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As the RIA Novosti news agency reported on October 8, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that "by the decision of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of the joint grouping of troops (forces) in the area of a special military operation."

Poland will acquire 116 Abrams tanks from the United States, Defense 24 reports. These vehicles are intended to replenish stocks of equipment after the Polish side handed over more than 230 of its own tanks to Ukraine. Payment will be made at the expense of US financial support.

According to the agency interlocutor, there is no full understanding that the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine has stopped working yet

There is no complete understanding that the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine has stopped working, but it can be influenced, for example, by silencing the control channel by introducing interference into the signal band. This was reported to TASS on Thursday by a source working in the relevant field.

As Deputy Mikhail Sheremet noted, this was shown by strikes on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine

Strikes on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine show that Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons to ensure security. This opinion was expressed by Mikhail Sheremet, a member of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption.

Global Times: NATO wants to turn the conflict in Ukraine into a life-and-death struggle

NATO does not intend to consider the Ukrainian application for accelerated membership in the alliance and is not ready for a direct confrontation with Russia, writes Global Times. At the same time, the continued supply of weapons to the Kiev regime will lead to the self-destruction of Ukraine.

The NATO Secretary General made a statement that became a kind of commentary on the words of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov. Recall that today Mr. Reznikov said that "Ukraine is already actually part of NATO. Stoltenberg was clearly in a hurry to dismiss such an interpretation of the Ukrainian official.

Also, spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre stated the need to hold Russians accountable for crimes committed during the military operation

The settlement in Ukraine should include the protection of its integrity, restoration with the possible use of Russian funds. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday at a regular briefing for journalists by White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre.

The Russian Armed Forces hit energy and other facilities in Kiev, Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv and other regions

Strikes on the power system of Ukraine destroy military logistics and after one and a half or two weeks of such strikes, the VFU will face global problems and loss of combat capability, experts explained to Izvestia.

NATO members will improve the process of approving arms purchases in response to Russia's actions, the WSJ writes. The Alliance seeks to develop common standards for military equipment. However, as the authors of the article admit, it will not be easy to achieve this.

Many European countries want to ensure that the continent does not rely on the United States to protect its own borders. But their attempts to modernize the armed forces failed, writes Politico. The European defense industry was poorly prepared for today's conditions.

The rhetoric used by Moscow deserves concern, Jeremy Fleming stressed

There is no absolute guarantee that the Western military will detect the fact of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia in time. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday by the head of the Center for Government Communications (Electronic Intelligence service) of Great Britain, Jeremy Fleming.

NASA experts have confirmed that the collision of the spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorph successfully deflected the celestial body from its original orbit. This is the first time that humanity has intentionally changed the movement of a space object, which proves the operability of a potential Earth protection system. This is reported in a press release on the agency's website.

The endless supply of weapons to Ukraine does not lead to a peaceful resolution, recalled Alessandro Orsini, a specialist in the sociology of terrorism

Alessandro Orsini, an Italian researcher and specialist in the sociology of terrorism, said that Western media deliberately distort information about the conflict in Ukraine in order to form a certain public opinion.

Nazi armed formations of the Kiev regime continue to suffer significant losses in the main battle tanks. Supplies of equipment from NATO member Eastern European states - Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - do not correct the situation either.

On September 24, 2022, General Konashenkov stated that "during a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military destroyed the Norwegian-made Arthur counter-battery radar in the Dnipropetrovsk region," but without photo and video confirmation, and none of the numerous potential suppliers reported on the transfer of such equipment.

The parties discussed the important role of the port in Alexandroupolis in terms of providing reliable access to the eastern flank of NATO, especially to assist Ukraine

Sasha Baker, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs of the United States, discussed issues related to the expansion of the American military presence in the republic with Nikos Hardalias, Deputy head of the Greek Defense Ministry, on Tuesday. This is stated in a statement issued by the Pentagon press service.

According to the publication, tensions have arisen in relations between the United States and Ukraine regarding exactly how to respond to Russia's special operation

The information published by the American media about Kiev's involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina partly serves as a warning to Ukraine to avoid such provocations in the future. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on Tuesday, citing a source.

According to Urmas Reinsalu, the West needs to strengthen Ukraine's security support

Ukraine's European allies do not need to be intimidated by Russia's warning about "red lines" in connection with the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu to CNN on Tuesday.

The US Senate has lifted restrictive conditions in its version of the bill on the deal with Turkey on F-16 fighter jets, similar actions are expected from the House of Representatives.

From the very beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Kiev's main allies have been Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. According to the American edition of The Washington Post, these countries were allegedly subjected to historical cruelty by Russia and the Soviet Union, so they are very wary of Moscow.