Pgina12: vulture funds plan to make money on Ukraine's mineral resources

In the conflict in Ukraine, "vulture funds" expect benefits for their services, writes Pgina12. Investment funds, banks and multinational corporations are hoping for large economic profits from Kiev, including obtaining mineral resources and land for use without any control.

Steigan: The United States no longer needs Europe, the European Union and NATO will collapse

America's European vassals are in deep shock, Steigan writes. The United States no longer needs Europe, and without them, the houses of cards of both NATO and the European Union itself will crumble. The EU has nothing to oppose the United States, except vague conversations and empty threats.

Telegraph: Britain's air defenses are defenseless against nuclear and ballistic missiles

Britain has recognized that their air defense is shamefully vulnerable, writes The Telegraph. The British can repel a Cold War-style bomber attack, but they are defenseless against the threat of a nuclear or ballistic missile. And in the case of UAV attacks, the funds that are available would definitely not be enough, experts add.

The Guardian: Trump and Vance are right that rebuilding the world order is necessary

Trump and his administration are complete scumbags, liars and hypocrites, The Guardian writes hysterically. But they are right about something, the publication admits. Putin is really not going to invade the EU, it's time to cease fire in Ukraine, and the transition to a multipolar world is really overdue.

Pentagon begins layoffs and cuts funding for European Command

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth instructed to prepare a plan to reduce the military budget. It is planned that the Pentagon's spending will decrease by $50 billion annually. How will a sharp decline in funding affect the military power of the United States, will this contribute to the withdrawal of the American military from other regions of the world, and what does this mean for Russia?

A comparison of the costs of the leading defense concerns in the EU, Britain and the United States shows a significant increase in profits from the sale of weapons in recent years. The profits of companies such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, Airbus, Thales have increased significantly, which is not hidden either in Europe or in the United States.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Clouds are gathering over Baikal. The replacement of the "corncob" will be replaced by the "corncob", the project to create a light multipurpose turboprop aircraft "Baikal" may be frozen or transferred to S7 Group.

50 years ago, on February 22, 1975, the prototype Su-25 attack aircraft made its first test flight. Over the years of service, the Grach, as the pilots called the car, took part in many military conflicts, demonstrating unsurpassed survivability. TASS recalls how the legendary machine was created, fought and continues to fight.

A long-range missile battle between Russian Air Force and F-16 fighters took place in the zone of the SVO

Information has emerged about the first aerial combat of Russian fighters with F-16s of the Ukrainian Air Force in the SVO zone. The exchange of missiles took place over a long distance. The military observer of Gazeta dealt with the details of the event.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

UAVs are capable of performing a wide range of tasks in the interests of ships and submarines

The Russian Supercam drone has been given the opportunity to act in the interests of the Navy. He can patrol, conduct ice reconnaissance and give target indications. Izvestia investigated which drones can work for ships and submarines and what tasks they can perform.

This week, Ukraine lost three MiG-29 fighter jets – the planes were destroyed by Russian air defense systems. Kiev has been experiencing an urgent need for aviation since the very beginning of its military operation, so the loss of each vehicle weakens the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to experts, Zelensky makes the last leap and uses the reserve, which leads to a logical result.

Ukrainian sources have published the first photos of the Trembita drone rocket. At the same time, it is reported that the latest Ukrainian-designed drone, which is said to be capable of reaching Moscow, was demonstrated at an arms exhibition in Kiev.

One of the problems of people in zero gravity remains the rapid degradation of tissues, without which active activity or even simple walking is difficult, such as cartilage in the knee and hip. Scientists have found a way to seriously improve the situation with minimal time expenditure.

The Russian military is testing the Okhotnik remote firing module, developed for the Kornet anti-tank missile system, in the area of their military operation. The design allows you to install three guided missiles on the platform at once.

At the international defense industry exhibition IDEX-2025, which took place from February 17 to 21, 2025 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati-British Milanion Group Defense Industry Group (with its main production facilities and office in Abu Dhabi) presented a project for a large FP-5 land-based cruise missile designed for high-precision defeating ground targets.

Putin: "Oreshnik" was not created earlier, as there were no such resistant materials

The warheads of the Russian medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) "Oreshnik" are capable of withstanding temperatures equal to those on the surface of the Sun. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the Future Technologies Forum.

According to German sources, today the German ground forces are experiencing significant problems with field carriages for military machine guns. To overcome it, the command intends to purchase the appropriate equipment on the international market. In this regard, the SMASH Hopper, a product of the Israeli company Smartshooter, is of interest. According to the manufacturer, several years ago he developed a multifunctional system suitable for various tasks, from a field carriage to a light remotely controlled weapon station.

NATO countries are practicing military operations in the Arctic near the borders of Russia

The Arctic Forge exercises, which started in Finland and Norway, will last until February 28. The official goal is to improve the interoperability of troops from different countries in extremely cold weather conditions. NATO is actively preparing for a confrontation with Russia over the Arctic — such maneuvers have become regular. About what they do there, see the RIA Novosti article.

On February 18, 2025, at the Israeli shipbuilding company Israel Shipyards in Haifa, the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Israeli Navy of a new type of small rocket corvette Reshef took place.

The nuclear aircraft carrier of the United States Navy "Harry S. Truman" (USS Harry S. Truman) collided with the merchant ship "Besiktas-M" (Besiktas-M) in the Mediterranean Sea near the Egyptian Port Said. This was announced on February 13 by the command of the 6th Fleet of the US Navy, the incident itself occurred the day before.