Regardless of Russia's severe warning, NATO will hold a nuclear deterrence exercise code-named "First Noon" starting from October 17. About 60 aircraft from 14 member states will fly over Belgium , the United Kingdom and North Sea to practice the deployment and use of nuclear weapons . The exercise lasted for two weeks and ended on October 30.
US Air Force B-52 long-range bomber will set off from the air base in North Dakota , and British F-15 fighter jets will also fly across the Atlantic to participate in the drill.
The exercise location is about 1,000 kilometers away from Russia. The exercise content is a combination of strategic nuclear strike and tactical nuclear strike capabilities, which is very close to actual combat procedures.
In terms of strategic nuclear strikes, the United States dispatched nuclear forces from its homeland to Europe, and the B-52 bomber will fly directly to the UK and the North Sea for drills. In terms of tactical nuclear strikes, NATO allies should use the convenience provided by the "Nuclear Sharing Agreement" to use the nuclear bomb deployed by the United States in Europe to practice nuclear bomb transport from warehouses, unload on the apron, and mount fighter jets. Although the exercise will not use live ammunition for nuclear weapons, the entire process will be simulated and carried out in actual combat.
What's unusual about this exercise is that the United States sends B-52 strategic bomber to participate in the exercise for the first time. B-52 seems to be an old model, but it has extremely powerful missile load. It is the only one among the US strategic bomber that can launch cruise missile ; it showed its strength in almost all large-scale wars in the United States after World War II. The B-52 was developed in the 1950s and was discontinued in the 1960s. However, it is still the main force of strategic bombing of the US Air Force. There are 76 aircraft in service. The US military plans to keep the B-52 in service until 2050.
generally believes that NATO has completed the actual deployment of nuclear deterrence and nuclear counterattack against Russia ; anonymous US officials repeatedly told the media that since April, the United States has joined hands with more than 20 allies to dispatch the most advanced nuclear monitoring equipment and specialized nuclear monitoring aircraft, and html tracked and monitored Russian nuclear activities for 124 hours a day, and no abnormal phenomenon has been seen.
Russia is facing tit for tit and will hold the "Grom" nuclear military exercise as soon as this month, which is expected to last for several days, including the missile launch project that can carry nuclear bombs. Russia last held the "Grom" exercise in February this year, when the Russian Northern Fleet frigate launched a hypersonic cruise missile that was supposedly carrying a nuclear bomb from the Norwegian waters of Barents Sea .
(the US B-52 strategic bomber participating in the performance)
There has been a big news these two days because I don’t know how to comment and it has no impact on the progress of the Russian-Ukrainian war. This is The Ukrainian Intelligence Administration issued a reward order of $100,000 on October 15 to capture a Russian officer Igor Strerkov, who was recently recruited into the army and is about to go to the Ukrainian frontline to fight.
One day before, many well-known Ukrainian people including Luhansk Gideai, each invested $10,000 in their personal name to capture this person; plus the follower bounty of these celebrity fans, according to incomplete statistics, the amount of personal bounty is more than $50,000.
Generally, Chinese readers may not know this person, but in the eyes of Russia, Ukraine and Dutch , this person can be regarded as well-known. Igor Strerkov's wife revealed on international social media on October 15 that her husband received a recruitment order and was about to go to the front line of Ukraine, which immediately attracted attention from all parties. The Ukrainian people immediately issued a reward for arrest, and the Ukrainian official followed up with a reward for arrest.
Igor Strekov, formerly known as Igor Gilkin, is 52 years old.Among Russian nationalists, he is known as the "Russian God of War", a famous military strategist and military critic; in the eyes of Russian officials, he is a troublemaker, which may be the main reason why he was recruited this time as a deputy battalion commander; in the eyes of Ukraine and Dutch, he is a famous executioner, he is a former Russian National Security Agency colonel, who planned the "referendum" of Crimean independence. As the "Minister of Defense" of the Donetsk separation armed forces, his hands were stained with the blood of Ukrainian military and civilians. He was accused by the International Criminal Court and the Dutch Court of the Dutch Court as one of the four defendants who shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
The official wanted order of Ukraine pointed out that Igor Strekov is a " Russian terrorist" and is suspected of multiple terrorist activities, torture, murder and violation of Ukrainian national sovereignty.
(A wanted order issued by Ukraine)
As the Minister of Defense of Donetsk's separation army, in 2014, when he was indistinguishable from the Ukrainian army on the front line, Moscow was beating international pressure to recruit him back with "12 gold medals". From then on, he withdrew from the officialdom and opened his own military blog as a free writer, inciting extreme nationalist ideas, and together with Alexander Dukin , which is known as the " Putin brain", he won a huge reputation in Russia.
Unlike Du Jin, who never criticizes Russian officials, Igor Strekov, who is highly regarded by fans and is praised as the "Russian War God" by fans, called for a general mobilization from the beginning of Russia's "special military operation" against Ukraine in 2022. He said: "If the Russian Federation did not mobilize at least partially, it would be impossible to launch an in-depth strategic offensive against the so-called 'Ukraine', and it was very dangerous." When
When he suffered a failure on the Russian battlefield, Igor Strekov repeatedly criticized Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for being criminally responsible, and even pointed the finger at President Putin, believing that it was the Moscow senior leaders' underestimation and fear of their hands that led to the catastrophic failure of the Russian army on the battlefield today. Due to its huge personal social influence, the top leaders of the Russian military were extremely dissatisfied with him, but were helpless. Igor Strekov was soon received the recruitment order after President Putin actually adopted Igor Strekov's previous public advice and announced a "partial mobilization".
As the former colonel of the Russian National Security Agency and the former "Minister of Defense" of the separation of armed forces, Igor Strekov was only appointed as a deputy battalion commander this time, and was directly sent to the front line of Donbass , which obviously reflects the dissatisfaction of the Russian military and the Moscow senior management with him. Igor Strekov has now become a person who wants to get rid of him and be quick. It is his pursuit of kindness and kindness, which can also be said to be unhappy in retribution.
If a notorious Russian extreme nationalist with his hands stained with blood from innocent civilians can be captured alive on the front line and taken to Dutch and the International Court of Justice to justice, it will surely reveal the inside story of the tragedy of of Malaysia Airlines MH17 shot down, and 280 passengers and 15 crew members are also fair.
(Igor Strekov)
Russian Ministry of Defense An announcement on October 15: On that day, in the southwestern part of Belgorod City, bordering Russia and Ukraine, two terrorists from a former Soviet Republic state shot and killed 11 Russian recruits who volunteered to participate in the war with small arms, and injured 15 others. The two gunmen were then shot dead by Russian military and police.
The latest reliable information shows that The Russian Ministry of Defense did not tell the truth about this tragic event, and it was not a terrorist attack at all. is actually a verbal dispute between three ethnic Muslim soldiers recruited from the army and Russian soldiers. Relying on their large population and powerful, the Russian soldiers spoke rudely to the three ethnic minority soldiers, not only insulting their personality, but also insulting their beliefs.After three Muslim soldiers got real guns and ammunition (two rifles and one machine gun ), they opened fire fiercely on Russian soldiers, killing 30 people in total and injuring 11 people. Two minority soldiers died in a gun battle, and one was injured and arrested (some say they escaped).
Coincidentally, At the CIS summit held in Kazakhstan capital Astana (Astana) on October 14, President of the Republic of Tajikistan President Rahmon accused Putin of 7 minutes for . Rahmon said emotionally at the meeting: "Yes, we are some small countries. We do not have a population of 100 million to 200 million, but we also have history and culture. We want to be respected. We don't need anything, we just need to be respected."
Rahmon denounced that Russia faced a disrespect for small countries and ethnic minorities, which was like the former Soviet Union. The video shows that the heads of state and Putin did not interrupt Rahmon's speech, and the scene was once extremely embarrassing. Putin did not respond or defend afterwards, but emphasized the importance of strengthening solidarity among CIS countries.
In fact, one of the fundamental reasons for Russia's "special military operation" against Ukraine is the deep-rooted great powers of Russia's various classes, and the awareness of territorial expansion of the prey on the weak for neighboring small countries. What is NATO's eastward expansion of is nothing more than a fig leaf. Some of the CIS brothers dare to publicly embarrass President Putin, which is a manifestation of Russia's decline in national strength and the younger brothers' determination not to rely on others.
Ukrainian Ministry of Culture issued a statement on Facebook on October 16 saying that Yuri Kerpatenko is the chief conductor of the Kulish Music and Drama Theater of Khersong . He was brutally killed for refusing to participate in the Occupy Land concert.
statement pointed out that according to the "Kelsson Online" website, the Russian side had previously planned to hold a concert aimed at showing Kelsson's "peaceful life improvement" on October 1, which was originally scheduled to be performed by the Gilliat Chamber Orchestra. Kripartenko is the chief conductor of the band, but he “flankly refuses to work with the Occupy.”
The brutality and corruption of military discipline of the Russian army have never seemed to have fundamentally changed for more than 300 years from Peter the Great to the present. How can this make European countries sleep? The Ukrainian army is so capable, dare to fight, and good at fighting now. How could the Western camp easily give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to completely defeat the Russian army and make it lose its ability to expand externally!
There is an ancient Chinese saying: Get the best and the best, but lose the way and the fewer the best and the fewer the best. Only by firmly grasping these most important decisive factors can we make a relatively objective and accurate judgment on the future direction of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
(the murdered Ukrainian musician)
On October 17, Russian drones and long-range artillery attacked several Ukrainian cities, causing dozens of civilian casualties. The indiscriminate blow to urban civil facilities will not help Russia to reverse the passive situation on the battlefield except deepening the hatred of Ukrainians in .
Ukrainian Prime Minister Smegal posted on international social media, saying that Russia attacked the energy facilities of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Samui and the central region of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast . According to the Ukrainian presidential palace, the attack killed many people and injured more than a dozen people.
Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Kiril Tymoshenko said that as of 4 pm on the 17th, a Russian suicide drone attacked a residential house in Kiev, killing 3 people and 19 others rescued. He said rescue work in the ruins is still underway and the casualties may increase further.
Governor of Sumei in northeastern Ukraine Tsevsky told the media that three Russian rockets hit a civilian infrastructure, killing 3 people and injuring 9 people, and some people are still trapped in the ruins.
htmlOn October 17, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignath pointed out that the Russian army launched 43 drones from southern Ukrainian territory, of which 37 were destroyed by Ukrainian troops, most of which were Iranian Shahd-136 drones. has five Shahed-136 drones that attacked residents' residences in Shevchenkivsky district of Kiev, including the Kiev Power Operator Building.
According to public information, the payload of Shahed-136 is 88 pounds of explosives, while a typical 155 mm shell carries 23.8 pounds of explosives. This means that a Shahed 136 drone carries about the equivalent of three shells. Although the drone will not produce shrapnel with strong lethality, its destructive power is still very amazing.
Putin said on October 14 that the Russian army's previous large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities destroyed the predetermined targets and will no longer carry out air strikes on Ukrainian cities. Apparently, Putin broke his promise once again. This is why Ukrainian President Zelensky insists that the words of the Russians are not credible. Only by completely defeating the Russian army on the battlefield can Ukraine's national security be guaranteed. Ukraine recently passed a formal decree to exclude Putin as the object of peaceful negotiations.
Except as some experts on the Simplified Chinese Network said, Russia completely defeated Ukraine and the entire Western camp. Before was decided on the battlefield, I really couldn't see any possibility of reconciliation between Russia and Ukraine.
(Kiev apartment building hit by drones)
Regarding Russia dispatched more than 20 "Iranian-made suicide drones" to attack Kiev on the morning of October 17 and caused casualties, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba issued a video statement later that day, calling for sanctions on Iran.
in a video posted on Facebook , Kureba said, "Today, as the first time in the history of Ukraine-Iran relations, I call for sanctions against Iran."
He said, "Patience has been broken. We have been listening to various explanations and arguments for a long time, but the truth cannot be hidden. Today this fact flew into thousands of households in Kiev City. Therefore, it is time to impose sanctions on Iran because they provide weapons to Russia."
EU said that since Iran provides suicide drones to Russia, it will study specific sanctions against Iran as soon as possible.
The day before yesterday denied that it had provided Russia with any weapons, including drones. At present, the Ukrainian army has shot down a large number of Iranian-made Shahd-136 suicide drones and captured an almost intact Iranian drone, which is proof of its proof.
The latest statement from Ukraine's foreign minister means that he will break up with Iran, and the relationship between the two countries will undoubtedly move towards sharp confrontation.
Iran is not a military and technological power. The latest statistics from Ukraine show that about 80% of the Iranian suicide drones launched by the Russian army were shot down or crashed by themselves, and only a very small number of them caused harm to the Ukrainian army and civilians. Judging from the human-machine ratio in the figure below, this drone is not too large in size, but is significantly larger than that of ordinary civil or commercial small drones.
(Ukrainian army captured Iranian-made drones)
U.S. ambassador to Philippines Carlson revealed on October 17 that After Manila authorities canceled the order for Russian-made m-17 helicopter worth 12.7 billion pesos, the United States plans to provide $100 million to help the Philippines' defense modernization . Due to the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, former Philippine President Duterte decided to cancel the order in order to avoid being sanctioned by the United States.
Carlson said on the 17th that the U.S. State Department has notified Congress that it plans to provide $100 million to the Philippines through the Foreign Military Funding (FMF) program to help modernize its defense. The grant is free.
Under lobbying by many countries such as the United States, France and Japan, India has not only canceled several arms contracts with Russia in recent months, but also significantly reduced imports of oil and natural gas products from Russia since July.Between Russia and the Western camp, India finally quietly turned to the Western camp.
Philippine President Duterte and Indian Prime Minister Modi have always been known for their versatility and good dancing on the international stage, seeking the best interests of their respective countries. At a critical moment when Russia urgently needed warmth from the international community, they all turned to the Western camp.
I really didn't expect that Duterte, who was publicly cursing to the US president when he first came to power, succumbed to the pressure from the United States and canceled his arms contract with Russia before stepping down. It is probably the evil American retirement that Duterte was about to go to retire before he cursed, rather than favoring Russia, which he always praised. This is also the extraordinary feature of Duterte who has always changed his mind.
Just because Modi dared to criticize Putin for not starting a war at the SCO summit of not long ago, I have a little bit of a favor to Modi; I really don’t like Duterte’s style of having no political bottom line, having a baby, and making a fuss for clouds and turning hands on rain.
(Philippines cancel the contract for purchasing Russian helicopters)
After the house is leaking, it rains all night. On the evening of October 17, a Russian Su-34 fighter crashed near an apartment building in Yesk, a port city of , Krasnoyarsk Krai. The place is located in Taganrog Bay, Azov.
Russian side said that the crash of Su-34 was caused by one of its engines. It crashed with an ammunition at that time. The detonating ammunition exploded violently during the impact, almost completely destroying the 9-story apartment building.
As of noon today in Beijing time, the Russian side reported that the accident caused 6 deaths, 6 missing, and 19 injured and sent to the hospital for treatment.
As mentioned earlier, a few days ago, the Russian army had an internal strife in a recruit training camp near the Russian-Ukrainian border, resulting in the tragedy of 30 deaths and 11 injuries. Now the fighter plane carrying ammunition fell into a private house again. It seems like an accidental event, but this high-intensity war exposed serious internal management problems of the Russian army.
If the Ukrainian army annihilates more than 20,000 elite Russian troops in the Khlsong area on the right bank of the Dnieper River in one fell swoop, the psychological shock and huge pressure on the Russian soldiers will be caused by various strange things.
Now that the Russian army has killed such a high proportion, the top leaders of Moscow seem to take it seriously, and lied to the outside world that the number of casualties is less than 6,000. Just like this accident, the entire building was destroyed. In the notice issued by the Russian officials a few hours after the accident, they actually said that only one person died and three were injured. In the end, the families of the victims broke the news on the Internet, providing real casualties. How can paper cover the fire?
(Russian fighter jets fell into private houses and suffered heavy casualties)
There are still not many news on the battlefield in the past 24 hours. The battlefields of the north and Donbass remained unchanged, with only small-scale battles on both sides. I will focus on some sporadic news that came out of the battlefield in the southern Helsong.
More than one source said that the Ukrainian army carried out a large-scale counterattack in the northern part of the Khlsong area on the right bank of the Dnieper River from October 16 to 17. The Ukrainian army tried to advance from north to south and recapture the two towns of Mylove and Piatykhatky, but the target seems to have not been captured so far. The Ukrainian army also tried to break through the Russian defense line in the northwest of Khlsong Prefecture near Davidiv Brid, and carried out large-scale artillery strikes on Russian positions, but there was no exact news of ground advancement. From the battle loss statistics chart below, it can be seen that the two sides had a very fierce ground war, causing significant personnel and equipment losses to the Russian army.
Southern Ukrainian Operations Command disclosed that the Ukrainian army continued to carry out long-range artillery strikes, focusing on attacking the concentrated areas of Russian military transportation, logistics assets, soldiers and equipment in the region. From October 16 to 17, the Ukrainian army shelled the new Kahovka-Berislav region (about 60 kilometers east of Kherson City). A video released on October 16 showed that Ukraine bombarded a concentrated area of Russian military personnel located in Kalinifka, 30 kilometers southeast of New Kahovka.The Southern Ukrainian Operations Command said that Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian ammunition depots and an air defense system near Berislav on October 16.
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The Khlsong area on the right bank of the Dnieper River has gathered almost 70,000 elite troops from both sides in a narrow range. The Russian army has built a very dense defensive position, and the offensive and defensive battles between both sides must be very tragic. Currently, the proportion of deaths between Russia and Ukraine in this area is 6.5:1, and the time is in Ukraine. There is no reliable news about the Ukrainian army's counterattack for the time being. What is waiting for must be a surprise good news.
Overall, the number of deaths in Russia and Ukraine far exceeds that of the Ukrainian army, and so far is about 3:1. The reports of multiple international authoritative institutions are very similar to the war loss statistics revealed by Ukraine. The main reasons why the Russian army suffered so many deaths are: 1. Medical insurance is far inferior to the Ukrainian army; 2. The individual soldiers are of poor quality and insufficient training; 3. Soviet weapons are not as advanced as NATO weapons; 4. The strategies and tactics are outdated and backward.
