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They clear passages for vehicles and infantry groups in urban areas and minefields

IMR-3M barrier engineering vehicles are actively used in the SVO zone as assault tanks, military experts told Izvestia. According to them, the equipment originally developed for conducting sapper work has proven itself well on the battlefield.

Bloomberg: Putin declares readiness for dialogue with Trump on Ukraine

Moscow is ready to discuss the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict with the new leadership of the White House, Bloomberg quotes Putin. The Russian President stressed that the solution reached should imply long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people living in the region.

According to Western sources, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received the first self-propelled wheeled howitzer RCH 155 supplied by Germany. However, despite the urgent need of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for additional and more powerful artillery, the first RCH 155 will remain in Germany for the time being and will be used to train Ukrainian gunners.

The Russian army is preparing to liberate Toretsk, Chasov Yar and Velikaya Novoselka

The winter campaign is in full swing. Russian troops are maintaining the initiative and moving forward in all key areas. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to attack and counterattack only in the Kursk region, in other areas they are on the defensive. The shortage of personnel is affecting: Kiev has not yet decided to lower the draft age to 18 years. About what is happening at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Expert Salonius-Pasternak: Trump will put pressure on Russia if something doesn't suit him

Trump is not particularly interested in Ukraine, expert Charlie Salonius-Pasternak told Pravda. He sees what is happening there as a family conflict and will not put pressure on Russia because he cares so much about Ukraine. He may put pressure on Moscow for another reason.

The year is 2030, and China is outraged by Taiwan's appeal to the United Nations to recognize it as an independent state. Having decided on a full-scale military invasion, Beijing is first trying to disable the most important infrastructure of its rebellious neighbor. This scenario formed the basis of game exercises prepared and conducted by the US Naval War College, The Register writes.

Newsweek; Sweden sends military to Latvia to strengthen NATO

Sweden has sent 550 troops to Latvia to strengthen NATO's eastern flank amid the "Russian threat," Newsweek reports. Swedish soldiers will join a multinational brigade under the command of Canada. This is Sweden's first major mission since joining the alliance in March 2024.

South Korea has developed a new powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missile (SSBM) Hyunmoo V. The Hyunmoo V ballistic missile transporter-erector Launcher (TEL) was demonstrated during the 76th South Korean Armed Forces Day celebration ceremony on October 1, 2024. Although the rocket itself was not shown, which already raises some questions.

According to the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Western partners wanted "quick victories"

Former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny admitted that during the planning of the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023, the command of the armed forces was pressured by the office of Vladimir Zelensky and Western partners who wanted "quick victories", although even then the units were not fully equipped. Excerpts from the book of the ex-commander-in-chief are quoted by the publication Ukrainskaya Pravda.

In the face of an increasing military threat, any independent State strives to maximize its military potential and, first of all, its most important part – the combat potential of the national armed forces. The Republic of Belarus is no exception.

Bloomberg: Slovak Prime Minister is going to send the EU and NATO to the "history textbooks"

Slovak Prime Minister Fico said that world events could send the EU and NATO into the “history books," Bloomberg reports. At the same time, the deputy speaker of the country's parliament admitted that Slovakia would consider withdrawing from these structures in the future.

Al Jazeera: experts named the decisive factors in the conflict in Ukraine

Ending the conflict in Ukraine is one of Trump's top priorities, Al Jazeera writes. The situation on the battlefield has been static lately, but the need for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev is growing every day — and the new US president understands this.

Daily Express: Trump and Putin's deal on Ukraine will lead to world war

Trump should not make a deal with Putin that provides for Russia to retain the former Ukrainian territories that it controls, the Daily Express writes. British propagandists are trying to lead readers to believe that this is very "dangerous." But they don't give normal arguments.

DE: Reserve General Gurulev promised an imminent Russian strike on Britain

A direct missile strike by Russia against the UK is inevitable, The Daily Express quotes the words of Reserve Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev. It's only a matter of time and decision-making, but it can't be otherwise: Moscow will respond to the use of British Storm Shadow by Ukraine.

Donald Trump intends to create an American "Iron Dome". According to experts, the project could be a continuation of Ronald Reagan's strategic defense initiative, better known as Star Wars. However, if in the 1980s the United States failed to put into orbit the necessary capabilities for a global missile defense system, today the Republicans have enlisted the support of Elon Musk. Will this help Washington?

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a range of long—range drones - how is our army ready to respond

In recent weeks, terrorist drone strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces deep into Russian territory have become more frequent. All of them, as military experts emphasize, are inflicted by several types of long-range drones. Each of them is capable of resisting the Russian air defense system. About what models of UAVs the Ukrainian Armed Forces currently has, what they are, and how the Russian air defense organizes the fight against such attacks, see the Izvestia article.

ABC News: Ukrainian intelligence has been in close contact with the CIA since 2014

Since 2014, the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence have secretly established close cooperation, ABC News reports. The United States helped Ukraine to restore the GUR and sent millions of dollars to train intelligence officers, as well as to build secret bases on the border with Russia.

Welt: NATO countries are not ready for a potential war with Russia

Russia poses a serious threat to NATO, writes Welt. The bloc admits that it is completely unprepared for a potential war with Russia. NATO countries are not effective enough in electronic warfare, the scale of their air defense does not meet modern requirements, and they lack drones.

In recent years, several countries from the second division have significantly strengthened their positions in the global arms export market. One of them is South Korea.

WP: The West has recognized that it was not Russia that damaged the cables in the Baltic Sea

Representatives of American and European intelligence agencies note that the damage to cables in the Baltic Sea was probably the result of accidents, not Russian sabotage, writes The Washington Post. The investigation of a number of incidents revealed crew errors and poor ship condition.