Fincantieri Company announced the technical launching of the multipurpose patrol ship of the coastal zone PPA - P434 "Giovanni delle Bande Nere" on February 12 at the enterprise in Riva Trigoso (Genoa).

Russia is successfully increasing the potential and capabilities of its armed forces, including the nuclear component, said Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security.

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that at the Brest training ground, Russian motorized rifle units are working out the issues of destroying a conditional illegal armed formation

Units of the Airborne troops of the Russian Armed Forces are engaged in exercises in Belarus to strengthen the Belarusian state border. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus in its Telegram channel.

The anti-aircraft cover of the troops and the solution of the tasks of combat duty on air defense are being worked out during the Belarusian-Russian joint operational exercise "Allied Determination-2022" at the Luninets area, the Military department of the Republic of Belarus reported on February 14. Anti-aircraft units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation take part in them.

Part of the ongoing exercises of Russian troops is nearing completion, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, answering the question about the possibility of the return of the Russian military from Belarus after the meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, urged not to get ahead of ourselves.

More than 30 Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters are involved in bilateral company tactical exercises in the south of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

Russia's military exercises will be completed as planned, there are no military preparations, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

The Russian military base has begun exercises in Tajikistan, which involve combat helicopters and the S-300PS long-range air defense system, the Central Military District (CVO) said on Monday.

Tank units and electronic warfare (EW) specialists of the Central Military District successfully conducted a joint operation at a training ground in the Orenburg region.

They involve more than 150 pieces of equipment and over 500 military personnel

Complex exercises of calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and unmanned aircraft started at the training ground of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.

Calculations of 82-mm mortars "Tray" and 120-mm mortars "Sani", acting as part of the reconnaissance and fire complex (ROK), worked out the defeat of the enemy's fire means located in shelters and in the open area at the Crimean Opuk training ground. And the gunners carried out fire raids on clusters of manpower and unarmored enemy vehicles.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin believes that the leaders of the CSTO countries should be given the opportunity to send armed units within the framework of the CSTO without consulting parliaments. According to him, this position of the Russian side has found understanding among the parliamentarians of the participating countries of the Organization.

The heads of the leading veteran organizations of the Russian Federation made a statement in support of President Vladimir Putin's initiatives to ensure Russia's long-term security.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US response to Russia's key security proposals is negative.

Kiev has concentrated a group of 150 thousand people at the contact line in the Donbass, the Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin said.

According to Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the West continues to form an "anti-Russia" from Ukraine

NATO's military assistance to Ukraine provokes Kiev to use a force scenario in the Donbas and Crimea. This was announced on Monday during a round table in the Federation Council by Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov.

The West provokes Kiev to a forceful scenario of restoring control over Donbass and Crimea

The United States and Western countries are creating a springboard for NATO troops in Ukraine, provoking Kiev to solve the problems of Donbass and Crimea by force, said Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate (GO) of the Russian General Staff.

Prystaiko said that Ukraine may refuse to join NATO: Zelensky and the Foreign Ministry reacted (Observer, Ukraine)

The Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain Vadim Prystaiko said that Kiev may think about refusing to join the North Atlantic Alliance, the Observer reports. However, the country's Foreign Ministry noted that the diplomat's words were taken out of context, and the president's representative demanded an explanation from him.

Canada is temporarily relocating part of its military stationed in Ukraine to other parts of Europe, according to a press release released on Sunday by the Canadian Ministry of Defense.