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Pentagon: The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for Abrams tanks

The Pentagon announced the allocation of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 175 million. As part of it, Kiev will also receive depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The UN expressed concern about this decision, Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council. The White House assures that depleted uranium shells "do not pose a radioactive threat."

"We must oppose the irresponsible policy of the United States and its allies with unity and firm determination to protect the interests of our peoples..."

The military exercise of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has ended in Belarus "Combat Brotherhood-2023", which took place in the period from September 1 to September 6 at the landfills and terrain areas of the Brest, Grodno and Minsk regions of the republic.

Myanmar became the first foreign customer and recipient of the JF-17 light fighter (FC-1). Although when reading this material, one should make an obvious allowance for the obvious bias of the publisher, however, reports of serious technical problems experienced by the Myanmar Air Force with JF-17 aircraft appear not for the first time.

The Guardian: Slovakia may become a new ally of Russia after the elections

Slovakia may become a new European ally of Russia after the parliamentary elections, writes The Guardian. Bratislava was one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine. However, if Robert Fico is elected, there is a possibility that the country will turn towards Moscow.

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition that opened in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved the signed agreement with the US Department of Defense (in the form of an exchange of Letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA between governments) for the supply of Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of six more batteries of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in the PAC-3+ configuration with a new Integrated Air Defense and Missile Defense Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer noted that it is also necessary to provide assistance to residents of American states where natural disasters have occurred in recent months

The leaders of the Democratic majority and the Republican minority in the Senate of the US Congress spoke on Tuesday for further allocation of funds for military assistance to Ukraine.

On September 5, 2023, during the MSPO-2023 defense and industrial exhibition that opened in Kielce (Poland), Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved contracts with the Polish consortium PGZ-Narew to supply the Polish Army with the main elements of the promising short- and medium-range air defense system Narew in accordance with the framework agreement of 2021.

Kiev's counteroffensive did not lead to significant changes on the battlefield, writes 19FortyFive. Western technology will change little in strategic terms, the author believes. Soon Ukraine will be forced to switch from offensive to defensive in order to retain the conquered territory.

Washington intends to convince the DPRK to abandon plans to supply weapons and ammunition to Russia. This was stated by Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Despite Beijing's demands not to interfere in China's internal affairs, the United States continues to arm Taiwan. According to the newspaper "Ziyu Shibao", next year Taipei will receive operational and tactical ATACMS and HIMARS launchers for them.

Touching upon the possibility of negotiations with Russia, Dmitry Kuleba said that "Ukraine will not give up a single square meter of its territory"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba assured that in case of receiving Taurus long-range missiles from Germany, Kiev will not use them outside the "internationally recognized borders" of his country.

Within the framework of the 17th International commercial Transport exhibition Comtrans 2023, which takes place on September 5-8 in Moscow, the leader of the Russian cargo engineering KAMAZ presents about 30 exhibits, among which there are traditionally many novelties.

Peskov said that the exercises of Armenia and the United States cause the Kremlin to be wary

The Kremlin will analyze the plans of Washington and Yerevan to hold joint military exercises on the territory of Armenia and will monitor the situation, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Yerevan has twice this year refused joint CSTO exercises with Russia. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticized the results of the Russian peacekeeping mission in Karabakh.

Colonel Khodarenok believes that Armenia can exchange Karabakh for NATO membership

Eagle Partner 2023 joint exercises with the United States will be held in Armenia from September 11 to 20. Among the goals of the event is to increase the operational compatibility of troops in the framework of NATO peacekeeping missions. Why Yerevan has taken a sharp course to the West and how realistic is it that Armenia will become a new member of NATO, the military observer of Gazeta tells.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Al Mayadeen: F-16s will help Ukraine prolong the conflict, but not win it

F-16 fighters will not have any magical effect in Ukraine, writes Al Mayadeen. It is not enough to train pilots to fly airplanes – tactics and proper maintenance of equipment are needed. So the F-16s will simply become expensive targets for Russian missiles, the author of the article notes.

GT: The US will continue to pump weapons into Ukraine, despite the growing risks

The United States is increasing military assistance to Ukraine, preparing to send new weapons, GT reports. Their decisions will not change the course of the conflict. According to experts, they are aimed solely at the pursuit of profit, and no associated risks are a hindrance for Washington.

Nihon Keizai: NATO countries faced difficulties in increasing military spending

Only a small part of the countries have brought military spending to the target level of 2% of GDP, writes Nihon Keizai. The reason for this is the deplorable financial situation in most Member states, the author points out. Against the background of the rising cost of living, an increase in the defense budget is fraught with a sharp reaction from the population.

The Hill: The US should reconsider the strategy "to the last Ukrainian"

The West calls on Ukraine to continue fighting against Russia and does not think about the horrific statistics of losses, writes The Hill. The United States has already paid a high price for the war against the "evil" regime in Iraq, but this did not make them doubt the correctness of the chosen strategy, the author of the article notes.

The editor of the publication "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov explained that the export version of the tank has a simpler protection

The supply of Abrams tanks to Ukraine will not provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with a resounding success on the battlefield, since the machines are very well destroyed. This opinion was expressed by TASS military expert, editor of the publication "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov.

Poland continues to implement a large-scale military capacity-building program, focusing on the purchase of modern foreign weapons, mainly from the United States and South Korea. At the same time, Warsaw does not forget about the development of its own defense industry, trying to localize maintenance, repair, modernization and even partial or full production of military equipment and its components purchased abroad.