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Canada sent a plane with military assistance and instructors to Ukraine
Canada has sent a plane to Ukraine with a cargo of non-lethal weapons and instructors who will train Ukrainian servicemen to work with it, the press service of the Canadian Defense Ministry reported.
There are no plans to deploy Russian military infrastructure in Nicaragua now - Russian Ambassador
Nicaragua has legally hosted warships and aircraft in the past
Currently, there is no talk of deploying Russian military infrastructure in Nicaragua, but if necessary, the parties can take additional decisions in this area, Russian Ambassador to Managua Alexander Khokholikov told Interfax.
Ukraine received American automatic grenade launchers Mark 19 mod.3
The US armed forces continue to get rid of their surplus weapons by supplying them to the Ukrainian army. According to the Ukrainian Military Pages portal, 81 tons of various military equipment were delivered in one of the latest Boeing 747 transport aircraft, including 40-mm Mk 19 (Mark 19) automatic grenade launchers of the third modification.
Russia told about the role of Ukraine in the production of Turkish Bayraktar TB2
Expert Shurygin said that Ukraine can be used by Turkey to circumvent sanctions
Ukraine can help Turkey circumvent the sanctions regime imposed on Ankara after the last conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about the possible role of Kiev in the production of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance drones.
Roscosmos will lower the ISS orbit at the request of NASA
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be lowered at the request of NASA, the Russian state corporation Roscosmos announced on Saturday.
Additional US troops began arriving in Poland - Mass media
The first plane carrying American servicemen, who according to the US plan are additionally stationed in Poland, arrived on Saturday, Polish Radio reports.
Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers flew over Belarus
Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed patrols in the airspace of Belarus and returned to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced the use of air defense systems "Osa" in joint exercises with Russia
Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa" work out the tasks of air defense during the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus on Saturday.
The popularity of the F-35 in Europe was explained by "aiming at Russia"
Business Insider told about Europe's purchase of F-35 fighters with an "eye on Russia"
The popularity of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II in Europe can be explained by the desire of Western countries to cooperate with the United States against the background of increased Russian military activity, writes Business Insider.
Russian new weapons were shown at exercises in Belarus
The Russian military showed a new amphibious assault vehicle at exercises in Belarus
The Russian military demonstrated the work of new weapons during allied exercises in Belarus. This is reported by the Zvezda TV channel.
Planned delivery to Jordan of 16 F-16V fighters
On February 3, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighters, including 12 single-seat F-16C Block 70 and four two-seat F-16D Block 70, to Jordan through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign military sales (FMS).
Germany may increase the number of its military in Lithuania - German Defense Minister
Berlin refused to satisfy Kiev's request for military supplies
Germany does not rule out the possibility of deploying an additional military contingent in Lithuania, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.
The UK has sent more than 100 special forces to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian military - Mass media
The UK has sent more than 100 special forces (SAS, SBS, a Special Reconnaissance Regiment and a Special Forces Support Group) to Ukraine as military advisers to transfer experience to Ukrainian servicemen, the Mirror reported.
Lukashenko: Belarus and Russia will give a joint response if Kiev attacks Donbass
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the armies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus will give a joint response to the Ukrainian authorities if they start a war with Donbass.
The next transport planes with military aid from the United States and Britain arrived in Ukraine
An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force and an aircraft of the American company Kalitta Air Boeing 747 chartered by the Transport Command of the US Armed Forces arrived in Kiev on Sunday, according to monitoring data from Western aviation resources.
In 2021, North American companies ordered a record number of robots
Last year, more robots joined the U.S. workforce than ever before. They took over the work from collecting bottles and cans from sorting conveyors of waste processing plants to packing small consumer goods in cardboard boxes in warehouses of online stores.
Johnson to Putin: NATO is a defensive alliance, and Ukraine has the right to apply for membership - Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that NATO is a defensive alliance, and all democratic countries have the right to apply for membership in the organization, including Ukraine.
Britain will double the number of its military in Estonia - Prime Minister Kallas
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has announced that the UK will double its military presence in the country to deter the Russian threat.
The S-400 complex arrived from Russia to Belarus
The forces of the Union State are being tested in the Republic
The Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has been relocated to Belarus, where it will take up combat duty as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.
In the USA, weapons from Poland were evaluated for Ukraine
The Drive: Polish Thunder MANPADS would be very useful for Ukraine
Portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) "Thunder", which Poland will supply to Ukraine, would be very useful for Kiev now. The possibilities that Polish weapons will provide to the Armed Forces of Ukraine were evaluated in the American edition of The Drive.
