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In the south of the Syrian province of Idlib, the Russian military killed four terrorists.

The attack was carried out with the help of two drones. First, one drone parachuted a model of a small quadcopter equipped with an explosive device into the positions of the militants. The jihadists noticed the descending vehicle, thinking that it was damaged and was making an emergency landing.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of further coordination of the parties on issues related to relations between Washington and Moscow during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the US State Department reported.

"A detachment of the Northern Fleet consisting of the large anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin and the rescue tugboat Altai under the flag of the commander of the anti-submarine ships, Captain 1st rank Stanislav Varik, entered the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean," the press service of the SF reported on Wednesday, October 6.

The DART spacecraft will have to separate from the rocket and reach the Didymus-dImorph double asteroid in the fall of 2022, collide with the smaller of them - Dimorph, and change its orbit

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will test the protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids for the first time.

A NATO official confirmed — as usual, on condition of anonymity - that the accreditation of eight members of the Russian mission to NATO had been revoked, and that the expulsion of eight people was not limited to. Formal explanations of the reasons for this decision were made. A statement was also made that the alliance remains "open for constructive dialogue."

Artillery units of Russia and Mongolia at the joint exercises "Selenga-2021" for the first time used a reconnaissance and firing contour when applying a massive fire strike on the "enemy", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.

The United States and its NATO allies have a lot of work to do in adapting the alliance to the changing strategic situation in the world and revising the strategic concept of the bloc, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

Russia is expanding the list of carriers of hypersonic weapons. On October 4, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on its official YouTube channel published a video of the launch of the Zircon missile from the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk.

The boats of the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia conducted joint exercises in the Black Sea with the ships of the second permanent Anti-mine group of NATO (SNMCMG2) located in Georgian territorial waters, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported on Tuesday.

For the first time in Russia, a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile "Zircon" was launched from an underwater position from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk". The missile successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea. According to Military Watch, with such missiles, the Russian Navy will significantly increase the firepower of its ships.

The call of a number of French politicians for the country's withdrawal from NATO is not an empty phrase.

He is gaining more and more supporters who disagree with the actions of the United States and want independence from them. This is reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro.

The basis of the Russian contingent will be the units of the 201st military base

More than 2.7 thousand servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) and more than 500 pieces of equipment will be involved in October in three joint exercises of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which will be held in Tajikistan. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov on Tuesday, October 5, in an interview with Izvestia, spoke about the capabilities of the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk, from which a hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon" was launched from an underwater position.

The tenth Arctic campaign of the surface forces of the Northern Fleet began on August 10 with the departure from the main base of the Northern Fleet of the city of Severomorsk

Ships and vessels of the Arctic grouping of the Northern Fleet have arrived at the islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, where they will conduct rescue exercises and practice landing in the Arctic. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

Russia has sent a small ship "Vyshny Volochek", equipped with a Kalibr-NK missile system, to the Mediterranean Sea, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

China has published the first set of ethical principles for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Paramount importance is attached to protecting the rights of users and preventing risks associated with the influence of global tech giants. Another goal of the initiative is China's desire to become a world leader in AI by 2030.

The fighter with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing of the F-35B was tested by taking off and landing on the Japanese promising aircraft carrier Izumo, which is being converted from a helicopter carrier. According to The Drive, a combat aircraft took off and boarded a Japanese ship for the first time since the end of World War II.

The Russian space forces have detected more than 110 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space rockets since the beginning of 2021, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Military communication has been restored between North and South Korea, Yonhap reported on Monday. "Inter-Korean military communication lines were restored at 9 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time)," the message says.

Military personnel of Russia and Mongolia for the first time at the international exercises "Selenga-2021" conduct joint flights on Mi-8 helicopters, the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.