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South Korea and the United States fired four surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday during joint exercises in response to the actions of the DPRK, Yonhap reports, citing the South Korean military.

The United States has increased military assistance to Estonia to $ 140.5 million this year, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

Journalists of the American tabloid Defense News found out some details about the composition of the latest package of military assistance to Ukraine for $ 625 billion, which was previously announced by President Joe Biden. He draws attention to the fact that the motivational rhetoric of the Pentagon representatives on the topic of arms supplies has changed. If earlier they claimed that Kiev needed military support to protect the state, now they openly talk about the need to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine in developing offensive success.

Tensions between Greece and Turkey continue to escalate. It was provoked by the decision of Athens to deploy armed forces on the territory that has had the status of a demilitarized zone since 1923, writes Haqqin.

Foreign Policy magazine noted that electricity bills have almost doubled over the past year, the population of these countries is experiencing more and more doubts about the willingness of the authorities to influence the situation

The Czech Republic and Slovakia may abandon the course of supporting Ukraine due to rising energy prices and the resulting protests of the population. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday by the American magazine Foreign Policy .

The press secretary of the president stressed that this "creates an extremely dangerous situation"

The Pentagon's statement on the possibility of using HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems supplied to Ukraine for targets in Crimea once again confirms the direct involvement of the United States in the conflict. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

The UK has expanded the training program for Ukrainian servicemen, adding courses for junior commanders to it. The first sergeants from the AFU have already arrived on the territory of the United Kingdom.

Military expert Leonkov spoke about GMLRS shells supplied by the USA for HIMARS MLRS

Military expert Alexey Leonkov on Wednesday, October 5, told Izvestia about GMLRS shells that the United States supplies to Ukraine for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS.

On October 4, Taiwan's Prime Minister Su Zhenchang announced an increase in the country's defense budget for 2023 by 12.9% (by 13.9%, taking into account the special budget).

Chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov said that for the last three weeks the SBU has been collecting information about the capabilities of nuclear power plants in the event of uncontrolled water discharge at the cascade of hydroelectric power plants

Ukraine is collecting information about uncontrolled water discharges at the hydroelectric power station in order to arrange a provocation with the flooding of the Zaporozhye NPP. This was stated to TASS by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.

The message of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Baltic Republic says that the unused funds are transferred to the Ministry of Defense, which has planned to purchase winter military uniforms for them for transfer to Ukraine.

The special operation in Ukraine revealed another nuance of modern wars – the active use of light armored vehicles in combat. It is high-speed and maneuverable, overcomes long distances faster than tanks, in addition to automatic guns and machine guns, it can be equipped with anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles. Why does Ukraine use them more than the Russian army?

Despite the threat of freezing in the coming winter due to debts to Gazprom, Chisinau can start creating its own army. Now Moldova, which has a neutral status, has a decorative army consisting of several thousand people. However, NATO is ready to create a full-fledged armed forces for Moldova. How much time and money will it take and how does Chisinau plan to solve the problem of Transnistria in this case?

After the pogrom organized by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the Ukrainian fleet, he is trying to recover. In Turkey, the Hetman Mazepa corvette was launched for the Ukrainian Navy. What does the likely appearance of a new Ukrainian ship in the Black Sea mean?

As stated by the speaker of the State Duma, the new subjects are part of Russia, which the country will not give to anyone

The countries that supply weapons to Ukraine and help the Kiev regime to conduct military operations should understand that after the republics of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are accepted into the Russian Federation, they are drawn into a direct conflict with Russia. This opinion was expressed by the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on the air of the TV channel "Russia-1" on Monday.

If the military conflict in Ukraine drags on, food prices will continue to rise

The likely consequences of the conflict in Ukraine will be mass starvation and a larger refugee crisis, writes The National Interest. Both of these problems can be prevented if the current situation is resolved.

Civil Defense Day is celebrated annually in Russia on October 4.

Civil defense is a system of measures to prepare for protection and to protect the population, material and cultural values on the territory of the Russian Federation from the dangers arising from military conflicts or as a result of these conflicts, as well as in emergency situations of a natural and man–made nature.

On October 1, 2022, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on France's plans to transfer to Ukraine from 6 to 12 self-propelled CAESAR howitzers of 155 mm/52 caliber on a Tatra T815 (8×8) wheeled chassis from among those ordered by Denmark.

As the German Ministry of Defense reported on October 2, 2022, the governments of Germany, Denmark and Norway reached an agreement on joint financing in equal shares of the production and purchase in Slovakia of 16 Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers of 155-mm/52 caliber on a wheeled chassis for subsequent delivery to Ukraine. The total cost of the program is 92 million euros. Deliveries of these systems to Ukraine should be started in 2023.

The Ukrainian conflict: help Putin save face and recognize Russia's victory in World War II

The issue of peace depends on the public recognition of who won the war against Germany, the author of JP believes. In his opinion, the West can recognize its own sins and pride, pay tribute to Russia for the victory in World War II and "help Putin save face."