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We are talking about a fund of €100 million

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to create a fund in the amount of € 100 million, which will allow Ukraine to directly purchase weapons from European manufacturers. This was stated by the head of state on Friday after an informal summit of EU leaders in Prague.

Where are the leaders who are ready to intervene and prevent a direct, and possibly nuclear confrontation with Russia on foreign territory? This question is asked by the author of the article on The Federalist website. To his disappointment, there are no such people in America now.

The latest nuclear tests conducted by the DPRK represent self-defense measures that are caused by constant military threats from the United States, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary on Saturday.

The US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the intentions of the Middle Eastern country, notifying the US Congress of the potential sale. In addition to the NASAMS SAM, Kuwait will receive dozens of missiles of various types. These are AIM-120C-8 (AMRAAM), AMRAAM-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER), AIM-120-C-8 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II.

Ukrainian President Zelensky urged the West not to wait until Russia strikes with nuclear weapons, but to launch a preemptive strike — without specifying whether it is nuclear or not. Many Western analysts, meanwhile, have no doubt that Russia is preparing to use tactical nuclear weapons somewhere on the territory of Ukraine. What does the Russian military doctrine say about this? And why, from a military-technical point of view, does it make no sense to use tactical nuclear weapons, but should we start with strategic ones? Naked Science understands the details.

TFO is preparing to receive the third of six non-nuclear submarines of the 06363 series

In the near future, the combat strength of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy will be replenished by a new unit — the non-nuclear submarine of project 06363 "Magadan". Construction of a series of six submarines of this project for the Pacific Fleet began in 2017 at the Admiralty Shipyards shipyard in St. Petersburg. The Magadan is already the third submarine to leave for the Far East. And after it, the fourth one will be completed — "Ufa". How will these submarines change the combat capabilities of the fleet and what are their features?

Ukraine has received another batch of Slovak self-propelled artillery Zuzana 2, self-propelled guns are already on Ukrainian territory. This was announced by Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy.

Ukrainian formations are suffering heavy losses in the unsuccessful offensive

Russian troops continue to repel the onslaught of superior Ukrainian forces and hold their positions in several directions. At the same time, aviation, artillery and missile troops strike at units of the first echelon and reserves of the VFU. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, in just one day in the area of Novaya Kamenka, Kherson region, Ukrainian formations lost two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles and dozens of people. And in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, more than 230 militants, four tanks and more than 40 units of other equipment were destroyed. According to experts, Russian units are conducting an active defense, in which there is no fixed front line.

The Allied forces are systematically pushing back the enemy in the Avdiivka direction. Alexander Safiullin, a correspondent of Izvestia, showed how they work on the positions of nationalists.

Crews of Russian Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) launched missile air strikes on military facilities and equipment of Ukrainian militants. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published footage of their combat work on October 6.

According to the newspaper, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests

Ukraine is reviewing its list of priorities regarding the supply of Western weapons, currently Kiev needs mainly air defense equipment. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is lobbying for Ukrainian interests, Politico newspaper reported on Thursday.

Once considered just an interesting low-risk hobby, small unmanned aircraft systems have now become key capabilities for the armed forces on modern battlefields. Given that the availability and technology of these systems are developing rapidly, the Pentagon wants to maximize their use to prevent any possible threats.

According to the diplomat, the Americans openly admit that they transmit satellite and other intelligence to the AFU command

Western countries, with their support for Kiev and its crimes, only prolong the fighting and are increasingly drawn into the conflict themselves, ceasing to be a neutral party. This was stated at a briefing on Thursday by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

The American military industrial company Lockheed Martin has announced that it has hired the Australian company Concia to determine future locations for the construction of a new plant. Lockheed Martin vice president Pat Sanderlin said the first new plant should be ready in two to three years after Lockheed selects a site for construction.

Chinese television, amid rising tensions between China and the United States, began showing documentaries dedicated to the Day of the Formation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, about its most powerful missile weapons, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.

Laura, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, once again outlined Washington's position, according to which Crimea is allegedly Ukrainian territory

The US authorities believe that the HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) provided by Washington to Kiev and ammunition for them allow the Ukrainian military to hit targets, including in Crimea. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing at the Pentagon by Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia.

The United States remains the main sponsor of the Zelensky regime, sending one package of weapons after another to Ukraine. No sooner had Kiev unpacked the weapons received from the United States than Washington announced the allocation of another batch of military aid, this time for $ 625 million. According to the Pentagon, since the beginning of the conflict, the Americans have spent $ 16.8 billion on Kiev.

An attempt by South Korea and the United States to demonstrate the full power of weapons in response to North Korea's missile tests almost ended in tragedy when one of the ground-to-ground missiles launched by the South Korean military fell on the territory of a military base. This was reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

South Korea and the United States fired four surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday during joint exercises in response to the actions of the DPRK, Yonhap reports, citing the South Korean military.

The United States has increased military assistance to Estonia to $ 140.5 million this year, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.