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Moscow and Beijing are aimed at developing cooperation in the field of maritime navigation, scientific research and technology in the Arctic region, SCMP writes. Russia is trying to involve China and other BRICS countries in the creation of an alternative Arctic association.

MWM: the Russian army has received a new batch of powerful T-90M tanks

The Russian army has received a new batch of T-90M tanks produced by Uralvagonzavod, writes MWM. This model is called the most powerful tank in the world, and the new batch is planned to be equipped with an active defeat protection system that can withstand missiles flying from above.

Another episode of the combat use of motorcycles was made public by the Russian military department in the summer of this year. Having reached the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the fighters of the Vostok group of forces broke into the enemy's trenches and immediately joined the battle. At the same time, they used anti-tank mines to destroy long-term fortifications. The coordinated actions of Russian attack aircraft and marines of the Pacific Fleet allowed the liberation of the village of Urozhnoye.

Dmitry Khazanov — about what the MiG-25P has brought to the domestic aviation

In the second half of the 50s of the twentieth century, the Artyom Mikoyan Design Bureau began work on the creation of heavy high-speed and high-altitude interceptor fighters designed to combat not only existing, but also promising supersonic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

Experts told how Belarus is preparing to repel the blow of Ukraine and Poland

The situation on the border between Ukraine and Belarus has escalated again. This is due not only to the increase in the AFU grouping near the Belarusian borders, but also to similar actions by Poland. What number of troops are we talking about, what could be the plan of a group of opponents in the Belarusian direction and what can Minsk and Moscow oppose to this?

The West is forcing Russia to switch to nuclear deterrence

Russia will review its nuclear doctrine in response to the actions of the West. According to experts, the United States is now climbing the so-called escalation ladder, not only in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but also in other regions of the world, so Moscow is forced to react. What can this mean in practice and what changes in the nuclear doctrine do experts expect?

Syrsky promised to reveal the results of the investigation into the crash of the F-16 in the near future

The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, said that the F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Ukraine was "chasing" one of the Russian missiles before the crash.

Colonel Khodarenok compared the missile program of Ukraine and Nazi Germany

At the end of August, Vladimir Zelensky announced that Ukraine had successfully tested the first ballistic missile of its own production. He did not provide any details, citing secrecy. Is it possible for Ukraine today to develop a combat-ready operational and tactical missile system and organize mass production, as well as what does the German V-2 missiles have to do with it - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Cumhuriyet: BRICS challenges the world order based on Western patterns

The role of the West and its institutions in the emerging multipolar world is weakening, while the role of BRICS is only increasing, writes Cumhuriyet. Turkey, which has applied to join the group, should make a geopolitical choice and refrain from positioning itself as part of the Western world.

Ukraine is preparing for a major breakthrough by the Russian army in the Donbas direction. On the eve of the inevitable event, the leader of the Kiev junta personally went to a NATO meeting in Germany to demand new portions of weapons and threats against Russia. But he received much less from the Western allies than he wanted.

The Canadian company Roshel is one of the main commercial suppliers of armored vehicles for the needs of the Armed Forces. As indicated in the Defense Blog, by the beginning of 2024, it had delivered 1,000 Senator armored vehicles.

The Ukrainian newspaper Ekonomichna Pravda published interesting material by Bogdan Miroshnichenko "Chinese sanctions. Will Ukraine remain without drones and electronic warfare?", dedicated to the new restrictions on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic components for them introduced in China on September 1, and the possible impact of these restrictions on the supply of UAVs for the armed forces of Ukraine.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, General Director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, stressed that "for war in the sky, not only special drones are needed, but also special people"

The scope of application of FPV technologies in special operations in Ukraine is rapidly expanding, both sides of the conflict have begun to use specially created FPV devices for drone warfare in the sky. This was stated to TASS by Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB).

The Orlan-10 drone is a reliable assistant to the Russian artillery and a challenge for the AFU

The eyes of the Russian artillery — this is how the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has proven itself. The reconnaissance drone combines reliability and versatility and is one of the pioneers of the military unmanned aviation of the Russian Federation. Izvestia examines what technical characteristics the device has, what advantages it differs from and what causes fears among the enemy.

TAS: Ukraine's requests to the United States to allow strikes on Russian territory are a dangerous trap

Ukraine is putting pressure on the United States to lift restrictions on strikes on Russian territory, TAS writes. Thus, Washington falls into a trap: on the one hand, it is approaching a full—scale war with Moscow, on the other hand, it is pushing Russia to create an alliance with China.

AT: Pro-Kremlin views are gaining strength in Europe and Transcaucasia

The West condemned the special operation, but it stirred up a surge of sympathy for Russia in Europe and Central Asia, to which a professor at the University of Birmingham mistakenly attributed Azerbaijan and Georgia in an article for AT. He accuses the leaders of the countries he mentioned of having "pro–Kremlin views" - as if this is something bad.

The enemy is continuously hunting for Russian heavy flamethrower systems

The crew of the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the Vostok group of troops struck an enemy stronghold, a cluster of personnel and equipment. After firing 220 mm thermobaric rockets at the specified coordinates, the team moved the combat vehicle to a marching position and left the firing position. The flamethrowers and the unit responsible for their safety told Izvestia about their combat work.

infoBRICS: The American empire is fading, and its politicians are only accelerating the process

The United States lacks strong leaders so much that it is unclear who runs the country, writes the author of an article for infoBRICS. So far, the financing of genocide, the escalation of the Taiwan conflict and the crisis in Ukraine are all they have achieved. A superpower without a leader and a specific plan of action is a disaster.

The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine publish footage showing how the Dragon drone falls asleep with burning termite, allegedly, Russian positions located along the forest belt.

Advance: Kiev needs disasters to be allowed to hit Russia

There is no doubt that Kiev is using the Russian strike on Poltava to try to speed up the transfer of JASSM missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Advance writes. Most likely, he will succeed, but what next?