Izvestia visited the positions of air defense systems and learned how they protect the skies of Donbass

Russian air defense units are destroying Ukrainian drones these days, preventing them from conducting reconnaissance and correcting fire on troops and residential quarters of the DPR capital. A correspondent of Izvestia visited the positions of the Osa anti-aircraft missile systems on the outskirts of Donetsk and saw how combat duty was going on.

We tell you about the features of the anti-aircraft missile systems transferred by the West to Ukraine

The United States of America handed over to Ukraine the first two NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). This statement was made by the CEO of NASAMS manufacturer, the American company Raytheon Technologies, Greg Hayes in an interview with CNBC. In total, the United States intends to send eight such systems to Ukraine.

On October 31, Russian troops again subjected military and energy facilities on the territory of various regions of Ukraine to massive strikes. A large number of arrivals were also recorded in the capital of the country, Kiev. At least ten, which is confirmed by Mayor Klitschko.

At the famous Avito site, an ad was noticed in which an eight—wheeled all-terrain vehicle with the name "Shaman" is offered for purchase for 15.5 million rubles - Roscosmos teams meet returning cosmonauts on a similar transport.

A video from Kurgan was distributed with a prototype of a B-18 infantry fighting vehicle manufactured by Kurgan Machine-Building Plant JSC, which is a modified BMP-2 chassis with enhanced protection, equipped with a developed by the Design Bureau of Instrument Engineering named after. Academician A. G. Shipunov" (KBP, Tula) with the TKB-973 Epoch (32B01) unmanned combat module.

The Italian government, as part of the fifth and last military aid package to date, handed over from 20 to 30 M109L self-propelled artillery units to Kiev, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the newspaper La Repubblica.

The T-72M1 main battle tank was spotted on one of the highways of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

On the battlefields in Ukraine, weapons are being tested right now, which should replace the legendary Soviet SVD sniper rifle. We are talking about the new microwave-54 rifles (Chukavin sniper rifle). The fighters who had dealings with the new weapon told the newspaper VZGLYAD about its features and differences.

The Drive: The Pentagon is looking for an AK-74 supplier for the Ukrainian army

The US Department of Defense is looking for suppliers of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered in 5.45 mm caliber. Russian AK-74, German MPi AK-74 and Romanian md are suitable for these requirements.86. At the same time, as the American media write, they will not buy weapons from Russia. There is no data on the number of required submachine guns, nor on who the batch of weapons will be intended for. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why the USA needed AK-74 assault rifles.

Austrian physicists have developed a new architecture for building universal quantum computers, which reduces the number of physical qubits for calculating complex mathematical problems. This was reported by the press service of the University of Innsbruck.

The United States decided to strengthen its military presence in Europe in the maritime component by sending a second aircraft carrier group there. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal.

China is going to modernize its submarine fleet by transferring part of conventional submarines to lithium-ion batteries. This is reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the author of the publication, the Chinese submarine fleet will soon be able to be powered by lithium-ion batteries, relying on the advantages of technological developments in the field of electric vehicles.

The new management body will focus on meeting the needs of the active army

On October 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin held the first meeting of the Coordination Council (CC) under the Government of the Russian Federation to meet the needs of the Armed Forces.

Kiev relies on the number of mobilized, and this cannot continue for a long time, military experts emphasize

Ukrainian troops are suffering huge losses, sometimes the ratio reaches one to ten, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 27 at the plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club. Such figures indicate that the VFU operates relying not on military skill, but on the number of mobilized, and such a conveyor can not work for a long time, experts say. On the same day, Russian troops repulsed all enemy attacks and destroyed a plant for the production of explosives and rocket fuel in Pavlograd.

It lasted from September 21 to October 28

On October 28, 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the established mobilization task of 300 thousand people had been successfully completed, no additional tasks were planned as part of partial mobilization.

Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to make adjustments to the construction of the Armed Forces

Partial mobilization has ended in Russia, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin on Friday, October 28.

Shoigu: 82 thousand mobilized were sent to the area of the SVO after training

On October 28, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that 82 thousand people called up for partial mobilization had been sent to the area of the SVO.

Why the Ukrainian capital is being subjected to missile strikes

Since October 10, the Russian army has been carrying out massive strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine. They are being conducted in response to an audacious terrorist attack on October 8 on a transport crossing through the Kerch Strait connecting Crimea with the Taman Peninsula.

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The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia is suspending participation in the grain deal after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the grain corridor.

WSJ: Moscow condemns Ukraine's attack on Sevastopol

Russia suspends participation in the grain deal after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol against the ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the grain corridor, the WSJ writes. This is how Kiev is currying favor with the United States, the Americans believe.