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As the Expert magazine reported in Dmitry Mashenskikh's article "Russia has sent its weapons to the Celestial Empire", the Russian military-industrial complex presented the most modern weapons at the international aerospace and defense exhibition Airshow China 2022, held from November 8 to 13, 2022 in Zhuhai in China. The greatest interest was aroused by those systems that have already proved themselves positively during the special military operation in Ukraine.

Japan plans to modernize its anti-aircraft missile systems in service to ensure the interception of hypersonic gliding munitions that are being developed by China and Russia.

Spain will supply Ukraine with additional Hawk anti-aircraft systems in response to a request from NATO. This was stated by the Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles during a meeting with Ukrainian military personnel undergoing training on Spanish territory.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in dire need of protecting their facilities, primarily energy, from threats from the air. Therefore, the Kiev authorities asked the Americans to supply them with C-RAM air defense systems to combat the Geran-2 UAVs, which they persistently call "Iranian drones".

Russian troops are increasingly using high-precision and barrage ammunition during their

On November 8, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, inspected the command post of the United Group performing tasks in Ukraine. He listened to the report of Commander Sergei Surovikin and awarded distinguished servicemen. On this day, Russian aircraft and artillery attacked Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems and artillery positions. Experts note that such strikes have intensified recently and directly undermine the offensive capabilities of the Ukrainian forces.

Israel has once again refused to supply Ukraine with air defense-missile defense systems. At the same time, the head of the military department, Beni Ganz, justified this decision in such a way that Kiev should now have no illusions about its cancellation.

Germany confirmed the transfer to Ukraine of Dingo armored vehicles and missiles for the already delivered IRIS-T air defense system. An updated list with an indication of everything transferred is published on the website of the German government.

In Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in southern China, the China 2022 Airshow - the Zhuhai International Air Show has started.

All attempts to attack the positions of our troops only led to an increase in losses of Ukrainian formations

Over the weekend, Ukrainian formations tried to crack the Russian defense in several operational areas. In each case, their attempts were unsuccessful, and the losses were huge.

The crew of the Buk anti-aircraft missile system destroyed HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems that were delivered to the Ukrainian nationalists of the United States. Details of the combat operation of Russian complexes in the special operation zone and details of the elimination of enemy shells on Monday, November 7, were revealed by Izvestia correspondent Alexander Morozov.

November 7 marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Tula gunsmith Arkady Shipunov. He was at the origin of the creation of more than 70 types of weapons for the Ground Forces, aviation and Navy of Russia. Many infantry fighting vehicles, anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, ships, planes and helicopters in service with the Russian Army are equipped with guns developed under his leadership.

Russian kamikaze drones "Geran-2" cause significant damage to the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, and recently destroying warehouses with weapons in the rear of the enemy. The Ukrainian air defense was unable to cope with drones, the available anti-aircraft systems are not able to hit flying "mopeds". Against this background, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard began to invent various installations for the destruction of drones.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will present the best Russian models of aviation, helicopter technology and modern aviation weapons at the Airshow China 2022 Airshow, which will be held from November 8 to 13 in Zhuhai (China).

The AFU suffered the greatest losses during the week in the Krasnolimansk direction - more than 1,100 servicemen

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost about 3,000 servicemen and foreign mercenaries in a week, which is more than in the previous week (over 2,500 killed) and the week before last reporting period (more than 1,400).

Vladimir Zelensky wanted to create a Ukrainian fleet of marine drones. These ambitions can be supported by the United States and especially Britain, whose drones have already been used for terrorist attacks in the waters of Sevastopol. What risks do such plans carry for Russia? And what could the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation oppose to this?

Defense Minister Reznikov announced the delivery of NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems to Ukraine

Kiev announces new supplies of air defense systems from Western allies. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the AFU received NASAMS and Aspide systems. They are designed to protect strategic objects and protect against maneuvering aircraft. Earlier, the mayor of Kiev reported on the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine.

Israel, as always, responded harshly to an attempt to launch a missile strike on its territory, carried out the day before from the Gaza Strip. Yesterday, the press service of the Israeli Army (IDF) reported that one rocket fired from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system. Three more exploded immediately after launch. An air raid siren sounded in several cities in southern Israel.

On November 4, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 400 million.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now amounts to more than $18.2 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $21 billion.

They can be delivered in the near future

The US administration has sent eight NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) to Ukraine, which can be delivered in the near future. This was announced on Friday by US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plum.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba noted that "there are relevant agreements on this"

Kiev expects that by the end of 2022 agreements with other countries regarding the supply of air and missile defense systems for Ukraine will be implemented. This was announced on Friday by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.