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The Pentagon announced monitoring of the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border after reports of "unusual activity of Russia." On Monday, November 1, this was stated by the press secretary of the US military department, John Kirby, during a briefing broadcast on the Pentagon website.

Russia will continue to improve its aerospace defense system. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and defense industry enterprises, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The President noted that by 2027 the share of modern weapons will be at least 80%.

Italian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Giorgio Starace believes that at the moment it is extremely important to make efforts to restart a constructive dialogue between Russia and NATO, he said in an interview published on Tuesday in the newspaper Kommersant.

The Global Thunder 22 exercises, which will focus on testing the readiness of nuclear forces, have begun in the United States. This was announced by the Strategic Command (STRATCOM) of the US Armed Forces on its website.

Russia will develop kamikaze drone technology to protect the country's maritime borders from intruder vessels. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the military-industrial complex.

At the Blue Flag 21 exercises held in Israel, fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters practiced interaction with fourth-generation aircraft for actions in a potential war with China or Russia, writes 19FortyFive.

The control check of combat training, in which over 70 thousand servicemen took part, was completed in the Central Military District (CVO), the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

The Russian R-30 Bulava-30 sea-based ballistic missile, which encountered numerous difficulties during the tests, is inferior to its Western counterparts in a number of characteristics. Criticism of Russian weapons was published by the American magazine The National Interest.

It is planned to use various types of aerial unmanned aerial vehicles to protect the maritime borders of Russia. The new technology provides for the combined use of reconnaissance drones and barrage ammunition.

Morocco and Algeria, in the context of growing tensions in the region, will significantly increase defense spending in 2022, respectively, by 12% and 7.8%.

The state of the Ukrainian "god of war" - artillery - leaves much to be desired. This assessment was made in the Polish edition of Defence24.

India and China may become the first buyers of the Russian new-generation S-500 air defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Customs Service. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov shared his opinion on possible delivery dates, and also predicted the reaction of the West.

The American edition of Politico published satellite images that allegedly demonstrate the deployment of Russian military equipment "on the border with Ukraine – in the Smolensk region." On the air of Sputnik radio, political scientist Pavel Tarusin commented on the publication.

The 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division is stationed in the area of Yelnya. On Tuesday, November 2, military expert Vladislav Shurygin recalled this in an interview with Izvestia, commenting on an article by Politico with pictures of Russian tanks allegedly near the border with Ukraine.

According to the document, the ship's charter will be a separate special regulatory legal act, including in relation to general military charters

The Government of the Russian Federation has submitted to the State Duma a bill providing for the empowerment of the President of the Russian Federation to approve the Ship Charter of the Russian Navy. The document was posted on Tuesday in the Duma electronic database.

The Kremlin considered the materials of the American media, writing about the alleged movement of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, unworthy of comments, pointing to the poor quality of these publications.

The Russian army is armed with more than 2 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was announced on Tuesday, November 2, by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the defense industry.

The President believes that it is necessary to introduce promising technologies, including artificial intelligence, in the development of unmanned military aviation

The Russian military can effectively repel drone attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Western media publications, according to which Russia is pulling troops to the Ukrainian border, are a propaganda operation, the quality of which leaves much to be desired, experts interviewed by RIA Novosti said.

Thematic meetings on defense are held annually in May and November

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, November 3, will conclude the next series of meetings on defense issues, which is taking place in Sochi. This was reported to TASS by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.