Cosmonauts of the main crew of the Soyuz MS-21 arrived at Baikonur before the launch
The final composition of the crews will be approved by the state Commission at the Baikonur cosmodrome on March 17
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, who are part of the crew of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, arrived at Baikonur. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
India postponed the purchase of the MQ-9B Predator UAV
According to the Hindustan Times, India has postponed plans to purchase 30 armed MQ-9B Predator UAVs in the United States due to the prohibitively high cost and the intention to focus on national development and production.
The Serbian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of two C-295 aircraft
Airbus Defense and Space announced the signing of two BTA C-295 aircraft with the Serbian Defense Ministry to equip the country's air Force and air defense. Thus, Serbia became the 36th buyer of the C-295 in the world.
The flagship of the Soviet aviation burned down near Kiev
During the fighting at Gostomel airport near Kiev, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft was destroyed.
"The flagship of Ukrainian aviation, the legendary AN–225 Mriya, was destroyed. It happened at Antonov Airport in Gostomel near Kiev, where the plane was located," Ukroboronprom reported.
Paris mobilizes 9,5 thousand soldiers because of the situation in Ukraine
In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.
The German Defense Ministry has promised a NATO response to Russian President Putin's decision to transfer strategic forces to a special duty mode
German Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht called the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the transfer of strategic forces to a special regime a threat, RIA Novosti reports.
The G7 countries do not intend to recognize the changes in the status quo in Ukraine achieved by the operation of the Russian Federation
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba during an online meeting agreed not to recognize any changes in the situation of Ukraine that would have been achieved through a military operation of the Russian Federation, the G7 statement said after the talks.
The EU will supply weapons to Ukraine, and not only non-lethal - Borrel
EU countries have agreed to send weapons to Ukraine, including lethal ones, in the amount of 450 million euros, EU diplomacy Chief Josep Borrel said at a press conference on Sunday.
The German Foreign Ministry said that the first armored vehicles were transferred to Ukraine
The representative of the German Foreign Ministry, Andrea Sasse, said that the first German armored vehicles as part of the defense assistance package were successfully transferred to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
Johnson promised Zelensky to make efforts to ensure the receipt of defensive assistance to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, promised to do everything in his power to ensure that Western military assistance reaches Ukraine, Downing Street reports.
Russia's permanent Representative to the UN called the allegations about the bombing of hospitals and schools in Ukraine fakes and lies
All allegations of Russian bombing of hospitals and schools in Ukraine are fake and lies, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said on Sunday.
Volodin criticized those who disagree with the Russian military operation, calls on fellow citizens to unite
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin criticized those who disagree with Russia's special military operation, believes that Russians need to unite.
The Russian military took control of the Zaporozhye NPP
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov, the personnel of the NPP continues to work on the maintenance of facilities, and also controls the radioactive situation
Russian military personnel guard and control the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. This was announced to journalists on Monday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Kazakhstan does not consider sending its military contingent to Ukraine - Defense Ministry
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan denied the information about the sending of Kazakh servicemen to Ukraine and assured that such a request had not been received by the department.
Putin's decision to transfer the deterrence forces to a special duty regime followed the statements of the head of the British Foreign Ministry - Peskov
The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to transfer the deterrence forces to a special combat duty regime followed, in particular, after the statements of the British Foreign Minister, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
In the Arctic, the military of the Air Force during training discovered drones of the "enemy"
Military personnel of a separate radar unit of the Eastern Military District on Wrangel Island in Chukotka during the training conducted monitoring of airspace in the Arctic and found unmanned aerial vehicles of the "enemy", the Air Defense Ministry reports.
About 600 military personnel of the Southern Military District took part in special forces exercises in the Kuban
The servicemen of the special forces unit of the 49th combined arms Army of the Southern Military District performed a landing from a maximum height and destroyed conditional saboteurs during a tactical and special exercise in the Kuban, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
Motorized skirmishes of the Central Military District during the exercises repelled the attack of the "enemy" on the settlement
Exercises with the participation of about 1 thousand servicemen were held in the Orenburg region
TASS, February 28. Servicemen of the motorized rifle unit of the Central Military District (CVO) repelled an attack by a conditional enemy on a settlement during exercises in the Orenburg region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
On Sakhalin, the military began bilateral exercises with live firing
More than 300 people and about 50 pieces of equipment take part in them
TASS, February 28. The servicemen of the Eastern Military District (VVO) were raised on a training alert and marched to the Uspenovsky district as part of bilateral live-fire exercises on Sakhalin, the press service of the district reported on Monday.
Exercises with the participation of 2.5 thousand military signalmen of the Central Military District have started in five Russian regions
Training events are held in Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions, Altai Krai
About 2.5 thousand military signalmen of the Central Military District (CVO) have started exercises on the management of troops at five training grounds in Siberia and the Urals. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
