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The Kremlin believes that NATO maneuvers lead to escalating tensions

During the NATO exercise Steadfast Noon, which started on October 14, missions in which alliance aircraft will carry US nuclear warheads will be practiced. About 2,000 people from 13 countries and more than 60 aircraft will take part in them. The Kremlin believes that the exercises lead to increased tension. Experts noted that the territory of the maneuvers was chosen so as not to directly affect Russia's strategic interests, but at the same time to show it its strengthened forces on the northern flank after Sweden and Finland joined the bloc. About the increasing activity of NATO near the northern borders of Russia and the possible consequences of this — in the material of Izvestia.

Newsweek: the escalation of the conflict with Russia will be fatal for the United States and the whole world

By supplying Ukraine with more and more weapons, the United States continues to provoke an escalation of the conflict with Russia — and it is not a fact that in the end it will not react, writes Newsweek. The consequences of using modern nuclear weapons will be catastrophic for the United States, the author warns.

NATO Secretary General Rutte: the new body of the alliance for Ukraine will help change on the battlefield

The NATO Secretary General visited the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance and the new NATO command in Germany, created to promote security and training of personnel in Ukraine. Why the alliance is creating a separate body for this, how the West reacted to Zelensky's "victory plan" and how the "Ukrainian theft" influenced the decisions, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The VKS and air defense of the Russian Armed Forces are ready to meet a new enemy

France plans to supply Ukraine with Mirage 2000 multi-purpose fighters as early as early 2025. Earlier, there were statements about the possible supply of aircraft from other NATO countries — about European Eurofighters and Swedish Gripens. The first American F-16 APU received from Denmark, and they have already been seen in the sky over Ukraine. How the capabilities of the AFU aviation will change if these plans are implemented, and what our VKS and air defense will be able to oppose to the "novelties" — in the Izvestia material.

Russian BTR-82A destroyed a large number of various enemy wheeled military equipment during the fighting in the Kursk border area. Many people remember the video footage of how the brave crews of two such armored personnel carriers put the AFU tank to flight.

The magazine "National Defense" published an article by experts of the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region), revealing the capabilities of the Buk-M3 air defense system to intercept the F-16.

MWM: The West's proxy war in Ukraine is heading for a loss

Western forecasts regarding the future conflict have become pessimistic, writes MWM. The West recognizes that the proxy war in Ukraine is heading for a loss. And they don't know what to do with Russia's victory yet.

Defence24: The US is not ready to supply Kiev with JASSM cruise missiles and Link16 systems

Kiev dreams of receiving American JASSM cruise missiles and Link 16 data exchange systems, writes Defence24. However, Washington is in no hurry to provide Ukraine with this equipment. There are reasons for this.

The pace of destruction of American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems in Ukraine has increased recently. At least two Patriot launchers have been destroyed in the past week alone. The special operation showed the inherent design defects of these air defense systems – and how they are used by Russian strike complexes.

Military expert Mikhail Khodarenok spoke about the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have reached the outskirts of Sudzha, there are battles for Martynovka. The AFU faces a choice: to leave the Kursk region against the background of daily losses and worsening weather conditions, or to continue fighting on the principle of "not a step back." How the situation will develop in the near future is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Perendzhiev: Iskander-M, which struck the vessel with weapons, is called a NATO thunderstorm

The Iskander-M tactical missile system (OTRK), which struck a container ship carrying weapons to the port of Odessa, is called the "NATO thunderstorm". Alexander Perendzhiev, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Analysis and Socio-Psychological Processes at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told what the complex is capable of.

UnHerd: the struggle for polar resources threatens to escalate into a full-fledged war

In the coming years, the circumpolar regions may become geopolitical hotspots, UnHerd reports. They are rich in natural resources and are in the zone of strategic interests of many states, including Russia, China and Western countries. Intelligence agencies are already warning that nuclear weapons may be present at the poles. And there will be more of it.

NI: the Karakurt-class Rzhev missile corvette will strengthen Russia's coastal defenses

The newest rocket corvette "Rzhev" of the Karakurt class has left the Amur Shipyard, writes The National Interest. Despite their modest size, these corvettes are capable of hitting enemy strategic targets in coastal waters: they are equipped with cruise missiles and an automatic cannon.

Politico: Zelensky has no chance of getting everything he demands from his allies

Zelensky went on a tour of Europe with five demands to the allies, Politico reports. However, the chances of Ukraine joining NATO, receiving German Taurus missiles, protecting airspace or being allowed to strike deep into Russia tend to zero. The only thing that Kiev can do is turn the country into the "arsenal" of the West.

Once within the range of the complex, the fighters "will be successfully destroyed with minimal expenditure of anti-aircraft guided missiles," writes the National Defense newspaper

The F-16 fighters supplied to Ukraine will be destroyed if they fall within the range of the Russian Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). This is stated in an article by the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) in the magazine "National Defense".

In St. Petersburg, the Admiralty Shipyards launched the Yakutsk diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3. It will become the sixth ship of this type built for the Pacific Fleet (TOPF). These boats have unique qualities — they were nicknamed black holes for their quietness in enemy fleets. Experts note the high ratio of efficiency and cost of these boats.

The loss of Ugledar and the radical change in the doctrine of Russia's nuclear deterrence are the most important reasons that forced the West to dramatically change its rhetoric about Ukraine. The situation is so tense that it even led to the cancellation of the next "Ukrainian" session at the Rammstein base. Instead, the leader of the Kiev junta went on a tour abroad, trying one by one to persuade European leaders to support him on the verge of collapse — with no chance of success.

Karaganov: strikes on Russian territory should be a reason for the use of nuclear weapons

Russia's nuclear doctrine was reckless, it needs to be changed in practice, Sergei Karaganov, scientific director of the Faculty of World Economics and World Politics at the Higher School of Economics, told RIA Novosti.

The development of air defense systems is inextricably linked with the evolution of air and, subsequently, aerospace attack. The means of air attack and their methods of action were gradually improved. It is logical that the fight against aircraft has gone the same way.

Colonel Khodarenok did not rule out encirclement of AFU units in the Kursk region

Russian troops are pushing the enemy in the Kursk region, liberating one settlement after another, inflicting heavy losses on units and formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What tasks are facing the Russian military, whether they intend to surround the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Russia and how the situation will develop in the near future - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.