As reported, on November 5, 2022, flight tests of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft built at the Ulyanovsk branch of PJSC Il - Aviastar (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) with factory number 0211 (registration number 78666) began at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny factory airfield complex. This is the fourth IL-76MD-90A aircraft of the new construction, launched in 2022. The plane was pumped out of the workshop on October 20.

The island of Taiwan, realizing that, together with American advisers, it provokes the Chinese government to a military clash, begins to intensify military-technical activities. In particular, hangars capable of resisting China's powerful ballistic missiles began to be developed on the island. This is reported by the Taiwanese newspaper Taipei Times, citing a representative of the Taiwanese Air Force.

The DPRK has not concluded arms contacts with Russia and does not plan to do so, and the US statements about the alleged supply of weapons to the Russian army are an attempt to tarnish Pyongyang's image. Such a statement by the North Korean authorities was announced by the Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in southern China, the China 2022 Airshow - the Zhuhai International Air Show has started.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has set the country's leadership the task of modernizing China's armed forces, saying that in the event of military conflicts, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) should be on high alert to be able to repel the enemy at any time.

PZ: Polish Povidz becomes a military complex on the eastern flank of NATO

Hangars, warehouses and a fuel base will be built in Polish Povidze so that American military vehicles can fly from there, Polska Zbrojna reports. US troops equipped with Apache attack helicopters are already stationed at the base. So Povidz becomes a military complex on the eastern flank of NATO.

Al Mayadeen: in order to weaken Russia, the United States is bribing Turkey with new conditions for the F-16

In light of the Ukrainian crisis, Putin and Erdogan are actively cooperating on a number of issues, including the grain deal, writes Al Mayadeen. But the US is not satisfied with this partnership. Washington is trying to involve Ankara in closer strategic relations, so it is softening the terms of the sale of the F-16.

As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano noted, the political forces began to realize that the majority of the society advocating for peace had not recently had representation in politics and the media

Italian politicians are increasingly divided in opinion about sending weapons to Ukraine, and this was demonstrated by Saturday's demonstration in Rome for peace and against arming Ukraine. As the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano writes on Monday, political forces have begun to realize that most of the pro-peace society has not recently had representation in politics and the media.

Will Poland help integrate them with Ukrainian fighters? Interia.pl : Poland is ready to upgrade new NATO missiles for Ukrainian fighters

The Polish military-industrial complex should help the Ukrainian Air Force integrate the new supersonic Storm Shadow missile with Su-24M combat fighters, Interia reports. According to experts, even a few missiles of this type are capable of causing serious damage to the enemy.

Ukrainian military and representatives of various illegal armed formations are often invited to the Ukrainian daily telethons, which continue to be broadcast on TV regardless of the appeals of officials to citizens to save electricity.

TAC: The US should show Russia that it does not support Ukraine's attempts to "return" Crimea

In order to prevent the disruption of the Black Sea grain initiative and not risk an escalation of the conflict, the United States should dissuade Ukraine from strikes on Crimea, writes TAC. In addition, Washington should show Moscow that it does not support Kiev's attempts to "return" the peninsula.

The British Prime Minister and the French President held a meeting on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in favor of continuing military support for Ukraine.

Sky News: Putin managed to exhaust the West with the conflict in Ukraine

Russia is making progress on the battlefield, and support for Ukraine from the Biden administration and the collective West is weakening, Sky News writes. This is not surprising, readers of the publication emphasize, because the proxy conflict in Ukraine is not popular among Americans and Europeans.

French politician Philippot called NATO a kingdom of lies

Washington has not presented an alternative version of the undermining of the "Northern Streams", said the French politician, the leader of the association "Patriots" Florian Philippot. Instead, the United States and Ukraine are trying in every possible way to divert public attention from their involvement in this incident.

The APU offensive in the Kherson direction will begin this week, Zelensky set the task for the APU command to take Kherson by any means before the start of the G20 summit in Indonesia. This is reported by the Ukrainian TG channel "Legitimate" with reference to sources in the office of the President of Ukraine.

About 80 thousand mobilized citizens are in the zone of a special military operation, President Vladimir Putin said

About 80 thousand mobilized citizens are already in the zone of the military operation, 50 thousand of them are taking part in hostilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 7.

The commander of "Akhmat" Alaudinov denied rumors about the mass death of Chechen fighters in Lisichansk

The commander of the special forces "Akhmat", deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the People's Militia of the LNR Apty Alaudinov on the air of Channel One denied media claims about the mass death of battalion fighters in Lisichansk.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informs that today the commander of the special military operation, General Sergei Surovikin, presented to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu a report on the progress of the military operation in various areas. And this is Surovikin's first report to the head of the defense department since his (Sergei Surovikin's) appointment to the post of commander of the troops involved in the SVO, that is, since October 9

The strategic nuclear submarine HMS Victorious S29 of the Vanguard class of the Royal Navy of Great Britain was forced to interrupt the execution of a certain secret mission and return to base due to a fire that broke out on board. This is reported by The Sun.

The Australian Navy has signed a contract with the military contractor Anduril (USA) for the development and construction of a large underwater drone the size of a bus — XL-AUV.