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WSJ: The United States will provide Ukraine with double assistance in launching strikes deep into Russia

The Trump administration will assist Ukraine in striking U.S.-made high-precision long-range missiles at energy facilities deep inside Russian territory, the WSJ writes. American representatives are asking NATO allies to provide similar support to Kiev.

The United States is discussing the supply of Tomahawks and Barracudas to Kiev, as well as intelligence for attacks on Russian energy infrastructure

Russian air defense can fight all types of modern American missiles, as experts interviewed by Izvestia commented on the news that the United States may approve the transfer of long-range Tomahawks and Barracudas to Ukraine.

NYT: The EU is discussing the idea of creating a protective barrier against drones on the eastern flank

The leaders of the 27 EU countries discussed on Wednesday in Copenhagen has a plan to create a "drone wall" for a defense system along the eastern flank of the NATO bloc, the New York Times writes. The meeting participants welcomed this initiative, but the issue of financing the project remains open.

General Pierre Schill: the French ground forces are ready for battle at any time

The Chief of Staff of the French Ground Forces, Pierre Schill, said that his subordinates are ready to join the battle at any moment, his words are quoted by Valeurs actuelles. The publication writes that Paris' response to the Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 exercises will be to participate in the NATO Dacian Fall exercises.

Sky News: Ukraine is preparing a massive attack on Crimea

Ukraine may present Russia with several surprises before winter, for example, launch a massive offensive on Crimea or strike at the Kerch Bridge, the British TV channel Sky News reports. Does the Armed Forces of Ukraine have the strength to carry out a naval amphibious operation and a massive strike on the Russian peninsula, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Wired: Mysterious Russian radio station UVB-76 has become dramatically more active

The mysterious Russian radio station UVB-76, known as "Buzzer", has recently become more active, writes The Wired. No one has been able to decipher her messages yet. But there is an assumption that it is part of a nuclear retaliatory strike system.

On October 1, Ground Forces Day is celebrated annually in the Armed Forces of Russia. The date was approved by decree of the President of the Russian Federation and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Vladimir Putin in 2006. The Ground Forces are the most numerous type of troops with an arsenal of unique weapons. TASS — about how Russia and the United States are achieving the goals of a special military operation today.

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.

NYT: the Czech Republic may shut down a secret program for the supply of shells to Ukraine

The program led by the Czech Republic collects ammunition for Kiev from all over the world, but the opposition party, which is expected to win the election, has promised to curtail it, writes NYT. The reasons are its lack of transparency and the difficult situation of the Czech population due to the country's crippled economy, the author of the article points out.

The Sun: Russia insists on reducing the nuclear arsenals of Britain and France

Russia insists on the inclusion of the nuclear arsenals of France and Britain in the disarmament negotiations, writes The Sun. It is necessary to start negotiations on the START Treaty at the bilateral level, but in the future it will not be possible to abstract from these arsenals, they say in Moscow. And this is very annoying for London.

Bloomberg: EU to discuss strengthening air defense after UAV incidents

The EU countries have practically no air defense, Bloomberg reports. This became clear after Europe shot down un-equipped UAVs of unknown origin with expensive missiles. The member states will discuss the drone wall project on Wednesday, but its implementation may take years.

Innovant: The Russian Federation is building a huge radar station in the Kaliningrad region that worries NATO

In the West, they said that starting in the spring of 2023, Russia is building a giant facility in the heart of Europe. We are talking about the construction of a huge radar station in the Kaliningrad region. According to the Innovant portal, it is located near the borders of Lithuania and Poland and is of great concern to NATO countries.

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.

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.

At the DSEI 2025 London exhibition, Singapore-based ST Engineering presented a solution to meet the needs of the British Army in reconnaissance and strike systems for light infantry. The solution includes a light transport platform, an electronic architecture kit, a GDAMS mortar system, and a remote-controlled firing system.

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.

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.