Structure and personnel news
The special operation received a special form of state administration
Vladimir Putin has decided to introduce martial law in four new regions of Russia. A different regime is being introduced in the territories bordering Ukraine – the "average level of response". Another important change is the creation of a coordinating council, with the participation of the government and law enforcement agencies. How do the special regimes differ from each other and what are the tasks of the new council?
Putin signed a decree on measures in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in connection with the decree on the introduction of martial law in the annexed territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On measures implemented in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in connection with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 19, 2022".
Rostec invests more than 500 million rubles in training specialists in cyber-physical systems
Over 800 specialists in the field of micro- and nanoelectronics, robotics, advanced communication systems and telecommunications will be trained at the Southern Federal University (SFU) for three years. The training takes place on the basis of the advanced engineering school "Cyberplatform Engineering", which was formed at the SFU with the participation of Rostec State Corporation. Investments in the creation of modern educational infrastructure will amount to more than 500 million rubles until 2024.
UEC gathered the best students of the "Wings of Rostec" program
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec gathered more than 100 of the best UEC target students of the second and third courses of the Wings of Rostec program, studying at the leading technical universities of the country, at the Samara enterprise UEC-Kuznetsov.
The EU has decided on a training mission for Ukraine
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjaroto said that his country did not support this decision
The foreign ministers of the EU countries at a meeting in Luxembourg decided on Monday to start a training mission for the Ukrainian military, but Hungary does not consider it a good idea and will not participate in it. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Siyaroto at a press conference following the meeting, which was broadcast on the Hungarian M1 TV channel.
There is an acute shortage of recruits in the Bundeswehr
There are personnel problems in the Bundeswehr, many positions are difficult to fill. At the same time, the German army now needs even more soldiers. Expert Hauke Friederichs writes in an article for the Zeit edition.
How are the operators of combat drones being trained in Russia
The domestic military-industrial complex will establish a large-scale production of various types of UAVs, the Russian Security Council said. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense declares the special importance of mass training of operators of combat drones. Where and how can you master this profession, what are the requirements for its owners and why are UAV operators so important for the army?
Close ranks: the Defense Ministry was not asked to expand mobilization
222 thousand people have already been sent to military units out of the planned 300 thousand
All partial mobilization activities will be completed within two weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 14. According to him, 222 thousand people out of the planned 300 thousand have already been sent to military units. On the same day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about new strikes on objects of the military control system and energy of Ukraine.
China relies on its engineering school to circumvent US sanctions in the field of microelectronics
The Biden administration's unprecedented package of bans on the sale of chips and equipment for their production to China, announced on October 7, exacerbates the already difficult situation in this high-tech market. At the same time, unprecedented measures are being taken in China to ensure that sanctions do not particularly affect the availability of semiconductors to the industry.
The Pakistan Air Force is working on integrating the recently acquired Bayraktar TB2 UAVs into the country's air defense system
The Pakistan Air Force is working on integrating the recently acquired Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles into the country's air defense system.
Western press on the appointment of General Surovikin
As the RIA Novosti news agency reported on October 8, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that "by the decision of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of the joint grouping of troops (forces) in the area of a special military operation."
The operational command of the EU mission to train the Ukrainian military will be placed in Poland
The AFP news agency reported earlier that the ambassadors of the EU countries agreed on the creation of a mission to organize training events for Ukrainian servicemen in several EU countries
The operational command of the EU mission to train the Ukrainian military will be stationed in Poland. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting of the contact group for the coordination of military assistance to Ukraine.
On the same wave: what determines the timing of partial mobilization
The Kremlin recognized the shortcomings in the system of conscription of reservists and promised to put it in order
There is no second wave of partial mobilization in Russia, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 12. Experts explained to Izvestia that there really are no waves of mobilization, but the process itself is stretched out in time for objective reasons.
The SF has developed a project on the participation of convicted military and civilians in hostilities
At the same time, convicted persons may be released from punishment
Senators have developed a bill providing for the possibility of participation in hostilities by convicts for both military personnel and civilians. At the same time, they can be released from punishment if they "show courage and heroism in military service"; the text of the document is available to TASS.
The projectile is out of turn: the Airborne Forces will have their own rear connection
A separate logistics brigade will be formed in the Airborne Troops
In Russia, the first brigade of logistics (MTO) of Airborne troops will be formed. This compound will be fully equipped with equipment adapted for transportation by military transport planes and helicopters.
US Military Academy: a new approach to training to solve the problems of future wars
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).
"He was born to serve the Motherland" - Prigozhin spoke about the new commander of his troops Surovikin
Today it became known that Commander-in-Chief Sergei Surovikin became the commander of the troops in the SVO zone. He participated in the second Chechen campaign, twice led a Russian military group in Syria, during a special operation he led the encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gorsky and Zolotoye in the LPR.
Welt: within the framework of the EU training mission, up to 15 thousand Ukrainian military can be trained
According to the newspaper, the mission's mandate is for two years
Plans to create an EU training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine imply the training of approximately 15 thousand people. This was reported on Sunday by the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing its own sources in the EU.
The difficult fate of American spies in Iran. Part 1
The Reuters agency has published interesting material-the investigation of Joel Schectman, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin "America's Throwaway Spies: How the CIA failed Iranian informants in its secret war with Tehran" ("American one-day spies: How the CIA failed Iranian informants in the secret war with Tehran"). Our blog offers the first part of the translation of this material.
Russia is growing in territory, the army is growing in reservists
Against the background of mobilization, industry is increasing arms supplies
On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the ratification of the agreements on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia.
