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The Economist: The West urged Ukraine to prepare for a protracted conflict

Kiev should change tactics and prepare for military action attrition, writes The Economist. As the newspaper notes, Ukraine and its allies are beginning to realize that they are facing a grueling conflict of attrition, for which none of them is ready.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on whether the naval special operations forces will take the place of the traditional fleet

During a special military operation, Ukrainian forces regularly try to commit sabotage: they attack Russian ships with the help of marine drones, land sabotage groups on the coast of Crimea. Kiev believes that in this way it will be able to reverse the negative situation in the Black Sea for itself. What is the probability that the naval special operations forces will become a replacement for the navy in the XXI century?

As the newspaper noted, one of the reasons for Warsaw's harsh rhetoric may be the preparation of the ruling Law and Justice party for parliamentary elections

TASS, September 22. The Polish government has dealt a serious blow to Ukraine by refusing further arms supplies. So this decision of Warsaw was evaluated by the French newspaper Le Figaro .

Figaro: Warsaw dealt a blow to Kiev by refusing to supply weapons

Poland's refusal to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine will be a strong blow for Kiev. This opinion was expressed by journalist Hugues Maillot in an article for the French newspaper Le Figaro on Thursday, September 21.

Kiev insists that after the end of the conflict it should receive "security guarantees", which should be spelled out "in black and white", writes "Ukrainian Week". However, Zelensky's Western patrons prefer to remain silent and delay the start of peace negotiations.

Daily Express: Britain supplied the APU with equipment that may contain asbestos

Thousands of units of British military equipment, including Challenger 2 tanks supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, may contain deadly asbestos materials, writes the Daily Express. This substance causes severe lung diseases, the article notes.

Russian supersonic strategic bombers-missile carriers Tu-160 received new cruise missiles X-BD with a range of more than 6.5 thousand km. This is stated in the video, made public...

A distinctive feature of the special military operation in Ukraine was the massive use of high-precision long-range weapons placed on ships, submarines and long-range bombers. The Russian Military Department has repeatedly reported group strikes against important targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), military industry and infrastructure facilities.

On September 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million.

Turkey is balancing between East and West, deftly maneuvering and trying to get benefits everywhere, political analyst Gokan Batsik said in an interview with iROZHLAS. The country is a member of NATO, but at the same time it actively cooperates with Russia. Ankara cannot do without its raw materials. It is the most profitable, and there is no money in the country.

CNN: Zelensky needs new skills to get help from the United States

Zelensky was met ambiguously in Washington, adoration is a thing of the past, CNN reports. Biden has repeatedly stated his readiness to support Ukraine, but Republicans do not want to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine and oppose it. Now the fate of Kiev depends even more on the political fate of the American president.

The Belgian government has decided to reconsider its decision not to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighters, replaced in the country by F-35, RTBF reported on September 22, citing the country's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

According to Der Spiegel, deliveries to Kiev are carried out either free of charge, or are carried out through the previously created European Peace Fund

The military assistance provided to Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian Federation has already cost Germany about €5.2 billion. Der Spiegel magazine writes about this with reference to the response of the German Ministry of Finance at its disposal to the corresponding request of the Bundestag deputy from the Left Party Sevim Dagdelen.

Ottawa also intends to provide instructors for training on the F-16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said

Canada will allocate $482 million over three years to support Kiev and provide instructors for training in the management of F-16 fighters. This was stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in parliament before addressing the parliamentarians of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

According to the Canadian Prime Minister, Ottawa will also help Kiev with the training of pilots on F-16 fighter jets

Canada will transfer 35 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ammunition, light equipment to Ukraine in a new package of military assistance and will assist in the maintenance of Leopard 2 tanks. This was stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

During the strike, data from NATO reconnaissance aircraft were used, experts are sure

On Friday, September 22, the Navy struck the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. Five missiles were shot down by air defense, another damaged a historic building, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Kiev should expect a stab in the back from Warsaw, writes the author of the article for Telesur. Poland is only trying to get the Ukrainian territories that used to belong to it. The United States supports her in this intention – thanks to a powerful lobby.

According to the American broadcaster NBC, US President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during talks in Washington that the United States would provide Ukraine with a small number of ATACMS tactical missiles to help in the war with Russia.

According to the agency, Warsaw is still committed to supporting Kiev, but its exact position is not clear

TASS, September 23. Washington demanded explanations from Warsaw after the words of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki about the suspension of military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg on Friday, citing a source in the Pentagon.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom Oliver Dowden noted that his state "will stand side by side with Ukraine no matter what it costs"

The UK is ready to support Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia for years, if necessary. This statement was made on Friday from the rostrum of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York by British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden.

The program of fifth-generation F-35 fighters produced by the American military industrial corporation Lockheed Martin is 12 years behind schedule, partly due to the purchase of new aircraft instead of maintaining the combat readiness of existing ones. This is reported by Defense News with reference to a document of the government supervisory authority.