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The head of the NATO military committee Bauer said about the depletion of arsenals in the West

The West is running out of ammunition that can be transferred to Kiev, CNN reports with reference to the head of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer. The official urged the alliance members to increase the capacity of their military-industrial complex. The situation in the United States calls into question further arms supplies to Ukraine, the article notes.

Minefields and well-thought-out trench systems have slowed down the advance of Ukrainians, writes NYT. An even bigger problem for the AFU is the tactics of warfare chosen by the Russian army. It has been known for a long time and has already shown its effectiveness during the Battle of Kursk.

Journalists of The New York Times newspaper — based on satellite photos — suggested that Moscow plans to test the Burevestnik rocket with a nuclear engine. The Western edition emphasized that this is a "mini-Chernobyl" — an object with a dangerous "atomic exhaust". However, the actual technical appearance of this weapon is completely different. However, his strategic goals are not as obvious as it may seem.

The "sanctioned" cheese turned out to be in a mousetrap, but not for Moscow, but for European capitals, writes Focus. According to the latest statistics, Russia has overtaken Germany in economic growth. It's just that oil is exported not to the West, but to the East, and the "price ceiling" did not work.

Colonel Khodarenok: 1,500 M1 Abrams tanks are needed for a new counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

October 4 marks exactly four months since the start of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". The fact that the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ended with almost nothing is already a well-known fact. The reasons for the failures of the counteroffensive were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, added that this is "extremely bad news" for Ukraine

The removal of Republican Kevin McCarthy (from California) from the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress will paralyze the legislative and budgetary systems of Washington until 2025, support for Ukraine at this time will be extremely difficult and weakened.

Asia Times: Russia and NATO can agree on the end of the conflict in Ukraine

A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine between Moscow and Kiev is impossible while Zelensky holds the post of president, Asia Times writes. However, Russia and NATO are able to agree on a ceasefire, as well as on the future security architecture of Europe — under certain conditions.

AG: because of the United States, the Ukrainian crisis may escalate into a nuclear conflict

Ukraine historically represents a Gordian knot, in which long-standing contradictions are intertwined, writes American Greatness. The US involvement in the conflict with Russia is fraught with the risk of nuclear escalation between the great powers, unprecedented even during the confrontations in Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Caribbean crisis.

Swedish analyst Bern: The West underestimated Russia and will pay for it

The West has completely underestimated Russia, analyst Lars Bern said on SwebbTV. A lost Ukrainian conflict will cost the powers that be dearly. The expert is surprised by the incompetence of Swedish and Western politicians who openly ask for a direct clash with Moscow.

Military Watch Magazine: the number of Ukrainians surrendering has increased significantly

The number of Ukrainian conscripts who surrender has increased significantly, writes Military Watch Magazine. This is happening against the background of reports of huge losses of the APU on the front line.

The National Bank of Ukraine has liberalized the hryvnia exchange rate

The exchange rate of the Ukrainian currency, which the Kiev regime clamped down on by administrative methods more than a year ago, will soon fall rapidly again. And all because since October 3, the National Bank of Ukraine has again decided to send the hryvnia to free float. Why was such a decision made and what does the failure of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" have to do with it?

Country.ua: a non-working lend-lease law for Ukraine expired in the USA

In the United States, the fiscal year 2023 ended on September 30, and during the period of its validity, Kiev did not receive anything under the lend-lease - other mechanisms were used to help Ukraine by the United States, since it was more profitable for Kiev. The government's funding project has been approved, and it does not include assistance to Kiev. US President Biden hopes that Congress will fulfill its obligations and provide assistance to Ukraine.

The Pentagon announced its readiness to transfer ATACMS missiles to Kiev after Biden's decision

Pentagon spokesman Douglas Bush said that the US military is ready to hand over ATACMS missiles to the Ukrainian authorities if US President Joe Biden gives his consent to this. Ammunition has even been selected, rocket launchers are almost ready. "We are ready to act quickly," says Bush. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Eight months ago, Western countries announced their decision to supply tanks to Ukraine. Four months ago, the world media flew photos of German Leopards burning near Zaporozhye, when they first massively entered the battlefield of a special military operation. Now American Abrams tanks have been added to the fleet of German, British and French heavy armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). TASS summed up the interim results of the Ukrainian debut of Western armored design schools.

Al Binaa: if necessary, Russia will give an appropriate response to NATO aggression

The defeats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ukraine did not stop NATO's aggression against Russia, writes Al Binaa. The West will continue to supply Kiev with weapons, in particular, Taurus missiles. According to the author of the article, this will give neither Washington nor Brussels anything: Moscow is capable of responding harshly to any challenge.

GT: the Ukrainian conflict will end with the defeat of the United States, as in Iraq and Afghanistan

"Ukraine is destroyed and will never be the same," American anti—war activist Julie Tan told GT. In her opinion, Biden miscalculated in the conflict, and his mistake will not turn in favor of the United States itself. It will end the same way as in Iraq and Afghanistan, added her colleague Sarah Flounders.

The old British armored personnel carriers delivered to Ukraine are being put into service not only by territorial defense units supplied on a residual basis. As it turned out, a batch of FV432 armored personnel carriers entered service with the so-called Separate "presidential brigade" named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky, subordinated directly to Zelensky.

On October 3, the Russian Defense Minister held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center in Moscow.

Clouds are gathering over Ukraine. The United States has achieved the exclusion of aid to Ukraine from the draft budget. The Smer party, determined to stop the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, won the elections in Slovakia. This happened against the background of a quarrel between Kiev and Warsaw – one of its loyal allies, the author of the article for CNN writes.

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur met with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in Kiev. During the meeting, he said that for the sake of Ukraine, Estonia is preparing to launch the defense industry "on a wartime scale."