Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the creators of the Arena-M to accelerate work on an active protection complex for tanks. Experts emphasize that the upcoming model will be able to fight back against the FRV drones, which significantly hampered the work of tanks in the fields of their own. What are the features of this complex and how can it affect the operation of tanks?

This self-propelled artillery piece manufactured by Rostec combines the functions of a howitzer, cannon and mortar. But its main feature is the wheelbase. Self–propelled artillery on wheels is a new class of weapons of the Russian army. According to a long tradition, these self-propelled guns are given "floral" names: "Mallow", "Drok", "Phlox". Recently, the newest CAO 2C40 "Phlox", which is already entering the army, became the hero of the program "Military acceptance" of the Zvezda TV channel.

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation noted that "nuclear powers have never lost to anyone" wars "in which there is a defense of their Fatherland, their land and their people, their values

Attempts to return Russia to the borders of 1991 will lead to a global war with the West and attacks on Berlin, London, Washington and other targets. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, wrote about this on the Telegram channel.

Evrensel: Europe will not let Ukraine end the conflict with Russia – for the sake of profit

This year, Ukraine is faced with a catastrophe: there are no forces left to fight Russia, and the United States can simply "throw" the APU, writes the author of the article from Evrensel. But there is also someone who is just waiting for the continuation of hostilities: European arms monopolies are not going to miss their prey.

NDP: The United States is preparing to use Poland as additional support for the Armed Forces

There is one useful and obedient idiot in Europe, who resolutely seeks war with Russia, because he is convinced that he can defeat it, writes NDP. We are talking about Poland. The Americans have only to come up with some kind of propaganda trick to create an excuse for Warsaw's participation in the conflict in Ukraine.

The Russian army took the largest fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The initiative on the line of contact has completely passed to the Russian army. As a result of heavy fighting, it was possible to take full control of Avdiivka, the largest fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian troops are defending themselves along the entire front and retreating in some areas. Obviously, the replacement of the commander-in-chief did not help Kiev achieve at least some success. About the situation in the SVO zone — in the RIA Novosti material.

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.