100 billion Project to Modernize America's Obsolete Nuclear Missile Arsenal

A Time correspondent visited one of the American missile warning bases and was surprised: the light suddenly turns off in rooms with ballistic missiles, and when something breaks, Air Force repair crews take parts from military museums. Biden wants to modernize the arsenal, but not everyone in the United States agrees that it is advisable.

There is no cure for regrets on the issue of nuclear war

The world has remembered about atomic weapons and wants to shake off the dust from it, writes Huanqiu Shibao. The current "nuclear tension" is the result of a sense of insecurity due to the aggravated geopolitical situation. The responsibility for this lies with the United States, the author is sure.

Sources of the publication reported that NATO countries privately conveyed their position to Moscow

Western countries are developing plans in case Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and their response may be the use of conventional weapons rather than nuclear ones. This was reported on Sunday by the Financial Times newspaper, citing five Western officials who spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the topic.

Washington has developed an action plan in case Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. In addition, the White House threatened Moscow with "catastrophic consequences" if it was used. However, in Moscow, such plans are disavowed. What is the goal of the United States, spreading a false idea about Russia's alleged "nuclear plans"?

Ukraine has not received the promised NASANS anti-aircraft missile systems, the words of the President of Ukraine should not be taken literally, the delivery of the SAM will take place later. This was stated by Zelensky's press secretary Sergey Nikiforov.

The main part of the new front of the Russian troops after the withdrawal of forces from the Kharkov direction stretches along the Oskol River. In the northern sector, the enemy is being held back by a grouping in Kupyansk, in the southern – in the Red Estuary. It is for these two cities that the most fierce battles are being fought on the Oskol front.

The crews of the Ka-25 Alligator attack helicopters inflict fire damage on the militants of Ukraine and lightly armored enemy military equipment. Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, told about the successful completion of tasks in the special operation zone on Monday, September 26.

Turkey threatens to buy the Su-35 if America refuses it the F-16: are these empty threats or a real plan?

The Su-35 is a heavy fighter with a much longer service life than the F-16. He bypasses the American plane in almost all respects, writes MWM. Turkey has warned the United States of its readiness to buy the Su-35 if it cannot negotiate with them.