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YAMAS: no different from the enemy
The fighters of the Israeli secret service are the best of the best in the fight against terrorism
"Mystarvim" are units of the Israeli army and police disguised as Arabs and operating in the territory of the Palestinian Authority. Their goal is to fight terror and prevent the penetration of Arab terrorists into the territory of the State of Israel, detain militants of Palestinian terrorist organizations to suppress their activities, arrest militant commanders to defeat terrorist networks.
The United States recognized the lack of an alternative to Starlink for Ukraine
The Starlink satellite Internet system, whose services are provided by the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, has practically no alternatives in Ukraine. Experts interviewed by the American edition of Breaking Defense admitted this.
Ankara is looking for Swedish love
Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons
Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.
The Pentagon said it could not confirm Iran's delivery of ground-to-ground missiles to the Russian Federation
In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.
Israel said that the country did not sell weapons to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of the Jewish State, Beni Gantz, noted that Israel provided only medical and humanitarian assistance
Israel did not supply weapons to Ukraine, limiting itself only to medical and humanitarian aid. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense of the Jewish state, Beni Ganz.
Standing on the Dnieper: the Defense Ministry did not rule out making "difficult decisions" near Kherson
The Russian army ensures the safe departure of the population from the region
In the area of Kherson, the Kiev regime is going to conduct military operations using prohibited methods, Sergei Surovikin said in his first interview with the rank of commander of a Joint group of troops in the area of the SVO.
The US is not ready to go to war with China. Ukraine "deprived" them of weapons
The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.
The White House confirmed that it opposes the creation of sea-based cruise missiles
The Washington administration also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunition
The United States Administration continues to oppose the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles. This is stated in a written statement issued on Tuesday by the Administration and Budget Office (ABU) of the White House.
Self-propelled 155 mm TRF1 guns transferred from France to Ukraine
France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.
Frosts will show what the West's military assistance to Ukraine is worth
Guancha: The US planned the conflict in Ukraine to destroy Russia
The US national debt will soon reach the established ceiling, which will endanger the very existence of the country, writes a user of the portal "Guancha". Washington will save the conflict in Ukraine. He expects to get Russian resources and European capital. Winter will show whether his plans will come true.
The source reported on the completion of the Ukrainian complexes "Buk" and "Osa" by NATO specialists
They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics
The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.
NYT: several European countries do not allow the EU to impose sanctions against Russia in certain areas
According to the newspaper, Belgium, when agreeing on new restrictions, protects the introduction of restrictions against Russian diamonds
Some EU countries, when discussing new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation around Ukraine, do not agree to restrictions in industries that benefit them. This was reported on Tuesday by The New York Times .
British intelligence named the targets of massive missile strikes on the objects of the energy system of Ukraine
For the second week, the Russian Armed Forces have been carrying out massive strikes on critical facilities of the Ukrainian energy system, disabling thermal power plants and substations. For this purpose, both high-precision missiles and barrage ammunition are used. In the West, they react very nervously to strikes, declaring the imminent supply of air defense systems capable of leveling the threat from the air.
CAMTO has prepared the next annual report on the world arms trade
The "Yearbook of CAMTO-2022" (volume 1,532 pages, 710 tables and about 60 diagrams) provides a statistical analysis of the world arms trade over the past 8-year period (2014-2021) and a forecast for the next 4 years (2022-2025).
The American company decided to increase the production of MLRS HIMARS to 96 per year against the background of events in Ukraine
The highly mobile multiple launch rocket system and the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which is manufactured by Lockheed in cooperation with Raytheon, another giant of the American defense industry, are attracting growing interest from customers. This was stated by Lockheed Martin.
US Military Press: The US army does not have the means to implement a new defense strategy
Recently, the administration of President Joe Biden published a new US National Security Strategy. However, in fact, there are not enough funds for its implementation in the American army, according to the American military publication 19FortyFive.
Media: Japan will describe the situation around the Russian Federation in harsh terms in the national security strategy
The updated version of the strategy will include, in particular, provisions on the need to increase defense spending, the acquisition and use of attack drones, Kyodo news agency reports
The Japanese government, in its updated national security strategy, which is scheduled to be approved by the end of this year, intends to "describe the situation around Russia in harsh terms, taking into account the events in Ukraine." This was reported on Wednesday by the Kyodo news agency .
NATO wants to surround Russia from all sides
True: NATO is playing a game against Russia in the post-Soviet space
Russia is losing influence on countries and regions where it has been expanding its presence and coordinating many processes for decades, writes Pravda. Other forces enter the space that Moscow leaves empty without any hesitation. Their goal is to squeeze a ring of steel around Russia.
Poland is wary of the capabilities of Russian air defense systems
In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to seize the NPP
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attempt to capture the Zaporozhye NPP
The Russian military destroyed the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which attempted to seize the territory near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced on Wednesday, October 19, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.























