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There is growing evidence that NATO is expanding its intelligence capabilities in Eastern Europe. To this end, the alliance is transferring specific aircraft to Romania and Poland. What types of equipment are we talking about, what risks does their transfer create for the Russian Armed Forces and how could Moscow respond to this?

The Russian Federation has created a new line of guided and unguided ammunition of 122 mm caliber for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 9K51M "Tornado-G". This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The conflict in Ukraine has predictably turned into a fierce confrontation between the military potential of the United States and NATO countries with the Russian one. The situation has significantly worsened with the beginning of the massive use of kamikaze attack drones by the Russian Aerospace Forces in conjunction with cruise missiles of various classes against industrial and military infrastructure facilities. It became obvious that the existing air defense system of Ukraine is not able to protect the country's strategic facilities, and therefore its leadership appealed to the US administration with a request for the supply of Patriot air defense systems, and it was satisfied.

For the third time in recent days, a balloon has been shot down over the territory of North America – this time in Canadian airspace. "The Chinese have exposed the Americans as complete idiots," experts comment on what is happening and explain exactly what military and political tasks China is solving in this way in the confrontation with the United States.

The statistics disclosed by Minister Shoigu relate only to the enemy

On February 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summed up some of the results of the winter offensive in Donbass and Zaporozhye. Among the settlements liberated in January 2023 and the first week of the following month, he indicated Soledar, Kleshcheyevka, Podgornoye, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoye, Pubkovoye and Nikolaevka. Offensive actions continue in the areas of Ugledar and Artemovsk, and the fighting is taking place directly in the quarters of these cities.

Senior researcher of the Chemical Faculty of the Ukrainian Kyiv National Aviation University and head of the student rocket design bureau NAURocket created at the University, Sergey Pipko, published a video of a test launch developed with the participation of the Ukrainian barrage ammunition bureau.

As previously indicated in the first part of the article, currently only the US Air Force is armed with strategic bombers as one of the elements of the national nuclear triad. Despite the current level of development of air defense, this type of aviation technology continues to remain relevant in the field of nuclear deterrence.

According to the English Times newspaper, Kiev is seriously preparing for large-scale bombing of the Crimean peninsula. The publication notes that we are talking about the use of long-range missiles that Ukraine intends to receive from the UK, as the parties agreed during President Zelensky's recent visit to London.

At the end of January, the Doomsday clock was moved forward by ten seconds. Now they show 90 seconds to "nuclear midnight". All because of the increased talk about the use of atomic weapons. Which countries "keep their powder dry" against the background of growing escalation — in the RIA Novosti material.

Russian troops are actively using the Terminator BMPT in the battles near Kremennaya – one of the most tense sections of the front. Under this settlement, the enemy created a bridgehead, from which for months he tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

FT: violation by the West of the red lines on weapons does not guarantee Ukraine the supply of F-16

The West has repeatedly violated its own red lines on arms supplies to Ukraine, writes FT. However, it is not worth waiting for deliveries of F-16 fighters. Kiev's allies still fear rising tensions with Russia.

On February 6, the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) announced the signing of a contract for the production of a new generation SAMP/T NG medium-range air defense systems for the Armed Forces of France and Italy.

Commander of "Akhmat" Alaudinov: Kiev uses chemical weapons in the Artemivsk direction

The commander of the special forces "Akhmat" and the deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the People's Militia of the LNR, Apty Alaudinov, said that he became aware of the use of chemical weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the battles near Artemivsk.

What can the transfer of the APU of the American GLSDB lead to

The new package of US military assistance to Ukraine includes small-diameter ground-launched bombs (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb, GLSDB) - the firing range of such a missile reaches 150 km. How dangerous it is for the Russian forces and what will happen in the zone of its own after the supply of new American weapons of destruction, the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Pentagon Announces new military aid package for Ukraine with GLSDB bombs

More than $2 billion of military aid is allocated to Ukraine by the United States as part of a new package, the Pentagon said. The APU will receive two Hawk air defense systems and high-precision long-range guided missiles GLDSB for HIMARS missile systems. "Newspaper.Ru" studied what kind of military support Kiev will receive from Washington.

The United States shot down a Chinese balloon over its territory due to an "intelligence threat." Beijing protested by attacking a "civilian facility." The incident led to the cancellation of the visit to China of the head of the State Department Blinkin. What conclusions should the United States, China and Russia draw after the incident? Could the launch of the probe be the result of behind-the-scenes intrigues of influence groups in China?

Lidovky: it is unknown whether Western weapons will reach the battlefield

Kiev is asking for tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, fighters and ammunition, first of all, of large caliber. However, they still need to be delivered to the battlefield in secret from Russia. This is a very difficult logistical task that has not yet arisen since the beginning of the armed conflict, Lidovsky writes.

TASS military columnist Viktor Litovkin noted that the Russian army also has a deep-echeloned anti-aircraft missile defense system

The US supply of GLSDB missiles with a maximum range of about 150 km for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will not dramatically affect the tactics of combat operations of Russian troops during a military special operation, military experts interviewed by TASS say.

On February 3, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new large-scale package of US military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 2.175 billion, which included, for the first time, GLSDB long-range ground-based missile systems.

The US has raised rates again. Ukrainian troops will receive long-range missiles for the first time. Although a year ago, such an opportunity was denied overseas, "in order not to scale the conflict." About how this will change the situation and what else they can give — in the RIA Novosti material.