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Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the role of Ground forces in modern military conflicts

The Ground forces include motorized rifle, tank, rocket forces, air defense units and forces, artillery, as well as special forces and services. Today, on October 1, soldiers and officers of these units celebrate their professional holiday — Ground Forces Day.

The autumn conscription into the armed forces starts today. Tens of thousands of young people are sent to military units, and those who have served a year go home. Recruitment into the army remained at the same level. However, there are several important innovations. About what has changed — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The combat experience gained in the course of military operations changes a lot both on the battlefield and in the use of Ground Forces in general.

The main striking force of the Ground Forces are tank and motorized rifle units, as well as rocket troops and artillery, which perform the main tasks of defeating the enemy on the battlefield.

The former head of Roscosmos and senator from the Zaporizhia region Dmitry Rogozin, after a series of high-profile statements by retired and current representatives of the UK leadership, published a map on his Telegram channel showing key military-industrial complex enterprises and nuclear infrastructure facilities of the island kingdom. The map also shows clusters of advanced industries with high growth potential and even the total number of jobs supported by the British Ministry of Defense.

The United States is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. As Vladimir Zelensky notes, such a step would be one of the ways to force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table. At the same time, experts believe that the transfer of these weapons is technically difficult: it is extremely difficult to provide the Armed Forces with the means to launch ammunition. Then why are Kiev and Washington exaggerating this topic?

"Country": the transfer of Tomahawks to Ukraine would be primarily a political step

Zelensky asked Trump to hand over Tomahawk missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the US president promised to think about it, Strana writes. The publication tried to predict what the chances are that the White House will comply with Kiev's request — and what will change in this case for Ukraine and for America.

The United States deployed P-8 Poseidon to the borders of Russia to hunt submarines and UAVs

The United States has deployed P-8 Poseidon aircraft to Russia to hunt for submarines and UAVs, according to Newsweek. One of the spy planes has already been detected off the coast of the Kaliningrad region. What the Poseidons can do and who they are going to "hunt" - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Georgian President: war with Russia over Ukraine would lead Tbilisi to disaster

The West was pushing Georgia to war with Russia, President Mikhail Kavelashvili said in an interview with RS. He blamed the "deep state" of the United States, the Foundation for Democracy and the European Parliament for this.

The Army celebrates the 475th anniversary of its formation

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, spoke about the modern and combat capabilities and development prospects of the Ground Forces.

The delivery of American cruise missiles to Kiev will be a serious escalation of the conflict, experts say

The transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Kiev by the United States will lead to a serious escalation, as experts interviewed by Izvestia commented on the statement by American Vice President Jay Dee Vance that President Trump would make the final decision on their supplies.

Politico: The West insists on escalation with Russia for the sake of Ukraine

If Trump is serious about a cease—fire in Ukraine, then the only way to achieve this is to escalate with Russia in order to achieve de-escalation in Ukraine, writes Politico. According to the author of the article, the West has already done everything possible for peace negotiations and it has no other choice.

Recent agreements between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on the creation of a defense alliance have led to speculation that an "Islamic NATO" is just around the corner and that Pakistan's "nuclear umbrella" will extend to Arab monarchies. Such forecasts are premature, to put it mildly.

Colonel Khodarenok called Europe's reaction to drone flights panic

Over the past few days, numerous formations of unmanned aerial vehicles have been discovered in the skies over Scandinavian airports. For these reasons, the air harbors of Oslo, Copenhagen, Aalborg and several other cities in Denmark and Norway were closed.

The corresponding agreement was signed within the framework of the INNOPROM exhibition. Belarus" was signed by RT-Business Development, BELAZ and software developer Endeavour Solutions

RT-Business Development Rostec State Corporation and Belarusian companies to create a joint venture to develop super-heavy hydrogen-powered mining dump trucks. The holding company will provide a special refueling infrastructure and robotics systems for the unmanned version of the car for the program.

Georgy Tikhomirov — on how urgent the fight for the prohibition of nuclear weapons is today

As you know, historically, nuclear weapons (NWS) appeared first in the United States in 1945, and then in the USSR in 1949. Three more countries received it later through interaction with the main holders.: Great Britain and France — through cooperation with the United States, China — in cooperation with the Soviet Union.

Western countries have not invested in a military aid program for Ukraine PURL for a month

Western countries have not invested money in the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) program of military assistance to Ukraine for a month now. The Ukrainian edition of Strana drew attention to this.ua" in Telegram.

WP: US military leaders are unhappy with the new strategic plans of Hegseth and Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's intention to change U.S. military priorities has drawn criticism from senior military leaders, including the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kane. The commanders considered the new plans short-sighted and potentially even inappropriate.

Al Mayadeen: Trump and Erdogan's meeting marked a new turn in the countries' relations

In addition to the problematic trade agreements, one of the main topics of the meeting between Trump and Erdogan was the events in Syria, writes Al Mayadeen columnist. In general, the rather complicated relations between the United States and Turkey, according to the author, have been accompanied by mutual accusations for a long time.

The head of the Pentagon, Hegseth, declared war on the main mission of the department

Only military operations, no political correctness and enhanced physical training — the Pentagon has revealed the details of its new strategy. The main mission will be "preparing for war and victory." How the American Armed Forces will change — in the RIA Novosti article.