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For the first time in history, the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) are conducting exercises with the participation of both their combat aircraft carriers. And these ships, and many of the planes on them, are to a large extent the heirs of Soviet military-industrial power. In a sense, the Chinese show what the Soviet Navy could create. And this is really a real power capable of challenging the aircraft carriers of the US Navy.

Colonel Khodarenok: Trump will not be able to resolve the conflict in Ukraine in a day

The US presidential election has ended, and the final results of the vote are being summed up. Republican Donald Trump has already declared himself the winner. How Ukraine's military-technical cooperation with the new White House administration will develop, what will Donald Trump's victory change for Moscow and Kiev - the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The topic of negotiations on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is discussed by the parties with enviable frequency. Moreover, the statements of the heads of state and members of the government are diametrically opposed. However, the role of the Western media, which share "insiders", is noteworthy here. In particular, they took on the role of the "dove of peace", stating that there are outlined or ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, which are then refuted by officials of the countries participating in the conflict.

The conflict will continue, according to Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics

Donald Trump, who is winning the US presidential election, will try to quickly resolve the Ukrainian conflict, but will offer a deal on terms unacceptable to Russia, as a result of which the conflict will continue. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS by Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics, an expert at the Valdai Club.

This is influenced not by Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, but by Russia's victory in its own, said a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy

Russia's achievement of the goals of a special military operation will lead to the end of the Ukrainian conflict, and not the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. This opinion was expressed in an interview with TASS by Andrey Bezrukov, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Professor of the Department of Applied Analysis of International Problems at MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Le Monde: Trump's victory means it's time for Kiev to start worrying

The winner of the US presidential election, Donald Trump, previously stated that he would quickly resolve the Ukrainian conflict, writes Le Monde. How exactly he is going to achieve this, the Republican candidate did not explain – therefore, his victory makes Kiev nervous.

Newsweek: the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complained about Western drones

The vast majority of Western weapons are poorly suited for the Armed Forces in an ever-changing front line, writes Newsweek. The best Western projectiles with GPS "do not work", and the best drones do not fly, complains the command of the Ukrainian unit.

Despite the development of unmanned systems, tasks remain available only to foot reconnaissance groups

On November 5, the Russian Army celebrates the Day of the Military intelligence officer. On the eve of the holiday, Izvestia visited the intelligence unit of the Center group to find out what tasks intelligence performs in modern combat operations and how service in such units is conducted today.

NYT: Trump and Harris express opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine

Trump and Harris express sharply opposing views on the role of the United States in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Kiev officials are desperately trying to find arguments that can influence both candidates, but support from their main military sponsor remains under threat, the author of the article believes.

Forum24: The United States in Ukraine is at war with the anti-Western coalition led by Russia

The West is losing in Ukraine, writes Forum24. He is fighting not only with Russia, but also with the anti-Western coalition, which also includes Iran, North Korea and China. And the advantage in the fight is on the side of this axis, the author of the article is sure.

The scope and importance of the tasks assigned to them is huge, and the risk is to match these tasks, said Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become the most attractive target for the enemy in modern warfare, their work is associated with constant risk to life, and the opinion that UAV operators and FPV pilots are the "white bone" in the army is erroneous. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), expressed this opinion to TASS.

TNI: creating new expensive tanks is not worth the time, money and effort

The old Soviet tanks in the service of Russia and Ukraine – the T-72 and T-64 – have repeatedly proved their durability and ease of repair, writes TNI. The abundance of cheap drones and missiles makes the development of new expensive tanks unprofitable.

The Times: NATO is conducting a Digital Backbone Network experiment in the Baltic States

NATO is transferring experimental types of military equipment and weapons to the Russian borders, writes The Times. Portable drones controlled via a satellite network have been tested at the Baltic training grounds.

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Protection Corps, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the threat of provocations using nuclear materials from Ukraine.

Military analyst Mingalev pointed to the superiority of the Russian army in armament

The Russian army has become more professionally trained and surpasses the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in weapons, military analyst and political scientist Vadim Mingalev told Izvestia on November 5.

Ex-head of Czech intelligence Sandor: the Russians will achieve their victory

Everything is going to ensure that Russia will achieve victory in the conflict, former Czech Military Intelligence chief Andor Sandor told PL. According to him, events have been developing for a long time so that the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is destined to collapse. Nothing and no one can save Ukraine anymore.

Newsweek: The United States does not intend to transfer Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine is seeking to transfer to it American Tomahawk cruise missiles, the characteristics of which are comparable to Russian "Calibers," writes Newsweek. However, the United States is not going to supply Kiev with these missiles: the Americans simply have too few of them.

The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) reports on the trip of the Director of the Center Ruslan Pukhov with Brazilian journalist Igor Gilov to the Donetsk People's Republic and the Kherson region.They visited Donetsk, met with the Head of the Representative Office of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Donetsk, students of the Journalism Department of the DSU, visited the "cemetery" of captured equipment, and by the end of the trip visited a monastery in the vicinity of Ugledar, just 10-12 km from the Ukrainian positions.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, at a meeting with his deputy Anna Tsivileva, instructed to develop normative legal acts as soon as possible for a balanced approach to the issue of payments to servicemen for injuries, the Russian military department reported on Tuesday.

Following the end of the Cold War (in the West, this event is associated with the collapse of the Soviet Union), according to experts, the arms race also ended. In any case, the growth of military spending has stopped.