During exercises in the Pacific Fleet, a submarine was discovered near the Kuril island of Urup — presumably an American one, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin.

The expulsion of a foreign, most likely American, submarine from the waters of Russia took about three hours, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The operation to remove the submarine, which was discovered during exercises in the Pacific Fleet in the area of Urun Island, took about three hours. According to preliminary data, the ship belongs to the USA. This was announced on Monday, February 14, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

To track the American nuclear submarine of the Virginia type, the sailors of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov used the sonar station "Polinom". The foreign submarine was identified by the sonar track and felt the impact of the anti-submarine system on the hull.

As noted by the Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff, the activity of NATO naval forces in the waters of the Black and Baltic Seas has increased significantly recently

The Armed Forces of Russia are always ready to open fire on violators of the state border if there is such a decision at the highest level.

The Italians launched the Giovanni delle Bande Nere Pattugliatore Polivalente d'altura (PPA) type ship. He became the fourth representative of this project and the first in an improved version.

The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA) is completing work on a new book dedicated to the current security problems of equatorial and sub-equatorial Africa. The authors of the publication analyze the place and role of the African continent in the foreign policy of Russia and other leading non-regional actors (Great Britain, the EU, the USA, China and France), assess the economic potential of the states of Western, Eastern and Central Africa in terms of their needs for high-tech military, dual and civilian products. In addition, the book describes typical problems of African countries in the field of defense and security.

The Russian military conducted exercises with Syrian volunteer detachments for assault units.

This was reported in the Russian Ministry of Defense. Syrians of completely different professions temporarily forgot about their civilian occupations and signed up as volunteers for assault battalions.

The Russian military conducted exercises with Syrian volunteer detachments for assault units. This was announced on Monday, February 14, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The press bureau of the SVR of the Russian Federation reported earlier that the US special services plan to target the sleeping cells of extremists in Damascus, the adjacent region and the province of Latakia to commit targeted actions against employees of the Syrian security forces, as well as military personnel of Russia and Iran.

The Taliban movement controlling Afghanistan (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) is sending 10,000 militants armed with modern weapons and equipment to the provinces bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the chief of the general staff of the Taliban armed forces, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, said on Monday.

The Taliban movement controlling Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation) sends 10,000 militants armed with modern weapons and equipment to the provinces bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The good news concerning military pensioners and their families came from the State Duma on Friday. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov said that monthly payments to retirees this year will definitely be increased.

In the sphere of military-technical cooperation with Iran, Russia does not consider itself bound by any embargo, including missile, and will act within the framework of the international legal framework, based on its interests and the interests of Tehran.

Conducting maneuverable defense by mechanized units with the support of artillery and aviation was practiced by the military at the joint exercises of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization has announced a list of scientific events that are planned to be held this year in the Central Asian region.

The Russian military base in Tajikistan held a night tactical exercise at the Lyaur mountain range, which involved motorized infantry, armored vehicles and mortars, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

Battalion tactical groups of the military base of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia arrived at the Tsabal mountain range to participate in a planned live firing exercise, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises

Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.

About 500 servicemen took part in the exercises

Servicemen of the mountain motorized rifle unit of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in Tuva, destroyed the enemy camp during exercises in the foothills of the Western Sayan. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.