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.

In the second week of November, Japan will host the Malabar 2022 naval exercise with the participation of India, Australia, Japan and the United States. In addition, the Indian Navy will take part in the International Fleet Review (IFR), which will be held in the first week of November and will be dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), according to the Indian daily newspaper The Hindu.

The holding company "Roselektronika" of the Rostec State Corporation has started research on the method of molecular layering for the synthesis of a new generation of composites.

Germany and the Czech Republic have finally signed an agreement on the supply of German Leopard 2A4 tanks to the Czech army. The delivery itself was agreed at the beginning of September, but was in a "suspended" state. Now everything is legally formalized.

The Ukrainian army began receiving German armored Bergepanzer 2 repair and evacuation vehicles, the first BRAM have already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.

The Government of Belarus has instructed the Foreign Ministry to hold negotiations with Russia on a draft memorandum of understanding on biosafety and sign it, according to a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the republic published on the national legal portal.

It is known that Iran has been working on its nuclear program for a long time. For this country, the possession of nuclear weapons could become a reliable defense in case of aggression from the "collective West". Although the authorities of the Islamic Republic are negotiating a nuclear deal, in parallel, the country does not abandon developments in the field of nuclear technology.

Zelensky very openly calls for hitting Russia with nuclear weapons and endangering the whole world for the sake of saving Ukraine, Advance writes. However, those in the West who think that Russia cannot be guaranteed to respond are fueling apocalyptic tendencies.

The press secretary of the president said that the United States has already been involved in the conflict in Ukraine so that the naked eye can see how their "ears stick out"

The United States supplies of modern air defense systems to Kiev will not change the goals of the Russian Federation, but will make the conflict more painful for Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with journalists on Tuesday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the United States will continue to discuss with Ukraine the possibility of supplying it with "additional air defense systems."

Military historian Knutov spoke about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T air defense systems

Military historian Yuri Knutov told Izvestia on October 11 about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T SLM air defense systems.