Russian troops can be sent to the territory of the LPR and the DPR legally, according to the provisions of international law. This was stated by military expert Viktor Baranets in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday, February 22.

The Federation Council has agreed to the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation in connection with the situation around Donbass.

The Federation Council received an appeal from President Vladimir Putin on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside its territory. This was announced by the Chairman of the SF Valentina Matvienko at the plenary session on February 22.

Russia can ensure the security of the republics of Donbass, including the airspace, without introducing its forces into their territory, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.

It is useless to speak with the aggressor only in the language of diplomacy, he must be called to account from a position of strength

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that Russia, after recognizing the DPR and the LPR, is ready for new sanctions, threats and political pressure.

The Ukrainian authorities must immediately cease hostilities in the Donbas, otherwise Kiev will bear all responsibility for the possible continuation of the bloodshed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russia will not allow people to die and suffer for the sake of the ambitions of the West. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia", Hero of Russia, Major General Sergei Lipovoy in an interview with a correspondent of Rossiyskaya Gazeta. This is how he commented on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics by the Russian Federation.

The issue of the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is a matter of the future, it will be resolved, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

According to Nikolay Pankov, the situation in Donbass is very complicated and tends to worsen

The number of innocent victims due to the conflict in Donbass is growing. This was announced on Tuesday by the State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov at a meeting of the Federation Council.

The situation in Ukraine will be considered settled after the recognition of the results of the referendum on Crimea, after which the region was annexed to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to provide the Russian armed forces with the functions of maintaining peace in the regions of Donbass. The relevant information follows from the decrees of the Russian leader published on the official portal of legal information on Tuesday, February 22.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. The texts of the decrees were published on Tuesday on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Russian journalists are being trained to work in hot spots

On February 17, 2022, the Union of Journalists of Moscow hosted a traditional meeting of military journalists dedicated to the military holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day. It was organized and conducted by Pavel Gusev, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Lyudmila Shcherbina, First Secretary of the Moscow Union of Journalists.

Former military personnel can receive a civilian pension in addition to the basic one, they are also entitled to separate social benefits, including a monthly cash payment and a monthly allowance for a conscript's child, according to the website of the Pension Fund of Russia (FIU).

About 1 thousand servicemen took part in the exercises

Motorized infantry of the Central Military District (CVO), with the support of artillery units, destroyed the so-called nomadic mortars of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Samara region, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

Gunners of the Baltic Fleet conducted firing from Hyacinth cannons

Artillery units of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet performed live firing. The military used 152 mm Hyacinth cannons at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region. This was reported in the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

Astronomers have proposed chlorofluorocarbons as a sign of an alien civilization

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is capable of detecting signs of activity of alien civilizations on exoplanets by atmospheric pollution. This is reported in the preprint of the article published in the arXiv repository. Briefly about the study tells the publication Universe Today.

The Command of the US Coast Guard announced the launch ceremony of the fast patrol boat FRC (Fast Response Cutter) of the Sentinel class – (WPC 1146), held in Tampa (Florida). "John Scheuerman" (John Scheuerman).

Detachments of warships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets of Russia, together with anti-submarine aircraft of the Il-38 naval aviation, conducted an exercise in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced on February 20 by the Ministry of Defense.

The holding company "Roselectronics" of Rostec State Corporation will carry out work on the design of the infrastructure of the liquefied natural gas transshipment complex in the port of Murmansk. One of the key facilities will be an automated radio engineering post of the vessel traffic control system, which will ensure the safety of navigation in the waters of the port in the Bay of Ur.