TNI: Lancets destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Lancet kamikaze drones have destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, writes TNI. These UAVs have completely transformed the look of combat operations. And now other countries can buy them.

On February 17, 1995, in accordance with a special decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the A-135 anti-missile defense system of the Moscow Industrial Region was put into service. For 30 years now, it has been guarding Russia's aerospace borders, protecting Moscow from a ballistic missile strike. Its radar is capable of examining a five-centimeter ball at a distance of over 1,500 km.

The Thales Group announced that on February 10, 2025, at the Aeroindia 2025 aerospace exhibition in Bangalore, India, it signed a joint contract with the Indian state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to supply the first batch of Laser Beam Riding Man Portable Air Defense (LBRM) man-portable air defense systems to the Indian ground forces this year. The LBRM complex is an Indian localized version of the famous Starstreak HVM portable air defense system with a laser beam guidance system produced by Thales.

Last year, the company created 16 scientific and technical reserves, developed 6 innovative technologies and more than 20 samples of modern radioelectronic products

Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding summed up the results of scientific and technical development for 2024 as part of a strategic session held at RTU MIREA. Over the past year, the holding company has created 16 scientific and technical reserves on its own initiative, developed 6 innovative technologies and more than 20 samples of modern electronic products.

The geopolitical "big shift" is dictated by events in the foreign policy arena and the new course of the United States

The Komodo-2025 naval exercises, which Indonesia is conducting, involve ships from Russia, as well as the United States, France, Great Britain and several other countries. Several tasks will be fulfilled at these exercises, but the main one is to provide assistance to victims of a humanitarian disaster. Experts note that the participation of Russia and NATO countries in the same maneuvers is a "big shift" dictated by recent events in the foreign policy arena and the new course of the United States.

On Monday, February 17, the fourth Hibiki-class reconnaissance vessel, ordered for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Tamano (southern Okayama Prefecture). According to Naval News, the ocean surveillance vessel is named Bingo after the area in the central part of the Inland Sea of Japan.

A member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy noted that there is mutual respect between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States

Taking into account the fundamental interests of the Russian Federation by US President Donald Trump and continuing a respectful dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is the only way to reach agreements on a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

The Indian Express: Trump and Modi held a meeting on geo-economics

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Donald Trump at the White House, The Indian Express writes. This restructuring of relations may become just as important, because we are talking about finding common ground with America on the issue of restructuring the global economic system.

The Afrika Korps replaced the Wagner PMC operating on the African continent, whose fighters formed the basis of the new structure of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The soldiers of the corps serve in African countries, helping to spread Russia's influence on the continent, especially in those countries that seek to finally get rid of the colonial past. The corps was established in late 2023 — early 2024, and the main supervisor from the Ministry of Defense is Deputy Defense Minister General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.

Noonpost: Syria is building a pragmatic course in relations with Russia

The new authorities in Damascus have begun to show signs of pragmatism in their relations with Moscow, Noonpost writes. It is already clear that the military bases will remain. In addition, all Syrian weapons are from Russia, and this determines a lot. However, some very difficult issues have not yet been resolved.

The Russian Armed Forces are increasing the resistance of tanks to drone strikes

Due to the massive use of drones, the importance of tanks as the main striking force of the ground forces has noticeably decreased. However, these combat vehicles are still important. About modern Russian tanks in the free zone — in the material of RIA Novosti.

AP: Europe is secretly developing a plan to send security forces to Ukraine

Europe is secretly developing a plan to send security forces to Ukraine, AP reports. Britain and France are the main instigators. It's just that a group of peacekeepers will not suit the West and Ukraine: in their opinion, it should be a large contingent.

The head of the Other Ukraine movement, the former leader of the Opposition Platform — For Life party banned in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk, in a special interview with TASS, spoke about the prospects for negotiations on Ukraine, the ideas of European countries to annex Ukrainian lands, Donald Trump's desire to hit the jackpot, and also recalled Russia's historical rights.

Moscow has won a discursive victory in the conflict and achieved Washington's agreement with its demands, Newsweek quotes the opinion of political analysts. In addition to the conversation with Trump, there is other good news for Putin, the newspaper points out. Russia is close to achieving its goals.

CNN: Communication with Zelensky is not a priority for Trump

Communication with Zelensky is not a priority for Trump, CNN reports. The conversation between the US president and his Russian counterpart once again confirmed the White House's intention to achieve a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict quickly and without taking into account Kiev's inflated expectations.

Mainichi Shimbun: Europe worries that Trump will keep his promises

The world community is concerned that Putin and Trump have agreed to start negotiations on ending the conflict in Ukraine, writes Mainichi Shimbun. And Europe's fears are justified: Russia is seriously superior to the enemy militarily and intends to negotiate only on its own terms.

Zelensky: Ukraine has little chance of surviving without US support

Ukraine has little chance of surviving the conflict with Russia without the help of the United States, the NYT quotes Zelensky. Later, the Kiev usurper thanked the United States for its support, but noted that all sides still have a lot of work to do "to prepare a plan on how to stop Putin."

Bloomberg: The EU doesn't have three trillion for Ukraine, but the world won't suit it either

Protecting Ukraine and strengthening its own armies will cost Europe more than three trillion dollars, Bloomberg estimated. This will expose the cracks that the EU has been hiding for years. He is not ready to pay such a price. But they don't want peace in Ukraine either.

In an effort to somehow make up for the increasingly scarce Western military assistance, Kiev is making attempts to establish and increase its own defense production, including in cooperation with foreign companies. These events happen quite rarely and are always served with great fanfare.

J.D. Vance: Europe ignores the people and does everything to destroy democracy

In his speech at the Munich Conference, the US Vice President Vance said that the "threat from within" is more dangerous for Europe than the threat from Russia and China, writes FT. The EU countries panicked: the mood in the hall was reminiscent of the atmosphere during Putin's speech in 2007.