According to international relations specialist Ishaan Tarur, Washington in this scenario can arrange a "republican winter" for Kiev

If the Republican Party's representatives succeed in the midterm congressional elections on November 8, the United States may reduce or even stop helping Kiev, arranging a "republican winter" for it. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the columnist of the American newspaper The Washington Post and an expert on international relations Ishaan Tarur.

NI: The US has never wanted to defend democracy, and their concern about Russia is questionable

None of the "universally recognized" interests of the United States in Ukraine stands up to criticism, writes TNI. Washington has never made the protection of democracy a basic interest, in addition, talking about it in the context of Ukraine, where corruption is rampant, is a very controversial occupation. And the concern about "Russian aggression" is also doubtful.

The AFU suffered the greatest losses during the week in the Krasnolimansk direction - more than 1,100 servicemen

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost about 3,000 servicemen and foreign mercenaries in a week, which is more than in the previous week (over 2,500 killed) and the week before last reporting period (more than 1,400).

Izvestia visited the units of the People's Militia of the DPR, continuing the offensive on Avdiivka

In the Avdiivka direction, the units of the People's Militia of the DPR continue to move forward. Successes have been achieved in the area of the settlements of Vodiane and Opytne, the troops managed to cross another section of the Donetsk Ring Road, which was the enemy's line of defense. How the gunners of the Donetsk People's Republic use high—precision shells "Krasnopol" and why the enemy does not take losses into account in order to repel the "Anthills", - in the report of "Izvestia".

All attempts to attack the positions of our troops only led to an increase in losses of Ukrainian formations

Over the weekend, Ukrainian formations tried to crack the Russian defense in several operational areas. In each case, their attempts were unsuccessful, and the losses were huge.

The BRICS Group, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, may soon grow into new members. According to the Algerian newspaper Al-Shuruk, Algeria has submitted an official application to join the BRICS.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will present the best Russian models of aviation, helicopter technology and modern aviation weapons at the Airshow China 2022 Airshow, which will be held from November 8 to 13 in Zhuhai (China).

WP: USA urged Ukraine to reconsider its refusal to participate in peace talks

The Biden administration called on the Ukrainian leadership to demonstrate openness to dialogue with Russia and reconsider its public refusal to participate in peace talks, WP writes. According to readers of the publication, this indicates US fatigue from the conflict and a change in course to support Ukraine.

The scope of application of exoskeletons that reduce the load and increase the physical characteristics of a person continues to expand today: they are used in medicine, industry, and power structures are also actively "looking at" these technologies.

Ukraine has decided to focus on creating a fleet of marine drones, a week ago the attack of marine drones on Russian ships in Sevastopol led Kiev to think that this is the best option. Zelensky made a corresponding statement.

The missile carrier Generalissimo Suvorov fired a Bulava ballistic missile as part of state tests

At the end of October, the submarine strategic missile carrier Generalissimo Suvorov of Project 955A Borey-A entered the White Sea from Severodvinsk for the third time for sea trials. This is the third ship of the upgraded series, which in the coming decades will become the basis of the maritime component of Russia's nuclear triad. What is the Borei-A strategic missile carrier, how does it differ from conventional Boreas and what was tested by Generalissimo Suvorov on November 3 — in the Izvestia material.

The ceiling of prices for Russian oil will still be introduced, the decision was made by the G7 countries and Australia, which joined them. The agreement will enter into force in November, and will be finalized in early December of this year. This is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.

As the hype around green hydrogen increases in the West, several energy companies and energy ministers of some countries are exploring the potential of converting existing natural gas infrastructure for use in hydrogen transportation as Europe gradually tries to abandon fossil fuels.

Washington, amid the actions of Elon Musk, sends SATCOM satellite antennas to Kiev

The United States has announced that it will send SATCOM satellite communication antennas to Ukraine, which can work without Elon Musk's Starlink network. Now, with the help of the Pentagon and thanks to the owner of SpaceX, the APU will have an even more stable communication system. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about US plans and whether supplies will help Kiev.

Military expert Nikulin: the increase in the main caliber of machine guns is due to the need for more ammunition capacity

Military expert Yuri Nikulin, in an interview with Izvestia, commented on the information about the increase in the main caliber of Russian army submachine guns. Earlier, this was announced on November 4 by the president of the Kalashnikov concern Alan Lushnikov.

Perhaps the main caliber of Russian small arms will be changed, and this will affect the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifles. At least, the relevant statements are made by gunsmiths. Why has the caliber of automatic weapons already been changed in the USSR, what can the new caliber be and for what is such a reform supposed to be?

It became known about the statement of the official representative of the Dutch Ministry of Defense about the "new package" of military assistance to Ukraine being prepared for shipment. The statement draws attention to what kind of weapons will be included in the package of military assistance to the Kiev regime.

According to Anatoly Antonov, among the candidates are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Baltic states

The Pentagon intends to transfer biological laboratories from Ukraine to third countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states. This was stated on Friday by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov to Newsweek magazine .

The world hegemon, confident that everything on the planet is based on his domination, suddenly expresses his readiness to turn to Moscow and Beijing with an interesting request. Reuters writes about this request.

The information that appeared in the spring of this year about the development of a new coastal missile system armed with a hypersonic missile "Zircon" has been confirmed. According to a source familiar with the situation, a prototype of a mobile launcher for "Zircon" has been developed and is already being tested.