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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation posted on social networks a video taken at the time of the launch of the Bulava ballistic missile from the strategic submarine Prince Oleg. Earlier on Thursday, the agency reported that the launch was carried out as part of state tests of the carrier of the latest naval ammunition.

Iran is not yet ready to create a military bloc with Russia, but they do not rule out such a possibility in the future, Iranian Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri said.

Two American B-1B Lancer strategic bombers, which took off from Fairford Air Base in the UK, flew in the Black Sea area, the US Air Force Command in Europe and Africa reported.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu outlined threats from Afghanistan that are relevant for Russia and Iran.

"We can continue to do this work in different regions, taking into account that the situation is not getting easier. We are talking about Afghanistan and the threats that exist today from this region. This is drug trafficking and the appearance of ISIS (banned in the Russian Federation) on the territory of neighboring states," the minister said.

The DPRK confirmed that on October 19 it successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reports, citing the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE SMM) does not stop working in the south-east of Ukraine, patrolling in most points of Donbass is in normal mode, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing the organization's press service.

Lieutenant General, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Romanenko named the types of weapons that will help Ukraine cope with Russia. Assessing the situation in the east of the country, he urged "not to engage in shapkozakidatelstvo" and "conduct asymmetric actions with the enemy," the Comments portal writes.ua on Wednesday, October 20th.

The most powerful weapon of Russia is named in the publication 19FortyFive. The author noted Russian missiles, air defense systems, a helicopter and a promising underwater vehicle.

The military of Russia and Egypt practiced landing without parachutes from a mock-up of the Mi-8 helicopter, they descended on cables, firing blank cartridges on the move. This was told in the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Wednesday, October 20.

India may equip its border guards with non-lethal weapons of a new type to confront Chinese military personnel. This is reported by Asian News International.

Russian fighter crews identified aerial targets as two supersonic B-1B strategic bombers of the US Air Force accompanied by two KC-135 tanker aircraft

Two Russian Su-30 fighters escorted two B-1B bombers and two KC-135 tanker aircraft of the US Air Force over the Black Sea. This was reported on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian military conducted exercises to respond to the breakthrough of manpower and armored vehicles of a simulated enemy at a training ground in the Kherson region, near the border with Crimea. This was reported on Wednesday, October 20, by the press service of the command of the United Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

The meeting will discuss joint exercises and training of Korean officers in Russia

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov will discuss military cooperation between the two countries with his South Korean counterpart Nam Yong Sin and the country's Defense minister So Uk, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

A delegation of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) arrived in the capital of Russia from Kabul for the third meeting of the "Moscow format" on Afghanistan.

North Korea has successfully tested a new ballistic missile by launching it from a submarine under water. On the presented frames, you can examine the tests in detail.

The number of NATO priority engagement forces at the borders of the Union State has increased to 40 thousand troops

The North Atlantic Alliance is strengthening its military infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the military and political situation is difficult, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

At the current level of development of hypersonic weapons, the United States has every chance to lose in a possible fight with Russia and China. After years of warnings from military experts, the Pentagon is now spending over a billion dollars annually to catch up.

The scenarios of NATO exercises near the western border of the Union State are based on armed confrontation with the Russian Federation, he said.

Military threats, political and economic pressure from Western countries have forced Russia and Belarus to take retaliatory measures, one of them is the new Military Doctrine of the Union State, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The US military has begun active work on the modernization of tactical nuclear weapons and their storage bases in European countries. This was stated on Wednesday, October 20, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.