International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

From 11 to 17 September, the military maneuvers “East 2018” took place on the territory of the Central and Far East Military Districts of the Russian Federation with more than 300,000 participants, more than 10,000 combat units and 1,000 airplanes. Representatives of the Armed Forces of China and Mongolia took part in the maneuvers. In this exercise, there was a military controversy between two contingent opponents in order to play out different options for defense forces’ behavior.

Over the last decade, the fighting in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic has evolved with a variable advantage for the warring countries. Government forces, “Islamic State” terrorists, Kurdish separatists, and various factions of moderate opposition at various times prevail over certain parts of the territory of the multinational country. Is the civil war ending or will it all turn around in the next round of military roulette? Whether the civilian suffering will end will show the near future