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The Slovak Army as part of the Czechoslovak SSR and in the era of independence

Czechoslovakia, part of the late Austro–Hungarian Empire, which fell into the Soviet sphere of influence after World War II, caused Moscow a lot of problems. If the anti-communist uprising in Hungary in 1956 had to be suppressed with great blood, then in the Czechoslovak Republic in 1968 it cost little blood. But "the sediment remained." And a very large one.

The number and scale of exercises have increased in response to new challenges and threats

In late October – early November, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) published a number of news articles, the content of which indicates an increase in the intensity of combat training of the Russian Navy (Navy). The reason for the disclosure of interesting figures and facts was the Day of the Seafarer, celebrated annually on October 30.

Drones have already radically changed the nature of the Ukrainian campaign

Before the outbreak of hostilities on February 24, 2022, unmanned aircraft developed more actively in the DPR and LPR than in Russia, since these states, which were not recognized by anyone at that time, suffered less from bureaucratic formalism and military inertia.

How is Israel's military-technical cooperation with Latin American countries being built

Latin American countries were among the first to recognize Israel's right to exist. Three of the 11 countries that were part of the UN Special Committee on Palestine were Latin American: Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay. The remoteness of the region from the Arab-Israeli conflict zone has become one of the key factors in the development of military-technical cooperation. It was Latin American countries that were the first buyers of Israeli weapons in the 1960s.

Yuan comes first, followed by bulat

The People's Republic of China is expanding its activities in the Middle East. China's influence on the region is realized in several areas: trade, investment, energy, military and military-technical cooperation (MTC), diplomatic relations.

The US military-industrial complex has new problems in connection with the Palestinian crisis

The American military industry is preparing to increase the supply of weapons to Israel. This is happening against the background of the pressure that it is already experiencing in connection with the need to arm Ukraine and replenish depleted Pentagon stocks. This circumstance, according to analysts, will add stress to the American military-industrial complex, working at the limit of its strength and capabilities.

Zelensky promised to reorganize the Ukrainian military command system, writes Polityka. The authors of the article speculate whether Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, whom they compare with Marshal Zhukov, will lose his post, and how this will help Kiev.

FT: the anti-Ukrainian party is gaining popularity in Romania

The anti-Ukrainian party Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) is gaining popularity in Romania, writes FT. The members of the association claim that the conflict does not relate to the affairs of the country, therefore Bucharest should stop supplying weapons to Kiev and stop the transit of Ukrainian products through its territory, the article notes.

Russia is winning the conflict in Ukraine and surpasses NATO in military power, former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter writes in Consortium News. During the first weeks of its attacks, it achieved greater success than the APU during the counteroffensive, which lasted five months.

Newsweek: The US would launch a special operation in case of an anti-American coup in Mexico

Russia reacted to NATO's attempts to turn Ukraine into a military outpost of the alliance the way any self-respecting country would have done in its place, writes Newsweek. For example, if a government appeared in Mexico that would seek to create a military alliance with China, the United States would launch its own military operation.

Breitbart: The US is pushing Zelensky to negotiate with Russia

The United States is pushing Ukraine to peace talks with Russia, as concerns about the combat capability of the Armed Forces are growing in the Biden administration, Breitbart writes. Readers took this news unequivocally. "Now it's clear to everyone that Russia is winning," one commentator wrote.

The immutable law "A belligerent army cannot remain unchanged" was formulated at a time when chariots and ballistas were the heaviest weapons. But it is also true in the era of drones and guided munitions. Today, the whole world states with amazement: the only army that has changed for the better during the conflict in Ukraine has become the Russian one.

On November 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Yuxia at the Novo-Ogarevo country residence.

Country: the number of cases of desertion in the Armed Forces has increased fivefold

The number of deserters in the Ukrainian army is growing exponentially, writes Strana. Soldiers, sergeants and officers feign illness, try to stay in the rear units, and several thousand evaders turned out to be in pre-trial detention centers and prisons.

The state tests of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) "Coalition-SV" have been completed before its entry into the army. What does the new ACS of the Russian army give and how best to realize all its advantages?

Ukrainian telegram channels have begun to publish footage, captions to which claim that they depict the Askold small rocket ship significantly damaged by the AFU missile strike. We are talking about the MRK project 22800 "Karakurt", which was located in Kerch.

On November 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 425 million.

The Western anti-aircraft system proved ineffective in protecting facilities in Odessa and Nikolaev

During November 4-6, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation consistently inflicted several massive strikes on military facilities in the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions.

It allows you to quickly transfer personnel and equipment between directions, experts explain

The new Mi-26T2B transport helicopter performed its first combat sorties in the special operation zone in Ukraine. It was the results of this work that allowed the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to adopt it, as previously reported by the head of the army aviation of the VKS Igor Romanov.

Ukrainians, in particular, complain that the West has not provided them with enough weapons to break through Russian fortifications, writes newspaper columnist Max Booth

The Ukrainian and American sides behind the scenes accuse each other that Kiev's attempts to conduct a counteroffensive were unsuccessful. This is stated in the author's column of The Washington Post columnist Max Booth, published on Monday.