There are weapons on combat duty in the Russian Armed Forces that have no analogues in the world. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 23.

The President noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued an order on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day. In it, the head of the military department congratulated servicemen, veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, combat operations and military service on the holiday.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, in his congratulation to the servicemen on Defender of the Fatherland Day, noted modern weapons and high combat training of the Russian army, the congratulation was published on the website of the mayor of the capital.

Addressing the officers and soldiers of the honor guard company, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia wished a "peaceful sky", adding that "every soldier who took the oath should be ready, if necessary, to go to the Motherland and defend his people."

53% of Russians rate the prestige of the military profession as high, 19% of fellow citizens hold the opposite opinion, according to the survey of the Public Opinion Foundation (POM), received by Interfax.

Beijing looks forward to the development and expansion of the bilateral military-technical cooperation

Cooperation in the field of high technologies is an important part of military-technical cooperation (MTC) between Russia and China, Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui said in an interview with Interfax.

The Minsk agreements no longer exist, we have recognized the DPR and the LPR. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference after talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Tensions around Ukraine are being escalated by "Western hawks", while countering threats from NATO is the most important task of the Russian military, said Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District (SE).

On Wednesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin's press service reports.

Expressed disappointment with the reaction of the United States and NATO, which amounted to an attempt to ignore legitimate Russian concerns and demands

The situation around Ukraine was at the center of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin's press service informs.

Russia has upgraded its armed forces, and now the Russian army is at the highest level of readiness, mobility and technical capabilities in recent decades. This is written by the Swedish publication Svenska Dagbladet based on a survey of experts.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that in response to Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and the LPR, he decided to increase the number of Canadian military personnel as part of NATO forces in Latvia and impose sanctions against the Russian Federation.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the words of the British Minister of War about the Crimean War, said that this is nothing more than mythology, and the British suffered bloody losses and did not win victories.

The conscription of reservists into the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine begins on Wednesday, February 23, according to the command of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A second plane with military aid has arrived in Ukraine, Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand said. "Today, our Canadian Armed Forces made the second delivery of weapons-grade military aid to support our Ukrainian partners," the minister tweeted on Wednesday night.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin discussed strengthening Ukraine's defense capability.

In recent weeks, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has almost daily published pictures of arms supplies from abroad. The most high-profile of them were the transfer of additional Javelin ATGMS from the USA and the Baltic States, as well as the supply of NLAW anti-tank guided missiles from the UK.

The United States will transfer 800 troops from Italy to the Baltic countries to strengthen NATO's eastern flank, the Pentagon said after US President Joe Biden's statement on Tuesday about strengthening the military presence in the region.

Airbus continues to develop MUM-T technologies. Yesterday, on February 22, the company's press service announced the successful test drop of a drone from a military transport aircraft A400M.