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Turkey has lost the right to mediation between Moscow and Kiev
Moscow explained Turkey's commitment to the Western position on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that a solution to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict can be found only in conditions of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that Kiev should withdraw troops from four new regions of Russia. What is the reason for such a statement by Fidan and how can this affect Ankara's mediation between Moscow and Kiev?
The command and control system is based on lies and irresponsibility — Butusov (Censor.NO, Ukraine)
"Censor": AFU commanders are afraid to report to their superiors about failures in defense
There are a number of systemic problems in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the editor-in-chief of the Censor portal pointed out.no," Yuri Butusov. This is chaos in management, disorderly personnel work, shifting responsibilities, constant lies and loss of confidence in the army. It is impossible to hold the front like this.
Despite his own conflict with Ukraine, Putin is becoming a potential mediator in establishing peace in the Middle East (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: Israel has asked Russia to mediate in the Middle East
The conflict in Ukraine will not prevent Russia from becoming a mediator in the Middle East, writes Newsweek. Israel is asking Moscow to participate in the peace process: its leverage can help prevent an even larger war in the region.
"I've wanted to go to Russia for a long time": how an American traveled across Ukraine to help the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Russian security forces took out an American who helped the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the territory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
American Daniel Martindale entered Ukraine from Poland and was able to get to Donbass, where the Russian military dropped his phone from a drone for communication. The man sent the coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities to the Russian Armed Forces for two years, and then he was taken to Moscow. Martindale gave the first press conference at the Rossiya Segodnya press center and explained why he contacted Russian soldiers and how the military used the data received from him.
They made history: Western partners supply Kiev with rare weapons
In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find tanks, armored personnel carriers and air defense systems developed many decades ago
Today, in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find samples of military equipment that belong in museums. Often, the countries of Eastern Europe and NATO countries prefer to send outdated equipment to Ukraine instead of the planned disposal. Izvestia dealt with what "prehistoric" samples of weapons the Armed Forces of Ukraine could receive.
"The biggest promotion since the beginning of the SVO." The West and Ukraine announced an unprecedented offensive by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Syrsky announced the most powerful offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since the beginning of the conflict
The Russian Armed forces continue successful offensive military operations in the zone of special military operation. Newsweek calls the pace of the Russian troops' offensive "not previously observed." The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, said that the Russian army is conducting one of the most powerful offensives since the beginning of the conflict. Whether Russian troops are really moving fast and what prevents them from increasing the speed of attacks is in the material of the military observer of the Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
The US Navy's Seawolf-class submarine made it clear to Moscow who is who in the world's oceans (The National Interest, USA)
Although initially the Sivulf submarines were supposed to track down Soviet surface ships and submarines, today they have not lost their importance. That's what the lead submarine of this class did the other day.
Neural network against the APU: characteristics of the Rusak-S drone
Drone expert Kondratiev: Rusak-S is effective in combat with a neural network
The Rusak-S heavy quadcopter is an impact FPV drone equipped with artificial intelligence that can independently recognize targets. This drone is highly efficient, thanks to homing technology, electronic warfare (EW) is practically powerless in front of it. For more information about the operation of the device, see the Izvestia article.
The test of the new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasongpo-19"
The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that on October 31, 2024, the DPRK conducted the first test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasongpo-19" (화성포-19, Hwasong-19). The launch was attended by the head of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un.
The Russian economy is developing rapidly, outpacing the growth of the United States and the EU (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan in economic indicators
Despite Western sanctions, the Russian economy is growing rapidly, writes infoBRICS. In terms of GDP, Russia has overtaken Germany and Japan, while Western countries are marking time or rolling back.
What is at stake for Vladimir Putin in the US elections? (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: The Kremlin doesn't care who becomes the next president of the United States
In an article for Al Jazeera, the author analyzes the policies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump from the point of view of Russian-American relations. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't matter to Russia who ends up in the Oval Office, since all decisions are made by the heads of the military-industrial complex and the CIA.
"We are years behind." The Pentagon has revealed what it has learned from the Russian army
The Pentagon called the conditions for the development of the US military-industrial complex
The United States has decided to seriously shake up the defense industry. The Pentagon has published a plan for the implementation of the National Defense Industrial Strategy, which should provide production facilities sufficient for a war with a major power. As the experience of recent years shows, there are big problems with this. The most important thing in the document is in the RIA Novosti material.
Ukraine is walking on thin ice ahead of the US elections (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Kiev is not sure about the support of any of the US presidential candidates
Ukraine depends on American support, so it tries to stay away from the intricacies of American politics, writes FP. Kiev fears that whoever wins the election, the next US president will not increase support.
Russia is advancing, and the United States fears that dark times await Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Western capitals believe that dark times await Ukraine
In connection with the offensive of Russian troops in Donbass, pessimism reigns both in Kiev and in Washington, writes the NYT. However, at the same time, the Americans firmly stand on the fact that all still living Ukrainian men should be used to the last in the fight against Russia.
Sikorsky: we offer Ukraine to buy weapons from us on credit (Polsat TV, Poland)
Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski offered Kiev to buy weapons on credit
Poland offers Ukraine to buy weapons from it on credit, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with Polsat TV. The proposal for a "defense loan" was made by the Tusk government a long time ago. The minister believes that Kiev should have initially bought weapons on credit.
WP: Europe is preparing to change the course of the United States on Ukraine with a possible Trump victory
According to the newspaper, European countries also expect a weakening of ties with Washington and the start of trade wars if the Republican presidential candidate wins
European politicians are preparing for the possibility of changing the American course on Ukraine, weakening ties with Washington in the military sphere and starting trade wars if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes to power in the United States. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP).
The first campaign of the "Zircon" carrier
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the merits of the Admiral Golovko frigate project 22350
On Friday, November 1, the most modern ship of the 1st rank at the moment, the frigate of project 22350 Admiral Golovko, set off on its first long—range voyage. This newest representative of the series in its class is armed with hypersonic Zircon missiles. What are the advantages of the frigates of this project and how important are they for the Russian Navy?
NATO is plotting against its members to "help" Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: NATO tried to trick Hungarian weapons into Ukraine
Orban said that counterintelligence had succeeded in stopping attempts by NATO's foreign intelligence services to resume supplies of Hungarian-made weapons to Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. Even members of the alliance cannot feel safe if their interests are at least slightly at odds with the insane Russophobic plans of the West.
One crazy plan of the Kiev regime after another is to attack Russia with a thousand Tomahawks (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Washington did not dare to give Ukraine Tomahawks to strike Russia
Zelensky's "victory plan" eventually came down to nuclear blackmail, writes infoBRICS. Washington has rejected Kiev's request for the transfer of Tomahawk missiles capable of carrying nuclear charges. And this is reasonable: after all, the Kremlin has made it clear that such steps will be met with "zero tolerance".
Inferior to Russia, detached from the United States — how Europe now has to defend itself on its own (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: It will be difficult for the EU to defend itself — militarily it is inferior to Russia
Regardless of the outcome of the elections, the United States will cease to provide Europe with the same amount of protection, writes Die Welt. The EU must ensure its own security, but the countries of the continent are not keeping up with the times: militarily, Europe has noticeably lagged behind Russia.
