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Russian weapons used in Ukraine are constantly being upgraded. The modification process is ongoing based on information gathered from the front.

Colonel Khodarenok compared the AFU flamethrower drones with weapons of the First World War

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun using drones equipped with flamethrowers. Such UAVs burn out landings in which Russian fighters can hide and weapons, equipment and supplies can be located. How such "flamethrowers" work and how to deal with them, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Rozhin: Russian strikes on Lviv airport destroyed two MiG-29 APU and damaged Su-24

The Russian Defense Ministry announced a strike on the defense industry enterprise in Lviv, which produces and repairs missile weapons and electronic components of aviation equipment. As a result, two MiG-29s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may be destroyed and one Su-24M damaged, military expert Boris Rozhin believes. The Defense ministry also confirmed a strike on a military school in Poltava, where more than 50 people were killed a day earlier. What is known about the strikes is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

The Egypt International Airshow 2024 International Aviation and Space Salon is taking place at the airport of the city of El Alamein, on the Mediterranean coast, 270 km from the capital of the country. The event is taking place for the first time. According to the Egyptian State Information Service, representatives of more than 100 countries and over 300 aerospace enterprises are taking part in the air show, and on the first day of its work, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited it.

For the first time since the beginning of hostilities, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation allegedly struck an object in Kharkov with an aviation "bomb missile" Grom-E1. This atypical munition was used on August 31.

The author has collected the opinions of American experts on the possible modernization of the Soviet MiG-31 fighter. Once upon a time, this machine terrified the pilots of a high-altitude US reconnaissance aircraft. Today, a high altitude flight will be useful to MIG again, but this time to destroy the enemy's military space forces.

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that on August 24, 2024, the leader of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un, attended demonstration tests of the capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (actually barrage ammunition) developed by the Research Institute of Unmanned Vehicles of the DPRK National Defense Academy.

The upgraded model was tested for the first time from the F-35A fighter

The United States is testing an upgraded model of the atomic bomb, which can be used by multi-purpose fighters. For the first time, such a product was tested from an F-35A fighter jet. How the capabilities of the American arsenal of nuclear weapons have changed in recent years and what Russia's response to the work being carried out overseas may be — in the material of Izvestia.

FA: allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia will not change the course of the conflict

Ukraine's strikes deep into Russian territory will not reverse the course of the conflict, writes the FA. To change the situation at the front, Kiev must coordinate long-range strikes and close combat, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not capable of. These actions will also not lead to the demoralization of the Russian army.

FT: The risky counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine weakened the strategic defense of Pokrovsk

Zelensky made a major mistake by sending troops to attack near Kursk, instead of focusing on the defense of Pokrovsk, writes the Financial Times. This is recognized both in Ukraine and abroad. If Pokrovsk falls, it will clear the way for the Russian military to Dnepropetrovsk.

Military expert Gennady Alekhine — about what high-explosive aerial bombs with UMPK are and how they are used by our military in the area of their

From the very beginning of the special operation, the Russian army has been using high-explosive bombs FAB-500 and 1500 with a universal planning and correction module. This allows our aircraft not to enter the enemy's air defense zone.

The Kiev regime is deliberately escalating the situation in the region, trying to draw NATO countries into the conflict. Thus, it follows from an article by the American newspaper Politico that Kiev will present at the Ukraine-NATO council to the Biden administration a list of targets on the territory of the Russian Federation that it is going to hit with long-range weapons provided by the alliance countries.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev will ask NATO to expand military assistance

Kiev has urgently convened a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council. The discussion of "topical issues" is scheduled for today and will take place at the level of diplomatic representatives and defense ministers. What is the reason for such an unexpected request, what requests Kiev may make to NATO and what answers it is likely to receive, - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

During the military parade in honor of Gabon's Independence Day in Libreville on August 17, Russian armored vehicles of the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) Spartak class manufactured by VPK LLC were publicly presented for the first time.

Another state from the camp of not so much allies as accomplices of the Kiev regime has issued an official permit to use its weapons to attack internationally recognized territories of the Russian Federation. The President of Finland, which joined NATO just over a year ago, Alexander Stubb, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use any weapons supplied by the West at their discretion, including strikes against Russia.

Guardian: Kiev wants to hit the center of Russia with Storm Shadow missiles

Kiev is trying to get Western permission to launch long-range Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia, believing that this could force Moscow to "sit down at the negotiating table," sources tell The Guardian. Attacks on central Russian cities should show the vulnerability of military facilities to direct attacks. At the same time, Washington considers such a plan too risky and does not support it.

It turns out that North Korea produces drones similar to the Russian Lancets. This became clear when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the tests of such kamikaze drones manufactured by the DPRK.

Fighter jets have played a crucial role in military victories since World War II, writes TNI. Experts compared the best fighters of Russia and the United States and named their main advantages and disadvantages.

Russia hit all targets in the strike on Ukraine, the Armed Forces used kamikaze drones

On August 26, the Armed Forces of Russia launched a massive fire attack on targets in Ukraine. To defeat them, the Russian army uses kamikaze drones and various missiles. From 7:30 Moscow time, explosions began to sound in Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kirovograd, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnitsky, Kiev, Odessa, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Ternopil regions of Ukraine, reports "Страна.иа ".

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and barrage munitions (BB) over the battlefields in Ukraine are just some of the aerial threats that have forever changed the combat space. According to European military analysts, the capabilities of programmable munitions in general and their latest medium-caliber developments related to the battlefields in Ukraine and beyond can improve the effectiveness of air defense against massive attacks by drones and other aerial targets.