Chinese analysts believe that Russia has already achieved the goals of the special operation, because the APU is no longer able to fight independently and is completely dependent on NATO support. However, Russian experts say that such assessments are premature. Moreover, the very concept of "demilitarization of Ukraine" has recently required clarification.

The warring parties in the zone of their own use, often, far from the most modern weapons on the battlefield. It is not surprising, because both Russia and Ukraine have inherited a serious military legacy from the USSR. Many of the Soviet weapons have already become obsolete, but they are still appreciated, for example, in Western countries. About time–tested samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Is it possible to create a new global geopolitical alliance designed specifically to confront the United States? It is already possible to meet forecasts that the Moscow–Beijing–Tehran axis could become such an alliance. The discussion of this topic was fueled by the Iranian President's visit to China. Do all three participants, and especially our country, need such an alliance?

The CSTO Crisis Response Center in Moscow hosted a briefing by the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov.

Haber7 readers are confident that Russia will stop the American occupation of Turkey

The American aircraft carrier George Bush is in neutral waters in the Mediterranean Sea to help Turkey, Haber7 reports. The readers of the portal are at a loss: how will a warship with fighter jets help to eliminate the consequences of earthquakes? Obviously, that's not what he came for. "Yankees, go home," the commentators write.

Russia and Sudan have agreed on the implementation of the project of the Russian naval base on the Red Sea

The authorities of the Republic of Sudan have completed the revision of the agreement on the construction of a Russian naval base on the territory of the country in Port Sudan, located on the western coast of the Red Sea. This is reported by the Associated Press. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the details of the document.

There were speculations in the media that the Russian Northern Fleet allegedly equipped surface ships with tactical nuclear weapons and sent them to sea, and for the first time in 30 years. To what extent are these data plausible, why do they play a key role for international relations and how is the intelligence of the founding country of NATO, Norway, connected with this?

Oslo associates this with the exhaustion of the Russian arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles

For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to data from the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS). The report says that Russia has already used up three-quarters of its modern surface-to-surface missiles, which increases the role of nuclear weapons. The department's employees also fear the expansion of NATO and the accession of Sweden to the alliance, as this could involve Norway in a confrontation with Russia.

Norwegian intelligence: Russian Navy ships go to sea with nuclear weapons for the first time in 30 years

For the first time in 30 years, ships of the Russian Northern Fleet began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board, according to the annual report of the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS).

After the first successes, an international team of scientists will work to expand the volume of hydrogen production from seawater by using a larger electrolyzer. If everything goes well, the engineers' immediate plans are to use hydrogen production for fuel cells and ammonia synthesis in commercial processes.

As reported by the Greek resource defencereview.gr Speaking in the Greek Parliament on February 10, 2023, Greek Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos officially announced the approval by the Greek government at a meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense of the purchase programs for 205 new infantry fighting vehicles KF41 Lynx produced by the German Rheinmetall group and the modernization of 123 Leopard 2A4 tanks out of 183 vehicles of this type, available to the Greek army, up to the level of Leopard 2A7 HEL.

As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, noted, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

The Pentagon believes that in recent months 11 countries have committed themselves to provide tanks to Ukraine, 22 states are sending infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This was stated on Tuesday in Brussels by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) General Mark Milli of the US Armed Forces (AF) following the results of the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine created by Washington and its allies.

We are talking about Leopard 2A4 models that have not been used for a long time and need to be restored

Ukrainian servicemen will arrive in Spain this week or next for training in the management of Leopard tanks. This was stated on Tuesday by the kingdom's Defense Minister Margarita Robles, who is participating in the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.

As recalled in Warsaw, Ukrainian tankers are currently being trained in Poland

Leopard tanks will be in Ukraine in March. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting with NATO partners.

MWM: "Leopards 2" will not be well in Ukraine from new Russian anti-tank shells

Russian tanks participating in the SVO are being re-equipped with new shells that are capable of piercing armor 800-830 mm thick at a distance of two kilometers, writes MWM. This indicates that Russia is preparing for the imminent appearance of Western combat vehicles in Ukraine.

The corporation explained that they continue to improve corrected aerial bombs, torpedo and mine weapons, coastal missile systems

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) continues to work on improving adjustable aerial bombs, torpedo and mine weapons, coastal missile systems, as well as port protection equipment and coastal infrastructure elements. This was reported to TASS in KTRV during the international exhibition Aero India 2023.

Bulgarian expert Boyko Nikolov discusses why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having made several launches in the first months of the special operation in Ukraine, stopped using hypersonic missiles "Dagger" to strike enemy targets. In his opinion, there may be several reasons for this.

The decision is explained by the fact that sending these weapons to Ukraine would lead to the depletion of American arsenals and would undermine the combat readiness of US troops in the event of future conflicts, the newspaper writes

Representatives of the American authorities told their Ukrainian colleagues that Washington would not send ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km to Kiev as military assistance, since the United States itself does not have a surplus of these weapons. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources.

According to Sudhir Kumar, head of the ISRO Department for Capacity Development and Public Relations, relations between the Indian Space Research Organization and Roscosmos have begun since the country gained independence.

Against the background of the anti-Chinese hysteria taking place recently in the United States in connection with the downed balloons, in London they thought about the danger of Chinese drones used by the British police.