NATO will send two AWACS aircraft to Lithuania to “monitor Russian military activities near the alliance’s borders”.

The first of two aircraft will arrive on Thursday (September 28, 2023).

#BREAKING Kremlin calls Armenia’s decision to ratify the Rome Statute “extremely hostile” towards the Russian Federation.

Russia does not welcome Armenia’s intention to join the Rome Statute.

Meanwhile Kadyrov meets with Putin.

Kazakh President Tokayev:

Kazakhstan will follow the sanctions regime against Russia.

Kazakh President Tokayev:

Kazakhstan does not have any concerns regarding territorial claims from Russia.

Swedish-made BvS10 (Bandvagn Skyddad 10) tracked articulated amphibious all-terrain armoured vehicle in Ukraine.

First crashed FPV kamikaze drone spotted in Syria equipped with TBG-7V round, launched by Syrian regime forces in Idlib.

Russian MFA:

Ratification of the Rome Statute by Armenia will have the most negative consequences for bilateral relations.

Russia hopes that in the national assembly of Armenia there will be forces that will not rubber-stamp a toxic decision under the Rome Statute.

US Secretary of State Blinken on the possibility of Biden meeting with Putin:

“Never say never.”

“It's like saying why the UK won't give up Wales or Manchester.”

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, tells the BBC why Ukraine should not cede Crimea to Russia in exchange for peace.

Russian forces testing the remote control for the Kornet ATGM.

The remote control allows the system and the operator to be placed separately from each other, which significantly increases the safety of personnel.

Azerbaijani police patrolling in Khankendi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and one of the senior commanders of the Wagner, Andrei Troshev.

Putin instructed the former chief of staff of the Wagner, Troshev, to deal with the so-called "formation of volunteer units".

Yevkurov recently completed a tour of the regions where Wagner has the largest presence.

Troshev currently heads part of the group that accepted the offer of the Russian authorities after the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin. He's now part of the Russian MoD.

Armenia wants its money from Russia

Given the difficult social situation in Armenia, Armenia turned to Russia to return approximately $400 million paid to Moscow for weapons, the supply of which never began.

However, the Russian side refused to return the money, citing the fact that the contracts for the supply of weapons have not yet been terminated.

Kazakh President Tokayev:

Kazakhstan is not “anti-Russia” and firmly adheres to the course of full cooperation with Moscow.

Sanctions confrontation counterproductive. Kazakhstan does not participate in parallel imports to Russia.

Tokayev called for finding a “mutually acceptable basis” for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and noted that the world has “approached the dangerous point of fatal confrontation”.

Russian military source Fighter Bomber says another Russian Su-35 fighter jet has been lost.

The pilot appears to be killed.

Armenia boycotts meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) defense ministers.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan refused to participate in the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, held in the Russian city of Tula.

It appears that Russian forces shot down their own Su-35 fighter jet over Tokmak last nigth in a friendly fire incident.

#BREAKING The former leader of the Armenian gangs in Karabakh, Lieutenant General Levon Mnatsakanyan, was arrested at the Lachin border crossing point by Azerbaijan forces.