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Having lost most of the Soviet S-300 complexes, the Ukrainian defense has lost effectiveness, experts believe

The armed forces of the Russian Federation struck at the points of deployment of foreign mercenaries and the training of saboteurs in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted on September 25.

The United States has identified three types of Russian weapons that played a decisive role in the conflict in Ukraine, BI writes. According to the publication, improved artillery and Ka-52 helicopters did not allow to break through the Russian defense during the counteroffensive, and electronic warfare systems disabled Ukrainian UAVs, on which the AFU made a special bet.

RP: The US will lend Poland two billion dollars to buy their weapons

As part of the US Military Financing Program, Poland will receive loans for two billion dollars, writes RP. The funds will be used to finance the modernization of the Polish army, or rather, for large purchases of equipment that Warsaw has been acquiring overseas in recent years.

NSDC Secretary Danilov confirmed Russia's defeat of Ukraine's missile assembly site

The Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine, Alexey Danilov, said in an interview that the Russian Armed Forces managed to hit the place of production of the APU missiles. Because of this, part of the production was moved outside the country.

Reconnaissance and assault formations will be created in all armies and corps

Reconnaissance and assault brigades will be formed in the Russian armed forces. They are designed to storm fortifications and conduct reconnaissance in the immediate rear of the enemy.

Poland claims to be the "military giant of Europe," Al Jazeera reports. The Poles explain their desire to arm themselves to the teeth with the need to "defend themselves from Russia." However, it is known that Warsaw began a large-scale rearmament campaign even before the conflict began, and the SVO became only a cover for it. Contracts for the supply of equipment are estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is taking part in the International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "Partner-2023", which will be held from September 25 to 28, 2023 in Belgrade (Republic of Serbia).

In the North-East of Russia, the tactical exercise of the troops and forces of the Pacific Fleet "Finval-2023" under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov has ended.

On September 22, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation announced that, together with the holding company Roselectronics (both companies are part of the Rostec State Corporation), it supplied the Russian Armed Forces with another modernized A-50U long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft complex.

Will the production of Iranian drones be established in Belarus? – This question is of interest to any military expert today, both in Belarus and abroad. Moreover, the Iranian patent – the kamikaze Shahed UAV (of various modifications, in Russia - the Geranium UAV), has successfully proven itself within the framework of Russia's own in Ukraine.

Madrid provides assistance to Kiev, but in homeopathic doses

Spain is one of the largest European member states of NATO and the European Union. Accordingly, its Armed Forces are also among the largest in the region.

The North Korean leader conducted a tour of the Far East and Primorye

Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un completed a six-day visit to Russia on September 18. During his 13 years in power, he has never been so magnificently welcomed, and the programs of foreign trips have never been so intense.

Based on the annual report of the Flight Global website (World Air Forces Report 2023), the flugrevue resource.de presented its rating of the 10 best combat aircraft in the world.

Russian supersonic strategic bombers-missile carriers Tu-160 received new cruise missiles X-BD with a range of more than 6.5 thousand km. This is stated in the video, made public...

A distinctive feature of the special military operation in Ukraine was the massive use of high-precision long-range weapons placed on ships, submarines and long-range bombers. The Russian Military Department has repeatedly reported group strikes against important targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), military industry and infrastructure facilities.

The Belgian government has decided to reconsider its decision not to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, replaced in the country by F-35, RTBF reported on September 22, citing the country's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

Ottawa also intends to provide instructors for training on the F-16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said

Canada will allocate $482 million over three years to support Kiev and provide instructors for training in the management of F-16 fighters. This was stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in parliament before addressing the parliamentarians of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

According to the Canadian Prime Minister, Ottawa will also help Kiev with the training of pilots on F-16 fighter jets

Canada will transfer 35 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ammunition, light equipment to Ukraine in a new package of military assistance and will assist in the maintenance of Leopard 2 tanks. This was stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

During the strike, data from NATO reconnaissance aircraft were used, experts are sure

On Friday, September 22, the Navy struck the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. Five missiles were shot down by air defense, another damaged a historic building, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The program of fifth-generation F-35 fighters produced by the American military industrial corporation Lockheed Martin is 12 years behind schedule, partly due to the purchase of new aircraft instead of maintaining the combat readiness of existing ones. This is reported by Defense News with reference to a document of the government supervisory authority.

A whole line of ammunition has been developed for strategic bombers

Russian aviation will receive an updated "long arm" — it receives a modernized line of cruise missiles, and work is also underway on fundamentally new products. Sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia about this. What systems are we talking about and how they will increase the combat capabilities of the Russian strategic forces — in our material.