Reflex: Europe will pay for Ukraine
Reflex (Czech Republic): Americans are more to blame for what is happening in Ukraine today than Russians. Europe will pay the price
After the current crisis, Europe can forget about its previous ambitions, Reflex writes. The publication quotes the comment of economist Karel Krshizh, who believes that the Americans destroyed the EU—Russia axis with the help of Ukraine. And Europe is "shooting itself in the foot."
Ring line: the troops of the republics of Donbass and Russia blocked Mariupol
One of the most combat-ready Ukrainian groups is surrounded in the city
On Tuesday, March 1, the Donbass troops joined with the Russian group advancing from the Crimea and closed the ring around Mariupol. According to experts, this deprives the Ukrainian command of the strongest and most combat-ready part of its armed forces, which will eventually have a positive impact on the timing of the special operation. The headquarters of the operational-tactical group "North" of the AFU lost most of its officers as a result of the strike. The head of the Russian Defense Ministry said that the operation will continue until the goals are achieved.
Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian military lost access to the Sea of Azov
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete blocking of the exit of Ukrainian troops to the Sea of Azov
The Ukrainian military completely lost access to the Sea of Azov, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 1235 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. The Ministry also decided to strike at the SBU facilities in Kiev. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that all major cities of the country are blocked. The DPR claims that on March 1, the encirclement of Mariupol will be completely completed.
"It's all one hundred percent Soviet." What weapons has Ukraine lost
Experts estimated the losses of the Ukrainian army
The Ministry of Defense told about the defeat of 1146 objects of the Ukrainian military infrastructure. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what such losses mean for the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sergei Shoigu: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue the special operation until the goals are achieved
Since February 24, by the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Russian Armed Forces have been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine.
The goal is to protect the population of Donbass, demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. "The main thing for us is to protect the Russian Federation from the military threat posed by Western countries that are trying to use the Ukrainian people in the fight against our country," explained Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Expert: Ukraine has almost nothing to fight with
The remaining fuel in Ukraine will run out in the next few days, according to the editor of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov. And despite the fact that now the resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to our troops is probably the most powerful since the beginning of the operation, it will begin to weaken every day. There will simply be nothing to fight with, the expert says.
We prepared thoroughly
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin - about what the APU was on the eve of the Russian operation and why it was called a special
The results of the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine allow us to draw the first conclusions about how the Russian army is fighting and what kind of enemy it is opposed to.
Kherson is taken, Mariupol is blocked. Details about the special operation in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the transition of Kherson under the full control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the military took full control of the regional center of Kherson, and also established control over the settlements of Tokmak and Vasilevka. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, 1,502 objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been put out of action, the LPR troops have advanced 75 km, and the DPR troops - 58 km.
Closure of the access to the Sea of Azov and negotiations on March 2. The sixth day of the operation in Ukraine
The advanced detachments of the People's Militia of the DPR reached the administrative border of the Donetsk region and connected with the units of the Russian army, completely cutting off the Ukrainian military access to the Sea of Azov.
Defense Ministry: 498 Russian servicemen were killed during the special operation, 1,597 were injured
Losses of servicemen and nationalists of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation of the Russian troops amounted to 2,870 people, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - 498, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the losses of nationalists and servicemen of the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine amount to more than 2.8 thousand killed
498 servicemen of the Russian Federation were killed in the performance of military duty
During the operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and nationalists were killed, about 3,7 thousand people were wounded, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.
The Ministry of Defense has created an interdepartmental headquarters for humanitarian assistance to the population of Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has created an interdepartmental coordination headquarters for humanitarian response, whose main task is to provide comprehensive humanitarian assistance to the population of Ukraine in controlled areas, as well as the DPR and LPR, and to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians, Ukrainian civilians and foreign citizens, the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, told reporters.
A week before the war
A week before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a "special operation" in Ukraine, the American online publication Vox published an interview with Scott Boston, a senior military analyst at RAND Corporation specializing in Russian military potential.
Russian military conducted exercises with helicopters in Tajikistan
Pilots of attack and transport-combat helicopters of the Russian military base have worked out the destruction of electronic warfare systems (EW) of a conditional enemy during exercises in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.
La Nación: Maduro supported Putin. He is prophesied punishment
La Nación (Argentina): with a call to Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Maduro deepens the "strategic partnership" with Russia
On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation. Maduro expressed strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to the political scientist with whom La Nación spoke, this could threaten Venezuela with new sanctions.
The Greek "Platform of Independence" urged to support Russia's special operation in Ukraine
The Greek political organization Platform of Independence calls for recognizing the legitimacy of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine and supporting Russia. The organization's statement was published on its page and received by RIA Novosti.
Beat the flight!
Thirty years of the Scientific research center of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Smolensk
The military air defense of Russia has gone a long way in development, starting from the three-inch anti-aircraft gun of the 1915 Franz Lender model to the modern S-300V4 long-range air defense system equipped with hypersonic anti-aircraft guided missiles.
Iran will not wait "forever" for political decisions to restore the JCPOA - Foreign Ministry
Iran believes that efforts to resume the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program can be crowned with success if the United States makes a political decision to meet the remaining demands of Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Khatibzadeh said.
Turkey warned other countries about the closure of the Black Sea Straits for warships - Cavusoglu
Ankara will continue to implement the Montreux Convention
Turkey has informed other countries that it will not allow warships to pass through the Black Sea Straits at the moment, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Now the passage of Russian ships through the straits is questionable
Turkey has informed other countries that it will not allow warships to pass through the Black Sea Straits at the moment, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.