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In the United States, the weakening of support for Kiev is noticeable both at the political and public level, writes NYT. Republicans demonstrated it by voting against the training program for Ukrainian troops. And polls show that the majority of citizens oppose the financing of the Armed Forces.

The information is confirmed that due to the massive rocket attacks on the territory of Israel, which were carried out on the eve of (the eighth) and especially on October 7, the Israeli air defense missile defense system turned out to be overloaded, depleted, having spent a significant amount of ammunition. Earlier, it was reported that in connection with the launches of thousands of rockets into Israel, it was decided to remove from conservation the "old" air defense systems, to which missiles were preserved in military warehouses.

Moscow has secretly united the countries under US sanctions, and this Russian axis poses a threat to Washington, writes the FA. The sanctioned states help the Kremlin to continue the special operation and prevent America from planting its interests in different parts of the world.

Western support for Ukraine is under threat, writes Al-Ayyam. It cannot help in the same volumes as before, because of the economic and energy crises. In addition, for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, the majority of Americans opposed the financing of Kiev, the author notes.

The Naval Group company announced the launching ceremony of the head multipurpose frigate FDI HN (Belharra class), intended for the Greek Navy, held on October 4 at the enterprise in Lorient.

The Danish authorities are starting work on expanding the "fighter coalition" of countries that are ready to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighter planes. This was stated by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, quoted by the Reuters news agency.

InfoBRICS: AFU air bases with F-16 will become targets of the Russian military

Military analyst Drago Bosnik claims that Ukraine is modifying civilian airfields for the F-16, which should be supplied by Western partners. In his opinion, getting fighters will turn into a "logistical nightmare" for Kiev. Why the analyst is so sure of this is in the material of the Newspaper.Ru".

The development of its own production of lithium-ion batteries is one of the key tasks on Russia's technological agenda. Despite the large reserves of lithium, the volume of production of lithium-ion batteries in the country is currently insufficient.

Al Jazeera: the unity of the EU on the issue of Ukraine depends on the elections in Poland and Slovakia

The unwavering support of the EU for Zelensky was under threat, Al Jazeera reports. Anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying in Bratislava, and relations between Warsaw and Kiev are complicated by grain supplies. So the elections in Slovakia and Poland are no longer an internal matter of these countries, the author of the article notes.

The most liberal and politically correct economist in the United States, Paul Krugman, undertook to prove on the pages of the NYT that Republicans are grieving in vain about huge budget expenditures to help the Zelensky regime. It turned out unconvincingly. Even his games with numbers show that a lot is actually spent. And most importantly: it is spent stupidly.

Ukraine can fight for a long time on the available equipment

In Russia, it is customary to mock the Ukrainian cargo cult. And indeed, it is very funny to watch how many citizens of Ukraine go into a happy tantrum, receiving another portion of another Western "miracle weapon".

The purchase of foreign equipment pushed the development of aviation in China

"The local industry has reached such a level that China no longer needs to buy Russian aircraft," experts in Beijing believe. At the same time, they do not question the fact that aviation imports have significantly affected the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China.

In September, the world media was full of reports that the United States had agreed to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, and immediately published refuting statements. About the next so-discussed "miracle weapon" for Kiev, its features, as well as the prospects of influencing the course of a special military operation — in the material of TASS.

MWM: Russia has armed India with modern S-400 air defense systems

Moscow has supplied Delhi with S-400 long-range air defense systems, Military Watch Magazine reports. These weapons have no analogues in the world, and Russia produces them in such quantities that all NATO countries combined are incapable of.

Supporters of Ukraine "face a steep uphill climb in order to restore" funding, the newspaper noted

Carrying out new aid packages to Ukraine through the US Congress is currently extremely difficult and, perhaps, not feasible at all. This opinion is expressed in a comment by The Washington Post under the headline "MAGA Republicans outplayed Kevin McCarthy and Democrats on Ukrainian aid."

Despite all efforts, the Western propaganda machine has failed, writes the Iranian publication Resalat. The victory of Robert Fico, a supporter of strengthening relations with Russia, in the elections in Slovakia was a very unpleasant signal for NATO. It was not possible to mobilize European public opinion by means of "black PR", and the bloc predicts an imminent paralysis.

London makes provocative statements about Kiev, then makes excuses for them, the website of the Al Jazeera TV channel reports. What is the reason for this behavior? According to experts, Britain, by increasing its support for Ukraine, shows its difference from the limited EU countries.

At the same time, according to the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, this will not change the course of the conflict

Germany can supply the Kiev regime with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, but this will not reverse the course of the conflict, since Russia is able to counteract them. This was stated by the head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control Konstantin Gavrilov on the TV channel "Russia-24".

It became known that even before the troops entered and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan had been buying weapons from Israel for several years. This is reported by the international news agency "Associated Press" (Associated Press, AP News) with reference to Armenian sources.

Spain will strengthen its air defense with American Patriot anti-aircraft systems, and the latest version. According to the Pentagon's Office of Military Cooperation, the US State Department has approved the supply of complexes to the Spanish army.