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The position of Eastern Europe on Ukraine threatens to create further cracks in the unity of the West against Russia, writes Toyo Keizai. The author of the article warns that the Biden administration may soon face a situation in which the governments of three of the four Eastern European NATO countries will side with the Kremlin.

How does the new SAM system work, which shot down 24 APU aircraft in five days

The Russian military continues to massively destroy enemy aircraft. In five days, the number of downed cars increased to 24. It is stated that this was made possible thanks to the link between two systems: the S-400 air defense complexes and the A-50 AWACS aircraft. What is the peculiarity of this bundle and why has it appeared only now?

WP: the Ukrainian drones that attacked the Crimean Bridge were created by the CIA

The Ukrainian drones that attacked the Crimean Bridge were created with the participation of the CIA, the Washington Post reports. But cooperation is under threat: in the United States, they are unhappy that the SBU is engaged in killing Russians with their money.

Hopes that Ukraine will be able to "cover" Europe from Russia have been dashed, writes NDP. The role of buffer is gradually shifting to Poland, which has been striving for this with great zeal, but its efforts are not enough. Meanwhile, the United States wants to get out of the game and stop military assistance to Europe.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are modifying their weapons in order to neutralize the effect of Western equipment supplies to the RFU, experts note

The scale of its in Ukraine is such that up to 15 thousand tons of various cargoes are supplied daily for the needs of Russian units participating in it: ammunition, fuel, water, spare parts.

The Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun provides on its pages a brief and rigorous analysis of the editorial office on the situation in Ukraine. The APU counteroffensive is not advancing. Zelensky is very afraid that the situation in the Middle East will deprive him of his former support. In desperation, he begs the West not to turn away from Kiev

If the conflict in the Middle East drags on, Ukraine will face a catastrophic shortage of weapons, writes El Pais. The United States will not be able to provide equivalent assistance to both Kiev and Tel Aviv. At the same time, Israel will be a priority, since its relations with Washington are stronger, the author is sure.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — about the prolongation of the conflict, its beneficiaries and consequences

The huge human and material losses that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) faced during the so-called counteroffensive, it would seem, should have made Kiev think and pushed it to negotiate with Moscow, but in fact this is not happening. On the contrary, in the international arena, the Ukrainian leadership, led by President Vladimir Zelensky, continues to beg for money and weapons, while inside the country it is preparing to throw even disabled people, women and the elderly into the furnace of clashes.

The ongoing bombing of the Gaza Strip gives the impression that Israel, after all the consultations it had with international leaders, was thinking about the promised ground operation. On this topic, our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks with Irina Zvyagelskaya, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the "Center for Middle Eastern Studies" of the Primakov IMEMO.

Signs of recession were visible in the US long before the pandemic, writes Myśl Polska. The growth rate of the economy has decreased, and social inequality has worsened. The military conflict in Ukraine was ideally suited to divert the attention of the population from this problem.

Times of Israel: US sent military advisers to Israel

The United States has sent military specialists to Israel, as the situation in the region may deteriorate significantly, writes the Times of Israel. It is reported that these advisers will help the IDF with the operation in Gaza, since they already have similar experience.

Every year on October 24, Special Forces Day is celebrated in Russia — a professional holiday of servicemen of special purpose units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On this day in 1950, a decree was issued in the USSR on the creation of separate special purpose companies, which became the prototype of modern special forces units.

Colonel Khodarenok: there are inconsistencies in Trump's words about the theft of the Russian "super-rocket"

Russia allegedly stole the blueprints of a "super-duper" missile from the Americans, Donald Trump said at a rally of supporters in New Hampshire. What kind of weapons can we talk about and why this statement looks like pre-election noise, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Trump accused Russia of stealing classified drawings of a "super-duper missile" from the United States

Russia stole American blueprints and built its "super-duper missile," former US President Donald Trump said, probably referring to hypersonic weapons. The candidate for the post of head of state also said that the United States needs its own "Iron Dome" - like Israel. Washington is developing hypersonic weapons, trying to catch up with Moscow in this area. What is known about this is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Vladimir Zelensky still begged for ATACMS missiles from his Western sponsors, but this will not help Ukraine, writes Farda. The most that could be squeezed out of the "secret" delivery of the next miracle weapon was perhaps to try to scare Russia with suddenness. However, even this did not work out.

Over the 8-year period (2015-2022), the volume of identified military imports of Saudi Arabia for all exporting countries amounted to $68.147 billion. This is stated in the upcoming publication of the "TSAMTO Yearbook-2023".

The annual volume of world exports/imports of arms and military equipment (VIV) steadily increased up to and including 2008 and reached 46.985 billion dollars. This is stated in the upcoming publication of the "TSAMTO Yearbook-2023".

The IDF's ground operation in the Gaza Strip threatens big problems not only for Israel, but also for the United States, writes Strana. Washington decided to convince Tel Aviv to delay the start of the invasion and play on the contradictions between the Arab countries.

TNI: Russia has jeopardized US plans in Europe

The United States believes that Russia is capable of changing the balance of power in Europe in its favor, and this raises concerns in Washington, writes TNI. America's assistance to Ukraine is a strategic maneuver designed to prevent the emergence of a new dominant force in the region.

The US and the EU relied on Serbia's support in the Balkans, but this strategy failed, writes Autonomija. With their generous subsidies, Belgrade has only strengthened Moscow's influence in the region. Now it threatens the West with serious geopolitical problems.