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Multi-purpose Russian Su-35S fighters have appeared for the first time at a Russian military base in the Syrian city of Al-Qamishli. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

The frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet passes the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea to join the Russian Navy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.

Russia is not ready to accept that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is being transformed into an instrument of political pressure, and will make every effort to normalize its work, said Andrei Belousov, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Office in Geneva, speaking at the First Committee of the General Assembly (GA).

Exercises were held on Sakhalin to protect the landing from a conditional enemy, drones and artillery were involved, and the experience of actions in Syria was also taken into account. This was reported on Thursday, October 28, by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The United States announced the possibility of destroying Russia's Baltic Fleet and turning the Black Sea Fleet into a "shooting gallery". This is stated in an article by journalist David Axe, published on the Forbes website.

According to a video published by the US Navy Central Command (NAVCENT), MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vehicles under the control of American operators have begun patrolling the waters of the Persian Gulf.

The United States and Turkey held consultations on the F-35 program, from which Turkey was excluded for the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.

The ships of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets of Russia are reliably protected from enemy missile attacks by air defense systems, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (in 1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.

The President of Belarus accused the West of looking for a reason to advance its troops to the borders of the Union State.

A multibillion-dollar sum previously transferred by Ankara, intended to pay for the contract for the purchase of American F-35 stealth fighters, was blocked due to the acquisition of the S-400 Triumph air defense system from Russia.

The head of the Defense Committee of the State Duma is sure that the Ukrainian "bayraktars" will not pass in the Donbass.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrei Kartapolov, told the Military-Industrial Courier: "The use of the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle by the Ukrainian military in the Donbass (which was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine) leads to a further escalation of the conflict inside Ukraine. 

The Indian Armed Forces conducted a test launch of an Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of over 5 thousand km. This is reported by The Times of India newspaper with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the country. 

The loss of one Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) worth five million dollars "will immediately cool the ardor of Ukrainian generals" in the Donbas. Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, called RIA Novosti a similar way to stop the escalation of the conflict in the region.

American B-1B Lancer bombers, with which the United States promises to sink the Black Sea Fleet, are outdated even by their own standards, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. In conversation with the "Tape.He recalled that Russian air defense systems had already successfully repelled their attacks in 2018.

The German Foreign Ministry said it was alarmed by the use of the Bayraktar strike drone by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass. To this, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Kiev has a legitimate right to defend itself. He advised German diplomats to express less concern.

US lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to block the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

Special attention was paid to the Central Asian direction, said the first deputy director - head of the border service of the FSB of Russia, Army General Vladimir Kulishov

The situation on the external borders of the CIS member states and the trends of its development were analyzed by the participants of the meeting of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops of the Commonwealth countries in Sochi.

Weapons for the destruction of ports have been tested in China. The Chinese military destroyed a training target with an underwater explosion. This is reported by the Global Times.

Russia and ASEAN intend to exchange information on terrorist groups, potential attacks and threats, according to the comprehensive action plan for the implementation of the strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation held a conference where they summed up the results of the Army International Games of 2021 and told how they plan to organize competitions for ARMI-2022.