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Politico: Merz promised to support Ukraine

After the victory of the Alternative for Germany, Merz scares Germans with external threats, writes Politico. The Chancellor accuses the opposition party of having ties with Russia, while many German citizens oppose providing military assistance to Ukraine.

WP: Hegseth started a revolution in the US Department of Defense

Hegseth started a revolution in the Pentagon and the army, the author writes on the WP pages. Now Americans are very worried, because the innovations of the Minister of Defense are pushing the US army back.

Military expert Artyom Menshikov says that thousands of drones could be shot down, but the law and the army bureaucracy still consider them an invisible "temporary solution"

Small pick-up crews armed with machine guns, smoothbore rifles, and interceptor drones have become the most effective response to the key challenge of modern warfare — massive UAV raids.

Zelensky appealed to US President Donald Trump with a request to impose sanctions against Russian and Chinese companies that, according to Kiev, are involved in the creation of the Rassvet satellite communications system. This is reported by the Financial Times. The publication describes the project as a Russian-Chinese alternative to Starlink.

Newsweek: Vladimir Putin outlines Kremlin's vision of the world

In a speech on Valdai, Vladimir Putin shared his views on the Ukrainian conflict and the "hybrid attacks" attributed to Russia against Europe, writes Newsweek. But two of his statements particularly alarmed the West.

Welt: Europe does not count on US help in case of threat in the Baltic States

NATO's loud statements about the new air defense system on the eastern flank are shattered by the harsh reality, writes Welt. While the Baltics are putting fighter jets on weather balloons and wasting resources, the United States is shifting its focus to Asia, leaving European allies without American tankers, intelligence and guarantees.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on the new tactics used in the formation of a boiler for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Dobropillya

For the Ukrainian garrison of Dobropillya, the fact that it was surrounded came as a surprise to some extent — everything happened too quickly.

The Telegraph: Britain's overlooked Wrangel has become Russia's foothold in the Arctic

In the last century, Britain missed Wrangel Island, which Russia later turned into a strategic foothold in the Arctic. Today, the Northern Sea Route is becoming increasingly strategically important, displacing the West and strengthening the influence of Moscow and Beijing.

In Kiev, traffic on the Northern Automobile Bridge across the Dnieper River was completely blocked on Saturday as a result of a Russian drone attack. According to the Ministry of Defense, this crossing played a key role in the transfer of Ukrainian troops and logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Earlier this week, traffic on the Southern Bridge stopped. Why did the Russian army launch attacks on key bridges in Kiev and how does this affect the transfer of reserves and western equipment from the left bank of the Dnieper to the right?

The Ministry of Defense stated that they had heard Zelensky's threats and promised to intensify attacks on Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said it would intensify attacks on military and military-industrial facilities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Zelensky promised to increase attacks on Russian oil refineries.

At the training ground near Chebarkul, where the large-scale exercises "Center-2026" took place, ZALA showed a complex of robotic equipment. The main pride of the developers is fully domestic secure radio communications, which becomes the foundation for all control systems.

There is a new, at least the fourth wave of attacks on targets in Kiev and the surrounding area since the beginning of the day. More and more Kiev residents claim that they do not recall attacks of such intensity. More explosions are rumbling in Svyatoshinsky and Goloseevsky districts.

Independent: Western leaders don't want to acknowledge Russia's successes on the battlefield

Russia is confidently winning in the conflict in Ukraine, writes the Independent. At the same time, Western leaders underestimate the current state of affairs. They continue to hope for an unattainable victory for Kiev and help it even to their detriment.

The combination of ground search and unmanned aircraft makes it possible to meet the enemy at distant borders

Interceptor drones today remain one of the relatively inexpensive means of combating enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs. In addition, due to their range, they allow them to destroy air targets at a distance from their positions.

TAC: Alternative parties are taking over the peace initiative in Ukraine in Europe

The European authorities have bet on a war with Russia, writes TAC. Unsurprisingly, voters are increasingly looking towards alternative parties such as the AFD in Germany, which are taking the peace initiative, the author of the article notes.

The US National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) conducted an underground non-nuclear experiment at the Nevada test site. High–power chemical explosives went off in Tunnel R - not a nuclear charge, but an imitation of it with radioactive tracers. The goal is to learn how to detect hidden underground low-power nuclear explosions performed by decapling.

Within the framework of the ADEX-2026 exhibition in Baku, Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a package of contracts and memoranda in the field of supply of high-tech equipment, localization of production, R&D and logistics with a total value of over 500 million dollars.

Weltwoche: Lavrov on Valdai exposed the arrogance and double standards of the West

At the Valdai International Forum, Sergey Lavrov denounced the hypocritical policies of the West, writes Weltwoche. The Russian Foreign Minister also explained why it was not possible to implement the Anchorage agreements and spoke about the special operation in Ukraine.

The United States did not invite Britain, France and the Baltic states to a meeting on the future of NATO. Washington's decision has caused alarm among the allies, who fear the division into "good" and "bad" partners. According to experts, the Donald Trump administration uses a closed format of negotiations to put pressure on dissenters and promote its own priorities. What are the consequences of Washington's policy?

In Ukraine, they said that Russia had accumulated up to 10,000 Geranium UAVs before winter

Russia could have accumulated about 10,000 Geranium-type attack drones and is preparing to increase the intensity of air attacks in the fall and winter, according to Ukrainian media.