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German Defense Minister Kristina Lambrecht made a keynote speech. She said that in connection with the special operation in Ukraine, the German leadership should reconsider the country's defense policy. According to the Minister, military security should become the main state task for the coming years. To solve it, it is necessary to significantly increase the defense budget and invest in it much more than the already provided additional fund of 100 billion euros for the purchase of weapons and equipment for the Bundeswehr.

Rostec State Corporation presented the upgraded Mi-8MTV-1, adapted specifically to the requirements of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, inspected the improved rotorcraft at the Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding. The agency will receive the first helicopters by the end of 2022.

In the draft recommendations of the group, which is headed by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Ukraine is also recommended to have "Rapid Reaction Forces capable of effectively and powerfully responding to violations of territorial integrity."

Viktor Litovkin — on the undeclared results of strategic command and staff exercises in the Far East

For a whole week, from September 1 to 7, large—scale strategic command and staff exercises "Vostok-2022" thundered at the training grounds and in the sea areas of the Far Eastern Military District — from Lake Baikal to the Pacific coast and from the Sino-Mongolian borders to the southern coast of the Arctic Ocean, as well as in the Okhotsk and Japanese Seas.

The Russian navy will receive four medium-sized reconnaissance ships of the new 03182P project, the laying of the second pair is planned in the near future. This was reported by a source in the Russian defense industry.

On September 8, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of additional security and defense assistance to Ukraine in the amount of up to $675 million.

Russian President Vladimir Putin receives reports on everything that happens during Russia's special military operation to protect Donbass, including the regrouping of Russian troops in the Kharkiv region. This was stated on September 12 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The European Space Agency (ESA) intends to ask for more than 18 billion euros from its 22 member states to finance programs for the next three years, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher said.

The difficult situation at the front and in the rear may lead to a change of power in Kiev

The administration of US President Joseph Biden is preparing a request for additional assistance of $11.7 billion to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2023. Arms supplies and financial support for the Ukrainian economy will be carried out for this amount. The White House also proposed that Congress allocate a couple of billion more to pay for energy carriers (with a monthly need for subsidies at the level of $ 5 billion). excluding expenses for the heating season).

After the approval by US President Joe Biden of new arms supplies to Ukraine, a list of everything that Kiev should receive as part of a new package of military assistance was published on the official website of the US military department. According to the list, Ukraine is waiting for the following weapons:

They will come in the form of a soft loan against the €9 billion promised in June

The EU Council approved the allocation of €5 billion of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of a soft loan against the €9 billion promised in June. This was reported to journalists on Friday by a European source in Brussels.

Denis Shmygal believes that more than $349 billion is needed to restore Ukraine, although this amount, according to the minister, "does not reflect the full scale of destruction"

Ukraine needs Western donors to provide it with $3.4 billion in the next three months out of a total amount of $349 billion, which was estimated at the restoration of its infrastructure. This was stated on Friday by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal.

As reported in Washington, we are talking about the allocation of more than $11 billion

The US administration will continue to seek Congressional approval of a new budget request from the White House, involving the allocation of more than $ 11 billion to support Ukraine. White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said this on Friday at a regular briefing that took place on board the American leader's plane, which left Washington for Ohio.

As noted by Bill Laplante, Deputy Head of the Pentagon for Procurement and Technical Support, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year

US funds for military assistance to Ukraine are designed for two years, the program will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year (ends September 30).

The new US military budget provides for the allocation of funds to replenish the weapons of allies in the North Atlantic Alliance in Eastern Europe. Politico writes about this.

The US Department of Defense has signed contracts with a number of arms manufacturers for $ 1.2 billion to replenish stocks of weapons and equipment seized from US military units for shipment to Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant (KnAAZ) named after Yu.A. Gagarin in 2022 plans to transfer to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation multifunctional Su-35S fighters and fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) reported.

The shortage of energy resources will be the last straw for Europe, overflowing the cup

The ongoing energy crisis is causing enormous damage to Europe, writes Global Times. The share of household spending on heating and electricity is reaching record highs. Protests are taking place in European countries. Won't this lead to a socio-political crisis?

Mark Rutte and Liz Truss discussed the situation in Ukraine in a telephone conversation

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Liz Truss, the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine and recognized the need to strengthen military assistance to Kiev.

Ukraine is actively conducting terrorist work on the Russian Federation with the full support and sponsorship of Washington

The American leadership is considering the supply of weapons systems to Ukraine that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to use on the territory of the Russian Federation. These can be long-range ATACMS missiles for HIMARS complexes, as well as aviation weapons of destruction. In Ukraine, they no longer hide their intentions