Colonel-General Gromov explained why the pilots from Afghanistan will not solve the problems of Ukraine

Military pilots of the Afghan Air Force who fled to the United States are being urged to retrain under the fighter program and go to fight in the skies of Ukraine. This was reported by a number of Russian news agencies with reference to an anonymous source. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what could come of it.

The United States decided to recruit Afghan pilots with experience piloting Soviet equipment to be sent to the ranks of the Ukrainian Air Force. Their training has already begun in California. How many specialists can we talk about, what is their combat level and how can such a move by the Pentagon affect the course of the Russian special operation in Ukraine?

According to the agency interlocutor, this also applies to other Afghans who served in special forces units

The Pentagon has engaged in recruiting former Afghan pilots of combat training aircraft, after a training course in California, they will be transferred through Poland to Ukraine. A military-diplomatic source told TASS on Monday.

Military expert Vladimir Evseev and military political scientist Oleg Glazunov on the air of Sputnik radio shared their opinion about what the aircrew of the Ukrainian air Force is like.

The Russian military destroyed the base of Ukrainian nationalists in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where shells for American M777 howitzers and multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) HIMARS were stored. On August 29, Izvestia had a video of strikes on militant positions at its disposal.

Deputy Patrushev Grebenkin: "pacifist" organizations receive money from abroad

Destructive, pseudo-pacifist organizations operating in Russia and condemning the policy of the country's authorities have received more than four billion rubles from the United States and its allies since the beginning of 2022, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.

Ministry of Defense: the Vostok-2022 exercises are not directed against specific states and blocs

The Vostok-2022 exercises are defensive in nature and are not directed against specific states and military alliances, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said during a briefing for foreign military attaches.

More than two million people became guests of the VIII Army International Games, the closing ceremony of which took place on August 27 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in the Moscow region.

The warehouses of special equipment of the Syrian Research Center were damaged, said Oleg Egorov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the republic.

As part of the military assistance, Britain is sending underwater drones to Ukraine. It is not yet known which specific model the drones transferred to the APU belong to.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how the modern fleet is switching to underwater drones

The Navy receives nuclear submarines of the fourth generation. They are represented by projects of submarines with ballistic missiles on board the 955 and 955A "Borey" family and attack boats with a variety of missile and torpedo weapons of the 885 and 885M "Ash" family.

In total, the participants of the exercises worked out about 30 combat exercises, including two cruise missile firing, several torpedo firing, as well as anti-aircraft missile firing

The ships and submarines, as well as the aircraft of the Northern Fleet (SF), which were involved in the exercises of the strike group in the Barents Sea and on the coast of the Arctic islands, completed combat training tasks and returned to their bases. In total, about 30 combat exercises were worked out, including launches of cruise missiles, the press service of the fleet reported on Friday.

The project will bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said

The construction of the Paks-2 NPP will guarantee Hungary's energy sovereignty and bring European countries closer to achieving climate goals. This was announced on Friday by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.

In 2023, Russian developers plan to begin conceptual development and definition of the appearance of combat equipment of the new, conditionally fourth generation for soldiers of the future. Research work, during which the details and composition of the latest equipment will be determined, will be carried out by specialists of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash), part of the Kalashnikov Concern. This decision was made in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Iran showed a new Karrar tank during the visit of the Supreme Judge of Iran Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje to the exhibition of achievements of the Iranian army. The photos were posted in the local press.

On August 26, 2022, at a ceremony in the Polish city of Morong near the border with the Kaliningrad region of Russia, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the executive contracts signed on the same day by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with South Korean companies for the supply of large batches of military equipment for the Polish Army - with Hyundai Rotem for the supply of 180 K2 Black main tanks Panther under the Wilk program, and with Hanwha Defense - for the supply of 212 K9A1 Thunder self-propelled howitzers of 155-mm/52 caliber.

It is reported about a major deal for the supply of 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks of the latest modification, which Poland concluded with the American military-industrial corporation General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The company said that the contract worth $ 1.148 billion was concluded at the end of July, the deal was approved by the Pentagon. The first batches of vehicles will be delivered to the Polish army in early 2025.

The newest RCB reconnaissance vehicle, the RHM-9, has been adopted by the Russian army. The complex created on the basis of the KamAZ-63969 Typhoon armored car significantly surpasses the RCB reconnaissance vehicles of previous generations already in service.

The participants of the Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons could not agree on the final document. Russia and the United States have made mutual accusations about this – the Russian side believes that the reason is the "politicized and false" statements of some delegations on Ukraine. What is the significance of this platform and how much did Russia need this document?

The American B-2 Spirit strategic bomber successfully launched the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the first time, which was previously stated to be capable of "reaching" Siberia. This is with reference to the company Northrop Grumman reports the publication The Drive.