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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.

The Ministry of Defense of the country noted that it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update the stocks of weapons and equipment

Estonia's military assistance to Ukraine does not have a negative impact on the defense capability of the Baltic Republic, since it coincides with Tallinn's plans to update its stocks of weapons and equipment.

TNI: Russian air defense systems are a serious threat to the F–35

The US Air Force is practicing combat missions on the F-35 in the face of countering the best Russian-made air defense systems, writes TNI. American fighters must be prepared for any eventuality – the threat from ground-based aircraft suppression systems is very serious.

The newspaper does not exclude that Italy and Spain may supply Ukraine with Aspide short-range anti-aircraft guided missiles

Italy, presumably, will supply Ukraine with Spada medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. As the newspaper La Repubblica reported on Saturday, citing sources in NATO, such readiness was announced on Wednesday at a meeting of the alliance's defense ministers in Brussels.

NATO will soon hold "long-planned" exercises on nuclear deterrence forces. Among the members of the alliance, the United States, Great Britain and France have nuclear weapons. The question now is what consequences this action may have, Javan writes.

The journalists of the American edition of Politico learned exactly what Kiev requested from the Pentagon as part of the next military assistance. Journalists note that there are currently "tons of lists going around in official offices in Washington, although we were reliably informed that this one is the most up-to-date." Among Kiev's wishlist are no less than 300 tanks, 1000 BPM, 30 MLRS HIMARS and their derivatives, 250 15-mm artillery systems, 500 ATGM, 1000 MANPADS and many more, so to speak, in small things.

According to the newspaper, it may be about measures to combat panic buying of food and essential items in stores and pharmacies, as well as the publication of brochures with instructions on what to do in the event of a nuclear strike.

On October 14, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 725 million.Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 has now reached approximately $17.6 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 20.3 billion.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made it clear this week that the United States and its NATO allies have almost exhausted the possibilities of providing Ukraine with modern weapons. Washington is increasingly talking about reducing stocks to such a level that in the event of a further escalation of the conflict in Europe, the US army will have nothing to fight with and defend its allies. Despite the fact that just further military assistance to Kiev can provoke a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia.

According to MEP Serhiy Lagodinsky, Ukrainians have the right to self-defense

The German Union-90/Green Party overwhelmingly voted at the party congress in Bonn on Saturday in favor of increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.