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The day of the military signalman for the team of the integrated hardware station based on the Tiger armored vehicle is no different from military everyday life. Military personnel monitor and monitor communication systems, maintain communication channels between units and headquarters. Izvestia correspondent Leonid Kitrar met the professional holiday of signalmen in the SVO zone and asked them about the specifics of their work.

The American military presence outside the country, formed mainly in the last century, has ceased to correspond to modern geopolitical challenges and US national security. The United States needs to adjust the foreign basing of the armed forces in order to maintain world leadership, writes American orientalist expert Michael Rubin in an article for the online publication 19FortyFive.

During the reporting 8-year period (2015-2022), the United States is the undisputed leader in arms exports – $ 257.467 billion, which is 40.1% of the total world exports of military equipment for the same period ($642.333 billion).

After the elections in Poland, the struggle for political influence begins, writes NDP. Jaroslaw Kaczynski will do everything to retain power and will not hesitate to create a new point of tension, including in relations with Russia. For Warsaw, the consequences of ill-considered actions will turn into trouble.

According to the newspaper, "unequal treatment of war crimes revives the discourse about double standards and hypocrisy"

Western countries, which for the second year have not stopped trying to isolate Russia on the world stage in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, themselves risk being isolated after supporting Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip. This opinion is published by the newspaper Le Monde.

The Italian government this year allocated funding for the purchase of new main battle tanks (MBT), armored fighting vehicles (BBM) and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

On October 18, tests were conducted at the Nevada Test Site, which is considered one of the largest nuclear test sites in the United States. As part of the test, an underground explosion was staged at the landfill. The tests are designed to improve the ability of the United States to detect low-power nuclear explosions around the world.

Even before the start of the SVO, the Bundeswehr conducted exercises in Lithuania and Georgia many times, preparing to face off with "someone in the east." But the events in Ukraine accelerated the remilitarization of Germany, the French "Pointe" (Point) notes. The magazine lists the projects with which Paris and Berlin want to defeat the enemy. New models of planes, tanks, missile defense.

Al Mayadeen: the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces forced Kiev to mobilize almost the entire population of Ukraine

The APU has not achieved success on the battlefield, and the approaching winter will not allow it, the author of the article from Al Mayadeen writes. Western allies threaten Zelensky to cut support, and against the background of the war in Gaza, this risk only increases. Therefore, Kiev decided to take extreme measures.

Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy Head of the State Guard of the DPR Rosgvardiya, decided to speak out about the comments of some Russian "sofa experts" criticizing the tactics of conducting military operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SVO zone. He published the corresponding post in his telegram channel.

WP: a prolonged recession in Germany should be regarded as an emergency

Germany is experiencing a recession in almost all areas: the economy is weakening, population polls show dissatisfaction with migration policy, aid to Ukraine has faltered, and the far-right AdG party is gaining popularity, writes WP. "Who to call to talk to Europe" is no longer clear, the author believes. And this can be regarded as a state of emergency.

We cannot expect that only commercial vessels will use the Russian Northern Sea Route, Bloomberg quotes the NATO admiral. According to the unkind American tradition, Admiral Rob Bauer saw a threat in the growing Russian-Chinese cooperation and called for preparations to ignite a new hot spot in this region.

Sana: Damascus and Aleppo airports stopped working due to Israeli strikes

As a result of the attack by the Israel Defense Forces, the Syrian airports of Damascus and Aleppo were put out of operation.

Scientist Stefanovich: US nuclear tests are a signal for Russia

On October 18, the US National Nuclear Safety Administration conducted tests with a chemical explosion in an underground tunnel at a nuclear test site in Nevada.

Russian units do not allow the enemy to cling to the bank of the Dnieper and create a bridgehead there

Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson direction, but "there is no result yet," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 18.

Americans' patience is coming to an end, writes Responsible Statecraft. Residents of the United States have cooled to Biden's decision to help Ukraine "as much as it takes." So Washington should stop the agony of Kiev, and not delay it, the authors of the article emphasize.

The Middle East is seething, and Europe is again being shaken by waves of urban terrorism and violence, writes Geopolitika.news. The situation is heating up quickly. The American elite is trying to prevent the coming cataclysm. However, in recent decades, it was she who created the conditions for him.

The British newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Jeff Chávez, Felicia Schwartz "Hamas-Israel war tests a US defense sector already strained by Ukraine" ("The war between Hamas and Israel is experiencing the US military-industrial sector, already experiencing tension because of Ukraine") reported that the American military industry is preparing increase the supply of weapons to Israel.

The commander of the SAM calculation told how it is possible to resist ATACMS missiles

For the first time, the APU used American ATACMS tactical missiles in the conflict zone. According to media reports, they hit the rear airfield in the Russian Berdyansk. About how this weapon will change the situation at the front, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

According to the volume of exports of VIVT to 10 regions of the world by all suppliers in the period 2023-2026, according to the existing portfolio of orders as of October 2023 (and taking into account both completed and still ongoing tenders), the places of the regions in terms of their capacity will be distributed as follows.