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Germany will give Kiev even more weapons. According to media reports, we are talking about heavy armored vehicles. The government of Olaf Scholz is under pressure from Washington on this issue. About what was promised to Ukraine — in the RIA Novosti material.

Russian troops are actively using allegedly Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136, renamed Geran-2, having inflicted several "destructive" strikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Kharkiv direction. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the statements of the Ukrainian military.

On September 15, 2022, the Slovenian government announced the withdrawal from the GTK Boxer (8x8) armored personnel carrier program and the cancellation of the contract signed only in May with the German consortium ARTEC GmbH for the purchase of 45 Boxer armored personnel carriers worth 281.5 million euros plus 61.93 million euros VAT. The decision to refuse to purchase Boxer was made by the Slovenian government based on the results of an audit report, but apparently has a political background.

The coloring of the aircraft not only protects it from corrosion, but is also a distinctive sign of the manufacturer or airline. It happens that airliners are decorated for memorable dates or significant events. And if military aviation is restrained and practical in this regard, then the design of civil aircraft is often left to designers and modern artists.

Alexey Rakhmanov — about the corporation's plans and the potential for the development of domestic tourism in Russia

The development of the Russian tourism industry has become one of the leitmotives of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF). Alexey Rakhmanov, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), spoke about how domestic tourism can develop thanks to shipbuilding in an interview with TASS.

But her famous drones are kept on a tight leash and a dishonest word

Selcuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and technical director of Baykar Makina, which produces Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, made a statement on August 30 in a local TV program.

According to the Ukraine Support Tracker service, the USA is the largest supplier of weapons and military equipment

TASS, September 15. Western countries plan to allocate military aid to Ukraine in the amount of more than €36 billion. This is evidenced by the data of the Ukraine Support Tracker service of the German Kiel Institute of World Economy.

Russia is moving closer to China

Over two decades, Russia and China have significantly strengthened cooperation in all areas – partly in response to deepening tensions with the West, Dmitry Simes writes in an article for TAC. The conflict in Ukraine has only accelerated Moscow's turn to the East.

The parties announced their intention to intensify bilateral partnership in the field of defense

The United States and Turkey support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and also intend to intensify bilateral partnership in the field of defense.

The German press writes that Western-made tanks will not be supplied to Kiev. Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the Kremlin for the first time since May and said that Germany was actually under pressure in the sense that Berlin was expected to supply German tanks for Ukraine.

The US is arguing about military assistance to Ukraine. In particular, whether to transfer modern F-16, F-15 and A-10 aircraft. There are fears that American technology will fall into the wrong hands. Kiev insists on expanding the "assortment" of supplies every day. How this can turn out — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The first pair of F-16C/D fighter jets, upgraded to the latest F-16V standard by Lockheed Martin, has arrived in Greece.

Strengthening relations or Russian control? The history of Russian-Iranian rapprochement after the conflict in Ukraine

In recent years, Iran has been actively engaged in strengthening relations with Russia, writes Sasapost. The countries became even closer after the start of the special operation in Ukraine. But some Iranians are concerned that such "close cooperation" will develop into "control" of Tehran by Moscow.

Five reasons why the growing strategic partnership between Russia and China poses an existential threat to the United States

China and Russia are attacking the United States on all fronts, Fox News quoted Rebekah Koffler as saying. She lists five reasons why their strategic tandem poses an existential threat to America.

After the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Washington intensified its active opposition to Russia. This anti-Russian sentiment has initiated many economic sanctions and political steps. The military forces of the North Atlantic Alliance did not stand aside either. NATO has opened its doors to Finland and Sweden.

After the adoption of the so-called "chip law" in the United States, chip manufacturers in China found themselves in a difficult situation. But there is hardly a quick way out of this situation.

Belgium has decided to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 12 million euros. The new package will include large-caliber machine guns and ammunition for them, as well as winter clothing, which the APU really needs. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder.

On September 16, 2022, at the 23rd Tactical Airbase of the Polish Air Force in Minsk-Mazowiecki, in the presence of Polish President Andrzej Duda, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved contracts with the South Korean corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the purchase of 48 FA-50 light combat aircraft by Poland.

The Russian Federation, for the time being, responds with restraint to Kiev's strikes on its civilian objects, the president noted

Russia does not change the plan of a special military operation in Ukraine and reacts with restraint to attempts of terrorist attacks by Kiev only "for the time being," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on Friday following a visit to the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand.

On September 15, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 600 million.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 has now exceeded $15.1 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $17.9 billion.