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Enemy drones are destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse, the source told TASS

The latest hand-held systems for combating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Harpoon-3" are successfully used by the Russian military during a military operation in Ukraine. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.

The Russian Armed Forces and Rosgvardiya reported the destruction of dozens of Ukrainian drones in the area of the NPP

Fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Regardie destroy dozens of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of the Zaporozhye NPP, using anti-drone guns and firearms, the commander of one of the units of the Regardie told RIA Novosti.

German Defense Minister Lambrecht: Germany will be able to supply Ukraine with the remaining IRIS-T air defenses only in 2023

Germany recently delivered the first IRIS-T SLM air defense system to Ukraine. The other three, promised to Kiev, will arrive only next year. This was announced on Monday by Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht.

According to Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anushauskas following the results of the US-led meeting in Brussels on October 12 in the Ramstein format, Lithuania will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

The greatest losses in manpower were recorded in the Kupyansk and Krasnolimansk directions, follows from TASS calculations based on data from daily briefings by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov.

According to the acting head of the DPR, Ukrainian troops are striking at civilian and critical infrastructure, therefore, the number of air defense systems is currently increasing in the republic

Western countries supply outdated weapons to Kiev, but due to its quantity in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), it is necessary to rebuild the air defense system. This was announced on Thursday on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel by the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

China increases arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa

China is expanding the export of weapons and military equipment to the Middle East and North Africa, taking advantage of the fact that Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and the bans of the US Congress restrict the export of American weapons to some countries in the Middle East region.

The Russian command has expanded the range of targets being hit in Ukraine

The Aerospace Forces, Navy and Missile Forces of Russia continue to carry out massive strikes on military and infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. On the morning of October 11, the Ladyzhinskaya Heat and Power Plant (CHP) suffered a fire defeat in the Vinnytsia region, electrical distribution equipment went out of order.

Immediately, a number of European countries responded to the call of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, to increase the supply of weapons and ammunition, primarily to perform air defense tasks.

The founder of Lobaev Arms Vladislav Lobaev told in an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev about the use of the ultra-long-range rifle "Twilight" at the front, the development of a new anti-drone complex and other innovative weapons projects, as well as the main problems and challenges faced by the domestic military industry today.

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.

France will supply Ukraine with Crotal short-range anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as GM200 radar stations.

Ukraine will receive the first NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) during October. This was stated on Friday by the country's Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov.

TNI: Russian air defense systems are a serious threat to the F–35

The US Air Force is practicing combat missions on the F-35 in the face of countering the best Russian-made air defense systems, writes TNI. American fighters must be prepared for any eventuality – the threat from ground-based aircraft suppression systems is very serious.

The newspaper does not exclude that Italy and Spain may supply Ukraine with Aspide short-range anti-aircraft guided missiles

Italy, presumably, will supply Ukraine with Spada medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. As the newspaper La Repubblica reported on Saturday, citing sources in NATO, such readiness was announced on Wednesday at a meeting of the alliance's defense ministers in Brussels.

The Russian Lancet strike drone eliminated the S-300 air defense complex of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction. A source in the Russian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti about this on October 15.

According to MEP Serhiy Lagodinsky, Ukrainians have the right to self-defense

The German Union-90/Green Party overwhelmingly voted at the party congress in Bonn on Saturday in favor of increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.

After a series of missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian facilities, the Pentagon promised to help Ukraine create an integrated missile defense system. Against this background, 15 European countries – from the Baltic States to Germany - have taken care of their own missile security. It seems that the Western neighbors were impressed by the vulnerability of Ukraine and the comparison of their own air defense forces with the Russian ones.

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 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.