A former Pentagon official, Rear Admiral Kirby, who now holds the post of coordinator of the US National Security Council on Strategic Communications, spoke on the issue of events in Ukraine. One of his judgments concerns the Russian army.

Wise restraint of the United States towards Russia

Washington should adhere to "reasonable" strategic restraint in relation to Moscow, writes the FA. Historically, such a policy is justified. It is necessary in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, which is dangerous with the possibility of escalating into a nuclear clash with Russia, the authors of the article write.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, criticized skeptical commentators who claim that Russian troops are allegedly retreating and losing to the Ukrainian army. According to him, our command has its own tactics and strategy, and the Russians need to support the fighters who are in the zone of their own.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to concentrate troops at the front line in the Zaporozhye region. According to local authorities, the amount of equipment and manpower concentrated by the enemy is unprecedented for this region. In which areas should we expect APU strikes, how can they be prevented and due to what the Russian army could develop its success in this direction?

Russia and the CSTO are Armenia's allies, Prime Minister of the Republic Nikol Pashinyan said. According to him, at the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council on Tuesday, despite the fact that the delimitation and demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan have not been carried out, "our partners made assessments that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces invaded the sovereign territory of Armenia."

The Kyrgyz military fired a mortar and other firearms at the Tajik border post, this provoked today's shootout at the border, the press center of the border troops of the State Security Committee of Tajikistan said in a statement on Wednesday.

The crisis in Mali is part of the struggle between the West and Russia for influence in Africa

France is seeking to restore its influence in Mali in order to get the natural resources of the former colony, writes Al Mayadeen. Under the pretext of fighting terrorism, Paris has already tried to establish control in the country, but back in the 60s Bamako turned to Moscow for help. Now Russia is responding to the call of Africa again.

According to Denis Alipov, "India's position cannot be called pro-Russian"

The West is exerting powerful pressure on India on the verge of blackmail due to its balanced position on the Ukrainian crisis. Denis Alipov, the Russian Ambassador to New Delhi, said this in an interview with TASS on Wednesday.

Western economic sanctions are not working. Russia earns more from energy exports than it spends on special operations

The energy sanctions of the West have turned against him, writes President Online. While the energy crisis is raging in Europe, Russia is looking for new partners and increasing revenues from oil and gas revenues. The success of her actions will depend on the results of the US elections, the author of the article believes.

The draft of Ukraine's security guarantees published by Kiev could have been agreed in advance with some Western countries – but not with all, this opinion was expressed on Sputnik radio by the head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Yevgeny Primakov.

In India, the fifth frigate of the project 17A Nilgiri was launched. The ceremony was held at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) shipyard in Mumbai, due to the declared mourning over the death of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, the celebrations were canceled.

At the MSPO 2022 Arms Exhibition in Kielce, the Polish Aviation Institute (Łukasiewicz-Instytut Lotnictwa) from Warsaw presented its newest product, the PRC-650 hovercraft for patrol and search and rescue operations. The company Farada Group from Lyubartov, known for the development of drones for medical transport, has received permission to manufacture these boats under license. They should be available internationally.

Germany and Israel continue to discuss at the highest level the issue of acquiring Israeli missile defense systems Arrow-3 (Arrow 3 or Hetz 3).

The German authorities are negotiating the acquisition of air defense systems from Israel. This circumstance gives Israeli military-industrial companies hope for a breakthrough into the European market of military technologies. However, Israel is also closely monitoring how the United States will react to the sale of Israeli weapons to Europe.

Having started satellite maneuvers in orbit in July, the US Army is evaluating the results of experimental satellite technology designed to warn fighters on the ground about blocking or distortion of the GPS signal.

The 4th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition ADEX-2022 was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from September 6 to 8, 2022. A feature of the exhibition was the unusually wide presence of various unmanned aerial vehicles and barrage ammunition in its exposition. Denis Fedutinov kindly provided us with a report on the barrage ammunition presented at ADEX-2022.

The Greek Air Force, against the background of the aggravation of relations with Turkey, began to receive updated fighters. The first two F-16s, upgraded to the Viper level, were transferred to the military. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

Rostec State Corporation presented the upgraded Mi-8MTV-1, adapted specifically to the requirements of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, inspected the improved rotorcraft at the Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding. The agency will receive the first helicopters by the end of 2022.

On September 12, the Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, Lieutenant General Alexander Kurenkov, paid a working visit to the S.P. Gorbunov KAZ - a branch of PJSC Tupolev (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation).

The Russian army began using Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136, the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to shoot down one such drone near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. A photo of the wreckage of the drone is published by Ukrainian Internet resources.