Long-term sanctions imposed both unilaterally by a number of Western countries and by UN decisions have failed to destroy the economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Moreover, as the experience of Russia shows, external restrictions often serve as an incentive for innovative inventions, lead to the localization of production in various sectors of the country that has been subjected to restrictions, including the defense complex.

The General Designer of RSC Energia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov, announced at the Royal Readings that a spaceplane was being developed in Russia "to obtain new qualities of the ROS transport and technical support system," that is, the Russian orbital station. The proposed design is highly questionable from a technical point of view.

The automatic interplanetary station SLIM landed on January 19 — Japan became the fifth country to make a soft landing on the surface of a natural satellite of the Earth. However, the joy was short-lived.

Last year, there was a successful demonstration of the American strategy of operational replacement of damaged satellites in orbit. The private space company Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox mission, showing that the United States is able to launch a payload in less than 60 hours from the moment of need. But on a large scale, such actions in response to the real threat of satellite loss will most likely not be enough. Therefore, the American Space Forces are considering a set of response measures.

According to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Washington does not record the misuse of American weapons supplied to it by Kiev

Western countries should provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and anti-missile systems. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine, held in an online format.

Footage has been published online showing the flight of a Russian X-101 missile over Kiev with a working L-504 trap shooting system. The footage shows how, at the final segment of the trajectory of approach to the target, heat traps designed to counter air defense systems begin to shoot off from the missile.

Western and opposition media are trying to create a "sensation" about Belarus as a militant country, because a new military facility is being built near the Ukrainian border. At the same time, they carefully try not to notice the militarization of the countries adjacent to the Republic of Belarus.

FT: an AFU fighter admitted the impossibility of holding a bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper

The Ukrainian troops defending near the village of Krynki are experiencing a shortage of heavy weapons and incur heavy irretrievable losses. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier told the Financial Times that Ukraine will not be able to hold this site for long. The military observer of Gazeta investigated what mistakes the Ukrainian Armed Forces made in Krynki and what are the prospects of this Ukrainian bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Colonel Khodarenok: it makes no sense for the Ukrainian military to copy the "Surovikin line"

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to build their own "Surovikin line" against the background of possible offensive operations by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, The Telegraph newspaper wrote. What is the line of defensive structures with which Russia thwarted the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and whether the Ukrainian military will be able to copy it, the military observer of the Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Ukraine's counteroffensive, which was recognized as a failure not only in the West and in Russia, but also in Kiev itself, was supposedly successful. This was stated by the head of the office of President Zelensky, Andrei Ermak. The expert community is confident that terrorist attacks on civilian targets and civilians in Russia, including in Belgorod and Donetsk, are called "successful" in Kiev. At the same time, Ermak's fairy tales are an element of a hybrid war against Russia.

Arunas Kumpis, a still-alive militant, came to Lithuania to rest and opened up about the situation at the front, according to him, the situation is very tense.

MP: The Prime Minister of Slovakia said that Ukraine will have to cede territories to Russia

The Prime Minister of Slovakia said that Ukraine will have to give up part of the territory, since Russia is unlikely to leave Crimea, Donbass and Lugansk, writes MP. Against this background, Zelensky's formula for peace with its unrealizable conditions appears to be what it really is – the ravings of a madman, the author of the article notes.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called on Ukraine to abandon its claims to the eastern territories in order to end the conflict. Readers of the Breitbart portal agree with this position. They call it the only remaining humanitarian solution for Kiev.

RS: the security treaty between Ukraine and Britain is a provocation

By offering Ukraine an agreement on security guarantees, the UK tried to try on the role of a superpower, writes RS. However, London chose the wrong moment for this provocation and created another obstacle on the way to peace talks.

Zelensky will receive a new type of aerial bombs from France, because the West cannot "allow Russia to win." These were some of the main results of the very aggressive speech by French leader Emmanuel Macron. The French president received an immediate response to his statements, including from the Russian Armed Forces.

WSJ: the EU decided to create a special military fund to support Ukraine

The European Union has developed a new plan to provide military assistance to Ukraine, the WSJ writes. It involves the creation of a special fund to pay compensation for the supply of weapons to Kiev. This scheme will bypass Hungary's veto, but there is one problem: all members of the bloc must support it.

HD: Slovakia proposed to withdraw from NATO and declare neutrality

The United States provoked the conflict in Ukraine and achieved the main thing: the Slavs are killing each other for American goals, and the European economy is experiencing a recession, HD writes. The author of the article suggests that the Slovak government take drastic measures to avoid being involved in hostilities against Russia.

The intensity of the internal confrontation in Germany is increasing. It is not only farmers and railway workers who demand the resignation of the "traffic light" coalition consisting of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals. Leading economists and sociologists join these demands.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) intends to increase defense spending in 2024 to 15.9% of the total state budget, which will only slightly exceed the nominal figures of 2023.

TNI: the Tu-22M bomber was recognized as a real threat to US interests

The United States should take seriously the threat that Russian Tu-22M bombers may pose to American forces, writes TNI. This is especially important in light of the deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington, the article emphasizes