Russia is set up exclusively for a diplomatic dialogue on the security guarantees it has proposed, it is talking about them precisely because it does not want war, Senator Olga Kovitidi told RIA Novosti.

The bellicose statements of certain political figures in Western countries today are accompanied by references to "intelligence" received from unknown sources about the alleged readiness of Russian troops to invade Ukraine, unbridled propaganda campaign and specific military activities. Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, said this in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei announced on February 16 that all Russian military and equipment will leave the republic after the end of the joint exercises.

The units of the Western and Southern military districts are returning to their permanent locations after the end of the exercises, the Defense Ministry said. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Vladislav Shurygin commented on the situation around the maneuvers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The rear units of the Southern Military District (SE) have begun to march to the points of permanent deployment after the end of the exercises in the Crimea, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.

Echelons with military equipment are being withdrawn from Crimea to places of permanent deployment after the completion of planned exercises. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units of the Southern Military District that have completed participation in tactical exercises at the training grounds of the Crimean Peninsula are moving to the garrisons.

"The personnel of the unit carried out the loading of tracked armored vehicles - tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery installations on railway platforms at loading stations," the military department said.

The units of the tank Army of the Western Military District are returning to their permanent locations after the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Missile and artillery units of the Armed Forces Russia continues to be on combat duty during the joint operational exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", which has been going on for a week at the training grounds of Belarus, the Military department of the Republic of Belarus clarified.

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry noted that cooperation in the military and military-technical fields contributes to the dynamic development of relations between the countries

Brazil is an important strategic partner of Russia in Latin America. The dialogue between the defense departments of the two countries will contribute to strengthening stability in the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday during consultations of the heads of foreign policy and defense departments of Russia and Brazil in the "2+2" format in Moscow.

Acting Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Chupriyan expressed the opinion that the work of rescuers should not be commercialized. Such a statement was made at the annual expanded board of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Alexander Chupriyan said that the agency has adopted a program for technical re-equipment until 2030. The statement was made during an expanded board of the Ministry with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In particular, the agency will purchase new special vehicles for mine clearance and heavy-class robotic complexes for clearing minefields.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ministry of Emergency Situations should improve the effectiveness of response to any emergency situations.

"To do this, it is necessary to increase operational, analytical, human resources. Equip the department with the most modern equipment. To do this systematically, consistently, in full accordance with the planned plans," the President said, speaking via video link at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Wednesday.

The Vietnamese army is in no hurry to abandon outdated, but at the same time simple and reliable Soviet equipment. For example, T-34-85 medium tanks and SU-100 self-propelled artillery units are still in operation in coastal defense units.

Fincantieri Company announced the technical launching of the multipurpose patrol ship of the coastal zone PPA - P434 "Giovanni delle Bande Nere" on February 12 at the enterprise in Riva Trigoso (Genoa).

Together with the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Minister of Defense of Syria, Corps General Ali Ayyub, observed the progress of the Russian Navy exercises in Tartus

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the exercises of the Russian Navy in the eastern Mediterranean. This was reported on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Metal cutting for the fourth and fifth diesel-electric submarines of Project 677 Lada has begun at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg. Today, on February 15, the press service of the enterprise reported about it. The contract for the construction of this pair of submarines was signed with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in June 2019 as part of the Army forum.

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed concern about Russia's ongoing military exercises in the Seas of Japan and Okhotsk and stressed that Tokyo regards this as "a demonstration of Russia's military capabilities both in the west and in the east against the backdrop of the difficult situation in Ukraine."

The ships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted tactical maneuvers as part of the exercises and destroyed the submarine of a conditional enemy with the help of artillery combat. This was announced on Monday, February 15, by the press service of the World Cup.

More than 30 warships of various classes take part in the exercises

The crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) during the exercises in the Black Sea practiced conducting naval artillery combat, search and destruction of a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said.

Small anti-submarine ships of the Baltic Fleet repelled an air raid of a simulated enemy with artillery during the exercise, the information support department of the Baltic Fleet's press service told reporters.