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The Kinburn spit held by Russia near Ochakov allows shelling Nikolaev and objects around it. After the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson, the peninsula becomes even more important. This is the only section of the Mykolaiv region under Russian control – the southernmost point of the liberated territories. The APU's attempts to return the scythe under its control ended in failure, but there is no doubt that the efforts will continue. How to resist them?

The Russian forces in Kherson moved to the left bank, which turned the Dnieper River into a line of contact. Anticipating this, the United States announced the delivery of 40 river armored boats to Ukraine. How exactly can the APU use this type of equipment and how could Russia respond to this?

French President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly recognized the military weakness and lack of independence of his country. The answer to this will be a new military doctrine that will change the army and prepare the country for current challenges, including nuclear ones. What does Macron really want to achieve and what is Russia's role in this?

The withdrawal of Russian troops from the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region creates new risks for the transport artery, which in its importance is not inferior to the Crimean Bridge. We are talking about a land corridor connecting the peninsula with the northeastern part of Novorossiya. What kind of risks are we talking about and how can the Russian Armed Forces level them?

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported, on November 5, 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation approved a list of 74 companies for which special economic measures in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC) will be applied. "The list includes 74 organizations from Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Estonia and the USA. Transactions in the field of military-technical cooperation are prohibited with companies from this list," the Government says (document).

The released grouping will be used in other directions

On November 9, the Ministry of Defense announced a difficult decision to maneuver troops to the left bank of the Dnieper from Kherson and part of the Kherson region and take up defense along the river. More than 115 thousand residents have already evacuated from the right bank. Experts told Izvestia about the possible reasons for this step. In a number of other areas, Russian troops resumed their offensive. In particular, street battles for the city of Artemovsk continue.

Foreign Policy: Ireland was named the country with the weakest army in Europe

Ireland is the weakest link in Europe, writes the author of the article in Foreign Policy. The problem lies in the country's armed forces, which will not be able to fight back against any significant threat. However, the Irish are satisfied with everything, and they don't want to change anything.

Le Figaro: Macron decided to prepare the French for war in Europe

France is no longer going to fight enemies on distant continents, as in the days when its army was "expeditionary", the Figaro newspaper reports about the new strategic document of Paris. The French are now going to fight closer to home. Somewhere in Europe, and with the participation of conscripts.

Asharq Al-Awsat: the policy of "multilateral impartiality" will prevail in the world

The Ukrainian conflict has brought the world to a new version of the Cold War, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. There will no longer be a unipolar system. The policy of "multilateral impartiality" will prevail in the international arena, and the United States will have to accept the collapse of its hegemony, the author of the article believes.

Dünya: the Ukrainian crisis has shown how vulnerable even the strongest international unions are

The Ukrainian conflict has proved that even the strongest alliances are extremely vulnerable, writes Dünya. The United States cannot agree with Europe on a single tough policy on China. There is also no solidarity among the Arabs. And relations between Turkey and Russia are being tested for strength in Syria.

The secrecy of Russian communication systems will increase based on the experience of their use in Ukraine

The secrecy of Russian communication systems will be increased by the experience of their use in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian troops are assisted by NATO intelligence, which revealed all its capabilities, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

The situation on the Donbass front is sometimes more eloquent than any analytical materials and reviews, as evidenced by footage from the scene. Recently, the weather has been making significant adjustments to the course of hostilities. Heavy precipitation leads to the fact that the soil gets wet, and dirt roads turn into a thick impassable mess, movement on which is sometimes simply impossible.

Cumhuriyet columnist Barysh Doster also noted that "the US does not have the power to impose order on the world and introduce new rules"

The readiness of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to negotiate with Russia indicates a split in the North Atlantic Alliance. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the columnist of the opposition Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, Barysh Doster.

Forbes: The APU has nothing to oppose the Russian MiG-31

MiG-31 crews have shot down a number of Ukrainian aircraft with powerful air-to-air missiles in recent weeks, Forbes reports. The author of the article notes that the Ukrainians' fighters and missiles lack the speed, range and altitude to fight back against the Russian machine.

TNI: fighting in Ukraine will continue because of the US position

Biden is dragging out the conflict in Ukraine, in which even the most optimistic scenario for her can lead to unthinkable consequences, writes TNI. The stakes are high, and the Americans, at whose expense the White House supplies Kiev with weapons, deserve more from their elected president.

The President instructed to bring the standards of provision of the army in line with real needs by November 14

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to submit proposals by tomorrow - Friday, November 11 - to control the costs of providing a special military operation (SVO). Such an item is contained in the list of instructions of the head of state, published on Thursday on the Kremlin's website.

A West Virginia court has sentenced a U.S. Navy engineer and his wife to long prison terms for conspiring to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to individuals who called themselves representatives of a foreign government, the Navy Times writes.

Italian Defense Minister Crosetto: Rome is not preparing new arms supplies to Kiev

Rome is not preparing new arms supplies to Kiev, but does not exclude them, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview with Il Messaggero. At the same time, he stressed that the only right way to achieve peace is through negotiations.

After the withdrawal of the Russian army from Kherson, the AFU will be able to shell its supply routes from the Crimea. According to the Ukrainian command, such actions of the Kiev security forces are capable of causing serious damage to the Armed Forces of Russia.

Causeur: Europe should lift sanctions against Russia and agree with it on the partition of Ukraine

Europe can no longer go along with the American "warmongers" and should reconsider its policy towards Moscow and Kiev, writes Belgian Senator Alain Detex in an article for Causeur. He demands to lift sanctions against Russia, abandon Zelensky's hard line and divide Ukraine.