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Ukraine has set its sights on Africa, the country's political leadership, led by Zelensky, has set its eyes on Soviet military equipment in service with many African countries. This was stated by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

According to the Defense Ministers of Ukraine and Germany, on October 11, 2022, the German side handed over to the armed forces of Ukraine the first set of the IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile system of the new production of the German company Diehl Defense (as part of the Diehl Group). The transfer, as stated, was carried out on the territory of Poland near the Ukrainian border, and on October 12, the complex was delivered to Ukraine, becoming the first modern Western-made medium or long-range air defense system delivered to Ukraine.

The Pakistan Air Force is working on integrating the recently acquired Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles into the country's air defense system.

The Western press has published a framework list of weapons that Ukraine is asking NATO countries to provide. The Ukrainian delegation addressed the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance countries with this list today.

The successful use of barrage ammunition by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation has led to the fact that the US army is already looking for an "antidote" to Russian kamikaze drones operating in Ukraine. She expects that ideas that representatives of the local defense industry will have in the very near future will help her in this.

Biden promised that the United States will provide Ukraine with air defense systems, writes Newsweek. However, according to experts, the Americans cannot decide what exactly should be sent to Kiev. And besides, the weapons have yet to be produced, and it will take years.

According to the newspaper, the US authorities will send two NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine by the end of the year

The UK government will supply Ukraine with AIM-120 (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, AMRAAM) medium-range missiles for American NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems. This was reported on Wednesday by The Times newspaper .

The current Ukrainian regime, with the support and approval of continental and overseas curators, has finally moved to a different confrontation with Russia – terrorist acts. This became obvious after the FSB published materials investigating the terrorist attacks on the Crimean Bridge and a wave of detentions of Ukrainian citizens who were preparing terrorist acts on the territory of Russia on the instructions of the SBU. It has already reached the point that portable Igla anti-aircraft missile systems are being transported through the territories of the Baltic countries to commit terrorist attacks in the Russian Federation.

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.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine recalled that Germany announced the transfer to Ukraine of the first of the four promised IRIS-T SLM air defense systems

Defense Minister of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said that the issue of the supply of air defense (air defense) to Kiev is the first item on the agenda at the sixth meeting of the group for the coordination of military assistance to Kiev in Brussels.

One of the interlocutors of the newspaper said that some of the NATO states have been facing delays in the supply of air defense systems for their own needs for several years

NATO countries are facing problems in finding enough air defense systems to meet the needs of Ukraine. This was reported on Wednesday by the Financial Times newspaper with reference to unnamed Western officials.

Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar explained why his country buys weapons from Russia, the Breitbart portal writes. Moscow has always cooperated with New Delhi, while the United States preferred Pakistan, the diplomat stressed.

The transfer, according to the publication, took place on Tuesday near the Polish-Ukrainian border

Germany has handed over to Ukraine the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems promised by Berlin. This was reported on Tuesday by Der Spiegel magazine .

The Ukrainian General Staff, where a week ago they announced the "possible end of the war with victory" either by spring or even before the end of this year, are now looking for opportunities to reach a Western audience for new requests for military and military-technical assistance. The message is the same: "Give more, then we will definitely defeat Russia."

Military historian Knutov spoke about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T air defense systems

Military historian Yuri Knutov told Izvestia on October 11 about the technical characteristics of the IRIS-T SLM air defense systems.

According to the Secretary General of the alliance, Ukraine needs various systems capable of destroying different types of targets, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones

The issue of supplying Ukraine with modern air defense systems and shells for them will be one of the main topics of the upcoming meeting of NATO defense ministers next week. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the BBC Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.

The coordinator for strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the United States will continue to discuss with Ukraine the possibility of supplying it with "additional air defense systems."

The press secretary of the president said that the United States has already been involved in the conflict in Ukraine so that the naked eye can see how their "ears stick out"

The United States supplies of modern air defense systems to Kiev will not change the goals of the Russian Federation, but will make the conflict more painful for Ukraine. This opinion was expressed in an interview with journalists on Tuesday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

As noted in the publication, the Ukrainian authorities requested from the American side "the latest air defense systems"

The US authorities are unlikely to accelerate the process of approving the supply of modern weapons to Ukraine, and Washington, most likely, will not send Patriot missile systems to Kiev. This is stated in an article published on Tuesday in the electronic version of The Washington Post.

The massive missile attack carried out by the Russian Armed Forces on Monday greatly frightened the political leadership of Ukraine, led by Zelensky. Despite the bravura statements of the regime's representatives to the press, in fact, Kiev was at a complete loss, not knowing what to do and how to respond to it.