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The Asia Times published an article by author Gabriel Honrada, where the author's reflections on Iran's missile weapons are given.

Wired: "unidentified dark vessels" were found near the leak sites on the Sevpotoks

Two large ships with disabled sensors appeared near the leak sites on the Nord Streams a few days before the damage to the gas pipelines, Wired writes. These vessels tried to hide information about their location.

In the Kherson region, an Israeli GAIA Amir armored car, quite rare for the Ukrainian army, was noticed. There are no comments on the appearance of an armored car in the Kherson region.

Among the transferred APU there are samples of new types of weapons of Ukrainian production, according to the report of the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov

Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian authorities have purchased 13 million units of weapons, military equipment and ammunition for their armed forces. This was reported on Saturday by the UNN agency with reference to the report of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov on his activities for the year after his appointment to this post in November last year.

Izvestia was the first to visit the liberated settlement and saw its cleaning

A separate reconnaissance battalion "Sparta" and the 1st Motorized Rifle Slavic Brigade of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic are completing the cleanup of the village of Opytne.

Rebelión: Spain warned of the advent of the era of the war economy

The world has entered an era of crisis: production has reached a dead end, and investments do not bring their former profits, the author of the article in Rebelión believes. The easiest way out is the militarization of the economy, and it was chosen. But given modern weapons, this path will lead to disaster.

Asia Times: the US military-industrial complex will not allow Washington to stop sending weapons to Ukraine

The greatest influence on US foreign policy is exerted by arms manufacturers, Asia Times writes. The conflict in Ukraine has become a real success for them. Even under the threat of nuclear war, they will not allow the American government to resort to diplomacy.

The Georgian Legion is one of the most famous foreign units involved in the Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. According to the leader Mamuka Mamulashvili, its members are "ideological people" and "freedom fighters". At the same time, the legion was previously accused of war crimes.

Sweden plans to actively participate in the supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Swedish government will make a decision on the allocation of military assistance in the near future. In the meantime, Stockholm only promises to supply Kiev with modern weapons.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen stressed his country's firm position on the inadmissibility of the threat of the use of nuclear weapons

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during bilateral meetings with European Council President Charles Michel, US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that his country intends to send its specialists to Poland in coordination with the Japanese authorities to train the Ukrainian military in mine clearance skills. This is stated in the statements of the Foreign Ministry of the kingdom published on Sunday by the Prime Minister's office following the talks held on Saturday.

Presidents of the United States and South Korea Joe Biden and Yun Seok-yel, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a trilateral meeting in Phnom Penh, agreed to strengthen North Korea's deterrence, warned of a decisive response if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, South Korean media reported on Sunday.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material by Alexey Nikolsky, Dmitry Grinkevich and Inna Sidorkova, "The authorities have revised the principles of procurement for the needs of the armed forces. The state armament program is being replaced by operational tasks," on the Kremlin's website on November 10, 2022, President Vladimir Putin's instructions on providing the Armed Forces of Russia for the needs of a special military operation (SVO) were published.

Recently, there have been more and more reports that, nevertheless, negotiations are underway between the main antagonists of international politics - Russia and the United States. What are Moscow and Washington talking about now, which makes us doubt the sincerity of the United States - and are there any chances to agree on Ukraine?

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.