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Welt: Ukraine will not win because its goals are unrealistic. Donbass and Crimea are too big for nuts

The grueling positional struggle cannot end with the victory of Ukraine, explains the German Welt. Bakhmut is coming under Russian control, the technical superiority of the Russian army is so great that only a miracle can save Zelensky. Or a successful provocation.

Recently, information has been increasingly appearing in the Western media about the possible transfer of American F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters to Ukraine. Not so long ago, the leadership of the National Security Council of Ukraine in an interview with CNN said that it was only a matter of time, but in the United States they are not in a hurry to share their "Falcons" with Kiev. About why America is slow to deliver the F-16 to Ukraine and whether this fighter will be able to significantly influence the course of its own, — in the material of TASS.

The A400M was to become a standard military transport aircraft for European countries, helping to strengthen the position of the Airbus corporation as opposed to the American Boeing. However, despite the fact that the new car made its first flight back in 2009, it has not yet reached technological maturity and causes constant complaints from users.

The Israeli Air Force will be replenished with another squadron of the latest F-15IA (Israel Advanced) fighters, the Boeing concern announced, which issued a corresponding press release today, Monday, February 20.

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter in a dogfight near Izyum

Most of the military equipment provided by the West was destroyed by Russian troops, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said on Monday. According to the ministry, NATO member countries have transferred more than 1,100 air defense systems, 440 tanks and 1,510 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine since December 2021. In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed on February 20 that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft near the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Expert Khodarenok stated that the current operations of the Russian Armed Forces are not a full-scale offensive

Currently, almost all Western media and politicians report either about the upcoming offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, or that it is already going on (and continues successfully) for not even the first day. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the peculiarities of the situation on the line of contact.

The Autonomous Pacific 24 UAV boat from BAE Systems has received a certificate from Lloyd's Register Unmanned Marine - which means that its serial production will begin soon.

If at least one soldier comes to the territory of Belarus from the territory of neighboring states to kill, the Belarusian army will fight together with the Russians. This statement was made on February 16 by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with media representatives.

On Monday morning, US President Biden arrived in Kiev with an unannounced visit. It is worth noting that this is his first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of a special military operation (SVO).

Information has appeared in the media about the beginning of the so-called ground tests of a promising domestic transport drone. We are talking about a development that has already been reported by Military Review in one of the news stories. This is a drone for which the developers came up with the name Trump.

We tell you about the results of the largest international aerospace exhibition

In India at the 14th Aero India 2023 International Aerospace Exhibition in Bangalore Russia has presented about 200 samples of weapons and military equipment. Among the novelties is a whole line of air defense systems and complexes from the Almaz—Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region, as well as fighters and helicopters at the Rosoboronexport stand (part of Rostec State Corporation). The Indian side noted the new light multi-purpose fighter Tejas, while representatives of the United States showed visitors the fifth-generation fighter F-35.

During a special military operation, the crews of Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force are suffering heavy losses. This is reported by the American TV channel CNN.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress noted that she gives this issue "paramount importance"

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (a representative of the Democratic Party) spoke out on Saturday for the transfer of F-16 fighter-bombers to Ukraine.

Russia is preparing to transfer modern multi-purpose fighters of its own production to Iran in exchange for the supply of Iranian drones. The head of the US State Department, Anthony Blinken, spoke about his suspicions in an interview with the American TV channel CBS.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken added that in terms of arms supplies to Kiev, "the main focus should be on what they can use right now"

Washington believes that Kiev will not be able to benefit significantly from the supply of those weapons, the use and maintenance of which the Ukrainian military are not trained. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with CBS, which was published on Sunday.

For almost a year, Russia has been living in conditions of unprecedented size and number of international sanctions. How does a high-tech business feel in such an environment? To what extent did he manage to carry out import substitution and are the losses great? The Prime agency asked Olga Uskova, President of the Cognitive Technologies Group of companies, about this.

Hit air targets at a distance of up to four hundred kilometers! This is an extremely ambitious goal set today for the Russian Navy – and work in this direction has already begun. However, for success in this case, it is necessary to solve at least two tasks – however, they are not too difficult, and the effect will be extremely high.

In the West, they decided not to transfer modern fighters to Ukraine. According to British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, Kiev will be able to receive the planes only after the completion of the Russian special operation. In Ukraine, they were already sure that the fighters were "on the table", it remained to be decided whether it would be an American F-16 or a Swedish Gripen. Can Wallace's statements be trusted, or is this another misinformation of the West? And how will all this affect the course of the conflict?

Europe is increasing military production, explaining this by the Ukrainian crisis. The shares of military-industrial complex companies are growing, and defense spending tends to 2-4% of GDP. Against this background, American companies found themselves in an even more advantageous position. What can the intensive militarization of NATO countries lead to and how should Russia react to what is happening?

After the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the EU authorities banned the supply of components and spare parts to Russia for the civil aviation industry, primarily for MS-21 aircraft. In this regard, Irkut Corporation has encountered difficulties in fasteners for a new medium-haul liner. JSC "PO Strela" (Orenburg) was proposed to develop and manufacture multi-resource power locks for the MS-21.