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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.

Military personnel of motorized rifle units of the 201st Russian military base during the exercise practiced conducting combat operations to destroy a sabotage group of a conditional enemy in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.

Judging by the video published by the agency, the rocket launch took place at night

The Russian military conducted the first test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine. Prior to that, the launches of the Zircon were carried out from a surface ship.

These missile systems are difficult to identify, track down and destroy, which makes them superior to mine-based missiles in terms of survivability.

The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) have launched large-scale exercises in the center of the country in the Sverdlovsk region.

Under the leadership of the Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov, the quality of the work of the fleet units will be evaluated following the results of the summer training period

The inspection of the forces of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) began following the results of the summer training period, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.

The US has made it clear that it is working on a new nuclear doctrine. This was announced by Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).

Alexey Podberezkin, director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, explained what the successful tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine say on Sputnik radio.

The first successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk submarine indicates that the tests are on schedule and the Russian Navy will receive the missiles on time. This was announced on October 4 by Admiral-submariner, former commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation Vladimir Valuev.

Crews will perform combat training tasks for their intended purpose in difficult conditions

A heterogeneous grouping of ships of the Caspian Flotilla went to sea to pass the final inspection for the 2021 academic year, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Monday.

Divisions of anti-ship coastal missile systems "BAL" and "Bastion" of the Baltic Fleet are practicing a missile strike on the ships of a conditional enemy on the coast of the Kaliningrad region.

The defense expenditures approved by the government in the Estonian state budget for 2022 will increase to 748 million euros (an increase of 103 million euros), which is 2.31% of the projected GDP.

The U.S. Space Force has established an intelligence analysis team at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This was reported on October 4 by the SpaceNews portal with reference to the documents.

Russia insists on the full implementation of the agreement between Putin and Erdogan on the isolation of terrorists

In the Idlib de-escalation zone, the terrorist threat persists and in some places even increases, terrorists there are trying to act against the Russian contingent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained in detail his country's position on relations with Russia. The words of the head of the Foreign Ministry sounded quite categorical. In his opinion, the unilateral policy ended with Trump, and will not return again. But this is not the only stone in the garden of the USA.

Moscow and Damascus accused Washington of disrupting the evacuation plan prepared under the auspices of the UN for the civilian population of the Rukban refugee camp.

The Iranian army has transferred a brigade of the 16th Armored Division armed with "Chieftain" tanks to the border with Azerbaijan. These combat vehicles purchased in the UK before the Islamic Revolution, of course, cannot be considered modern, although some of them underwent modernization, including the installation of 840-horsepower B-84 engines from T-72S, improved sights, including night sights.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has promised to respond harshly to any threats to the country. "The government and the military will react harshly to any actions that threaten the lives and safety of people," Moon Jae-in said in his speech dedicated to the day of the Armed Forces of South Korea, which is celebrated on October 1.

Russian radar stations (radars) over the past week have identified 58 aircraft near the borders of the country, follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, published on Friday, October 1, on the website of the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".

Former Chief of the General Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) Retired Russian Colonel-General Viktor Yesin doubted the presence of hypersonic missiles in the DPRK. In his opinion, such developments do not correspond to the industrial level of North Korea. This is reported by Interfax.