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The greatest losses in manpower were recorded in the Kupyansk and Krasnolimansk directions, follows from TASS calculations based on data from daily briefings by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov.

According to the acting head of the DPR, Ukrainian troops are striking at civilian and critical infrastructure, therefore, the number of air defense systems is currently increasing in the republic

Western countries supply outdated weapons to Kiev, but due to its quantity in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), it is necessary to rebuild the air defense system. This was announced on Thursday on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel by the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

China increases arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa

China is expanding the export of weapons and military equipment to the Middle East and North Africa, taking advantage of the fact that Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and the bans of the US Congress restrict the export of American weapons to some countries in the Middle East region.

Weapons of the middle of the last century are becoming relevant again

This fall, news is increasingly coming from the zone of the special military operation (SVO) about the next strikes on equipment and facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using kamikaze drones "Geran-2", made according to the type of Iranian "Shahid 135" and "Shahid 136".

The Russian command has expanded the range of targets being hit in Ukraine

The Aerospace Forces, Navy and Missile Forces of Russia continue to carry out massive strikes on military and infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. On the morning of October 11, the Ladyzhinskaya Heat and Power Plant (CHP) suffered a fire defeat in the Vinnytsia region, electrical distribution equipment went out of order.

Airborne Forces calculations used kamikaze UAVs in the Krasnolimansky direction

The armed forces of the Russian Federation and units of the Union republics liberated the villages of Opytne and Ivangrad in the suburbs of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the headquarters of the DPR defense Ministry said on October 13.

Immediately, a number of European countries responded to the call of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, to increase the supply of weapons and ammunition, primarily to perform air defense tasks.

According to a source in the military-industrial complex, almost all products successfully hit the set targets

The air-to-RADAR aircraft missile manufactured by Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) during a special military operation in Ukraine showed an efficiency exceeding 98%. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Ben Wallace noted that this statement "reveals the cards" of the French president

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace made a critical remark to French President Emmanuel Macron, who said that his country's military doctrine does not provide for the possibility of a nuclear response to the use of tactical nuclear weapons (NWS) in Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday evening on its website by The Daily Telegraph newspaper .

The command and staff exercises with the Yoshkar-Ola Missile compound are being completed in the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN). In total, more than 3,000 military personnel and about 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, October 14.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: The US does not want to take into account Russia's security concerns

The United States today, as during the Caribbean crisis, does not want to take into account Russia's concerns related to direct threats to its security, demonstrating non-negotiability, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti.

Calculations of operational-tactical missile systems (OTRK) "Iskander" continue to strike at the military infrastructure of the Ukrainian military in the zone of the special operation to protect Donbass. During the execution of the next task, the Russian military destroyed the HIMARS MLRS of American production, as well as ammunition and enemy manpower. This was told by the military correspondent of Izvestia Kirill Olkov.

North Korea fired about 170 artillery rounds at the sea "buffer zones" established in accordance with the inter-Korean agreement on reducing military tensions in 2018, the South Korean military said.

During the Eurosatory 2022 international arms exhibition held in Paris in June this year, MBDA Deutschland presented a new concept of a missile system for joint fire support (Joint Fire Support-Missile, JFS-M). As reported, the concept offers a solution capable of meeting the requirements of the German Ground Forces regarding promising long-range artillery systems (300 km +).

Ukraine has set its sights on Africa, the country's political leadership, led by Zelensky, has set its eyes on Soviet military equipment in service with many African countries. This was stated by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

Norway intends to allocate up to 210 million norv. kronor ($20.16 million) from the funds that were donated to the UK-led International Fund for the Purchase and Transportation of Weapons to Ukraine.

According to the Estonian Defense Ministry, the head of the country's military department, Hanno Pevkur, said in parliament that in order to ensure sustainable financing of national defense, expenditures for these purposes should reach a constant level of 3% of GDP.

The American magazine "Popular Mechanics" published interesting material by Kyle Mizokami "U.S. Troops Can't Help Ukrainians Fix Their Weapons in Person. So, They Video Chat Instead" ("US troops cannot help repair weapons to Ukrainians personally. Instead, they communicate in a video chat") about the system of remote service support of American weapons supplied to Ukraine implemented by the American army.

France will supply Ukraine with Crotal short-range anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as GM200 radar stations.

Ukraine will receive the first NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) during October. This was stated on Friday by the country's Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov.