Structure and personnel news

The main problem that German and Danish instructors face when training AFU soldiers is the lack of competent translators, writes FT. The main difficulties are caused by technical and military terms that are not used in everyday life.

After the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane with Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov on board (if you believe the list of the Federal Air Transport Agency), the question arose — who can lead the Wagner PMCs.

Putin held a meeting with the crew of the Alyosha tank in the Kremlin

On Thursday, August 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the crew of the Alyosha tank, which successfully repelled an attack by superior Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction. A day earlier, the fighters received medals of Heroes of Russia. Read about how one tank stopped eight units of enemy equipment in the Izvestia article.

To avoid layoffs, employees will be transferred to subsidiaries, sources claim

Roscosmos is considering the possibility of reducing the staff of the central office from 600 to 300 people, sources told Izvestia. This is due to the difficulties of forming a wage fund.

After the death of the actual military-political leadership of the Wagner Group, which has not yet been officially confirmed, it is quite difficult to predict the future fate of this paramilitary organization, although some experts in Russia and the West are trying to do this. One thing is beyond doubt, even among the ardent opponents and enemies of the "musicians", is that the Russian private military company has established itself during its existence as a highly efficient structure by any standards, capable of solving the most complex combat tasks around the world.

Experts: PMCs "Wagner" will maintain its position in Africa

Vladimir Putin assured that the investigation of the accident with the plane of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, would be brought to an end. The President called Prigozhin a talented man with a difficult fate and noted the contribution of the Wagnerians to the fight against neo-Nazism. The expert community believes that the PMCs themselves should decide on their future in the next couple of months. What options do the Wagnerians have?

The Aerospace Forces will replace people in several key positions

After the resignation of the commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, as it became known on August 23, the main command is waiting for serious personnel changes, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia.

The Ukrainian president said earlier that a similar decision was made by the Greek authorities

Portugal is ready to take part in the training program for Ukrainian pilots on American F-16 fighters. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at a press conference in Kiev with his Portuguese counterpart Marcel Rebelo di Souza.

According to the telegram channel MarZOeV / Oleg Marzoev, the 18th Combined Arms Army has been deployed on the basis of the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet. A new 25th Reserve [combined arms] army has been deployed on the territory of the former Soviet Volga-Ural Military District. A new 67th Motorized Rifle Division has been deployed as part of the army.

Ukraine should forget about membership in NATO and the EU, writes Resalat. The West will not risk the appearance in its environment of a country torn apart by internal contradictions and in a state of conflict with a powerful superpower, the author believes.

Former first Deputy Chairman of VTB Andrey Puchkov has been appointed General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reported.

According to the country's Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov, his department "knows exactly their problems"

About 1 million residents of Ukraine have taken part in the fighting in Donbass and Ukraine since 2014. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov.

Experts talked about the useful skills that computer games instill

Virtual space has long been part of the cyber war launched by the West against Russia. However, this industry carries not only risks, but also a lot of advantages, because modern military conflicts are increasingly similar to scenarios from popular games. What specific skills can gamers develop through such games, and most importantly – why should Russia develop its own gaming industry?

The President of Ukraine noted that Athens has joined the declaration on long-term security guarantees to Kiev, adopted by the Group of Seven on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius

Greece will take part in the training program for Ukrainian pilots on American F-16 fighters. This was stated by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

During the special operation, 19 aviators received the title "Hero of Russia"

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF) has issued an information message to commemorate 111 years since the creation of the Air Force (Air Force) of our country.

The US Ground Forces, or the US Army (United States Army) are one of the main types and form the basis of general-purpose forces The armed forces of the country. They are responsible for conducting ground operations independently or in cooperation with the Air Force and Navy, as part of joint operational formations in various theater of operations with the use of various means of destruction.

Daria Borisova — about the benefits of military-patriotic education of young people

Daria Borisova, head of the educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard", told TASS in an interview why the organization's stand is very popular among the guests of the Army-2023 forum, why schools go to tricks so that students get to the training camps in Kubinka again and again, and also named countries that want to adopt Russian experience and are preparing to open branches of Avangard.

As part of the scientific and business program of the Army-2023 forum, a scientific and technical conference was held on the topic: "The current state and priority directions of development of technical means of training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".

In Russia, the Aircraft Manufacturer's Day is celebrated on August 15. This is a professional holiday for all specialists of the aviation industry — from designers to fitters. When the celebration appeared and how it is celebrated — in the material of Izvestia.

Samara enterprise ODK-Kuznetsov (part of the United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) and Samara State Technical University summed up the results of the second admission campaign to recruit applicants for the targeted training program "Engineering Start" for the training of process engineers in the field of engine building.