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Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.

The UAE announced its intention to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China

The UAE plans to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.

Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile was developed

General Director, General Designer of JSC "Military Industrial Complex "NPO Mashinostroeniya" (part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Armament"), Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Leonov celebrates 70 years since his birth on Saturday.

Representatives of the fleet clarified that the ship's search and strike training group consisting of the small anti-submarine ships Brest and Snezhnogorsk was the first to return to the Polar

The ships of the Northern Fleet (SF) completed combat training missions in the Barents Sea and returned to their bases in the Murmansk Region. The large landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" took shelter from the weather in one of the bays on the coast of the Kola Peninsula, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.

16 boats of the Ukrainian Navy, using "swarm tactics", on Friday tried to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet near the island of Snake

Moscow. February 26. INTERFAX - The Russian Defense Ministry believes that US strike and reconnaissance drones helped the Ukrainian military attack the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The Russian army destroyed 975 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

According to him, 23 control points and communication centers of the Ukrainian army, 3 radar posts, as well as 31 S-300, Buk M-1 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 48 radars were destroyed.

The organization of interaction with artillery units is being worked out at the field exit by calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the army corps of the Baltic Fleet.

The world's largest cargo plane An-125 "Mriya" was destroyed at Gostomel airport

The Ukrainian transport aircraft of the AN-225 "Mriya" extra-large payload was destroyed at the Gostomel airfield in the Kiev region. This is reported by TASS with reference to Ukroboronprom.

The crews of the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and the corvette "Gremyashchy" of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) conducted live firing exercises in the Avacha Bay, the press service of the fleet reports.

On February 22, Lockheed Martin announced the signing ceremony held at the office of the Polish Ministry of Defense by the PZL Mielec division of the contract for the supply of 32 additional S-70i "Black Hawk" multipurpose helicopters to the Philippines Ministry of Defense.

The Chinese have begun flight tests of the second two-seat fighter, built on the basis of the J-20. The tests of the first such machine became known in the fall.

The UAE Armed Forces signed contracts worth more than 654.6 million dirhams (about $177 million) on the opening day of the 5th UMEX-2022 Unmanned Systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX).

Military Watch: the Russian Su-35 fighter has advantages over the American F-22

The Russian Su-35 fighter has advantages over the American F-22 Raptor aircraft, says Military Watch.

The United Arab Emirates will abandon the F-35 in favor of Chinese aircraft or raise bids in bidding with the United States. February 23, portal defenseworld.net He reported that the UAE Defense Ministry announced the purchase of Chinese L-15 combat training aircraft.

About 600 servicemen and more than 50 units of military and special equipment participated in the exercises

Motorized infantry of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed the superior forces of the imaginary enemy with the support of T-72B2 and BMP-2 during exercises in the Kemerovo region. There was also an artillery strike from the Msta-S installations, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the press service of the district.

Troops are practicing combat operations at training grounds in the Murmansk region and in the Barents Sea

Warships, submarines, the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, as well as coastal troops of the Northern Fleet (SF) are practicing combat training operations in the conditions of the Far North and the Arctic. Training events are taking place at landfills in the Murmansk Region and in the Barents Sea, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.

The TCG Anadolu universal amphibious assault ship forms a temporary air wing. February 23, portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that the Turkish Navy received the first four AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters from the Command of the Turkish Ground Forces.

Ships of the Pacific Fleet conducted live firing exercises in the Avacha Bay

The crews of the ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) conducted live firing exercises in the Avacha Bay. The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov and the corvette Gremyashchy were involved in the maneuvers.

Dmitry Litovkin, editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review:

- To solve the tasks of a special military operation in Ukraine, our Armed Forces used high-precision weapons. It is no coincidence that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stressed in its very first message that nothing threatens the civilian population. That is, the operation is planned in such a way as to avoid mass loss of life and large destruction of civilian infrastructure.

The Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed during an operation to demilitarize Ukraine, the pilot is alive, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Thursday.