The Pentagon said that NATO will not be involved in the fighting in Ukraine
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin noted that the organization will continue to support Kiev
The North Atlantic Alliance will not be involved in hostilities in Ukraine, but will continue to support Kiev and defend every inch of its territory. This was announced on Thursday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
US ambivalence over Ukraine will lead to irreparable consequences
TNR: the ambivalent position of the United States on Ukraine threatens the whole world
The borders of NATO's participation in the Ukrainian conflict are intentionally blurred, the author of the article in National Review believes. For the first time since the Cold War, the West is letting the world know that in the event of an escalation, it will enter into a direct clash with Moscow. According to the author, the American people should resist this dangerous decision.
The window of opportunity is closing. Negotiations on the fate of Ukraine are urgently needed
The entry of new territories into Russia has brought the level of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine to a new level, writes TAC. According to the author of the article, Kiev's claims to join NATO have no prospects – instead, it is urgently necessary to sit down at the negotiating table to resolve the situation.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow is grateful to Africa for a unified position on Ukraine based on the principles of neutrality
Deputy Head of the Department Mikhail Bogdanov noted that in the case of the last vote on the draft resolutions of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine, more than half of the abstaining countries are African states.
"Everything will happen soon." What starts in Zaporozhye
The Kiev regime continues to transfer troops to the east. The APU, inspired by the success in the Kharkiv region, want to occupy as much territory as possible before the autumn thaw. They are going to attack in several directions.
The Russian Defense Ministry in an appeal to the Ukrainian military: The total losses of the Armed Forces amounted to more than 120 thousand people
Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to liberate Donbass and demilitarize Ukraine, the total losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 123,133 servicemen. Such figures are called by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in an appeal to the Ukrainian military.
The commander of "Akhmat" reported the daily losses of the Armed Forces of 500 people
Commander of "Akhmat" Alaudinov: The APU loses up to 500 soldiers daily along the entire front line
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are losing up to 500 people a day along the entire front line. Such figures were given on October 16 by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Chechen Republic, commander of the special forces "Akhmat" Apty Alaudinov.
The special operation is entering an infrastructural stage
The Russian command has expanded the range of targets being hit in Ukraine
The Aerospace Forces, Navy and Missile Forces of Russia continue to carry out massive strikes on military and infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. On the morning of October 11, the Ladyzhinskaya Heat and Power Plant (CHP) suffered a fire defeat in the Vinnytsia region, electrical distribution equipment went out of order.
The Russian military disrupted the amphibious operation of the Armed Forces in the area of the NPP
The Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) disrupted the preparation of the Armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) to conduct a river landing operation in the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced on October 15 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
The APU completely failed the offensive in the Kherson region
The head of the CAA Stremousov reported the failure of the offensive of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson region
The Russian army did not allow the Ukrainian military to go on the offensive in the Berislavsky direction in the Kherson region. This was announced on October 15 by the deputy head of the CAA Kirill Stremousov.
Close ranks: the Defense Ministry was not asked to expand mobilization
222 thousand people have already been sent to military units out of the planned 300 thousand
All partial mobilization activities will be completed within two weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 14. According to him, 222 thousand people out of the planned 300 thousand have already been sent to military units. On the same day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about new strikes on objects of the military control system and energy of Ukraine.
The completion of the mobilization and the issue of the grain deal. What Putin told reporters
Russia will close the grain corridor if it is confirmed that the explosives for the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge were taken out of Odessa on a grain truck, the president said
Partial mobilization will be completed in about two weeks, more than 220 thousand people have already been called up for it, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Friday following his visit to Astana.
Baku strongly rejected the EU's attempt to send a civilian mission to the territory of Azerbaijan - Aliyev
Baku, after Macron's statements, considers it impossible for Paris to participate as a mediator in the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations
The EU tried to send a civilian mission to the Azerbaijani side of the border with Armenia, Baku strongly rejected it, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.
Iranian diplomat: EU civilian mission on Armenian-Azerbaijani border will pose a threat to security in the region
Former Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pakayin believes that sending a civilian mission of the European Union to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border to resolve the border conflict could lead to destabilization in the region. In an interview with the Azerbaijani edition of Trend, Pakayin said that Azerbaijan and Armenia can solve problems between themselves within the framework of the Moscow Agreement and the principle of territorial integrity.
Kiev announced plans to purchase Soviet-style weapons from African states
Ukraine has set its sights on Africa, the country's political leadership, led by Zelensky, has set its eyes on Soviet military equipment in service with many African countries. This was stated by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.
The UK has decided to transfer AMRAAM missiles to Ukraine for NASAMS missile defense systems
Immediately, a number of European countries responded to the call of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, to increase the supply of weapons and ammunition, primarily to perform air defense tasks.
There is no way to modernize everything: The Pentagon intends to reduce the number of tactical radio stations in the troops
During the modernization of its communications forces until 2030, the Pentagon is considering reducing the number of single-channel ground and onboard radio systems of the SINCGARS family in the army. National Defense writes about this with reference to the IT director of one of the divisions of the US Armed Forces, Raj Ayer.
The third Taigei-class submarine was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard
At the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Kobe, on October 12, a ceremony of baptism and launching of the SS-515 Jingei, designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, took place.
The Alpha veteran spoke about the use of explosive detection systems
Alpha veteran: explosives search systems need to check all cars at important sites
Detection systems even for carefully disguised explosives are available in Russia, but it is important that they check all cars moving on such critical transport facilities as the Crimean Bridge, the security of the state should be above all, honorary president of the international Association of veterans of the antiterrorism unit "Alpha" Sergei Goncharov told RIA Novosti.
The US Army is looking for an opportunity to transfer the fleet of vehicles to electric traction
For the US defense industry, the creation of hybrid and fully electric vehicles for the US army is a very important step. And the purpose of this is not related to environmental protection. The command wants to increase the efficiency of the army, in addition to reducing the noise when using transport in order to make it harder to detect fighters.
