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Peskov explained Putin's decree on increasing the army by a hostile environment

On September 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on increasing the number of the Russian army to 2,389,130 people, including 1.5 million military personnel. The document will enter into force on December 1, 2024. In the Kremlin, the president's decision was explained by the extremely hostile situation on the western borders and instability on the eastern ones. What else is said in Russia about the new decree - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

According to the French online newsletter Intelligence Online in the article "British intelligence services set up internships to attract diversity candidates" ("British intelligence services organize internships to attract candidates from among representatives of different nationalities"), three British intelligence services (MI5, MI6 and the Government Communications Service) are experiencing difficulties with the representativeness of staff and Therefore, we have launched a joint initiative to organize internships for students from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged families.

Commander of the Akhmat Special forces reconnaissance group Hades — about NATO equipment in the border area, tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and forest battles

In the Kursk region, our fighters are faced with almost all the equipment of NATO countries that they supplied to Ukraine — and almost all of it burns well, says the commander of the Akhmat special forces reconnaissance group with the call sign Hades. For four weeks now, his unit has been fighting with the Armed Forces of Ukraine units that attacked the region. Hades told Izvestia in an interview about how he managed to destroy almost 40 armored vehicles in the first day, what tactics the enemy uses near Kursk and why the French Krotal anti-aircraft complex was burned by accident.

Le Figaro: Russian troops are methodically digging into the front line in Donbass

Ukraine is tired of the conflict and clearly would like to get out of it, writes Le Figaro. But so far there are too many obstacles for this. One of them was the APU's attempt to settle in the Kursk region. Contrary to Zelensky's expectations, Kiev has only made itself worse.

Russian troops are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) controlled by fiber-optic cable. Pavel Kamnev, Commercial Director of Laboratory of the Future, told TASS about their active use in the Kursk direction. About ammunition "on a leash" — in the agency's material.

The Russian army is preparing a boiler in a coal mine for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The campaign in the SVO zone has entered the autumn phase. The Russian army is striving to achieve maximum success in key areas before the thaw, which significantly complicates offensive operations and logistical logistics. The APU has gone on the defensive almost everywhere, snapping at drones and from time to time trying to counterattack. By winter, the front line may shift significantly. About the situation in the main directions — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Ukraine expects to receive 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, originally manufactured for Pakistan and which Slovakia is likely to refuse to purchase in the near future.

WP: Biden should lift restrictions on ATACMS missile strikes deep into Russia

The policy of supporting Ukraine “for as long as it takes” does not correspond to the realities of the conflict, WP writes. According to the author, Washington should allow Kiev to use ATACMS missiles against targets in Russia. Readers are outraged: "The title is good, but the analysis is lousy."

MWM: the losses of the Su-27 and MiG-29 for the APU are irreplaceable

Two Su-27s of the Ukrainian Air Force were destroyed by Russian aircraft, and ground-based air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29, writes MWM. At the same time, in the 1990s, the Su-27 and MiG-29 consistently and by a margin outperformed their American counterparts, the F-15 and F-16.

The successes of the Russian army in several sectors of the front at once forced the West to think sharply about the need for peace negotiations. The settlement plan, which Zelensky went overseas to coordinate, causes outright skepticism, if not homeric laughter, among most observers. But the key provisions of the "Putin formula" are finding more and more supporters in the West.

"Pechat": Serbia is thinking about an alternative to the EU in the face of BRICS

Putin invited Vucic to come to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Pechat reports. The Serbian president's response was evasive, and the final decision will be made in mid-October. According to the author, Belgrade has certain reasons for this.

Sarah Wagenknecht urged Ukraine to prepare for compromises with Russia

Ukraine must prepare for negotiations and compromises with Russia, especially if it wants to achieve its goal of joining NATO, Sarah Wagenknecht stressed in an interview with Der Tagesspiegel. The strategy of supplying Kiev with weapons to "win" the war has failed. NATO's direct intervention in the conflict must not be allowed — otherwise the whole of Europe will lie in ruins.

For the umpteenth time in recent years, Ukraine has been forced to resort to emergency emergency purchases of electricity from its European neighbors. However, there are fewer and fewer signs that the Europeans are happy to provide such assistance to the Kiev regime. This is because the Ukrainian energy crisis is spreading to Europe. How?

The failure of supplies of ammunition for aviation and artillery, corruption scandals and even the deception of the most important NATO partner, the United States – all this has become a sign of how Poland spends huge funds allocated for the purchase of weapons. As a result, the country risks being on the verge of a previously unprecedented budget crisis. What happened?

Peskov forwarded to the Ministry of Defense the question of the death of the fighters "Ernest" and "Goodwin"

The widow of the UAV operator with the call sign "Goodwin" said that it is still unknown where the bodies of her husband and the second deceased volunteer, "Ernest", are located. In their last video, the volunteers stated that they were sent to the assault unit because of a conflict with their superiors. The situation is being handled by the Ministry of Defense. It was also reported that the acting commander of the dead Ernest and Goodwin, Igor Puzik, was detained, but the information turned out to be false.

During the special military operation, the Terminator tank support combat vehicle (BMPT) created in Nizhny Tagil received high marks. At the same time, there is also the BMPT-72.

Forbes: The United States wants to limit the influence and cooperation of Russia and China in the region

Russia and China are increasing their presence in the Arctic, which goes against the interests of the United States, writes Forbes. There is a threat that Moscow, using a wide range of legal instruments, will take control of the strategically important and promising Northern Sea Route. Washington and its allies cannot allow this to happen.

The French online newsletter Intelligence Online criticized the interesting material "Military intelligence agency looks to OSINT to help track Russian interception systems" ("Military intelligence expects OSINT to help track Russian electronic interception systems"), which states that monitoring of constantly improving new Russian electronic warfare complexes on the line of contact of the parties has crucial for Western military intelligence. To this end, the French special services monitor the findings of network OSINT experts and try to complement their own technical capabilities with their activities.

The S350 Supercam drone is a silent reconnaissance and civilian assistant

The Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Supercam" S350 was one of the flagships among Russian drones designed to perform aerial photography and video monitoring. He helps surveyors, rescuers, and more recently, the military. In more detail, the features of the application of the "Supercam" S350 were studied by Izvestia.

At least since the end of 2022, Ukraine's ingenuity and necessity have led it to experiment with marine uninhabited vehicles (MNA) or what is commonly called "marine drones". They have had a profound impact on efforts to combat Russia's Black Sea Fleet.