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A series of strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on critical infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine, carried out over the past few days, turned out to be quite effective. The energy system suffered the most. But this had little effect on military logistics, primarily railway. But it is on the rails to Ukraine that almost all military aid from the West goes.

Moscow considers this a "very harmful practice"

The exercises of Western leaders in nuclear rhetoric are a pernicious and provocative practice, Russia will not take part in this. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The seventh Plenum of the CPC Central Committee of the 19th convocation was held in Beijing from October 9 to 12

The plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC Central Committee) stressed the need to respond appropriately to the risks and threats caused by the crisis in Ukraine. This is stated in a communique published on Wednesday by the Xinhua news agency following the results of the seventh plenum of the CPC Central Committee of the 19th convocation.

The elaboration of legal aspects of the use of high-energy lasers to destroy low-orbit satellites, the development and testing of a hypersonic launch vehicle to overcome the 100-km boundary are the key problems of future wars that need to be solved. This is written by the columnist of the Army Times newspaper Todd South (Todd South).

Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar explained why his country buys weapons from Russia, the Breitbart portal writes. Moscow has always cooperated with New Delhi, while the United States preferred Pakistan, the diplomat stressed.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin also said that the latest missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on targets in Ukraine have further strengthened the readiness of Western countries to provide further assistance to Kiev

The total amount of American military aid to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special operation has reached $16.8 billion. This was stated on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the opening in Brussels of a meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

Russian troops are preparing to repel counterattacks by Ukrainian troops and go on the offensive, fuel supplies to the special operation zone have increased significantly. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to its own calculations.

As stated by the President of the Russian Federation, this indicator in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years

The volume of investments in oil and gas production in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years, this is not caused by Russia conducting a special military operation. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday during the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week.

Defenders of Donbass strike at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with MT-12 "Rapier" anti-tank guns. The military correspondent of Izvestia, Alexander Safiulin, showed the combat work of gunners in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on October 12.

However, in general, the situation in Ukraine has not led to fundamental changes in Washington's approach to foreign policy, said Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan

The US authorities did not publish a new edition of the US National Security Strategy in connection with the start of a special military operation of the Russian Federation, however, in general, the situation in Ukraine did not lead to fundamental changes in Washington's approach to foreign policy. This was stated on Wednesday by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan.

On the eve of the Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with members of the Security Council announced a massive strike with precision weapons on the objects of military administration, communications and energy of Ukraine.

Rostec State Corporation has presented a vacuum electron beam 3D printer with an all-angle robot manipulator. The device allows you to "grow" heavy-duty parts of complex construction made of titanium and steel for aerospace engineering. A prototype of the product can be seen in Moscow at the international exhibition Weldex-2022.

The numerous and rather tough sanctions against Russian manufacturers currently in force force domestic businesses to quickly look for alternative solutions in many industries in general and in the field of semiconductors in particular.

The current Ukrainian regime, with the support and approval of continental and overseas curators, has finally moved to a different confrontation with Russia – terrorist acts. This became obvious after the FSB published materials investigating the terrorist attacks on the Crimean Bridge and a wave of detentions of Ukrainian citizens who were preparing terrorist acts on the territory of Russia on the instructions of the SBU. It has already reached the point that portable Igla anti-aircraft missile systems are being transported through the territories of the Baltic countries to commit terrorist attacks in the Russian Federation.

The EU's anti-Russian sanctions are increasingly hitting the EU countries themselves. At the same time, each country is looking for its own ways to combat the "reflection" of its sanctions.

The contact group of the West discussed measures to track the weapons transferred to Kiev, the department noted

The United States and its allies are seeking from their military-industrial complex to increase the production of weapons for transfer to Kiev, as well as to replenish their own arsenals. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, speaking in Brussels at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.

Zelensky very openly calls for hitting Russia with nuclear weapons and endangering the whole world for the sake of saving Ukraine, Advance writes. However, those in the West who think that Russia cannot be guaranteed to respond are fueling apocalyptic tendencies.

Diplomat Oleg Stepanov was summoned to the Canadian Foreign Ministry in connection with the events in Ukraine

The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the Crimean Bridge a legitimate target for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and its special services. This was announced in a telephone conversation with Russian journalists by Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov, who was invited to the Canadian Foreign Ministry on Monday.

Strikes on military command, communications and energy facilities reduce the combat capabilities of the VFU, experts stressed

On October 10, the Russian armed forces and units of the DPR and LPR continued to restrain the onslaught of Ukrainian formations. Only in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy lost more than 60 servicemen, nine tanks, 16 armored vehicles and 17 cars in the battles.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Germany urged the EU to seek low gas prices from the US

Europe is unhappy with gas prices, but it has no choice. It is obliged to follow the United States and support Ukraine at their behest, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. So the White House wants to kill two birds with one stone: to exhaust Russia, continuing to supply Kiev with weapons, and subjugate Europe.