About 600 military personnel of the Southern Military District took part in special forces exercises in the Kuban
The servicemen of the special forces unit of the 49th combined arms Army of the Southern Military District performed a landing from a maximum height and destroyed conditional saboteurs during a tactical and special exercise in the Kuban, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
In the Arctic, the military of the Air Force during training discovered drones of the "enemy"
Military personnel of a separate radar unit of the Eastern Military District on Wrangel Island in Chukotka during the training conducted monitoring of airspace in the Arctic and found unmanned aerial vehicles of the "enemy", the Air Defense Ministry reports.
Putin's decision to transfer the deterrence forces to a special duty regime followed the statements of the head of the British Foreign Ministry - Peskov
The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to transfer the deterrence forces to a special combat duty regime followed, in particular, after the statements of the British Foreign Minister, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Kazakhstan does not consider sending its military contingent to Ukraine - Defense Ministry
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan denied the information about the sending of Kazakh servicemen to Ukraine and assured that such a request had not been received by the department.
The Russian military took control of the Zaporozhye NPP
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov, the personnel of the NPP continues to work on the maintenance of facilities, and also controls the radioactive situation
Russian military personnel guard and control the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. This was announced to journalists on Monday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
Volodin criticized those who disagree with the Russian military operation, calls on fellow citizens to unite
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin criticized those who disagree with Russia's special military operation, believes that Russians need to unite.
Russia's permanent Representative to the UN called the allegations about the bombing of hospitals and schools in Ukraine fakes and lies
All allegations of Russian bombing of hospitals and schools in Ukraine are fake and lies, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said on Sunday.
Johnson promised Zelensky to make efforts to ensure the receipt of defensive assistance to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, promised to do everything in his power to ensure that Western military assistance reaches Ukraine, Downing Street reports.
The German Foreign Ministry said that the first armored vehicles were transferred to Ukraine
The representative of the German Foreign Ministry, Andrea Sasse, said that the first German armored vehicles as part of the defense assistance package were successfully transferred to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
The EU will supply weapons to Ukraine, and not only non-lethal - Borrel
EU countries have agreed to send weapons to Ukraine, including lethal ones, in the amount of 450 million euros, EU diplomacy Chief Josep Borrel said at a press conference on Sunday.
The G7 countries do not intend to recognize the changes in the status quo in Ukraine achieved by the operation of the Russian Federation
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba during an online meeting agreed not to recognize any changes in the situation of Ukraine that would have been achieved through a military operation of the Russian Federation, the G7 statement said after the talks.
The German Defense Ministry has promised a NATO response to Russian President Putin's decision to transfer strategic forces to a special duty mode
German Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht called the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the transfer of strategic forces to a special regime a threat, RIA Novosti reports.
Paris mobilizes 9,5 thousand soldiers because of the situation in Ukraine
In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.
The flagship of the Soviet aviation burned down near Kiev
During the fighting at Gostomel airport near Kiev, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft was destroyed.
"The flagship of Ukrainian aviation, the legendary AN–225 Mriya, was destroyed. It happened at Antonov Airport in Gostomel near Kiev, where the plane was located," Ukroboronprom reported.
The Serbian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of two C-295 aircraft
Airbus Defense and Space announced the signing of two BTA C-295 aircraft with the Serbian Defense Ministry to equip the country's air Force and air defense. Thus, Serbia became the 36th buyer of the C-295 in the world.
India postponed the purchase of the MQ-9B Predator UAV
According to the Hindustan Times, India has postponed plans to purchase 30 armed MQ-9B Predator UAVs in the United States due to the prohibitively high cost and the intention to focus on national development and production.
Cosmonauts of the main crew of the Soyuz MS-21 arrived at Baikonur before the launch
The final composition of the crews will be approved by the state Commission at the Baikonur cosmodrome on March 17
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, who are part of the crew of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, arrived at Baikonur. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
The first shipment of coronavirus proteins to the ISS is scheduled for March 18
The experiment, in which coronavirus protein crystals will be grown using a 3D bioprinter, will take place within about eight days
Coronavirus proteins, as part of an experiment to study them, will be sent to the ISS for the first time on the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft on March 18. This was reported to TASS by the managing partner of 3D Bioprinting Solutions, Youssef Hesuani.
In the US, they told about the shortage of EU missiles after the suspension of Soyuz launches
ArsTechnica: European Vega or Ariane 5 rockets will not be able to replace the Russian Soyuz
The European Union will miss rockets after the suspension of launches of Russian medium-sized Soyuz-2 carriers from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, ArsTechnica says.
The US assessed the consequences of suspending the launch of Russian missiles from Kourou
The United States said that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles due to sanctions against Russia
The American edition of SpaceNews assessed the consequences of the suspension of the launch of Russian Soyuz-2 rockets from the European Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. It follows from the publication that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles after the sanctions imposed against Russia.
