Scientists were particularly concerned that the annual share of corrupted images almost doubled between 2009 and 2021

TASS, March 2. An international team of astronomers found that over 2.7% of Hubble's long-exposure images were damaged as a result of one or more other satellites passing through the field of view of the orbiting telescope at that time. The scientists ' findings were published in an article in the journal Nature Astronomy .

In the Czech army, according to IISS, at the beginning of 2022, 30 T-72M4CZ tanks were in service, 89 T-72M1 were in storage. After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, all T-72M1S were transferred to the Armed Forces, which managed to be resuscitated and partially modernized.

Created in a single copy, the Ukrainian self-propelled artillery 2S22, according to its developers, is already outdated. At least, during the recent IDEX-2023 international arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi, an upgraded version was already advertised.

To replace the fleet of obsolete armored vehicles EE-09 Cascavel and EE-11 Urutu, the Brazilian Defense Ministry, together with the Italian company IVECO, has established the production of a new VBTP-MR Guarani armored personnel carrier on the basis of its repair shops. The first deliveries to the army began in 2012. In just 18 years, it was planned to produce 2,044 vehicles for the needs of the local military, their production is still going on (a year ago, the 500th Guarani copy was delivered to the Brazilian army).

France in 2023 will significantly increase the state order for the production of 155-mm artillery shells, primarily for CAESAR howitzers, which France supplies to Ukraine, as well as medium-range ATGM and missiles for Mistral MANPADS.

The European Commission has developed a plan to multiply the production of artillery shells, in particular the 155-mm caliber standard for NATO, for further transfer to Ukraine and in order to replenish the reserves of the troops of the alliance countries.

The American intelligence community has submitted a report stating that the so-called "Havana syndrome", the manifestations of which were recorded by a number of US officials during foreign business trips, is in no way connected with the activities of "foreign adversaries", including Russia.

On December 11, 1991, the President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk declared himself Commander-in-chief of all the Armed Forces of the disbanded Soviet Union on his territory. The troops of all three military districts (Carpathian, Odessa and Kiev), as well as the sailors-border guards of the Balaklava and Odessa brigades obediently swore to Ukraine. The Novorossiysk border brigade, in turn, withdrew to Russia.

Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro, despite the fact that the United States threatened the Brazilian authorities with sanctions. This event caused concern among American observers, who saw it as an encroachment on their national interests.

Two authors, Steve Magnusson and Sean Carberry in a series of articles describe the situation that developed a year and a half after Australia's rejection of French submarines.

According to the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov, further actions will be developed based on the situation that will develop on the line of combat contact

The range of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine must be taken into account when protecting the territory of the Russian Federation, taking into account new regions. This was stated on Wednesday by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov on the TV channel " Solovyov Live ".

Ukraine sends different types of UAVs to civilian objects, stuffing them with British explosives

Several types of drones participated in the air attacks that four regions of Russia were subjected to on February 28. Among them is a commercial UAV turned into a kamikaze drone and stuffed with British explosives RE8, as well as a Soviet Strizh, but modernized by Ukraine, sources told Izvestia.

Prigozhin denied the purchase of satellite images from China for the Wagner PMCs

The founder of the Wagner PMCs, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his private military company has almost two dozen radar and optical satellites at its disposal, so there is no need to buy satellite images. So he commented on the recent statement by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink that the Chinese company Spacety Co provided satellite images to the Wagner PMCs.

The press service of the Wagner PMCs published in its telegram channel the response of the founder of a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to a request about the use of satellite images allegedly provided by a Chinese company by Wagnerians during operations in the SVO zone.

Fighters of the Russian PMCs "Wagner" demonstrated an American 155-mm M777 howitzer destroyed in the Artemovsk area. On the video published by the Russian military, you can see the wreckage of a completely destroyed American-made artillery piece, on which a plate with markings has been preserved.

dikGAZETE: on the Ukrainian front, NATO is defeated by Russia

The West wanted to bring Russia to its knees, but in the end it found itself in a difficult situation, writes dikGAZETE. The APU is being defeated at the front, inflation is raging in the EU. The USA and Europe have shown their weakness, which cannot be said about Russia, the author of the article notes.

Evrensel: Europe called for a cease-fire in Ukraine, but the US does not need it

A rally was held in Berlin against the supply of military equipment to Kiev, and the Manifesto for Peace gathered more than 700 thousand signatures, Evrensel reports. The public's call to lay down their arms speaks of the clear desire of the Europeans to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which goes against the goals of the United States.

CNN: the way to end the conflict in Ukraine is Kiev's rejection of Crimea and Donbass

The confrontation between Moscow and Kiev has reached an impasse, and the "help" of the West does not save Ukraine, but destroys it, writes analyst Fareed Zakaria in CNN. The only way to end the conflict is Kiev's refusal to return Crimea and Donbass in exchange for membership in NATO and the EU, he believes.

Country: China has undermined the West's efforts to involve new countries in the pro-Ukrainian coalition

In Washington and Kiev, the Chinese plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine was taken with hostility, writes Strana. Beijing's initiatives are assessed there as a diversion against the implementation of the "Western formula of peace" and they fear an increase in support for Russia from neutral countries.

In the West, they decided what Ukraine should give up in order to get out of the protracted crisis. They recommend (not yet very insistently) to abandon the idea of returning Crimea and Donbass. In return, they say, Kiev will receive money to rebuild the country — and will be able to join the EU and NATO.