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The Reuters agency has published interesting material-the investigation of Joel Schectman, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin "America's Throwaway Spies: How the CIA failed Iranian informants in its secret war with Tehran" ("American one-day spies: How the CIA failed Iranian informants in the secret war with Tehran"). Our blog offers the first part of the translation of this material.

Germany, along with France, are becoming the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime in Europe, while the UK has switched to training military personnel of the Armed Forces. After the French promised Kiev a new batch of 155-mm Caezar self-propelled guns, the Germans announced the imminent delivery of air defense systems and tanks to Ukraine.

The NYT columnist believes that the United States and European countries have made Vladimir Putin and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia laugh with their "environmental ostentation" and inaction. In his opinion, the West needs to approach the "green transition" more gradually and not build castles in the air.

An American military base was shelled in Syria. The missile strike hit a base in the Rumeylan district of Al-Hasakeh province in northeastern Syria. This is reported by the Central Command of the Pentagon.

Russia is preparing the Belarusian military airbase Luninets for the deployment of kamikaze drones "Geran-2", which are supposed to be used for strikes on the territory of Ukraine. This is stated in Kiev with reference to intelligence information.

Alexey Polishchuk, Director of the second CIS Department of the department, on Washington's "proxy war" against Moscow, the situation in Transnistria and difficulties in relations with Moldova

Alexey Polishchuk, director of the second CIS department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS in an interview about whether a conversation with Kiev is possible, about the "indirect war" of the United States against Russia, and also explained what status the new regions have within the framework of the Union State. The diplomat shared his assessments of the situation in Transnistria and the difficulties that have arisen in relations with Moldova.

Ukraine has received another batch of Slovak self-propelled artillery Zuzana 2, self-propelled guns are already on Ukrainian territory. This was announced by Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy.

According to the magazine, deliveries will be made "as soon as possible"

The Cabinet of Ministers of Germany is going to send Ukraine a new package of assistance in the amount of € 11 million on the eve of the cold season. This was reported on Sunday by Der Spiegel magazine .

Today it became known that Commander-in-Chief Sergei Surovikin became the commander of the troops in the SVO zone. He participated in the second Chechen campaign, twice led a Russian military group in Syria, during a special operation he led the encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gorsky and Zolotoye in the LPR.

According to the newspaper, the mission's mandate is for two years

Plans to create an EU training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine imply the training of approximately 15 thousand people. This was reported on Sunday by the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing its own sources in the EU.

Although Kiev is officially silent about the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, Western society has no doubts about Ukraine's responsibility for this attack. London analysts praise the technique of execution of the explosion, in Washington they point to the violation of the supply lines of the Russian military group. However, the West recognizes that the effect of the strike is short–term, and in the future it may change the situation at the front not in favor of Kiev.

Ukrainian formations are suffering heavy losses in the unsuccessful offensive

Russian troops continue to repel the onslaught of superior Ukrainian forces and hold their positions in several directions. At the same time, aviation, artillery and missile troops strike at units of the first echelon and reserves of the VFU. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, in just one day in the area of Novaya Kamenka, Kherson region, Ukrainian formations lost two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles and dozens of people. And in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, more than 230 militants, four tanks and more than 40 units of other equipment were destroyed. According to experts, Russian units are conducting an active defense, in which there is no fixed front line.

The United States opposes the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict by all means, Yahoo News Japan writes. It was they who disrupted the talks in Istanbul in March, and it is Biden who is preventing an end to the conflict in Ukraine on the eve of congressional elections. But the USA is not the whole world. Many countries are against American hegemony.

The White House called the pace of advance of the APU in the Kherson region encouraging, The Daily Telegraph newspaper writes

The administration of US President Joe Biden believes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are able to seize Crimea if the successful counteroffensive in the Kherson region continues. This was reported on Wednesday by the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, citing high-ranking American military officials.

The Allied forces are systematically pushing back the enemy in the Avdiivka direction. Alexander Safiullin, a correspondent of Izvestia, showed how they work on the positions of nationalists.

Crews of Russian Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) launched missile air strikes on military facilities and equipment of Ukrainian militants. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published footage of their combat work on October 6.

Volunteers and citizens called up as part of partial mobilization from different regions of Russia undergo combat training and coordination at the training grounds. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation shared footage of how the training and work of the fighters takes place on Thursday, October 6.

The Turkish Defense Minister spoke sharply about Greece's plans to transfer its troops and equipment to the islands in the Aegean Sea. On the basis of a previously signed agreement, the islands in the Aegean Sea are declared a demilitarized zone and have a so-called "non-military status", while being part of Greece.

According to the newspaper, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests

Ukraine is reviewing its list of priorities regarding the supply of Western weapons, currently Kiev needs mainly air defense equipment. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests, Politico newspaper reported on Thursday.

According to the head of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, groups of 100 to 110 people take part in the exercises of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Elite of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) - Special Operations forces - with the participation of British specialists are being trained to capture the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES). This was stated to TASS by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.