The United States and the collective West have essentially reached a dead end in the sanctions policy – there is almost nothing left for which anti-Russian restrictions could still be imposed. It may seem that Russia's options for answers have also been exhausted. However, in fact this is not the case – there is a whole set of measures that Russia can use against the West.

The day before, one after another, articles were published in the Western (American and German) media that Ukrainian saboteurs were "involved in the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines." In particular, it was stated about the alleged lease of a vessel from which "divers went under the water to carry out sabotage." The divers and tenants of the vessel are allegedly Ukrainians.

The superiority in the air already affects the storming of Ugledar, the correspondents of Izvestia were convinced

The Ukrainian Air Force continues to suffer heavy losses. Only on March 6, Russian troops shot down Su-27, MiG-29 and Mi-8 fighters. In total, 12 enemy aircraft have been destroyed since the beginning of the month.

The head of the Crimean parliament linked Russia's security with the deprivation of Ukraine's access to the Black Sea

The head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, believes that Ukraine should be deprived of access to the Black Sea – this can give security guarantees to Crimea and new regions of the Russian Federation.

The Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that on March 7, 2023, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Eurasianet: Karabakh called negotiations with Azerbaijan meaningless

As a result of a shootout in Nagorno-Karabakh, five people were killed, Eurasianet writes. This incident, which occurred four days after the official meeting of Azerbaijani representatives with the Armenians of Karabakh, casts doubt on the effectiveness of further negotiations on the settlement of conflict situations.

According to the authors of the annual report, Beijing will maintain its diplomatic, defense, economic and technological cooperation with Moscow in order to continue trying to challenge Washington.

Reshetnikov: industry is improving in the Russian economy, the construction sector is growing

The results of January show that the Russian economy continues to recover: the situation in industry is improving, the construction sector continues to grow, the labor market is stable, said Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

On March 1, the US Navy Command received a new expeditionary naval base (ESB-6) "John L. Canley", built at the shipyard of General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (GD-NASSCO).

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Kronstadt diesel-electric submarine of Project 677 Lada, which is undergoing testing, will become part of the Northern Fleet, it will be equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles.

In mid-April, the vessel will go to mooring tests, said the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement Vladimir Maltsev

The large amphibious assault ship (BDK) Alexander Shabalin of Project 775 will return to the Baltic Fleet after repairs and modernization in early September. This was reported to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Vladimir Maltsev.

The ship was built at the Northern Shipyard according to a project developed by the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau

The main multi-purpose corvette of project 20380 "Steregushchy" during deep modernization at the Kronstadt Marine Plant (KMZ, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) will receive a new Kalibr-NK strike missile system, strengthen air defense with the Poliment-Redut complex, and also update the main power plant. This was reported to TASS in the shipbuilding industry.

The US Department of Defense continues to conduct its own research into the causes of the mysterious disease known as the "Havana Syndrome", which has affected more than 1,000 people over the past few years.

The country's information structures are subjected to massive computer attacks, the intensity of which has increased tenfold since the beginning of the special military operation, Irina Tyazhlova stressed

The Western bloc actively recruits hacker mercenaries to conduct operations against Russia, purposefully involves ordinary users from all over the world in this criminal activity. This was stated on Monday by the representative of the Russian Federation Irina Tyazhlova, speaking at a meeting of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Security Issues in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies.

As a highlight of its exhibition portfolio, the German defense company Diehl Defense presented the uninhabited ground-based robotic complex "Ziesel" (Ziesel) at the Enforce TAC exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany.

The Czech Republic decided to keep up with Germany and solve the problem of the lack of the necessary number of tanks in its own army with the help of Switzerland. Prague, following Berlin, sent a request to Bern about the possible purchase of Swiss Leopard 2 tanks.

Military Watch: due to the shortcomings of the Challenger 2, the APU will not be able to effectively use the British tank

The features of the British Challenger 2 tanks call into question their applicability in the battles in Ukraine, writes the military magazine Military Watch. The publication points to a rifled gun incompatible with the ammunition of other NATO countries, outdated thermal imagers, problems with the security of ammunition. Experts conclude that Challenger 2 will have little impact on the situation on the battlefield, but the APU will be better with it than without it.

Warsaw previously promised Kiev 14 tanks

Poland this week will send Ukraine 10 Leopard 2 tanks out of 14 previously promised by Warsaw. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak.

The Soviet ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" (2A6) anti-aircraft self-propelled gun adopted in the first half of the 60s was in service with four dozen countries of the world at various times.

The program for the creation of a new American Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile, which in the future should replace the already repeatedly upgraded Minuteman III ICBM, is entering a new stage. Northrop Grumman has successfully tested a new engine for the first stage of the rocket.