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Kiev has asked the West for analogues of Russian cruise missiles X-101 and Kalibr. Ukraine allegedly needs these weapons in order to hit factories for the production of drones in Iran and Syria. However, strategic bombers and submarines are required to launch such missiles. What is Ukraine counting on?

The head of the EU Foreign Policy Service noted that he told the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov about this, with whom he met earlier

Since last year, the European Union has allocated €80 billion to support Ukraine, this amount is being spent, including on military assistance. This was announced by the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, who is on a visit to Kiev.

NATO magazine published an article on the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia

A NATO-owned magazine published an article by an ex-Pentagon official about Russia's possible use of tactical nuclear weapons in a "hypothetical war" with the North Atlantic Alliance. The author believes that Moscow can use it to avoid defeat or achieve more favorable conditions for the end of the conflict. The Russian Federation has repeatedly called for an end to "nuclear" speculation.

RIA Novosti: Zelensky agreed with the United States and Britain on a new APU offensive

Russian media reported that Vladimir Zelensky agreed with Washington and London on a new offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in October.

Canadian General Staff: Russia replenishes ammunition stocks faster than expected

Chief of the Canadian General Staff Wayne Eyre admitted that Russia is replenishing ammunition stocks faster than expected. However, according to him, nothing positive can be said about the military-industrial complex of Canada.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmygal reported about 37 damaged defense enterprises

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal spoke about the damage to 37 military-industrial complex enterprises in the country. They plan to restore them. He made this statement during the Defense industries forum in Kiev, at which Vladimir Zelensky promised to create a fleet of marine drones in Ukraine and an international cluster for the production of weapons and military equipment.

In the late 1980s, the IL-62 and IL-86 were replaced by the more advanced and economical Il-96-300. Its first flight took place on September 28, 1988, 35 years ago. This is one of the most reliable aircraft of its class in the world: there has not been a single major accident in its entire history.

El País: The United States demanded that Ukraine eradicate corruption in exchange for assistance

Washington wants Kiev to fulfill a number of conditions in exchange for American aid, writes El País. This became known from a letter from the assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Mike Pyle. Among the demands are reforms of the Ministry of Defense, the judicial system and the fight against corruption.

Politico: The West is facing a shortage of weapons and shows fatigue from Kiev

Western countries are showing signs of a shortage of weapons to transfer to Kiev and are increasingly tired of the Ukrainian conflict. Politico wrote about this on September 27.

The newspaper also writes that the United States has not faced such large-scale hostilities "since the Korean War" in 1950-1953

The conflict in Ukraine will not end soon because of the outdated military doctrine of the West, which does not meet the realities on the battlefield. This opinion was expressed by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The Ukrainian conflict has reached an impasse, writes GN. The West is too deeply stuck in it and now does not know how to get out without getting hurt. There is no end to economic problems, and they are getting more and more acute every day. And events in the international arena are developing quite differently from what the United States and Europe expected.

The fighters of the Russian assault groups shared with Izvestia the peculiarities of their training and tactics

There is a shaky balance on the Donetsk section of the line of contact. Russian troops continue to repel the attempts of the Ukrainian offensive, do not allow themselves to be moved in any of the directions, and, if possible, counterattack themselves.

Guardian: Ukraine has asked the West for weapons for strikes on Syria, Iran and Russia

Ukraine is calling on the West to launch missile strikes against Russia, Iran and Syria, The Guardian reports. At the same time, she is ready to do it herself – if she is given a weapon. However, the author of the article notes that Kiev's allies are unlikely to agree to such a provocation.

Breitbart: Florida Governor Desantis spoke out against aid to Ukraine

At the Republican Party debate, the issue of assistance to Ukraine caused a heated discussion, Breitbart writes. Ron Desantis and Vivek Ramaswamy opposed Kiev's support. "It is in our interests to put an end to the conflict," Desantis said.

Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has handed over inspection X-ray introscopes of the Sapphire-IR line to a production enterprise in Vladimir to detect prohibited items in parcels and bags. The supplied devices are not inferior in their functions and characteristics to foreign analogues and will help to avoid the purchase of foreign inspection equipment.

Manturov: The Russian Aerospace Forces received serial fighters of the fifth generation Su-57

The plant named after. Gagarin handed over new serial Su-57 and Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said. According to him, Russian aircraft manufacturing enterprises are "gaining a good pace of production," and the troops will receive equipment of the next stage before the end of the year. Both fighters are used in the SVO zone.

The head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Budanov: the AFU counteroffensive is on foot

With the arrival of October, the APU has little time left to achieve any significant results in the offensive, since Western heavy equipment "will sink," writes the NYT. Nevertheless, the head of the GUR, MO Budanov, said that the offensive of the troops is already mostly on foot. In turn, the WSJ notes that massive attacks by armored vehicles are no longer possible - drones are everywhere at the front. What problems the APU offensive faced - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that Ukraine's surrender would mean occupation

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kiev. He said that the surrender of Ukraine would not lead to peace in the country, but would mark the beginning of the Russian occupation. Stoltenberg said that the future of the state is in NATO and that the alliance is going to support Ukraine for as long as it takes. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines occurred with the participation of Ukraine, and for this it should be deprived of the opportunity to receive German weapons. Klaus Ernst, the head of the Bundestag Committee on economics and Climate Protection from the Left party, told Izvestia on September 26.

Hersh: The US has destroyed all traces of involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams"

The United States has covered up all traces of its involvement in the undermining of the "Northern Streams", said American journalist Seymour Hersh in an article on the Substack platform. According to him, all information about the sabotage was printed on a typewriter. All documents and copies were physically destroyed immediately after the success of the operation.