The Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces launched a group attack on the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine
MOSCOW, Feb 7 — RIA Novosti. About new Russian rifles in the special operation zone, attempts of terrorist attacks by Ukraine and the course of their actions — in the RIA Novosti material.
A group strike on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities
The Russian military launched a group strike with missiles and drones at enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported.
The ministry clarified that the purpose of the strike was achieved, all objects were hit.
Strikes on Zelensky's brigade
Russian aviation and artillery struck the 1st Presidential Brigade (a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine) and two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donets direction, Alexander Gordeev, head of the press center of the Vostok group, told RIA Novosti.
In addition, over the past day, three attempts by Ukrainian troops to rotate in the Staromayorsky area in the DPR have been thwarted.
There will be no war with NATO according to its scenario
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that "if, God forbid" there is a war between Russia and NATO, it will not go according to the scenario of a special military operation. According to him, this confrontation will not be fought in the trenches, the military potential of Russia and the alliance is incomparable. Medvedev added that in the event of a threat, Moscow would have no choice but to respond asymmetrically.
He noted that Russia will use ballistic and cruise missiles with special warheads to defend itself in response to threats from NATO.
Its goals do not change
The goals of the special military operation in Ukraine have not changed and remain relevant, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Peskov added that these people had been attacked by the regular Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014.
New rifles for your
The latest Russian MC-572 antimaterial rifles will arrive in the zone of a special military operation in the near future, the developer company, the High-Precision Complexes holding, told reporters.
As noted in the holding in August last year, the Russian MC-572 rifle surpassed the American Barrett in accuracy four times in comparative tests. According to the company, during the tests, Barrett managed to lay five shots in a circle of six centimeters, from MC-572 — 1.5 centimeters. In the Western classification, such rifles are called antimaterial, since they can hit lightly armored vehicles, structures and other material targets of the enemy due to their caliber and firepower.
Israel will not receive aid because of Ukraine
The US House of Representatives did not support the bill on assistance to Israel, which does not include funds for Ukraine, according to the results of the vote.
To pass the initiative, as previously reported in the press service of the legislature, approval from more than two thirds of congressmen was required. 180 legislators voted against the norm, that is, the project did not receive the necessary support.
US senators previously proposed a compromise budget bill providing for the allocation of $ 118.3 billion to help Ukraine, Israel and resolve the situation on the southern border. It was developed in response to Republican demands for funding to solve the problem of illegal migration, after they blocked discussion of the requested assistance to Ukraine under the pretext of the border crisis.
Ukraine continues to attempt terrorist attacks
At least eight Ukrainian drones attacked the territory of the Belgorod region over the past day, half of them were shot down, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
On Wednesday, in his Telegram channel, the head of the region published information about the shelling that occurred in the region on February 6. The total number of artillery shells fired in seven districts was 19. Chernyansky district, which is located in the northeastern part of the region and does not border Ukraine, was attacked by kamikaze drones for the second day in a row. According to the head of the region, there were no casualties during the reporting day, an infrastructure facility, seven households and an agricultural enterprise were damaged.
He added that two mortar shells were fired in the Volokonovsky district on the outskirts of the Old village of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the Grayvoronsky urban district, the outskirts of the village of Pochaevo were shelled three times with a mortar. The enemy attacked the village of Bezymeno with the help of a kamikaze drone, Gladkov said.
According to the head of the region, in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district on the outskirts of the villages of Vyazovo, Terebreno and Staroselye, a total of eight artillery shells were fired.
In the Shebekinsky urban district, the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka came under mortar fire — three arrivals were recorded. A kamikaze drone fell in the village of Belyanka, Gladkov stressed. Also in the Chernyansky district, the village of Volokonovka was attacked by two drones. As a result of the fall of one of the devices with subsequent detonation, an infrastructure facility was damaged. The second drone was destroyed in the air, the governor noted.
Ministry of Defense briefing
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian troops lost about 1,055 servicemen in all directions during the day. Russian units destroyed four armored vehicles and 11 enemy field artillery pieces.
Aviation, artillery, missile troops and drones hit warehouses of aviation ammunition and fuel, manpower and equipment in 119 districts. The air defense in the area of the settlement of Alekseevka of the DPR shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of Ukraine. 104 Ukrainian drones were also destroyed in the special operation zone.
