The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to grant the participants of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine, the LPR and the DPR the status of a combat veteran, the corresponding draft is published on the official portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

The Russian armed forces are not occupying the territory of Ukraine, the military is taking all necessary measures to preserve the lives and safety of civilians. This was announced on Tuesday, March 1, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation posted a video with the actions of Russian special forces during a special operation in Ukraine. The footage is published by RIA Novosti.

On February 28, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of combat helicopters on Ukrainian equipment with the results of the defeat.

Fortifications erected by the enemy on the territory of Donbass have no analogues

In response to the remarks why the offensive of the DPR and LPR forces in the Donbas is developing so slowly, let's figure out what the fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are on the perimeter of the border with the armed forces of the People's Republics.

The Russian army has struck Ukrainian positions with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Air strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) allowed blocking Ukrainian military formations. According to experts, the active actions of Russian planes and helicopters have put the ground groups of Kiev's military formations in a difficult position.

Moldova remains on the same position - not to join sanctions against Russia

Moldova remains in the position that all the governments of the republic have adhered to since 2014: not to join the sanctions against Russia. This, according to the Moldovan edition of NewsMaker, was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the country, Nicu Popescu. The decision, according to him, was made back in 2014.

He warned about the inadmissibility of politicizing the issue of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Zhang Jun, called on all parties to the Ukrainian conflict to exercise restraint and stressed that it can be resolved through dialogue.

The actions of the EU and its role in the events in Ukraine will not remain without a tough response, Russia will continue to ensure the implementation of vital national interests without regard to sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Monday evening.

Washington considers diplomacy to be the only effective means of resolving the situation around Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing on Monday.

A team of retired United Kingdom special forces personnel went to Ukraine.

This is reported by the Daily Mirror. "Retired soldiers of the British special forces voluntarily went on missions deep into Ukraine to support the defense of the country," the newspaper writes.

US President Joe Biden assured that the residents of the country should not worry about the threat of nuclear war.

Two MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization

MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization. Aircraft modernization works were carried out at the Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Factory "Sokol". This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Pacific Fleet.

The Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, who escaped to Romania in the first hours of the military operation of the Russian army, returned to his homeland. This was reported by Romanian air spotters and confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the country.

Orlan-10 UAVs of the Central Military District have started monitoring flood-prone areas on rivers in Siberia

In Russia, Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have started monitoring Siberian rivers. Drones of the Central Military District (CVO) are used to detect ice jams in flood-prone areas in a timely manner. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.

Philippines Minister of National Defense Delphine Lorenzana said on February 25 that the government of the country does not plan to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine, Manila Bulletin reports.

The American AN/FPS-117 radar did not notice the Chinese Y-12 aircraft

The air defense system from the United States, located on Dongyin Island, did not notice a small Chinese Y-12 civilian transport aircraft approaching Taiwan, writes the South China Morning Post.

The Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces announced the arrival on February 24 at the Evenes Airbase after a flight from the Boeing company in Seattle (USA) of the first (out of five ordered) P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft.

According to the Public Relations service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft, acquired from the British Air Force, landed at the Bangabandhu air Base of the Bangladesh Air Force in Dhaka.