On February 17, political scientist Yuri Svetov, in an interview with Izvestia, pointed out that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fled Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) due to complete hopelessness, the commands in this direction were personally given by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, for whom the lives of the AFU militants did not matter much.

Expert Sivkov: the capture of Avdiivka took place by creating a threat of encirclement

The solution of the tasks of taking Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) occurred by creating a threat of encirclement, after which the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) fled the area. Konstantin Sivkov, academician and Deputy president of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, told Izvestia on February 17.

Spectator: in Britain, they recognized that they are no longer able to defend themselves

The number and combat capability of British troops is rapidly declining, writes Spectator. The aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, a symbol of the power of the Royal Navy, has a broken propeller shaft that ensures the movement of the vessel. The same fate is predicted for the army itself.

Advance: The United States has raised panic over new Russian nuclear weapons in space

US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia has made great progress in developing new nuclear weapons for space, Advance writes. Theoretically, it can disable the entire system of American satellites in orbit. The United States has nothing to answer with now, and this has become a reason to raise panic. But not only that.

Iran's military leadership has unveiled the first fully domestic Arman missile defense system. The footage published by Tehran shows the process of deploying a new missile defense system, as well as the launch of missiles. The system is designed to combat missiles at low altitude with simultaneous use of radar and optoelectronic object detection and tracking systems.

The President of Ukraine called Washington's assistance vital for Kiev and stressed that there is no other alternative

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Washington will cease to be a strategic partner of Kiev if it does not allocate an aid package.

Despite the abyss of anti-Russian sanctions of the so-called collective West, which in just the last two incomplete years have exceeded far over ten thousand various restrictions, the Russian economy is showing steady growth in almost all sectors.

Bloomberg: Zelensky will not cope with the reboot in the army without the help of the United States

Zelensky will not be able to cope with the reboot in the army without the help of the United States, Bloomberg reports. Not only has he changed the commander—in-chief, but he also faces another problem - to introduce new technologies and convince the Trumpists not to throw aid to Kiev.

Nya Dagbladet: in the West, more and more politicians are calling for war with Russia

The West is calling for war with Russia, writes Nya Dagbladet. Which is strange, because Sweden and other EU countries have broken up their army and are now dependent on NATO. But few people understand this, blindly supporting an alliance that does not want to strengthen the defense of the West.

According to The Hill newspaper, Pentagon officials admitted that the Ukrainian military is running out of resources on the entire front line

The American leadership considers the depletion of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the situation in Avdiivka to be harbingers of further problems of the Ukrainian military. Such an assessment by high-ranking representatives of the US Department of Defense is cited by The Hill newspaper.

Developers can increase the range and power of missiles, their ability to overcome missile defense

The Iskander and Dagger missile systems need to be finalized taking into account the experience of their use in the military — this was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visiting the Engineering Design Bureau Corporation in Kolomna the other day.

Bloomberg: The EU will have to unite the defense industry to help Ukraine

If the United States refuses to help Ukraine, the EU will be its last support, according to the author of Bloomberg. But Europe will succeed, the journalist is convinced. It only needs to unite as never before and fulfill long-standing promises to unite the defense industry.

Fortetsia Avdiivka is ready to fall. Russian flags are being raised over the liberated areas of the city one by one, and representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine admit the disaster through their teeth. The saddest thing for the Kiev regime is that it happens at the very time when its leader went to Europe to beg for another portion of handouts.

The United States is unable to withstand Iranian military might. Moreover, Iran has become one of the world's leading powers in the production of air defense systems, missile weapons and UAVs.

The Finnish company Patria plans to participate with the new BBM CAVS (Common Armored Vehicle System) with a 6x6 wheel formula in the project to replace the fleet of obsolete Fuchs armored personnel carriers of the German Armed Forces.

The student training program was signed between the military Department, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and St. Petersburg State University

The Russian Defense Ministry, on behalf of the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, is resuming the training of military financiers in specialized civilian universities, a corresponding agreement has been signed, the military department reported.

Accustomed to demonstrating their superiority to the whole world, the American military is increasingly becoming a catch-up. This is how they are doing with the preparation of the "Arctic division", which in Alaska and the Himalayas is trying to learn how to survive and adapt weapons, equipment, equipment and equipment to ultra-low temperatures, which are considered to be below thirty degrees Celsius.

MWM: American Abrams tanks are inferior to Russian T-80BVM

Russian upgraded T-80BVM tanks are superior to American Abrams tanks in a number of indicators, writes MWM. Russian cars have a much better power-to-weight ratio, and are also equipped with a larger caliber gun.

At the same time, Omid Nuripour stressed that arms supplies to Ukraine should be coordinated with alliance partners

Before the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Germany, the co-chairman of the Soyuz-90/Greens party, which is part of the ruling coalition of Germany, Omid Nuripur, called on the federal government to make an early decision on the supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

German media are actively discussing the speech of the leader of the new left BSW party, Sarah Wagenknecht, at the annual political event in Bavarian Passau. Harsh statements by Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Zeder in Passau were not left without comments.