Many European countries want to ensure that the continent does not rely on the United States to protect its own borders. But their attempts to modernize the armed forces failed, writes Politico. The European defense industry was poorly prepared for today's conditions.

From the very beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Kiev's main allies have been Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. According to the American edition of The Washington Post, these countries were allegedly subjected to historical cruelty by Russia and the Soviet Union, so they are very wary of Moscow.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has already admitted that Germany's arsenals have been emptied due to arms supplies to Ukraine, writes MWM. At the same time, Kiev complains about the dubious quality and rapid wear of German weapons.

According to Urmas Reinsalu, the West needs to strengthen Ukraine's security support

Ukraine's European allies do not need to be intimidated by Russia's warning about "red lines" in connection with the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu to CNN on Tuesday.

On September 24, 2022, General Konashenkov stated that "during a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military destroyed the Norwegian-made Arthur counter-battery radar in the Dnipropetrovsk region," but without photo and video confirmation, and none of the numerous potential suppliers reported on the transfer of such equipment.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin also said that the latest missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on targets in Ukraine have further strengthened the readiness of Western countries to provide further assistance to Kiev

The total amount of American military aid to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special operation has reached $16.8 billion. This was stated on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the opening in Brussels of a meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

On the eve of the Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with members of the Security Council announced a massive strike with precision weapons on the objects of military administration, communications and energy of Ukraine.

The endless supply of weapons to Ukraine does not lead to a peaceful resolution, recalled Alessandro Orsini, a specialist in the sociology of terrorism

Alessandro Orsini, an Italian researcher and specialist in the sociology of terrorism, said that Western media deliberately distort information about the conflict in Ukraine in order to form a certain public opinion.

According to the publication, tensions have arisen in relations between the United States and Ukraine regarding exactly how to respond to Russia's special operation

The information published by the American media about Kiev's involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina partly serves as a warning to Ukraine to avoid such provocations in the future. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday, citing a source.

The EU's anti-Russian sanctions are increasingly hitting the EU countries themselves. At the same time, each country is looking for its own ways to combat the "reflection" of its sanctions.

As stated by the President of the Russian Federation, this indicator in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years

The volume of investments in oil and gas production in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years, this is not caused by Russia conducting a special military operation. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday during the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week.

Also, spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre stated the need to hold Russians accountable for crimes committed during the military operation

The settlement in Ukraine should include the protection of its integrity, restoration with the possible use of Russian funds. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday at a regular briefing for journalists by White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre.

The United States, Ukraine and Poland are the main beneficiaries of sabotage on the "Northern Streams", said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian troops are preparing to repel counterattacks by Ukrainian troops and go on the offensive, fuel supplies to the special operation zone have increased significantly. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to its own calculations.

The current Ukrainian regime, with the support and approval of continental and overseas curators, has finally moved to a different confrontation with Russia – terrorist acts. This became obvious after the FSB published materials investigating the terrorist attacks on the Crimean Bridge and a wave of detentions of Ukrainian citizens who were preparing terrorist acts on the territory of Russia on the instructions of the SBU. It has already reached the point that portable Igla anti-aircraft missile systems are being transported through the territories of the Baltic countries to commit terrorist attacks in the Russian Federation.

Defenders of Donbass strike at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with MT-12 "Rapier" anti-tank guns. The military correspondent of Izvestia, Alexander Safiulin, showed the combat work of gunners in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on October 12.

A series of strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on critical infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine, carried out over the past few days, turned out to be quite effective. The energy system suffered the most. But this had little effect on military logistics, primarily railway. But it is on the rails to Ukraine that almost all military aid from the West goes.

The Russian Armed Forces hit energy and other facilities in Kiev, Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv and other regions

Strikes on the power system of Ukraine destroy military logistics and after one and a half or two weeks of such strikes, the VFU will face global problems and loss of combat capability, experts explained to Izvestia.

A separate logistics brigade will be formed in the Airborne Troops

In Russia, the first brigade of logistics (MTO) of Airborne troops will be formed. This compound will be fully equipped with equipment adapted for transportation by military transport planes and helicopters.

Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar explained why his country buys weapons from Russia, the Breitbart portal writes. Moscow has always cooperated with New Delhi, while the United States preferred Pakistan, the diplomat stressed.