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US President Joe Biden warned Russia about the consequences in the event of a nuclear strike on Ukraine. According to experts, this statement indicates the likelihood of a provocation with the use of chemical or even nuclear weapons. The target of the attack may be the Zaporozhye NPP or a chemical industry plant. Russia has a serious reason not to use nuclear weapons first, besides, such an attack will nullify any victory.

For the first time in many years, the Russian Navy has received a real tool to aim its long-range missiles at enemy ships. According to a number of reports, the military satellite "Peony-NKS" has finally got up for combat duty. How did it happen that this device was created for so long and why is its work critically important for the security of the whole of Russia?

As the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov noted, the army was financed by 20 million rubles

The military in the Zaporozhye region planted a kamikaze drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Switchblade with an anti-drone gun, handed over by residents of the region to the army as an aid. This was reported to TASS by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

The investigation by the American Air Force of a fatal accident that occurred in 2022 unexpectedly showed that the cause of the death of the F-16 fighter pilot David Schmitz in the United States could be counterfeit ejection seat parts. Its key elements could well be fake.

As part of the further expansion of the military presence in the Himalayan region, the Indian Armed Forces announced their readiness to deploy two Heron-Mk2 unmanned aerial vehicles here by the end of September 2022.

The newest light multipurpose guided missile (LMUR) "Product 305" is very actively used as part of a special military operation to destroy not only armored vehicles, but enemy manpower. The missile is part of the arsenal of Ka-52 and Mi-28N attack helicopters and allows you to hit targets with high accuracy, which is confirmed by numerous videos of the use of this munition.

According to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the acceptance test procedure for the first "British" UAV of long duration flight "Protector" RG Mk1 has been successfully completed.

The Ministry of Defense continues to publish information about the work of the Russian military in the framework of a special military operation in Ukraine. This time, the military showed footage of the destruction of a barge with Ukrainian troops trying to land near the Zaporozhye NPP and seize the station.

Even at the beginning of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, the Kiev regime suffered critical losses in combat aviation. It was possible to compensate for them only thanks to the transfer of equipment from the countries of the former socialist bloc and the return to service of long-decommissioned machines thanks to the work on their restoration deployed in Eastern Europe.

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?

For the first time, the Chinese C919 aircraft will be put into commercial operation by the airline two years earlier than its Russian competitor, the MS–21 airliner. Both projects developed in parallel and made their first flights even in the same month and year. However, the Chinese is the first to be released into life. However, this is where the advantages of the Chinese liner end. How is the MS-21 superior to its rival?

The promising MiG-27M: A 21st-century fighter with supersonic cruising speed that could challenge the F-16

Thanks to its avionics, the MiG-27 was more powerful than most fourth-generation models, although it entered service back in 1970, writes MWM. It had considerable potential for modernization, but it was never revealed due to the collapse of the USSR.

Alaska is a US outpost in the fight against Russia

The Arctic is again becoming a battlefield, the author of the Parisian "Monde" states the fact. After a brief period of improving relations between Russia and the United States, the Arctic state of Alaska is once again being militarized. In addition to military conflicts, global warming also increases the strategic value of the region.

The Russian MiG-31, known in NATO as Foxhound, is used as a very effective fighter-interceptor.

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).

In the Moscow region, FSB officers detained a high-ranking employee of one of Russia's aviation enterprises, he is suspected of transferring secret information about Russian aviation equipment to Ukraine. This is reported by the FSB DSP.

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.

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The United States and its allies are discussing the possibility of providing Kiev with air defense and fighter jets in the medium and long term. This was reported on Tuesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to the American military of high rank.

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.

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.