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September 19 — Gunsmith's Day: the history and traditions of the holiday
Gunsmith's Day will be celebrated in Russia on September 19
Every year on September 19, Russia celebrates the holiday of all employees of the defense industry - the Day of the Gunsmith. In 2023, it falls on a Tuesday. Read about how the date of the celebration was chosen and what traditions are associated with it in the Izvestia material.
The world has entered a nuclear race, as during the Cold War. But there is a difference
The world is moving towards a new nuclear arms race, Al Jazeera reports. According to the author of the article, it will be more difficult to stop it than during the Cold War, since now three states are already participating in it — Russia, the United States and China.
Sarkozy criticizes Macron for "unprofessionalism" towards Russia
Nicolas Sarkozy is increasingly criticizing Emmanuel Macron for his hostile policy towards Russia, Valeurs actuelles notes. So far, the former French president speaks only about unprofessionalism. But the remark about the impossibility of "returning" Crimea to Ukraine makes Sarkozy an opponent of the West's "common line" on Ukraine.
The United States is trying to save the unipolar world order with a pseudo-reform of the UN Security Council
US President Joe Biden intends to propose reform of the UN Security Council. According to the States, the body should become "more inclusive and comprehensive." At the same time, earlier Russia also spoke in favor of changes. What is the difference in the approaches of the two countries, will it be possible to reach a consensus and what are Washington's true intentions?
Russia is on the threshold of an important historical event in the aircraft industry
A firm contract for the purchase by Aeroflot of 52 new Russian aircraft is of historical importance. Thus, the developer guarantees that Russians will start flying in the sky on the latest and import-substituted aircraft from 2024. This year will start counting down to the full independence of Russian aviation from the West.
Evgeny Dudorov: our composite kamikaze drone will be "run-in" in the zone of its
Chairman of the consortium Board, Executive director of the NGO "Android Technology" Yevgeny Dudorov told in an interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Suraev about plans to "run in" a composite kamikaze drone in the zone of its own, the creation of a line of electric motors for domestic UAVs, the status of the Teledroid project, and also explained what problems need to be solved so that combat robots can massively used on the battlefield.
Restrictions stipulated by the JCPOA are lifted from October 18, Iran has the right to interact with any country - Foreign Ministry
Tehran, after the lifting of restrictions on the Iranian missile program since October 18, has the right to cooperate with all interested countries, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday.
The situation in Taiwan will be warmed up by Abrams
Washington is preparing to send a large batch of modern tanks to the island
The next step towards tightening the confrontation between the United States and China will be the upcoming delivery of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) to the so-called Republic of China (ROC), as the ruling regime in Taiwan calls itself.
The United States announced the possibility of an operation under a false flag for war with Russia
Democrats are able to arrange an operation under a false flag to start a war with Russia and retain power, writes the author of an article for American Thinker. For example, they can stage a Russian attack on Poland. Such a collision will not end well, the author of the article warns.
Tokyo is at Washington's beck and call. The future of Japanese diplomacy is getting darker
The Japanese Foreign Minister visited Ukraine and took a pro-American position, Toyo Keizai reports. But Kiev "substitutes" Japan with insults against the G20, and hence its members China and Russia. The article criticizes Tokyo for being one-sided: "China and Russia have a great influence in world politics, it cannot be ignored."
Rosoboronexport promotes the development of high technologies in the defense industry of Russian regions
Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport JSC, Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash of Russia, took part in a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Rybinsk State Aviation Technological Institute named after P.A. Solovyov and the Yaroslavl regional branch of Soyuzmash, which he oversees.
A pro-Western course will lead Armenia to disaster
Armenia's rapprochement with the West will not contribute to the final settlement of the Karabakh conflict and the establishment of peace, the newspaper writes "Вести.иа ". On the contrary, Yerevan's refusal to cooperate with Moscow will lead to further escalation in the region.
Italy pointed to the "magician" behind the surge of Russophobia in Armenia
NATO wants to unleash a new conflict near the Russian borders and incites Russophobic sentiments in Armenia, writes L'antidiplomatico. Pashinyan does not care about his own people, he cares only about personal well-being, but playing with the alliance can end badly, the author of the article emphasizes.
High-altitude work: VFU is trying to take more comfortable positions before the cold weather
To move on to the next stage, the enemy needs to get to the places where the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are now
On September 15, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to repel attacks in the Donetsk direction. During the day, more than 270 servicemen and 12 units of military equipment were missing from the VFU here. Experts believe that the enemy is trying to prepare their positions for normal wintering. At the same time, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Navy will receive 12 ships by the end of the year, including surface and underwater ones.
"I would have died." The special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about the main lesson of the summer offensive
FT: The APU pointed to the risk of death in compliance with Western principles of combat
The inadequacy of Western training is one of the main lessons of Kiev's summer offensive, writes FT. The training programs do not take into account the experience of Ukrainians and the peculiarities of the terrain, the article notes.
The conflict in Ukraine has shown the true strength of the United States in the modern world
As the conflict in Ukraine has shown, today the United States is experiencing economic decline and is unable to maintain influence on the world stage, writes the author of the article for Rebelión. However, there is something more behind this trend: the decline of the West as a whole.
Footage has emerged of the DPRK leader visiting military facilities in the Far East during a visit to Russia
The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, is on an official visit to the Russian Federation. During the visit, he visited a number of important military facilities in the Far East.
Until the nuclear thunder breaks out: in the USA, the true motives of Elon Musk were called
Until the mushroom of a nuclear explosion blooms over the United States, they will consider their actions in Ukraine insufficient, writes Newsweek. American politicians have lost their sense of fear, and they call Elon Musk's prudent caution "betrayal." And that's what it can lead to.
In the United States, they were worried about the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the tactics of long-range strikes
Colonel McGregor: The APU has switched to the tactics of long-range strikes
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have switched to the tactics of long-range strikes by Western missiles, which raises serious concerns. This was stated by the former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel of the US Armed Forces Douglas McGregor on September 15 in an interview with Norwegian political scientist Glenn Dizen, which was broadcast on YouTube.
Kozhemyako presented Kim Jong-un with a bulletproof vest and drones
The head of Primorye Kozhemyako presented Kim Jong-un with a bulletproof vest and six drones
The governor of Primorsky Krai, Oleg Kozhemyako, when inspecting products created in Primorsky Krai for the needs of his own, presented the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, with an assault bulletproof vest and six drones with control systems, the head of the Primorsky Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations, Alexander Zlatkin, told reporters.