Will Russia's exercises grow into a military alliance against NATO?

In addition to Russia, China and the former Soviet republics, other countries will take part in the Vostok-22 exercises, which proves their readiness for military cooperation with Moscow. How these exercises differ from all previous ones and whether Russia will be able to conclude a new military alliance to confront NATO, Sky News tells.

The head of Energodar announced the hit of a Ukrainian projectile into the ZAES power unit

The authorities of Energodar stated that one of the artillery shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an inactive power unit of the Zaporozhye NPP. It is not specified when exactly the hit occurred.

The authorities of Energodar announced the suspension of the supply of energy from the NPP to the territories controlled by Kiev

A technical failure in the operation of the Zaporozhye NPP led to the fact that the territories controlled by Kiev no longer receive electricity from this station. The authorities explain this by the fact that two power lines were damaged due to another shelling. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Allied forces are advancing towards Soledar and Seversk

Ramzan Kadyrov announced the beginning of the offensive of the allied forces on Soledar and Seversk. According to the head of Chechnya, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering huge human losses and losing a lot of equipment. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in turn, stated that during the day in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, when trying to gain a foothold, Ukrainian troops lost more than 150 people killed. "Newspaper.Ru" tells what is happening now on the fronts of the special operation.

Ukrainian formations are suffering heavy losses, and the influx of foreign mercenaries has slowed down sharply

Over the past month, 174 command posts of brigade and battalion units have been hit in Ukraine, 601 units of heavy weapons and artillery systems, mainly of Western production, have been destroyed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on September 2.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the hacking of the echeloned defense of Ukrainian troops

The Russian military and units of the DPR and LPR hacked the echeloned and engineer-trained defense of the Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, the AFU suffered heavy losses during the retreat. For more information, see the materials of "Gazeta.Ru".

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on September 2, 2022, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. Opening the meeting, the Minister of Defense informed the participants about the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine.

Turkey continues to dominate the South Caucasus, annually strengthening its position

Turkey annually strengthens its position in the South Caucasus and already dominates the region, political analyst Alexander Zhilin told Iravunk. In many ways, this is the result of Erdogan's thoughtful policy, but it's not just that, the expert believes.

The participation of the Chinese army in the Russian military exercises "Vostok" and the memory of the defeat of Japan, linking Chinese and Russian troops

China will take part in the Russian military exercises "Vostok-2022", reports JB Press. More Chinese troops will be involved this year. Japan has at least three reasons for concern, the article notes.

Fear of rapprochement between India and Russia is the main reason for US concern about New Delhi's participation in military exercises

The White House does not approve of India's participation in strategic exercises with Russia, writes Global Times. The close ties between New Delhi and Moscow upset Washington. He is afraid that their cooperation will hinder the development of his Indo-Pacific Strategy.

The Royal Navy of Great Britain received another multi-purpose nuclear submarine Anson (Anson) of the Astute type ("Astute"). The ceremony was held at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in the presence of still Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

Australia is preparing for the appearance of nuclear submarines as part of its naval forces. As part of the cooperation of the participating countries of the new AUKUS block (Australia – Great Britain – USA), the UK will take care of the training of Australian submariners. They will train on British submarines.

The Ukrainian army received the first THeMIS robotic platform developed by the Estonian company Milrem Robotics. The program called "Crane" to saturate the Armed Forces with robotic complexes was launched by former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The Ukrainian army may receive a number of British self-propelled artillery installations FH77 BW L52 Archer ("Archer") from the presence of the Swedish army. In Stockholm, they promised to consider Ukraine's request to provide ACS data for the AFU.

Taiwan signed a contract worth $16.88 billion. tyv. (555 million US dollars), which provides for the purchase of four high-altitude long-duration UAVs (HALE class) MQ-9B "SiGardian" (SeaGuardian) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI).

Rostec: a Russian-made helicopter repair center will open in Thailand

The center for the repair and maintenance of Russian-made helicopters will open in Thailand before the end of the year, Roman Pilshchikov, permanent representative of the Rostec State Corporation in Bangkok, Deputy Trade Representative of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

The Turkish corporation Bayraktar is going to present a new jet unmanned aerial vehicle at the Teknofest exhibition in 2023. It will be a machine with reduced radar visibility. The first flight of the Bayraktar Kizilelma UAV is scheduled for early 2023.

Ukraine has a great need for combat aviation, in recent months the losses of the AFU Air Force have reached catastrophic proportions. This is especially reflected in the Su-25 attack aircraft, which directly support ground forces on the battlefield.

Europe continues to increase its military capabilities to "resist Russian aggression." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proposed the creation of a unified air defense system. In his opinion, it is much more efficient and cheaper than it is now. About how realistic his idea is — in the material of RIA Novosti.

According to the Polish web resource "Defence24", the Council of Ministers of Poland approved the draft state budget for 2023, which provides for the largest defense expenditures in Polish history.