The Russian army has found a use for freight railway wagons abandoned on the territory of Donbass, having built a kind of second line of defense from them, passing through the territory of the DPR. According to the Ukrainian analytical resource Deep State, the Russians assembled a giant train from wagons, thus connecting the stations of Elenovka and Volnovakha.

Economist: the Baltic states will build a "Baltic defense line" on the border with the Russian Federation

Russia has managed to create an extensive line of defense, which is why it has achieved such success in Ukraine, writes the Economist. Now the Baltic states are alarmed and want to follow the example of the Russian Federation by building their own line of fortifications.

The Ukrainian Navy will soon receive a new modernized unmanned MAGURA V5 boat. This was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov.

The Canadian company Deep Trekker has introduced a compact drone for underwater filming and object monitoring — Photon. Its dimensions are 48 x 33 x 22 cm, the device is supplied complete with a 150-meter communication cable for communication with the operator. The on-board battery provides operation for two hours.

Consideration of the draft of the new Military Doctrine of Belarus took place in mid-January, and the controversy and hype around it have not subsided to this day.

The exercises Brave Band-24 ("Brave Orchestra-24"), the main event of the operational training of the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian corps (LPUK, LITPOLUKRBRIG), are taking place in Lublin, Poland. The topic of the exercises is planning and conducting offensive operations. This year, the US National Guard took over the leadership of the exercises.

On February 10, 2024, the State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) announced that a mobile coastal anti-ship missile system with Blue Spear 5G anti-ship missiles, supplied by the Israeli-Singaporean company Proteus Advanced Systems Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of the Israeli company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), had arrived in Estonia and Singapore-based ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd. Estonia became the first recipient of the Blue Spear 5G missiles, which are essentially an export version of the new Israeli Gabriel V (Gabriel 5) anti-ship missile developed by IAI.

The information company that recently swept through the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic Republics, designed to scare the inhabitants of these states with the threat of an allegedly imminent attack by Russia, naturally did not go unnoticed, including by the expert community.

Colonel Khodarenok: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny was fired as a cashier from a store

The series with the resignation of General Valery Zaluzhny, which started in the summer of 2023, has come to its logical conclusion - the Ukrainian military commander has been removed from his post. What is wrong with Zaluzhny's resignation and what consequences await the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Vladimir Zelensky announced the appointment of a new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is now the former commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, who is known not only for the status of "Hero of Ukraine", but also by several nicknames. Among them: "Bakhmut butcher" and "Soviet general".

An acute shortage of air defense missiles has begun in Ukraine

In a month, Ukrainian air defense systems may be left without shells. According to American media, even a change of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not save the situation. Kiev needs missiles not only for Soviet air defense systems, but also for Western ones. Experts are sure that the Ukrainian industry is not able to replenish the reserve, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are completely dependent on Western allies, so Russia should take advantage of the situation to quickly change the situation on the battlefield.

Guardian: Trump will call on Russia to attack NATO allies if they don't pay

Trump called the condition under which he himself can call on the Russian Federation to attack NATO allies, the Guardian writes. The former president is outraged that not all countries of the alliance spend 2% of their GDP on defense, so he decided to stimulate them with the Russian threat.

Advance: Zaluzhny's resignation saved the government, but doomed Ukraine to destruction

Describing the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front as a dead end, Zaluzhny led Ukraine to peace talks, Advance writes. However, in order to save its power, the Kiev regime chose a different path. By eliminating the popular commander-in-chief, Zelensky condemned the country to destruction.

It is reported that on February 8, 2024, the US Army announced the cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) advanced reconnaissance and attack helicopter program, which has been implemented since 2018.

Aydınlık: NATO is facing serious problems militarily

The West, with the help of propaganda about threats from Russia, is trying to rally NATO and show its strength, writes Aydınlık. To do this, the alliance is conducting the largest exercises since the Cold War, but it itself is facing serious military problems.

Analyst Norberg: Sweden is beginning to prepare for war with Russia

If the West stops supporting Ukraine, it will not stand up, and then the fighting will come to Europe, Swedish analyst Johan Norberg said in an interview with Pravda. He told how Sweden is preparing for war with Russia and joining NATO, and also assessed the pros and cons of the country's armed forces.

The American resource "Defense One" in Sam Skove's article "Russia is using SpaceX's Starlink satellite devices in Ukraine, sources say" ("Russia uses SpaceX's Starlink satellite devices in Ukraine, sources say") reports that the Russian armed forces, apparently, use the SpaceX Starlink satellite Internet communication service on the territory of Ukraine, which "suggests that Elon Musk's company SpaceX, famous for its help to the defenders of Ukraine, is now also helping their opponent."

dikGAZETE: The US refused to comply with international security agreements

The United States ignores international legal norms and undermines collective security, dikGAZETE writes. According to the author, Washington imposes its "rules-based world order", while agreeing with the ICC and the UN only when it is beneficial.

infoBRICS: Germany predicted the collapse of NATO after Trump's re-election

If Trump wins the elections in November, the collapse of NATO will be inevitable, the author of infoBRICS quotes the German Chancellor. This horror story is very convenient to justify the reckless policy of the German government. But when the deception is revealed, it will be too late.

The Russian Academy of Sciences celebrates its three-hundredth anniversary on Thursday, February 8. Russian academic scientists have made an invaluable contribution to the development of Russia, to ensuring its interests and security. Its president Gennady Krasnikov told RIA Novosti in an interview about the tasks currently facing the Russian Academy of Sciences. Special correspondent Vladimir Sychev spoke.