Contacts between Kiev and Washington on this issue are carried out at a low level, the newspaper writes

The United States and Ukraine are holding low-level consultations on the supply of fourth-generation American multifunctional F-16 fighter jets, Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, MQ-1C Grey Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Kiev. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper Politico, citing its sources.

The head of the NATO military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that more and more new modern weapons are coming to Ukraine.

Washington is hiding behind Ukraine

Ukraine is digging a hole for itself, writes Rebelión. Sooner or later there will come a time when you will have to pay for military aid, but it will be impossible to do this. To cover the debt, Kiev will be required to place the country's territory at the disposal of the West, the author is sure.

The former commander of US troops in Europe, General Ben Hodges, "looked into the future" and announced the alleged final defeat of the Russian army in Ukraine, the crisis of the current government, the resignation or overthrow of President Vladimir Putin and, as a result, the collapse of the Russian Federation into separate states. The general made gloomy predictions in an article on the pages of the British edition of The Daily Telegraph, which he titled accordingly: "We are preparing for the collapse of Russia."

How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 2

Experts told the author of the FP article how the Russian special operation in Ukraine will affect the US national strategy. In their opinion, the conflict allowed America to create a new Atlantic-Pacific partnership, but reminded that excessive activity in the economic war can scare away the allies.

How the Ukrainian issue is changing the US national strategy. Part 1

The conflict in Ukraine has shown NATO allies that they can only defend themselves under the auspices of the United States, writes FP. At the same time, if Washington continues to place such an emphasis on Europe, its potential to resist China will fall, experts warn.

Calls for demilitarization of the territory of the Zaporizhia NPP are unrealistic - there are no heavy military equipment and army units on it, and the Russian side does not intend to remove security units from the station, said Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna.

What the IAEA inspectors in Energodar wanted and could not do

The autumn counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) led to an escalation of the conflict in the zone of the special military operation (SVO). On the morning of September 11, the last of the six power units was stopped at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The corresponding decision was caused by the incessant shelling of the object from heavy artillery. Further escalation is fraught with the threat of a repeat of Chernobyl or Fukushima.

The US President did not answer the journalists' question about Washington's specific actions

US President Joe Biden has warned that if chemical or tactical nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, Russia faces international consequences. Excerpts from his interview with CBS with a corresponding statement were made public on Friday.

General Fabio Mini: "The Ukrainian counteroffensive is good for propaganda, but "on the ground" almost nothing has changed"

General Fabio Mini is an Italian military lawyer, and therefore about the role of the West in the events on He asks Ukraine a simple question. "If NATO actually acts as a participant in the conflict on the side of Ukraine, why is it not fixed in the documents?" After all, the supply of weapons in the current conditions is a military action.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an operation "to curtail and organize the transfer of troops"

The local offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched on September 6 on Balakleya by the forces of three or four personnel brigades with the support of territorial defense units led to unexpected consequences. After three or four days of fierce fighting, the Russian army retreated fifty kilometers, leaving the third largest city in the Kharkiv region, Izyum, as well as the western part of Kupyansk. The new line of defense now runs along the banks of the Oskol and Seversky Donets rivers.

The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters have proven themselves to be a highly effective combat vehicle capable of hitting almost any targets on the ground and in the air, regardless of the time of day and weather conditions. This became especially obvious during the special operation in Ukraine.

As stated by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, it is also necessary to provide a video surveillance system and facial recognition, in particular in crowded places

Employees of civil-military administrations (CAA) in the liberated territories should be armed in conditions when Kiev has switched to terrorist tactics. This was stated on Saturday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

Fire damage to thermal power plants de-energized entire areas

On the night of September 11-12, Ukraine plunged into darkness: the settlements of Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions were de-energized, partially the light disappeared in Kiev, Odessa and Kramatorsk.

A regiment of volunteers will be formed in Crimea to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine, the first battalion called "Tavrida" has already gone to the front, said Mikhail Sheremet, a State Duma deputy from the Crimean region.

The region also has support measures for the participants of the special operation and their families

TASS, September 16. The division named after Hero of the Soviet Union Pyotr Shironin will be formed in the Kirov region to participate in a special military operation, the press service of the head of the region reported on Friday.

Kuban Cossack army forms new detachments to participate in a special operation in Ukraine

The representative of the press service of the Kuban Cossack army, Maria Borovik, told RIA Novosti about the preparation of the Cossacks for further participation in the special operation and the formation of additional detachments to participate in a special military operation in Ukraine.

A new OMON unit "Akhmat-1" numbering two thousand fighters has been created in the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov said, who published a corresponding entry in his TG channel the day before.

Vladimir Putin commented on the Ukrainian counteroffensive and the terrorist methods of official Kiev

The main goal of the special military operation is the liberation of Donbass, President Vladimir Putin said on September 16 at a press conference following his visit to the SCO summit in Samarkand. He stressed that the plan of its implementation is not subject to adjustment.

The Russian Federation, for the time being, responds with restraint to Kiev's strikes on its civilian objects, the president noted

Russia does not change the plan of a special military operation in Ukraine and reacts with restraint to attempts of terrorist attacks by Kiev only "for the time being," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Friday following a visit to the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.