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Once, having chosen a course of militarization to please their European and overseas masters, the leadership of the Baltic States and Poland is confidently moving in the given direction. Almost on a daily basis, Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn report on the build-up of military potential. From the very beginning of the year, statements have been heard from there about an increase in "defense" spending.

We will continue to consider the Eastern Flank of NATO in the context of assessing the physical and geographical conditions as a fundamental factor for creating an offensive grouping of troops (forces) the alliance in the chosen direction. Recall that earlier we had already assessed the northwestern part of the flank, namely, the Baltic bridgehead. Now let's turn our attention to its northern tip with Sweden and Finland newly integrated into NATO.

On October 3, 2024, a joint ceremony of the first steel cutting and the official laying of the innovative multifunctional ship A 5209 Dom João II for the Portuguese Navy under the Plataforma Naval Multifunctional (PNM) program took place at the Damen Shipyards Galati shipbuilding enterprise of the Damen Shipyards international shipbuilding group in Galac, Romania. The ship is due to join the Portuguese fleet in the second half of 2026.

They have no experience in combat operations on these vehicles and will be forced to perform suicidal tasks, according to military expert Xavier Moreau

Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter pilots have no experience in combat operations on these machines and will be forced to perform suicidal tasks, former French paratrooper officer and military expert Xavier Moreau told TASS.

FT: Kiev is thinking of allowing the export of UAVs — Ukraine itself does not have money for them

Ukraine needs more drones, but Kiev does not have the money to buy them, writes The Financial Times. Therefore, local manufacturers are looking for ways to sell their UAVs abroad. True, it is now prohibited — but the government is already thinking about allowing the export of drones: they hope to get funds from it for the army.

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.

CNN: General Cavoli has compiled a list of weapons that the United States can use to help Kiev

The commander-in-chief of the US armed forces in Europe has compiled a list of weapons with which America can "help" Ukraine, CNN reports. However, Washington is in no hurry to transfer them to Kiev: they are afraid that they will be useless to Ukrainians, or that the technology will fall into the hands of Russians.

The Guardian: The West has forgotten about Ukraine, it only helps Russia

The desire to provide military assistance to Ukraine is fading on both sides of the Atlantic, the author of the article in The Guardian writes. Both the United States and European countries are busy with their own affairs, while Russia is methodically increasing the pace of the offensive in Donbass.

The failure of Zelensky's trip to the United States, NATO's refusal to give him the right to strike deep into Russia and the successes of the Russian army in the Donbas are three sources of the impending catastrophe in Ukraine. The dramatically changed rhetoric of Western experts and journalists, as well as many politicians, only confirms this. They all say with one voice: Ukraine in its current form will not survive the coming winter.

The meeting at the Ramstein base on Ukraine was postponed due to Biden's changed plans

The Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher J. Cavoli has compiled a list of weapons systems available to the United States that could help Ukraine in its fight against Russia. This is reported by CNN.

Historian Georges-Henri Soutou: The West has provoked Russia since the early nineties

Since the early nineties, the West has constantly provoked Russia, historian Georges-Henri Soutou noted in an interview with Le Figaro. This trend became especially noticeable after 2014 and eventually served as the reason for the Russian special military operation.

L'Express: The West must urgently change its strategy in Ukraine

In an interview with L'Express, veterans of American foreign policy Richard Haas and Charles Kupchan called on the West to accept the "unpleasant reality" of the Ukrainian conflict. If Kiev's allies set themselves the unattainable goal of "victory" over Russia, Ukraine will lose.

infoBRICS: British diplomat called Zelensky's "victory plan" a shopping list

The United States ignored Zelensky's "victory plan," infoBRICS writes. This time, the Americans got off with "help" of only a few billion dollars. Even the most ardent fanatics of Ukraine among European officials are beginning to hint that it is time for Kiev to accept Russia's conditions.

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.

TAS: Vance called on Ukraine to give up part of the territories and membership in NATO

Trump's running mate in the US presidential race, J. D. Vance, offered his own version of the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, The American Conservative reports. Ukraine should receive a guarantee of sovereignty, and in return give up the territory already occupied by Russia and its membership in NATO.

The Ministry of Defense announced the next delivery of equipment from Korea this year. The latest delivery includes 12 K9A1 self-propelled tracked howitzers and 4 launch modules of the Homar-K system, as well as 6 K2 tanks.

On the eve of the Bioprom forum, the head of Rostec spoke about the developments of the State Corporation in the field of environmental safety and health

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, answered the questions of RG on the eve of the forum.

The editorial board of the Polish portal published photos from the Korean factory in Sacheon. This is the main factory of the FA-50 aircraft manufacturer, Korean Aerospace Industries. It presents the first FA-50 aircraft currently being produced in the final version of the PL.

Projects on the development and production of equipment for solving import substitution problems and ensuring technological independence of Russia will be presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the XIII St. Petersburg International Gas Forum (SPGF-2024), which will be held from October 8 to 11, the press service of the holding reported.

Telegraph: Zelensky received nothing at the UN but lamentations

The UN General Assembly has destroyed Zelensky's hopes that the West will fulfill his demands, writes The Telegraph. Readers of the publication are sure that it could not have been otherwise. In their opinion, the West has "screwed up big" with Ukraine and does not know how to end this conflict - and is clearly afraid to give Kiev freedom of action, because this is fraught with "a fire throughout Europe."