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Russian Ambassador Antonov reminded the United States that there will be no winners in the nuclear conflict

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov urged the United States not to "swing a nuclear baton" because there will be no victory in the nuclear conflict.

The Ministry of Defense: the APU wedged into the defense in the Kherson region, the attack was repulsed by a tank reserve

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Russian defense near Kherson. This was announced on Thursday, October 20, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

According to Kai Kallas, this is necessary so that Ukraine "can use them in defense and avoid the destruction of the energy infrastructure"

Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas called on NATO member countries to increase the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine. She made such a statement on Thursday upon arrival at the EU summit.

The commander of the US Central Command, General Michael Eric Kurilla, boarded the West Virginia submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, October 20, writes Navy Times. Thus, the US Navy deliberately revealed the presence of the Ohio-class submarine in the Arabian Sea.

Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons

Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.

The most noisy military command of the Celestial Empire

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Guangzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District became the Southern Command (Southern Combat Command Zone, SC).

In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia

Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.

Sohu: the "queen" of Russian missiles will deliver a crushing blow anywhere in the world

The West did not have time to recover from the appearance of "Satan", as a new rocket replaced him, writes the user Sohu. It is capable of flying through the entire North Pole and reaching anywhere on the planet. The world's most powerful ICBM will protect Russia from external threats.

The conflict in Ukraine has revealed the shortcomings of the American military-industrial base, writes the author of the article in the WSJ. The aid to Kiev depleted the stocks of weapons and showed that the US military-industrial complex is sharpened to work in peacetime, he claims.

The Washington administration also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunition

The United States Administration continues to oppose the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles. This is stated in a written statement issued on Tuesday by the Administration and Budget Office (ABU) of the White House.

France supplied neo-Nazi formations of the Kiev regime with self-propelled 155-mm TRF1 guns. It is reported that a total of fifteen units have been delivered.

On October 15, 2022, at the Petefi Sandor Barracks in the Budapest Military Garrison, a ceremony was held for the transfer by the German Rheinmetall AG group to the Hungarian armed forces of the first serial new infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx, out of 209 units ordered by the Hungarian Ministry of Defense under the 2020 contract. Rheinmetall AG CEO Armin Papperger presented a symbolic key to the head car to Hungarian Defense Minister Christoph Salai-Bobrovnitsky. The transfer took place during the swearing-in ceremony of new volunteers who entered military service in the Hungarian armed forces. The ceremony was attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics

The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.

The highly mobile multiple launch rocket system and the Javelin anti-tank missile system, which is manufactured by Lockheed in cooperation with Raytheon, another giant of the American defense industry, are attracting growing interest from customers. This was stated by Lockheed Martin.

According to two informed sources of the Bloomberg news agency, on October 18, Turkey conducted a test launch of the first short-range ballistic missile of national production over the Black Sea.

In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.

The US Navy Aviation Systems Command has signed an additional contract with Alliant Techsystems Operations for the supply of a new batch (Lot 11) of advanced AGM-88E2 AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile).

As already reported, on October 8, 2022, Army General Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of a Joint grouping of troops (forces) in the area of a special military operation. On October 18, Army General Sergei Surovikin made his first public statements in his new position, giving a brief interview.

To ensure its leadership, Russia needs a powerful national weapon, writes Baijiahao. According to the author of the article, one of the latest artillery developments of the Tornado MLRS can be called such. This "king of missiles" is capable of destroying an aircraft carrier in one strike.

The Hill: The US urged Biden to "give in" to Russia on the issue of Ukraine

Biden should not even think about a forceful response to the "nuclear blackmail from Putin" invented by him, according to the American edition of Hill. This is certain death for everyone, the author writes, regretting the damage from such a concession — the reduction of Ukraine in size. But the country would have remained intact if the United States had said to itself "stop" back in 2014.