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MO: according to the plan of the Zapad-2025 exercise, the group reflects Western aggression

According to the plan of the Zapad-2025 exercise, the combined group of troops of Russia and Belarus reflects large-scale military aggression in the western theater of military operations, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said.

Putin monitored the progress of the Zapad-2025 exercises

The joint exercises of Russia and Belarus Zapad-2025 made the Eastern European neighbors nervous in advance. Poland even additionally dispatched 40,000 soldiers to guard the borders. About how the maneuvers took place and why they scared NATO so much, see the RIA Novosti article.

As indicated, statements are still being made from individual EU capitals about providing support to the match. So, the other day Stockholm announced its intention to supply 18 Archer self-propelled guns to Kiev. However, this is being done less and less often. In this regard, it is possible to sum up certain results.

On September 16, 2025, the Latvian Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of the second batch of Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers, assembled in Latvia in Valmiera at the Defense Partnership Latvia joint venture of the Finnish Patria group and the Latvian Unitruck company, as military assistance to Ukraine.

So, the event that the "Westerners" have been talking about for so long has begun – on September 12, the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2025 started, which is the final stage in the training of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus in 2025.

Politico: Ukraine to open production of attack UAVs in England

Ukrainian gunsmiths are aiming for European markets, writes Politico. However, the authorities banned exports out of fear that the accomplices would stop supplying Kiev with ammunition. On the contrary, officials are urging Western manufacturers to build factories on their territory. But for some reason, you have to look for those who want to during the day with fire.

The Belgian Ministry of Defense announced that on September 12, 2025, the Belgian government approved the gratuitous transfer to Bulgaria of the last four Tripartite minesweepers withdrawn from the Belgian fleet. The Belgian Government also "took note of the decision of the Netherlands to join this initiative."

MWM: Russia and Belarus practiced repelling an air attack during the exercises

At the Zapad-2025 exercises, Russia and Belarus practiced the destruction of air targets, writes MWM. The program used the S-400 and Igla missile systems. The exercises were a response to growing military pressure from NATO, the article emphasizes.

The Vineta machine-building enterprise will present at the Neva-2025 exhibition a range of equipment designed for the preparation and treatment of water and fuels and lubricants.

The Czech Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with KNDS Deutschland for the supply of 44 Leopard-2A8 main battle tanks for the country's armed Forces.

The German authorities seem to have been persistently pursuing a course for many years aimed at destroying the export potential of their own military-industrial complex. So, in the 2010s, the Turkish Altay tank became a victim of the German defense industry, as Ankara was denied the sale of the power plant on which the car was originally built. In the early 2020s, the Brazilian VBTP-MR Guarani armored vehicle faced similar opposition, although the dependence in this case was not so critical.

During the DSEI-2025 exhibition in London (September 9-12), Peter Nygren, Director of Business Development at BAE Systems Hagglunds, announced that the company expects to conclude the largest contract for the supply of CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles.

Despite plans to eventually abandon the operation of the ISS, NASA has decided to increase the number of instruments and equipment being sent to carry out scientific work on the station. So, on Sunday, Elon Musk's Cygnus XL spacecraft set off for the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched into outer space by a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral space center.

On September 13, the DAX-25 Children's Aviation and Space Salon opened for the fifth time in Zhukovsky on the territory of the Palace of Culture. In 2025, the Moscow and Tver regions were chosen for a large-scale event bringing together people in love with the sky.

Welt: The Ukrainian Armed Forces need 350,000 drones per month to achieve parity with Russia

Ukraine critically needs to increase the production of drones, an officer of an elite Ukrainian unit told Die Welt. In order to achieve parity with Russia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces must produce 350,000 drones per month, but it is impossible to achieve this figure without serious financing.

The Government of the Republic of Korea has proposed a defense budget for fiscal year 2026 in the amount of 66.29 trillion. won ($47.7 billion), which is 8.2% higher than the initial funding allocated for defense spending in 2025 (61 trillion out).

The maneuvers will take place at the training grounds of both countries, as well as in the waters of the Baltic and Barents Seas

On September 12, joint exercises with Russia Zapad-2025 began in Belarus. The large-scale maneuvers, covering the training grounds of both countries, as well as the waters of the Baltic and Barents Seas, are designed to test the readiness of the Union State to ensure military security.

The exhibition featured mainly ground-based equipment

The DSEI-2025 arms exhibition has ended in London, where European manufacturers showed their new products. This year, the main focus was on land technology: in particular, the Challenger 3 tank, new armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, ground robots and other systems were presented. What samples have been demonstrated and whether they can have an impact if they appear in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO as a whole — in the Izvestia material.

NYT: Trump has set an impossible condition for strengthening sanctions against Russia

Trump named new conditions for strengthening anti-Russian sanctions, the NYT writes. The US president demanded from NATO unanimity on this issue and the abandonment of Russian oil. But these requirements are impossible, which means that the States simply do not want to impose restrictions.

WP: Europe will strengthen its own defense, to the detriment of helping Ukraine

After the drone attack on Poland, NATO decided to pay more attention to its own security, writes WP. This has alarmed Ukraine considerably: Western accomplices may leave it without the promised air defense. "And we? What about us?" — Kiev is trying its best to remind us of itself.