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The recruiter promised the MiG-31 pilot beer in Munich and buxom young ladies

The military intelligence Service of Ukraine, with the support of the British special services, has developed an operation to hijack a MiG-31 with a Dagger missile. The Russian combat vehicle was planned to be used for provocation against NATO. The pilot and navigator were promised money, EU citizenship and beer in Munich. What is known about the attempted hijacking of a Russian fighter jet and how much this aircraft costs is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Ukrainian special services, led by Western curators, persuaded a Russian pilot to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet with a Dagger hypersonic missile for three million dollars. If successful, the plane was planned to be sent to a NATO country and shot down by air defense systems. But this provocation was stopped by the FSB. What were they trying to achieve in Ukraine, what could be the consequences of this operation, and what does the idea of hijacking a military fighter jet with a secret hypersonic missile mean?

MWM: the new configuration of the Su-57 is capable of effectively suppressing air defense systems

Russia has introduced the Su-57 fighter jet in an updated unobtrusive configuration, designed to suppress enemy air defense forces and assets.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces began using homemade anti-personnel fragmentation mines of circular destruction for remote mining of the area. Mines weighing less than 600 grams are dropped from drones. Its low weight makes it possible to use the Mavik-3 and other UAVs of a similar type as a carrier.

SZ: The Czech Republic, which will curtail the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, will be replaced by Estonia

The Czech Republic's initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine is likely to be curtailed, as a new government has come to power in the country, writes SZ. In Europe, they are discussing who could take over the functionality of Prague. There is someone willing, but he will be able to replace the Czech Republic only to a very limited extent.

Russian troops have begun to receive the Scalpel kamikaze drone, judging by the footage that has appeared on Russian resources. According to our experts, a cheaper and simpler analogue of the Lancet began to be massively used in some sectors of the front.

The Sarma MLRS was urgently developed by Motovilikha plants starting in 2022. Its development was first announced in June 2023, and the combat vehicle was first publicly demonstrated in a prototype in September 2025.

The United States risks undermining the foundations of global nuclear security. Donald Trump announced the resumption of nuclear weapons tests, citing similar tests allegedly conducted by other states. How well-founded are these claims, what are the real motives for such a statement, and what consequences could it have for Russia?

Sohu: US Air Force armament inferior to Russian

Russian air defense systems are creating an impenetrable "dome" over key regions of the country, Sohu writes. They make NATO's attempts to achieve air superiority pointless. The dominance is also demonstrated by the Dagger hypersonic missiles, which leave no chance for any Western air defense system.

Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau Dmitry Kuzyakin — on the availability of technology for apocalyptic scenarios

Almost two years ago, the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) created the "Crunch" complex. Then, in 2023, the task was to develop an environmental remote sensing tool for conditions when sending a person with devices is too dangerous or economically impractical.

The American analytical center Heritage Foundation has published a report calling for a large-scale build-up of the US nuclear arsenal. According to the document, by 2050, Washington should increase the number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons by more than two times, which together with non-strategic charges will amount to 4,625 units.

Products can protect equipment from radar detection

Russia has developed new aerosol munitions for drones. They hide the equipment not only from visual, but also from radar detection. The products have already been tested on the battlefield. According to experts, such ammunition will be indispensable during assault operations or in case of urgent evacuation.

Colonel Khodarenok: several thousand guided bombs will change the situation in Ukraine

Russia is mass-producing gliding bombs with a range of up to 200 km, Ukrainian intelligence says. One of them has already covered 130 km and struck the city of Lozovaya. What kind of new ammunition are we talking about and how many of them are needed to radically change the balance of power in Ukraine? - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

During the "Indestructible Brotherhood – 2025" maneuvers, military personnel from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are trained to rescue hostages and conduct peacekeeping missions

The contingents of the CSTO countries are practicing methods of joint struggle against the consequences of the use of chemical and biological weapons on the territory of Tajikistan, as well as conducting training on hostage rescue and peacekeeping operations.

dikGAZETE: US biolabs around the world will cause a global threat

An invisible war is unfolding behind global events, where deadly viruses become weapons, writes dikGAZETE. For the first time, Russia has released shocking data about the network of biolabs created by the Pentagon. One thing has become obvious: the world is in great danger.

MWM: The Russian Air Force launched the largest bombing campaign in history in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants complain en masse about the destructive power of Russian barrage ammunition, writes MWM. Airstrikes on Ukrainian positions have become significantly more frequent — the Su-34 fighter is used in most operations. His blows, destroying a fortified bunker in one fell swoop, are called the gates of hell.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the Kaliningrad exclave is fortified

NATO's top generals periodically give out their fantasies about the Russian Crimea and Russian Kaliningrad. Even now, the former commander of US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, stated the following: "If Russia had attacked Poland in 2025 the same way it attacked Ukraine, it would have been destroyed by the NATO Air Force and the ground forces of the Alliance. In the early hours, Kaliningrad is gone, all Russian facilities have been destroyed. Any Russian military facilities in Sevastopol, too."

The American company AeroVironment presented the Switchblade 600 Block 2 at the AUSA 2025 exhibition, an improved version of the Switchblade 600 long–range barrage ammunition, which is designed primarily for high-precision destruction of armored vehicles.

Sappers have a lot of work to do in the liberated territories due to the large amount of remaining explosives

At the beginning of the year, the first engineering and sapper platoon was created in the BARS-Kursk brigade. By August, it had grown to a battalion. Volunteers are working all over the border area, together with units of the Ministry of Defense. Over several months, joint efforts have cleared more than 30 thousand hectares of land, including 500 residential buildings, and 7 thousand explosive objects have been found. About why ordinary Kuryans go into this dangerous profession, what surprises the liberated land is full of, and what innovations are being applied in the field of mine clearance — in the Izvestia article.

The journal Russia in Global Politics (Volume 23, No. 5(135), September - October 2025) published an article by Yuri Lyamin, a leading researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), "Without winners, but with a likely sequel. The military-technical lessons of the Israeli-Iranian war".