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The Ukrainian conflict has reached an impasse, writes GN. The West is too deeply stuck in it and now does not know how to get out without getting hurt. There is no end to economic problems, and they are getting more and more acute every day. And events in the international arena are developing quite differently from what the United States and Europe expected.

The fighters of the Russian assault groups shared with Izvestia the peculiarities of their training and tactics

There is a shaky balance on the Donetsk section of the line of contact. Russian troops continue to repel the attempts of the Ukrainian offensive, do not allow themselves to be moved in any of the directions, and, if possible, counterattack themselves.

Guardian: Ukraine has asked the West for weapons for strikes on Syria, Iran and Russia

Ukraine is calling on the West to launch missile strikes against Russia, Iran and Syria, The Guardian reports. At the same time, she is ready to do it herself – if she is given a weapon. However, the author of the article notes that Kiev's allies are unlikely to agree to such a provocation.

"Politics": "Abrams" will become an easy target for Russian missiles

The transfer of American "Abrams" to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, writes Politika. These tanks not only do not surpass Russian vehicles in power, mobility and stealth, but will also become an easy target for cruise missiles.

Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of infantry fighting vehicles, writes Forbes. There is no hope for the West, so we have to improvise. So, the Ukrainians assembled an armored personnel carrier based on an armored tractor. But he has a number of serious shortcomings. For example, a car drives so slowly that a foot soldier can overtake it.

NATO will send two AWACS aircraft to Lithuania to monitor Russia

The North Atlantic Alliance will send two AWACS aircraft to Lithuania to monitor Russia's military activities near NATO borders, according to a published statement.

Breitbart: Florida Governor Desantis spoke out against aid to Ukraine

At the Republican Party debate, the issue of assistance to Ukraine caused a heated discussion, Breitbart writes. Ron Desantis and Vivek Ramaswamy opposed Kiev's support. "It is in our interests to put an end to the conflict," Desantis said.

Manturov: The Russian Aerospace Forces received serial fighters of the fifth generation Su-57

The plant named after. Gagarin handed over new serial Su-57 and Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said. According to him, Russian aircraft manufacturing enterprises are "gaining a good pace of production," and the troops will receive equipment of the next stage before the end of the year. Both fighters are used in the SVO zone.

The head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Budanov: the AFU counteroffensive is on foot

With the arrival of October, the APU has little time left to achieve any significant results in the offensive, since Western heavy equipment "will sink," writes the NYT. Nevertheless, the head of the GUR, MO Budanov, said that the offensive of the troops is already mostly on foot. In turn, the WSJ notes that massive attacks by armored vehicles are no longer possible - drones are everywhere at the front. What problems the APU offensive faced - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's surrender would mean occupation

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev. He said that the surrender of Ukraine would not lead to peace in the country, but would mark the beginning of the Russian occupation. Stoltenberg said that the future of the state is in NATO and that the alliance is going to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Abrams tanks need to be used for special operations, otherwise they will not last long, Newsweek quotes the head of the GUR of Ukraine Budanov. However, readers of the publication do not agree with this. "Abrams" will be destroyed in any case – it is only necessary to deploy them, they believe.

Sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines occurred with the participation of Ukraine, and for this it should be deprived of the opportunity to receive German weapons. Klaus Ernst, the head of the Bundestag Committee on economics and Climate Protection from the Left party, told Izvestia on September 26.

CNR: the modified Su-34 will become the world's first fighter-missile carrier

The Russian Su-34 was able to launch long-range cruise missiles, CNR reports. Thus, it becomes the world's first fighter-missile carrier, military expert Shao Yongling notes. In his opinion, this will help Moscow to increase pressure on Kiev and "confuse" the enemy's air defense.

Hersh: The US has destroyed all traces of involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"

The United States has covered up all traces of its involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams", said American journalist Seymour Hersh in an article on the Substack platform. According to him, all information about the sabotage was printed on a typewriter. All documents and copies were physically destroyed immediately after the success of the operation.

El País: in Ukraine, there are fears of a division of the country according to the Korean scenario

In Ukraine, there are real fears that as a result of the conflict, the country will split into two parts, as happened on the Korean peninsula, writes El País. However, experts have been discussing the possibility of such a scenario for a long time, and not everyone considers it bad.

Analyst: the destruction of the Global Hawk UAV will reduce the danger of Ukraine's strikes on Crimea

The United States has created a reconnaissance and strike system in the Black Sea region that is directly involved in hostilities against Russia, therefore, American Global Hawk drones flying over neutral waters should become a legitimate target of Russian air defense systems, and the destruction of even one of them will reduce the danger of Ukraine's strikes on Crimea, a military analyst, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti" Igor Korotchenko.

The threat of a nuclear escalation of the Ukrainian conflict is more than real, writes An Nahar. Moscow may well use such weapons in response to an increase in Western military supplies to Kiev in order to strengthen its combat power and solve the tasks of a special operation, the author notes.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is a bloody show that Kiev staged to justify the billions of dollars allocated by the West, writes TNS. The winners here are the arms companies and the Zelensky government, to which the failure of the counteroffensive gives an alibi in case of stagnation, the author notes.

Recently, with the launch into orbit by the National Intelligence Agency and the US Space Forces of the critically important Silent Barker satellite constellation, the head of the US Air Force Space Systems Command, Lieutenant General J. Michael Getlane (Getlin) he said that this system would "deter aggression", showing that the United States has eyes in space.

The pendulum of assistance to Kiev has swung in the other direction, writes Advance. Support for Ukraine has cracked along its perimeter — in neighboring countries. Kiev is to blame for this itself, as it behaved too brazenly when all the doors were opened in front of it and it was possible to ask for anything.