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The United States continues to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. The Pentagon has transferred an advanced unit, the 101st Airborne Division, to Romania. Formally, to participate in exercises with allies and protect the "eastern flank of NATO". In fact, the Americans are preparing to solve completely different tasks.

The American edition of Politico writes that the Pentagon has decided to accelerate the process of deploying modernized tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. We are talking about B61-12 aircraft bombs, which were previously located at least at one of the military bases in Germany in small numbers.

The other day there was an air battle of a fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force against a kamikaze drone of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. And now, footage of the wreckage of a Ukrainian MiG-29 that tried to shoot down a Russian-made Geran-2 UAV has appeared on the Internet.

The Russian military aviation, in particular, the long-range supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31, is conducting combat work in the special operation zone. One of the attacks of such an aircraft was told by its direct participant.

With the beginning of the Russian special operation, the Ukrainian defense industry, unfortunately, continues to function. In particular, Ukraine has introduced a new SHARK reconnaissance drone designed to adjust fire, including American multiple rocket launchers HIMARS.

According to analysts, this will deprive the APU of the ability to hit more expensive targets with their help, for example, helicopters and airplanes

The American NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems delivered to Ukraine as military assistance, designed mainly to protect military facilities from Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can use up sets of expensive missiles for inexpensive kamikaze drones. This will deprive the APU of the opportunity to hit more expensive targets with their help, for example, helicopters and airplanes, military experts interviewed by TASS said.

To create an effective air defense of the Ukrainian capital, time and money are needed

The armed forces of the Russian Federation continue to strike at energy facilities and the military control system of Ukraine. High intensity was observed on October 10-12 and 21-22 in response to the bombing of the Kerch Bridge, arranged by the Ukrainian special services.

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned about the possibility of a strike on US satellites that are involved in the conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow offers the United States and other countries of the world to agree on the demilitarization of outer space, but on a reciprocal basis. What kind of satellite systems are we talking about? And why can such a step on the part of Russia have not only positive, but also negative consequences?

One of the two largest aircraft concerns in the world, Boeing, has reported huge losses. They have grown 78 times. Its main rival, the European Airbus, looks much better financially. At least in the first half of the year, the concern was still profitable. What is happening to the aviation giants and what role did Russia play in their troubles?

Typhoon and F-35B Lightning II fighters of the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain have fired a record number of advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) missiles at unmanned targets in ten days. This is reported by the American edition of The Drive.

Russia also needs to increase the production of high-precision missiles, military experts say

The equipment of Russian military personnel in the zone of their own must be modern, convenient and effective, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 25 at the coordination council for ensuring the needs of troops.

Al-Ain: due to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Baltic will be in the epicenter of the storm

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will lead to the militarization of the Baltic Sea, writes Al-Ain. The alliance will deploy nuclear forces right at the borders of Russia. But Moscow will not sit idly by and will respond in kind. Soon the Baltic region will be in the epicenter of the storm.

Berliner Morgenpost: in Germany, suspected Russia of using drones spy

Germany is terrified: what kind of drones are flying over the training sites of the Bundeswehr? And although it could have been local fans of aerial observations, the Germans suspected... Putin. Berliner Morgenpost writes about this, scaring the people in advance that he is already "at gunpoint" with the Russian president.

For this, Washington should make an appropriate decision, Alexey Reznikov said

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov believes that Kiev will receive tanks and fighters of Western production after the relevant decision is made in Washington in the future. He stated this in an interview published on Tuesday with the American newspaper Politico .

The US is increasingly afraid of the "Chinese threat". Because of this, they even rewrote the national security strategy. However, the military claims shortcomings that can play a fatal role in the confrontation with the PRC.

iDNES: Weapons stocks in Europe have been depleted. The question arose about the continuation of supplies to Ukraine

Some European countries have begun to wonder whether to continue to supply weapons to Kiev, writes iDNES. The fighting in Ukraine has devastated their reserves, which are very difficult to replenish in the current conditions. Russia is coping with this much better.

Kremlin: the tasks envisaged during the training of strategic deterrence forces have been fully completed

All the missiles launched as part of the training of strategic deterrence forces have achieved their goals, confirming the specified characteristics. This was announced on October 26 in the Kremlin's press service.

The main mission of the American warships located off the coast of Europe is allegedly to counteract the escalation of the situation on the continent and deter Russia. This is exactly the task assigned to the carrier strike group "George Bush".

All three components of the Russian nuclear triad took part in the training, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the military practiced a massive nuclear strike in response to a possible similar attack.

The verification of "the application of a massive nuclear strike by strategic offensive forces in response to an enemy nuclear strike" was carried out in Russia. The exercises of the entire nuclear triad were held under the supervision of President Putin – and with the attention of the whole world. Especially NATO and the United States, which conducted their own nuclear exercises in parallel, but with their own peculiarities.