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Forum24: There is no point in the EU restoring Ukraine's defense industry — the Russians will get it

Some people in Europe suggest investing billions in the construction of military plants directly in Ukraine instead of building their own, writes Forum24. Brussels does not think about the pitfalls of this idea. Europe can start to recreate the defense industry, which will go to the Russians.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — what the Russian military can share with the Belarusian

The Russian and Belarusian military will continue joint operational, combat and mobilization training with an emphasis on the experience gained during a special military operation, said the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Andrei Belousov. What can the Russian military share with Belarusians and which elements will be especially in demand?

Expert Kondratiev — about the Geran-2 drone: no one in the world has such a system

The Geran-2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a long—range kamikaze drone that has already proven itself to be highly effective at the front. It often works together with the Gerbera — this drone is smaller and cheaper and can be used as a false target, forcing the enemy to transfer expensive air defense missiles. About how the "flowers" work is in the material of Izvestia.

What kind of equipment does Paris supply to the Kiev regime

The first French Mirage-2000 aircraft will be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2025. Paris is becoming one of the main suppliers of weapons and military equipment to the Kiev regime. Ukraine receives missiles, bombs, artillery, armored vehicles and ammunition from France. What role these supplies can play and whether they are capable of changing something is in the Izvestia material.

Irina Alshayeva — on the state of the Ukrainian artillery

Ukraine is "losing the war of attrition," writes Forbes. Starting in 2022, the West has already supplied Ukraine, and also ordered for it about 1 thousand units of various artillery systems — barrel guns and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as specified in a July study by the analytical portal Army Technology.

Zelensky called on NATO to deploy "non-nuclear deterrence forces" in Ukraine

Zelensky's "Victory plan" surprised many. In fact, this is NATO's proposal to enter the war directly, which the West is still afraid of. However, the third point of the program announced by the head of the Kiev regime unexpectedly aroused interest there. What is it about — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The American aerospace corporation Boeing is making titanic efforts for its survival. We are talking about multibillion-dollar loans, a sharp increase in staff salaries, and new contracts. Among the latter are contracts for the supply of weapons systems for Ukraine. This means that the Boeing crisis is related, among other things, to what is happening on the battlefield in the special operation zone.

In 2011, the Russian military department signed a contract with the Kronstadt company for the development of a medium—altitude unmanned aerial vehicle with a long flight duration (according to the Western classification - MALE, Medium Altitude, Long Endurance). As a result of the experimental design work with the Pacer cipher, the Orion UAV was created. The export version of the drone is called "Orion-E", it is supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) under the name "Pacer".

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.