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The contact group of the West discussed measures to track the weapons transferred to Kiev, the department noted

The United States and its allies are seeking from their military-industrial complex to increase the production of weapons for transfer to Kiev, as well as to replenish their own arsenals. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, speaking in Brussels at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Norway has become one of the central links of energy security in Europe, writes The Washington Post. However, now the country is facing sharp criticism: Europeans accuse Oslo of trying to cash in on the crisis.

In the second week of November, Japan will host the Malabar 2022 naval exercise with the participation of India, Australia, Japan and the United States. In addition, the Indian Navy will take part in the International Fleet Review (IFR), which will be held in the first week of November and will be dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), according to the Indian daily newspaper The Hindu.

Kiev asks the administration of US President Joe Biden to "abandon restraint" and deliver Atacms missiles

Kiev is asking the United States to supply new types of weapons, including Atacms tactical ballistic missiles and fourth-generation F-15 and F-16 combat fighters.

As noted in the publication, the Ukrainian authorities requested from the American side "the latest air defense systems"

The US authorities are unlikely to accelerate the process of approving the supply of modern weapons to Ukraine, and Washington, most likely, will not send Patriot missile systems to Kiev. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday in the electronic version of The Washington Post.

Mika Aaltola: Finland will probably become a NATO member within four months

Finland may become a member of NATO in the spring of next year, writes Aamulehti. She was prompted to do this by the "geopolitical threat" from Russia. But to join the alliance, you first need to enlist the support of Turkey and Hungary.

The massive missile attack carried out by the Russian Armed Forces on Monday greatly frightened the political leadership of Ukraine, led by Zelensky. Despite the bravura statements of the regime's representatives to the press, in fact, Kiev was at a complete loss, not knowing what to do and how to respond to it.

The Thai Navy received the FK-3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems of Chinese production, as well as the Russian Dzhigit support launchers with Igla-S MANPADS.

The European Union was not ready for the current volume of arms supplies to Ukraine, since defense spending has not been a priority for it for a long time, the author of the article for Bloomberg writes. It will take years to close the gap between supply and demand.

The Ukrainian army began receiving German armored Bergepanzer 2 repair and evacuation vehicles, the first BRAM have already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine. This is reported by the Ukrainian press.

The press secretary of the president said that the United States has already been involved in the conflict in Ukraine so that the naked eye can see how their "ears stick out"

The United States supplies of modern air defense systems to Kiev will not change the goals of the Russian Federation, but will make the conflict more painful for Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with journalists on Tuesday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The Group of Seven announced its intention to continue providing financial, humanitarian and military support to Kiev "for as long as necessary"

Leaders of the Group of Seven countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japan) Following the meeting, a joint statement on the situation around Ukraine was adopted in an online format, which was distributed by the press service of the German Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday.

Germany and the Czech Republic have finally signed an agreement on the supply of German Leopard 2A4 tanks to the Czech army. The delivery itself was agreed at the beginning of September, but was in a "suspended" state. Now everything is legally formalized.

The coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the United States will continue to discuss with Ukraine the possibility of supplying it with "additional air defense systems."

According to the Secretary General of the alliance, Ukraine needs various systems capable of destroying different types of targets, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones

The issue of supplying Ukraine with modern air defense systems and shells for them will be one of the main topics of the upcoming meeting of NATO defense ministers next week. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the BBC Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.

Military historian Knutov spoke about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T air defense systems

Military historian Yuri Knutov told Izvestia on October 11 about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T SLM air defense systems.

The transfer, according to the publication, took place on Tuesday near the Polish-Ukrainian border

Germany has handed over to Ukraine the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems promised by Berlin. This was reported on Tuesday by Der Spiegel magazine .

In Ukraine, it is increasingly being stated that unprecedented weapons are being used against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photos of fragments of ammunition with the inscriptions "Geranium-2" found at the site of missile strikes appear. How does Geranium-2 work, what is it, what is it made of – and what does Iran have to do with it?

Kyrgyzstan, which was supposed to host the military maneuvers of the CSTO "Indestructible Brotherhood" from Monday, canceled the exercises at the last moment. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic did not explain this decision in any way. In Bishkek, the incident is associated with the participation of the military from Tajikistan, with which there was a conflict recently. Moscow cites other reasons – Western sanctions and Kyrgyzstan's attitude to its actions in Ukraine. What was the determining reason?

Although no one is in a hurry to transfer armored vehicles to Kiev

The process of supplying weapons and military equipment to Ukraine by the countries of the "collective West" (this concept is broader than NATO and the EU) is becoming not a decisive, but an important factor in the ongoing military operation in this country.