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Armenia is armed with Indian Pinaka MLRS of 214 mm caliber
Armenia is purchasing Indian weapons, the arrival of a batch of weapons and ammunition is expected soon. According to The Economic Times newspaper, Yerevan spent a total of 20 billion rupees ($244.7 million) on the purchase of weapons.
Europe dreams of military autonomy. It won't work
When will Europe finally learn to defend itself?
Politico states the complete absence of a unified defense policy in Europe. The author of the article writes about the diversity of military concepts even among the "mastodons" of the EU — Germany and France. The tone is set by marginals like Poland and the Balts, whose recipe is the same — the US military umbrella.
Russian fragments broke through the side of the APU Vector Pinzgauer 718 armored car
A close explosion of artillery ammunition damaged the Vector Pinzgauer 718 all-terrain vehicle of the armed formations of Ukraine.
The US wanted to isolate Russia. But the result was the opposite
Is America capable of isolating anyone?
America's attempts to isolate the opponents led to the fact that they began to cooperate with each other, writes TAS. So Washington itself contributed to the formation of a multipolar world, the emergence of which it promised to prevent.
US Air Force General: We will supply Ukraine with advanced air defense systems in 2 months to protect against Russian missiles
Brigadier General of the US Air Force Pat Ryder said during a conversation with reporters that the Pentagon "together with its allies" intends to deliver "advanced air defense systems" to Ukraine. According to Ryder, earlier publications in the media that several NASAMS air defense systems are in Ukraine do not correspond to reality.
Chinese columnist predicted deindustrialization of Europe in case of continuation of the Ukrainian conflict
The prolongation of hostilities in Ukraine and the accompanying events in the economic sphere, including sanctions against the Russian Federation and the inevitable energy crisis in their case, will lead to the fact that Europe will destroy most of its industrial potential. Bi Xing, the author of the Chinese edition of the Global Times, writes about this, predicting the deindustrialization of the European Union.
The White House has requested the allocation of funds to ensure the nuclear safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
The United States is concerned about the nuclear safety of nuclear power plants on the territory of Ukraine, and the Zaporozhye NPP, which has suffered from incessant shelling, is of particular concern to them. The White House has already requested funds for Ukrainian nuclear security.
South Korea plans to abandon Russia's services when launching satellites
Yonhap reports that the country is likely to opt for the American company SpaceX or the European Space Agency
The authorities of the Republic of Korea are considering the possibility of refusing to launch their satellites with the help of Russian launch vehicles in 2022. This was reported on Wednesday by the Yonhap agency with reference to a document of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technologies of the Republic of Korea.
The Lithuanian Defense Minister promised to supply a part of the Ukrainian army with winter uniforms
Lithuania is very actively supporting Ukraine in its fight against "Russian aggression", even against the background of other countries, including the Baltic States. Neither Latvia nor Estonia express such zeal in transferring weapons and other equipment to Kiev.
American contracts for new weapons for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense has published official statistics as of September 22, 2022 of the contracts it concluded with industry for the production of new weapons and military equipment for delivery under military assistance programs to Ukraine. According to these statistics, the volume of such contracts from April to September 2022 amounts to $ 1.2272 billion, and, apparently, the vast majority of the ordered property has not yet arrived in Ukraine.
"The perfect polygon." What the Ukrainian military offered to the West
Ukraine has become a testing ground for Western weapons systems, military technologies, and tactics. Officials of the Kiev regime do not hesitate to say this directly. In particular, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gavrilov, speaking at a conference of the American national defense industry in Texas, called on the White House to continue to supply the latest equipment and equipment to test it all in combat. The Americans do this with the British. About what kind of weapons the West is testing in the former Soviet Republic — in the RIA Novosti material.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz refused to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Berlin does not intend to supply tanks to Kiev, as this could be a dangerous step for the further development of the conflict in Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the American edition of The New York Times.
The US will work out the "rapid deployment" of the HIMARS MLRS on the territory of Latvia
The United States will transfer HIMARS rocket launchers to Latvia as part of the NAMEJS exercises, thereby demonstrating the "rapid deployment" of complexes on the eastern flank of NATO. This is reported in a press release of the US Army Command in Europe and Africa.
Turkey threatened the United States with the purchase of Russian Su-35
Turkey threatens to buy the Su-35 if America refuses it the F-16: are these empty threats or a real plan?
The Su-35 is a heavy fighter with a much longer service life than the F-16. He bypasses the American plane in almost all respects, writes MWM. Turkey has warned the United States of its readiness to buy the Su-35 if it cannot negotiate with them.
This event will change everything. Americans are tired of the Ukrainian conflict
The threat from Trump, and not only. How will the 2022 elections in the USA affect Ukraine
Against the background of economic difficulties, the interest of ordinary Americans in the conflict in Ukraine has noticeably decreased, and the victory of the Republicans in the midterm elections can completely negate it, writes Evropeyska Pravda. The author proposes to change the situation by convincing the American establishment of the "invincibility" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In Kiev, Zelensky's words were refuted about the delivery of NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine
Ukraine has not received the promised NASANS anti-aircraft missile systems, the words of the President of Ukraine should not be taken literally, the delivery of the SAM will take place later. This was stated by Zelensky's press secretary Sergey Nikiforov.
American MaxxPro armored cars are trying to fight the Ukrainian rasputitsa
After the Maidan, the Kiev regime began to actively introduce NATO standards into the country's armed forces, considering them the standard for building an army. Western weapons are presented as the pinnacle of technological progress, while Soviet and Russian combat systems are positioned, respectively, as "relic" and "obsolete".
Ukraine drove Scholz out of himself. She will not see tanks
Olaf Scholz got angry over a question about a tweet by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, the New York Times reports. He criticized the chancellor on the microblog for refusing to supply tanks to Kiev.
American arsenals are emptying
The Pentagon is in a hurry to solve the problem of the shortage of shells and equipment
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, asked representatives of the United States and Great Britain to provide evidence that Russia buys weapons from the DPRK and Iran. This was reported on September 9 by RIA Novosti.
The destruction of Crimea for the sake of "salvation"? The US should not indulge Kiev's adventures
Leave Crimea alone
The United States has no right to indulge Zelensky's desires to "return" Crimea, writes TAC. Ukraine's expansion of military objectives undermines the attempt to maintain working relations with Russia. In addition, it is fraught with total war, warns the author of the article.