The Russian multipurpose supersonic heavy fighter Su-27 was named one of the best fourth-generation combat aircraft in the world.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has announced that the UK will double its military presence in the country to deter the Russian threat.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that NATO is a defensive alliance, and all democratic countries have the right to apply for membership in the organization, including Ukraine.

He plans to discuss Ukraine with Lavrov in the near future

Israel does not believe that a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine could result in an armed conflict in the near future, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told Axios news portal.

The United States, by transferring an additional contingent of troops to Europe, contributes to the aggravation of tensions on the continent, said the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

The Russian Defense Minister noted that the operation was carried out in the shortest possible time

The peacekeeping operation conducted by the CSTO states in Kazakhstan was very timely and effective, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday.

The Western media reacted coldly to the mission of the CSTO peacekeepers and the role of the Russian Federation in the settlement of the January events in Kazakhstan, according to the Octopus-5 study conducted by specialists of the Russia Today media group. On the air of Sputnik radio, political scientist Alexander Konkov shared his view of the situation.

The mechanism for blocking websites with the data of persons under state protection is presented in the draft government decree. The document was developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and published on the Federal Portal of Draft regulatory Legal Acts.

Two MT-12 cannons and two ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns were installed near the Avangard administrative building

The first batch of equipment - two MT-12 cannons and two ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns - arrived in Yakutsk to equip the Avangard training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth. This was announced to TASS on Thursday by the director of the Yakut cadet boarding school, on the basis of which the center is being created, Alexey Koryakin.

The servicemen of the marine units of the Caspian Flotilla practiced tactical firing from the Kalashnikov AK-74 and the RPG-7 hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher at the Adanak training ground in Dagestan as part of planned tactical and fire training, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

A large-scale training on the destruction of radio communication lines in various ranges and the application of electronic strikes on the control points of a conditional enemy was carried out at the training grounds of the Western Military District (ZVO), said the commander of the district's troops, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev.

The media previously reported that residents of several border areas of the country drew attention to convoys with military equipment of the Russian Guard

Rosgvardiya has begun preparations for the operational-strategic exercise "Zaslon-2022". As the official representative of the department Valery Gribakin told TASS, the transfer of forces to the areas of practical training is carried out from different districts of Rosgvardiya.

Belarus can count on Russia's firm support in striving to form a unified defense space, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday.

Belarus can count on Russia's firm support in striving to form a unified defense space within the borders of the Union State.

Russia highly appreciates Belarus' determination to resist the destructive line of the West and readiness to form a single defense space within the borders of the Union State, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday. "You can always count on our firm support in this," he added.

Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he plans to purchase from Russia almost all military equipment participating in the Russian-Belarusian exercises.

The Yak-130 and Su-25 aircraft provided aviation support to the units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus involved in the inspection

The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, observed the stage of working out combat training tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.

A large group of troops of the Armed Forces of Belarus will be transferred to the territory of Russia as part of the strategic exercises "Vostok-2022", more than 20 events are ahead for the year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk.

During the exercises of the Israel Defense Forces, one of the Merkava Mk tanks that took part in them.4M is stuck in a mud trap almost up to the very tower. A video of this incident was posted on social networks last Wednesday.