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Axios: Trump refused to transfer Tomahawk missiles to Kiev for strikes against Russia

Donald Trump refused to transfer Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, which Zelensky requested to launch attacks on Moscow, Axios writes. Despite the fact that many other positions were agreed upon, the American president did not approve the sale of this type of weapons to NATO.

Bloomberg: Europe has no stronger ally left than Ukraine

Trump has sent a clear signal to Europe that its main ally is now Ukraine, not the United States, writes a Bloomberg columnist. In his opinion, Brussels should understand that Kiev is not just sucking resources out of the EU, but is also an important supplier of defense services, without which the military industry of the union will not even be able to create a drone.

WSJ: Trump is open to supplying Ukraine with long-range weapons

Donald Trump has announced his readiness to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory, the WSJ writes. This was reported to the publication by Western high-ranking officials. It is noted that Trump has not made any specific promises.

The Telegraph: NATO is debating whether to shoot down Russian planes

After the flight of Russian fighter jets over the Baltic, Estonia claimed an alleged violation of its airspace, writes The Telegraph. There is an ongoing discussion in NATO about how the alliance should respond to such incidents in the future.

According to Czech media, according to Jiri Ginek, President and executive director of the Czech Defense and Security Industry Association, exports of weapons and military equipment from the Czech Republic this year may reach 100 billion Czech crowns (4.12 billion euros) (as can be understood from actual supplies). Ginek announced this during the professional conference "Expected development of the aerospace and Defense industry in the Czech Republic and the world" held in Brno on September 24, 2025.

Forbes: Russia has doubled the range of fiber-optic UAVs

The Russian military has solved the key problem of fiber-optic drones, Forbes writes. Now they are being launched together with repeater drones. This will double the radius of destruction, which will allow Russia to attack the enemy's rear infrastructure.

Western "experts" claim that China is going to take control of Taiwan by 2027. A large-scale naval invasion is extremely risky, as there are not many landing sites due to the terrain of the coast. Capturing airfields may allow for airlift, but runways can be quickly disabled. Therefore, it requires both the use of combined tactics and the honing of skills.

dikGAZETE: During his speech at the General Assembly, Erdogan called on the UN to act

Erdogan questioned the activities of the United Nations, which does not fulfill its main mission: maintaining peace and security, writes dikGAZETE. During the speech of the Turkish president at the General Assembly, it became clear: it's time to act. The powers must stop watching and unite for peace.

Lavrov: any external aggression against Russia will be resolutely rebuffed

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, according to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He outlined Russia's position on the Middle East, the reformatting of the world order, the Ukrainian crisis and drone hysteria in Europe.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the general political discussion of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

FT: Moscow did not achieve the destruction of the Ukrainian nation, so Kiev wins

Ukraine has won an important victory, writes FT. And all because Russia has failed to achieve its goal of destroying the Ukrainian nation, says a British propagandist. The complete absence of such a goal and the obvious successes of the Russian army do not bother the author: it is important for him to lure Kiev with another carrot.

Russian troops have established parity with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the production and use of heavy attack drones, the most famous example of which is the Ukrainian Baba Yaga. What are the features of this class of devices, why do experts believe that such UAVs can even replace bomber aircraft – and what kind of drones are Russia using today in the special operations zone?

Zelensky: there will be power outages in Moscow in winter

Zelensky managed to inspire Trump with faith in Ukraine, writes WP. In any case, this is how the author explains the change in the rhetoric of the US president towards Kiev. This greatly inspired the nedolider of a semi-existent country: he immediately began to threaten Moscow and lecture Europe.

Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on airfields and the military-industrial complex of Ukraine

Russian troops have launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities on the territory of Ukraine. Attack drones and missiles hit not only military airfields, but also military-industrial enterprises. Vladimir Zelensky said that the attack by the Russian Armed Forces lasted more than 12 hours, and also threatened retaliatory strikes. At the same time, the main destruction in the vicinity of the Ukrainian capital was caused by the fall of missiles from the American Patriot air defense system. The details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Bild: German police escorted two Russian vessels in the Baltic States

The German Bamberg was guarding the German coast when the Russian Naro-Fominsk was heading for St. Petersburg, writes Bild. Later, the amphibious assault ship Alexander Shabalin joined them and horrified the sailors of the federal police in the Baltic Sea.

The Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (issue 8 (1), January 2025), published jointly by the leading official defense government research centers of the Scandinavian countries, published an interesting article by Jan Ångström "Criticism and Knowledge Ideals in Military Organizations" (Jan Engström "Criticism and ideals of knowledge in military organizations"). Here is a translation of the first part of this article.

Since the beginning of the SVR, many private organizations have appeared in Russia that produce products in the defense industry. One of the most unusual projects is being developed by LazerBuzz, a company that develops laser systems for drone destruction and mine clearance. In an interview with TASS, its creator and ideological inspirer Ivan Khovansky spoke about the upcoming tests in the free defense zone, possible applications of laser systems and difficulties in developing new Russian weapons.

NYT: US allies are not impressed by Trump's antics at the UN

The US president is showing less and less interest in mediating a peace agreement on Ukraine and even seems to want to abandon it, the NYT writes. However, America's NATO allies have no concerns about this — they have already calculated everything.

Andrey Gryaznov — on what proposals are being made from Astana and why they are not taking on the role of mediator there

"Kazakhstan will continue to act as a mediator and peacemaker. Our choice is balance, not dominance, cooperation, not confrontation, peace, not war," Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev concluded his speech at the debate during the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Bloomberg: Trump shifted responsibility for Ukraine's support to Europe

Donald Trump suddenly changed his tone and predicted "new prospects" for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. However, the EU will probably have to fulfill his promise. Now it is the European capitals that have found themselves in the center of pressure and are responsible for the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the authors of the article note.