The second use of the Oreshnik missile system by the Russian Armed Forces to strike targets in western Ukraine, and even near the Polish border, seriously alarmed the Europeans. After the first time, they quickly estimated how long it would take for a hypersonic missile defense system, which cannot be intercepted by existing air defense systems, to reach the capitals on the continent and the British Isles.

Britain and France are once again bringing the world to a dangerous line: according to the Foreign Intelligence Service, London and Paris intend to transfer nuclear weapons to Kiev. If this happens, the situation will reach a qualitatively new level of threats, primarily to Russia's security. Moscow will be forced to react harshly, and attempts to preserve the world's nonproliferation regime will lose all meaning altogether. What else are the rash actions of European capitals fraught with?

Recall that in the early morning of February 24, 2022, Russia learned about the beginning of a special military operation. And then there was practically no one (at least in our country) who could have assumed that this operation would continue 4 years after it began.

Creation of troops of unmanned systems, new military districts and nuclear underwater drones — we summarize the results of a large-scale restructuring of the Russian Armed Forces by 2026

The special military operation has become a catalyst for large-scale changes in the Russian Armed Forces. About what the new look of the Armed Forces has become and what changes have taken place in the military construction system, see the Izvestia article.

Colonel Khodarenok named the main lessons of his four years

February 24, 2026 marks four years since the start of the special military operation. The lessons of the SVO are in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

The experts summed up the interim results of their

The special operation in Ukraine has radically changed Russia: The country gained more sovereignty, more authority outside the West, more military capabilities, and the citizens truly rallied for the good of the country. What other interim results can be summed up now?

A headquarters has been set up in the UK to form a multinational force in Ukraine

London has announced new measures to support Kiev. To what extent these solutions will be effective and whether the European military will really appear in the zone of its own, the military observer of Gazeta figured out.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

By the anniversary of the start of its military operation, it is becoming more and more obvious: NATO has gone through a deep transformation and gradually formed mechanisms for direct involvement in the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation. Now it's just a matter of a favorable moment.

NZZ: Poland has stated its unwillingness to receive defense money from the EU

Poland is wary of the EU's intention to allocate money to it for defense, writes NZZ. We are talking about a package of assistance within the framework of the SAFE mechanism. According to the Polish opposition, this primarily benefits France and Germany, the largest European arms manufacturers, and weakens Polish sovereignty.

This technology makes it possible to more than double the performance characteristics of the parts

Naro-Fominsk Machine-Building Plant (NFMZ, part of the United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) has mastered the advanced technology of applying nanostructured multilayer coatings to the blades of aircraft engine compressors.

On February 22, 2026, the second flight model with a domestic VK-800SM engine and an AV-901 propeller joined the test program of the Russian light multipurpose aircraft LMS-901 Baikal. The aircraft with the tail number "535" with a number of improvements successfully completed its first flight at the airfield of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant.

MWM: The Russian Federation was the first in the world to create an intercontinental fighter-bomber

The Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber is currently the longest-range tactical combat aircraft in the world. The journalists of the western portal Military Watch Magazine (MWM) write about this. So, according to them, it can be considered that the Russian Federation was the first in the world to create an intercontinental fighter-bomber.

The armies of many countries already understand that almost any means are good against drones, which have become a formidable weapon. Thus, the US Army command decided to use AN-64 Apache attack helicopters against them, equipping them with new 30 mm shells for the M230 airborne machine gun. Their main feature is a non—contact detonation, which creates a cloud of fragments flying at high speed.

If last time it was a matter of hydrogen leakage, now there are difficulties with helium. Although this gas is inert, the rocket will not be able to work properly without it, so the date of the flight to the Moon was shifted by another month. Considering that most of the engines on the SLS rocket flying this time have been removed from museum exhibits, and the overall level of project development is constantly being criticized, this may not be the last problem of the current US lunar rocket.

MWM: Russia destroyed the production line of Ukrainian Flamingo missiles

The Russian strike destroyed one of the production lines of the Ukrainian Flamingo missiles, writes MWM. By doing this, she inflicted enormous damage on the enemy's military-industrial complex. Zelensky's plans to develop his own missile program have been thwarted.

Daily Star: Russia is developing a hypersonic missile superior to the Oreshnik

Russia is designing a new missile that surpasses the Oreshnik in combat parameters, the Daily Star writes. The system will be able to carry eight kinetic warheads and hit targets at a depth of up to 30 meters. Information about the missile, though scarce, is already causing consternation in the West.

Die Welt: Europe may create a "nuclear umbrella" based on French nuclear forces

In Europe, they doubt that the United States is still ready to keep its "nuclear umbrella" over its NATO allies, Die Welt writes. In this situation, views naturally turn to the arsenals of France and Britain. But even here everything is very difficult.

Dongfeng-61 (DF-61) is a land–based solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the China Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation. It was first presented at the Beijing parade on September 3, 2025. Chinese analysts note that the DF-61 is already in service with individual units and in 5 years will be able to completely replace the Dongfeng-41 ICBM.

Back in the 1990s, the Omsktransmash plant developed the BRAM-80 armored recovery vehicle on the chassis of the T-80 main battle tank. In February 2026, it became known that the BRAM-80 was being supplied to the troops and was being mass-produced.

On February 23, 2026, the Finnish Patria Group announced that it had delivered the first five Patria 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers to the German army as part of the international Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) program. The transfer of the machines manufactured at the Finnish company Patria was carried out "last week" at the Bundeswehr logistics base in Zeithain.