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Mearsheimer told who will be blamed for the failure of the AFU counteroffensive
The APU hoped to repel the Russians, but as a result they suffered enormous losses, and their counteroffensive turned into a complete failure, writes John Mearsheimer. He lists the reasons that led Ukraine to collapse. The West played an important role in it.
"I am powerless before the devil." NATO was scared by this Russian missile
Russia has adopted the deadly Sarmat missile system, which has no analogues in the world, Al Jazeera reports. According to experts, the Sarmat's direct combat duty has become a clear signal to the West – NATO's aggressive intentions will not remain unanswered.
A new package of US military assistance to Ukraine for 175 million dollars
On September 6, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 175 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 43.7 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 45 billion.
Expert Nikulin named the purpose of supplying Ukraine with depleted uranium shells
On September 6, the Pentagon announced a new $175 million package of military assistance to Kiev, which will include depleted uranium shells for Abrams tanks. The goal of the United States in this case is to make uninhabitable part of the territory of Ukraine, which they consider lost, said Igor Nikulin, a member of the UN Commission on chemical and biological weapons from 1998 to 2003, in an interview with Izvestia.
NYT: The US will soon send a new batch of cluster munitions to Ukraine
According to the newspaper, Washington intends to guarantee that Kiev will not run out of ammunition
The US authorities intend to transfer another batch of cluster munitions to Kiev soon, The New York Times newspaper writes, citing American officials.
The APU tried to hit the Russian Ka-52 helicopter with a FPV drone
Ukrainian formations are attempting to use their FPV drones not only to attack Russian positions, but also against helicopters of Russian military aviation. One of such attempts to defeat the Russian Ka-52 helicopter took place quite recently.
Western press: Due to the improvement of electronic warfare of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the AFU is transferring UAV operators closer to the front line
Recently, the Russian armed forces have been regularly improving their capabilities to jam enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Business Insider edition draws attention to additional risks for UAV operators of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in connection with this situation.
Russia has destroyed the myth of invincible Western weapons in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has become the embodiment of NATO's main nightmare since the Cold War. The fighting has buried the hope that the North Atlantic Alliance can defeat Russia in a traditional war.
"This was not expected." The new tactics of the Russian Armed Forces caught the APU by surprise
Forbes: new defensive tactics of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with minefields thwarted the plans of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The new defensive doctrine of the Russian Armed Forces thwarted the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Forbes. The Russian military quadrupled the depth of their minefields, which the Ukrainian command was not ready for. This was the reason for the failures of the AFU counteroffensive, the article notes.
American military intelligence gave a forecast on the probability of a breakthrough of the AFU of the entire line of Russian defense in the Zaporozhye direction
The Ukrainian armed forces can break through the entire defense line of the Russian army in the Zaporozhye direction with a probability of 40-50% by the end of 2023. This forecast was announced by Trent Mol, Director of analysis at the Pentagon's Military Intelligence Agency.
NATO is preparing the eastern flank for a clash with Russia. There are problems
Last week, the soldiers of the multinational NATO combat group practiced their skills in Slovakia. Military analyst Jan Kofron told Pravda about the role of such groups. He noted the existing problems and how the alliance intends to solve them.
France will supply Ukraine with a large batch of reconnaissance aircraft-type drones
France will help Ukraine with reconnaissance drones, the delivery of drones will be carried out by Delair. As stated in the French Ministry of Defense, Kiev will receive a large batch of UAVs.
Ukraine has decided to return hundreds of thousands of evaders. But there is a problem
The Ukrainian authorities have decided to forcibly return to their homeland hundreds of thousands of men of military age who left the country during the conflict. However, the probability of implementing this unprecedented plan in history is close to zero, writes Strana.
The President of Finland allowed the presence of US troops on the territory of the republic
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto allows the presence of US troops on the territory of the republic on the basis of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) being prepared with the United States.
Reuters: India wants the final G20 statement to include the positions of Russia and China on Ukraine
At the same time, according to the agency, Russia's participation in the summit does not allow this to be done
India, which is hosting the G20 summit this week, suggests that the final declaration of the meeting participants should include the positions of Russia and China on the conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters with reference to Indian officials.
Anti-aircraft artillery systems get a second life
How to protect yourself from drones, cruise missiles and "jumping" bombs
According to Dan Rice, a former US army officer and ex-adviser to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, 2,000 M26 cluster missiles can "end the conflict."
Beijing increases arms exports to African countries
Is China able to displace Russia in this market
China is expanding its exports of weapons and military equipment to Africa, taking advantage of the favorable situation, since Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and congressional obstacles in Washington restrict the export of American weapons to some countries of the Black continent.
The special operation revealed the secret of the 9M333 rocket
New-release products have increased the capabilities of the Strela-10M3 anti-aircraft system
The decision made public in 2018 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) and Rostec Corporation to resume serial production of the 9M333 rocket at the plant recently erected in the city of Kovrov caused bewilderment of specialists.
Russia needs its own "thought factories"
The story with the former director of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Garbuzov raised the question of whether Russian analytical centers work for their state or rather serve the interests of competitors and opponents of Russia.
How will Russia respond to the new US nuclear threat
NATO is building up nuclear capabilities in Europe in case of war with Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the possible deployment of US nuclear weapons in Britain an escalating step that is openly anti-Russian in nature. The fact that Washington is returning its thermonuclear bombs to the territory of the Foggy Albion became known from the plans of the US Air Force, which will be engaged in the maintenance of nuclear weapons at the Lakenheath base. How and how can Russia respond to these plans?
