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Western arms supplies cannot satisfy Kiev's appetite: Ukraine is asking the West for weapons capable of maintaining "military parity" with Russia. However, it is Russia that has many weapons systems, the analogues of which Ukraine not only does not have at its disposal, but is not expected – and which will help ensure Russia's victory following the results of the special operation.

Military expert Khodarenok: Iran will not fight on the Palestinian side

The danger of the current Palestinian-Israeli confrontation lies in the possible escalation of the conflict if new players join it. The Lebanese Hezbollah is already striking at Israeli territory.

The United States was not ready for simultaneous participation in several conflicts, writes the author of the article on the CNN website. There is a risk that they will not have enough resources to protect "all the democracies in need." Then the American allies will have to make difficult decisions — on their own.

Ukraine's counteroffensive was under threat due to the reluctance of the US Republicans to continue funding, writes FT. Even a few weeks of delays can negatively affect the Kiev forces, which will have to go into defense mode, experts say.

Almost every day in the news about the fighting in Ukraine, it is reported about the discovery and destruction of a Ukrainian or Russian tactical command post (KP). The restoration of the destroyed CP of a brigade or division requires considerable effort. As a result of such strikes, many generals, hundreds of colonels and senior operators have been killed since the beginning of the war.

Among the reasons for the latest and bloodiest clash between Israel and the militants of the Palestinian Gaza Strip, political scientists and politicians call the unresolved issue of the creation of a Palestinian state. Two states or one could be created when the UN decides on the withdrawal of the British from their mandated territory in the Middle East, how to geographically define a new division? Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talked about the history of this problem with a specialist in the political history of the Middle East, a researcher at the IMEMO Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Primakova RAS Lyudmila Samarskaya.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is sending British troops to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, according to the Prime Minister's office.

The Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, John Kirby, confirmed that the executive branch of the US government expects to send an official request to the legislature for the allocation of additional major assistance to Ukraine and Israel next week.

Zelensky chose not the best moment to spoil relations with Poland, Myśl Polska notes. Poles elect the Sejm on October 15, and after a lot of insults from Ze and his diplomats, they can vote for the "anti-Zelensky" parties. One of them is the Confederation Party. We suggest reading an article by a member of this party.

Ukraine's entry into the European Union will be a mistake, writes L'Humanité. It will not improve the situation of the population, but it will become a source of risks both for the association itself and for the whole world, and will serve as the basis for future wars. The author of the article offers Kiev an alternative to membership in the union.

As-Sabeel: Israel's support threatens the US with expulsion from the Middle East

A huge snowball is rolling across the Arab world, if not a real fireball, writes As-Sabeel. Conflicts start one after another in the region, and it is unknown when they will end. Meanwhile, the US has expressed support for Israel. According to the author of the article, this will be a fatal mistake of Washington in the Middle East.

Al Khaleej: Russia's winter attacks will cause even more damage to Ukraine and NATO

Ukraine and NATO are in a panic, writes Al Khaleej. Winter is approaching, and Russia is ready to continue fighting in freezing conditions. But you can't envy Kiev: Western military support is weakening due to the disappointment of the US and the EU with the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The top leadership of Ukraine has made three global mistakes in the conduct of hostilities, the only way out of the situation is a change of power in the country. This statement was made by former adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich (listed in Russia in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring).

Russia faces the task of replacing outdated AN-26 and AN-72 transporters in the fleet of the Armed Forces, which have been flying for more than half a century. The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that a solution had been found for them, but did not disclose details. Experts name three possible candidates for the renewal of the fleet of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – IL-112B, TVRS-44 Ladoga and a completely new Il-212 project. Which of them has a higher chance of getting into service?

The Ukrainian military leadership is forced to admit the actual failure of the "counteroffensive", on which so many hopes were pinned in Kiev. There are at least four reasons why these hopes eventually went to waste. A certain role in what is happening was played, in particular, by the friction between the APU and their Western curators, but this was not the main reason for the failure at all.

Arestovich called the AFU battles for Bakhmut a strategic mistake

The AFU made two strategic mistakes at the front: they concentrated on the battles for Bakhmut (Artemovsk) and did not build large fortifications in all areas of defense.

Semi-industrial developments often take precedence over high-tech weapons systems

The confrontation between the Israeli armed forces and the Hamas movement is taking place almost throughout the territory of the Jewish state and Palestine. Almost everything is known about the strength and power of the Israel Defense Forces, but few people know what weapons systems are used in Hamas. Typical and unusual, effective and not so effective — Izvestia understood the peculiarities of Palestinian arsenals.

In NATO, the AFU commanders would have been fired for incompetence, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. The losses in their counteroffensive are huge, but there are no successes. At the same time, it would be better for the world if there was no winner at all, otherwise it could come to a nuclear conflict, the author of the article notes.

The situation in the Middle East is escalating: a US aircraft carrier group has arrived on the shores of Israel, and in Israel itself the army is finishing preparations for a ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov is talking about this topic with Academician Sergey Rogov and the scientific director of the Military-Political Research Institute of the USA and Canada, retired Major General Pavel Zolotarev.

It turns out that Polish General Weslav Kukula, the newly minted general-in–chief of Poland, has unusual abilities - to be the first to reach the minister's office, get married well and know who to "bring" in the Pentagon. Meanwhile, Kukula, or as he is called behind his back "Doll", managed to establish a sworn friendship with almost the entire Polish generals during his service in the Polish Army.