Structure and personnel news

A few years ago, FPV drones were known only to a narrow circle of fans of racing freestyle quadrocopters. Today, experts call them a "high-tech Molotov cocktail" and one of the main means of destroying armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

Former Chief of Staff of the Wagner PMCS Andrey Troshev received a task

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the residents of the new territories of the country on September 30, when the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia was celebrated.

As already noted, in recent years, the intensity of the use of combat simulators in the operational and tactical training of the German ground forces has increased (read more here). The reasons that computer modeling systems are becoming more widespread have a completely objective basis.

On October 3, the Russian Defense Minister held a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces at the National Defense Management Center in Moscow.

Ukrainians lack technical skills and the ability to control Abrams tanks, writes Military Watch Magazine. Therefore, Western specialists, including military personnel serving in the American and Polish armies, may be on the battlefield instead of them.

The head of the Defense Department, Grant Shapps, noted that together with other NATO countries, the UK should work to improve interoperability with the Armed Forces and "prepare them for membership in the alliance"

The British Ministry of Defense is studying the possibility of deploying British servicemen on Ukrainian territory who will train soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was stated in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph newspaper by the head of the country's defense department, Grant Shapps.

The Ukrainian Air Forces have published footage showing the process of training the AFU pilots to pilot American F-16 fighters.

Since the beginning of the SVO in Ukraine, we have often heard reproaches against the authorities and the military leadership of Russia regarding the supply of the Armed Forces, the armament of fighters and other shortcomings. At the same time, few people paid attention to such an unpleasant side as the sloppiness of individual ordinary servicemen

Reconnaissance and assault formations will be created in all armies and corps

Reconnaissance and assault brigades will be formed in the Russian armed forces. They are designed to storm fortifications and conduct reconnaissance in the immediate rear of the enemy.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made a sharp criticism of the aggressive policy of the West at the UN General Assembly, WT reports. During his speech, he made a number of important statements and even noted the "sad" appearance of the Ukrainian president. Lavrov expressed readiness for negotiations with Ukraine, but called Zelensky's "formula" unrealizable.

According to the British Ministry of Defense, London has trained about 22 thousand Ukrainian servicemen as part of training courses

The UK intends to bring the total number of trained Ukrainian servicemen to 30 thousand by the end of the year. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps.

How the Chinese army is reforming the logistics service

Stable work of the rear service is the key to the successful performance of service and combat tasks of any army. But the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) is at the beginning of the road in this regard.

The 44th (airborne?) was formed as part of the Airborne Forces. a division consisting of the 111th Motorized Rifle Regiment (formerly the 111th regiment of the DPR Mobile Reserve) and the 387th motorized rifle Regiment. The former 44th Airborne Training Division in 1987 was transformed into the 242nd Airborne Training Center, which still exists today.

FT: The APU pointed to the risk of death in compliance with Western principles of combat

The inadequacy of Western training is one of the main lessons of Kiev's summer offensive, writes FT. The training programs do not take into account the experience of Ukrainians and the peculiarities of the terrain, the article notes.

[b]School graduates now prefer to go to colleges rather than universities/[b]

A truly radical revolution took place in Russian education imperceptibly. Colleges – they are also former vocational schools, vocational schools – have become prestigious and popular. How did this happen and in what words do the former students themselves explain their changed preferences?

It will last about six to nine months, said David Alvin, who was nominated for the post of Chief of Staff of the US Air Force

Training of Ukrainian military pilots to pilot F-16 fighter-bombers will take about six to nine months in the United States. This was announced by General David Alvin, nominated by American President Joe Biden for the post of Chief of Staff of the US Air Force.

Rostec Academy has launched a new educational program "Marketing of high-tech products. Product line management".

The story with the former director of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Garbuzov raised the question of whether Russian analytical centers work for their state or rather serve the interests of competitors and opponents of Russia.

The Ukrainian authorities have decided to forcibly return to their homeland hundreds of thousands of men of military age who left the country during the conflict. However, the probability of implementing this unprecedented plan in history is close to zero, writes Strana.

NYT: Zelensky explained Reznikov's resignation by the need for new approaches

The fate of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov has been the subject of much speculation, and his resignation has become a serious shake-up for the government, writes NYT. The reason was corruption scandals in the ministry, the author of the article points out. But in Washington, such a change, it seems, was not expected, he believes.