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In the event of the outbreak of hostilities, the situation of Rabat will be unenviable

Morocco waged a long and persistent anti-colonial war against France. Nevertheless, after independence, the country focused primarily on the former metropolis. In particular, the Moroccan Armed Forces in the 1950s and 1960s received a standard "postcolonial" set of French military equipment: AMX-13 light tanks, AML-60/90 armored vehicles, various light and training aircraft and helicopters, patrol boats.

Fire damage inflicted on all large enterprises

During the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, one of the important tasks was to reduce the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) by destroying the material, technical and production base of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC).

Due to the approach of the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, which turned into a long bloody war with no visible prospects of ending, the American edition of Defense News published the material Joe Gould, Bryant Harris, Sebastian Sprenger, Tom Kington "When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions" ("When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their forecasts"), which sets out the main American narratives regarding this conflict and the prospects for its continuation and completion.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a large-scale exposition of the country's leading defense enterprises in the Russian pavilion at the world's largest defense exhibition IDEX 2023, which will be held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 20 to 24.

Russia allegedly lost almost half of its main battle tanks in the special operation. Western analysts claim that in the nine months since the start of the SVO, the losses of Russian tank troops amounted to 40 percent of combat vehicles from their numbers as of February last year.

Specialists from BAE Systems have started assembling the first prototypes of the Challenger 3 tank together with their colleagues from the Ministry of Defense. As specified in the military department of the country, funds for the implementation of the modernization program of combat vehicles of this type have already been budgeted, and the work, according to the ministry, is proceeding at a faster pace.

Armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles on the chassis of tanks were created in various states. According to some reports, Russian military scientists began to think about well-armored means of delivering motorized infantry after analyzing the experience of the October 1973 war in the Middle East.

Time: The West expects results from Ukraine in the next six months

Kiev is calling on the West to supply it with fighter jets, but all its demands are met with refusal, writes Time. The allies are focused on the "ground" and demand results from Ukraine – otherwise it will be more difficult to allocate aid, and weapons in arsenals are running out.

As the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic Sebastien Lecorgnu noted, Paris' support to Kiev "includes equipment, training, ammunition and maintenance"

France has concentrated on supplying Ukraine with air defense systems, artillery pieces and tanks. The Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Sebastien Lecorny, wrote about this on Twitter on Tuesday.

GN: The US does not want to put up with the limitations of its capabilities and is leading the world to disaster

By arming Ukraine, Biden is going to cause fear in Russia, which, as he is sure, will force it to conclude an agreement on American terms, writes Geopolitika.news. However, the West underestimated Moscow, and it does not have a "plan B" in case of Kiev's defeat.

The warring parties in the zone of their own use, often, far from the most modern weapons on the battlefield. It is not surprising, because both Russia and Ukraine have inherited a serious military legacy from the USSR. Many of the Soviet weapons have already become obsolete, but they are still appreciated, for example, in Western countries. About time–tested samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

British politician Galloway said that only negotiations will save Ukraine from defeat

Kiev needs to start negotiations with Moscow on ending the conflict, British politician George Galloway said in an interview with GT. Otherwise, the military situation will deteriorate sharply, and the Russian army will "crush" the Ukrainian one. But you will have to pay for the dialogue.

Al-Ayyam: the Ukrainian crisis has become a struggle for survival within the new world order

The Ukrainian conflict developed due to the miscalculations of the West, writes Al-Ayyam. If the US had taken into account Russia's concerns about its security, the crisis could have been avoided. Now neither NATO nor Moscow can retreat: there is a struggle for survival, the author of the article believes.

The new generation KF51 Panther tank of the German Rheinmetall concern is unlikely to be in Ukraine.

According to "RG: Russian weapons", the stated deadlines of 15-18 months are completely unrealistic, since so far there is no such combat vehicle, in fact, and what they are showing us is just a running model.

The West continues to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for advanced weapons. According to German media, the Rheinmetall defense concern is negotiating the supply of promising KF51 Panther tanks. The corporation has far-reaching plans, but difficulties are possible.

Greece supplied Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles from the presence of its own armed forces, as well as ammunition. This was stated by Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos.

Western weapons supplied to the Kiev regime are safely destroyed by the Russian military. This time, the American-made M109 self-propelled gun was destroyed with the help of the Lancet unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

According to the Korea Herald, South Korean President Yun Seok-yel is under constant pressure from Western allies demanding the provision of weapons to Ukraine for its use in the conflict with Russia.

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said that all four Leopard 2A4 tanks promised to Kiev arrived in Poland, where the Ukrainian military began to train their operation, RIA Novosti reports.

The German Defense Minister called the situation with the supply of Leopard 2 APU "not a very intoxicating success"

A meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format is taking place in Brussels on February 14-15. In addition to the NATO defense ministers, the head of the Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, arrived there. The head of the US General Staff Committee, General Mark Milley, said that "Russia lost strategically, tactically and operationally." NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also spoke. "Newspaper.Ru" has collected key statements.