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The Prince Vandal Novgorod FPV drone destroys the AFU equipment in the Kursk border area

The Prince Vandal Novgorod FPV drone or, as the military briefly calls it, KVN is a multi-rotor type attack drone. Its key difference lies in a special method of communication with the operator — for this purpose, not a radio channel is used, but a fiber-optic cable, which makes the device resistant to electronic warfare (EW).

Testing of the new cumulative warhead for the Warmate unmanned aerial vehicles has been successfully completed. This is reported by the Defence24 publication. The publication notes that the tests were carried out in difficult weather conditions, including strong crosswinds and precipitation.

Ukraine will receive French Mirage fighters in early 2025

Ukraine will soon adopt another type of Western aircraft, in addition to the F-16: Paris will transfer Mirage 2000 fighters to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Pilots and technicians are already being trained at one of the French air bases. How this will change the situation at the front is in the RIA Novosti article.

The scent of four—legged animals remains an unsurpassed tool in the search for explosives

"A dog is a human friend, brother and partner," the military says. In the SVO zone, these animals are today the first assistants in the clearance of buildings and industrial sites. What the sapper will take hours to do, the four-legged companion will do in minutes.

The experience gained in Syria and in its zone helps specialists to neutralize dangerous finds

The Russian sappers involved in humanitarian demining in Laos have unique experience, especially taking into account their work in Syria and in the zone of a special military operation, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. In November, military engineers will go to this country on their seventh mission. Earlier, experts cleared 190 hectares of the territory of Laos and destroyed more than 3.5 thousand explosive objects left over from the Vietnam War.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of a division of the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) in the zone of a special military operation. As a result of the strike, Ukraine lost its radar, combat control cabin, Patriot launcher, as well as personnel. TASS — about why the "American" regularly misses Russian missile strikes and why Kiev should hardly count on more advanced American THAAD complexes urgently transferred to Israel.

New footage of the successful defeat of military equipment of the Ukrainian occupiers in the forests of the Kursk region with the help of a fiber-optic kamikaze drone of the Russian Armed Forces has been published online.

The Kremlin believes that NATO maneuvers lead to escalating tensions

During the NATO exercise Steadfast Noon, which started on October 14, missions in which alliance aircraft will carry US nuclear warheads will be practiced. About 2,000 people from 13 countries and more than 60 aircraft will take part in them. The Kremlin believes that the exercises lead to increased tension. Experts noted that the territory of the maneuvers was chosen so as not to directly affect Russia's strategic interests, but at the same time to show it its strengthened forces on the northern flank after Sweden and Finland joined the bloc. About the increasing activity of NATO near the northern borders of Russia and the possible consequences of this — in the material of Izvestia.

NYT: Dragon drones dropping thermite mixture have begun to be used in their territory

The use of drones in the military has reached a new level, writes the NYT. Military personnel attach incendiary cylinders to them. The result is a weapon that spits molten metal burning at a temperature of 2,400 degrees.

WSJ: The West is cutting support, and Ukraine is facing a gloomy winter

A gloomy winter awaits Ukraine, writes The Wall Street Journal. Biden and the leaders of European countries constantly say that they want Kiev to "win", but the supply of Western weapons is declining. Ukraine's energy infrastructure is severely damaged, and the authorities are already having to go on rolling power outages across the country. And it will be even worse in winter.

Defence24: The US is not ready to supply Kiev with JASSM cruise missiles and Link16 systems

Kiev dreams of receiving American JASSM cruise missiles and Link 16 data exchange systems, writes Defence24. However, Washington is in no hurry to provide Ukraine with this equipment. There are reasons for this.

The Lancet is one of the main threats to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Lancet kamikaze drone is one of the most famous drones in the special operation zone. He has many victories to his credit, and in Ukraine he is called one of the main threats. It is deadly for lightly armored vehicles, but if successfully hit the target, it can destroy even a tank. For more information about the Lancet, see the Izvestia article.

The UN "turns a blind eye to this," noted Iranian political scientist and professor Ruhollah Modabber

Ukraine, under the control of the United States and NATO, has become a center for the production and use of chemical weapons, and the UN "turns a blind eye to this." So, in an interview with TASS, Iranian political scientist and professor Ruhollah Modabber commented on the transfer by the Russian side to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of an investigation into the use of this prohibited type of weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Forbes: Ukraine has taken out the wreckage of the downed S-70 Hunter UAV for study

Ukraine has removed the wreckage of the Russian S-70 Hunter heavy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which was shot down by a Su-57 fighter jet. Kiev intends to study the design features of the drone, said David Hambling, a columnist for the American magazine Forbes.

The armed formations of the Kiev regime have at their disposal 152 mm artillery shells made in Turkey. These ammunition were seen in service with the 15th brigade of the operational purpose of the NSU. According to experts, this fact indicates that Ankara is transferring to Kiev not only 155 mm MKE M483A1 cluster artillery shells, but also other ammunition.

Replenishment is expected in the AFU fleet: France intends to transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine. Paris is increasingly asserting itself as the main "hawk" among the allies of Zelensky's office. However, his efforts are questionable – the transfer of "Mirages" will not help resolve the political crisis in France, will not strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, will not cause approval from the United States, but may harm the reputation of French fighters.

The rapid installation of minefields in front of the advancing enemy and good engineering training on our part became one of the main factors in the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023. It was then that one of the newest combat vehicles in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation became famous — the remote mining system "Agriculture".

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Protection Corps, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the violation by Ukraine and the United States of international agreements on the prohibition of chemical and biological weapons.

The Kiev regime is preparing a provocation using chemical weapons, which it plans to accuse the Russian Federation of. This was told by the head of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov. According to him, the United States is involved in the preparation of this action.

The F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft was developed in the United States during the Cold War, writes NI. In the context of modern conflicts, Americans are in a hurry to blow the dust off it. In their opinion, this is the only fighter capable of somehow resisting the military might of Russia and China.