Six boats were destroyed. The purpose of this attack was, first of all, revenge on the 82nd Ukrainian servicemen who laid down their weapons, according to the Ministry of Defense.

According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov, the Ukrainian boats were attacked to take revenge on those who laid down their weapons and blame Russia for the deaths of prisoners

Ukrainian boats on Friday evening tried to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, which evacuated the surrendered Ukrainian military from the island of Zmeiny. This was announced at a briefing on Saturday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

16 boats of the Ukrainian Navy, using "swarm tactics", on Friday tried to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet near the island of Snake

Moscow. February 26. INTERFAX - The Russian Defense Ministry believes that US strike and reconnaissance drones helped the Ukrainian military attack the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

After the Kiev side refused to negotiate, all units received an order to develop an offensive in all directions in accordance with the operation plan, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said.

The Russian army has destroyed 975 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters.

He said that an anti-aircraft missile of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 complex hit the building

Reports of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kiev do not correspond to reality, it was hit by an anti-aircraft missile of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 complex, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the transfer of the deterrence forces of the Russian army to a special mode of combat duty.

As the Russian Armed Forces successfully carry out combat missions during a special military operation, an increase in the number of fakes is being noted, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia denied the information that appeared about the alleged "hacking" by hackers of the official departmental website.

The armies of Russia and Ukraine ensure the safety of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, over which the Russian military has taken control. This became known on Friday, February 25.

There are no losses among the Russian Armed Forces during the special operation to protect the population of Donbass. This was announced on Friday, February 25, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, noted that "de facto, this is an attempt to justify Wallace to the voters of the Conservative Party of Great Britain for the catastrophic failures of the Ukrainian security forces."

Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the situation in Ukrainian affairs in detail during a telephone conversation, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Saturday.

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to the US Treasury.

Sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are a manifestation of Western powerlessness, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.

The heads of the foreign ministries of South Korea and the United States, Jong Yong and Anthony Blinken, condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and discussed the issue of sanctions against the Russian Federation, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.

Japan is agreeing to impose sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russia in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, the Jiji news agency reports, citing informed sources.

The US policy on the Ukrainian issue and the refusal to take into account Russia's main security concerns have caused the situation around Ukraine to worsen, this contributes to Washington's strengthening control over Europe, the Chinese English-language newspaper China Daily wrote on Friday.

US President Joe Biden on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky and informed him about the assistance provided by the United States, the White House reported.