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He did not rule out the possibility of Western provocations in the Donbas

The reports spread in the West that Russia could allegedly launch an "invasion" of Ukraine on Wednesday, February 16, are strange and ridiculous, said Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN.

Fifteen hundred military personnel are involved in the bilateral tactical exercise

Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia conducted firing from modernized ACS "Acacia" as part of a planned bilateral tactical exercise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The ships of the Black Sea Fleet conducted tactical maneuvers as part of the exercises and destroyed the submarine of a conditional enemy with the help of artillery combat. This was announced on Monday, February 15, by the press service of the World Cup.

More than 30 warships of various classes take part in the exercises

The crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) during the exercises in the Black Sea practiced conducting naval artillery combat, search and destruction of a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said.

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed concern about Russia's ongoing military exercises in the Seas of Japan and Okhotsk and stressed that Tokyo regards this as "a demonstration of Russia's military capabilities both in the west and in the east against the backdrop of the difficult situation in Ukraine."

On the eve of his visit to Moscow, Rau said that "Poland supplies Kiev with only defensive weapons in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law."

Calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and "Grad" conducted firing on artillery targets of a conditional enemy at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev.

Su-24 bombers and Su-27 fighters of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation bombed a simulated enemy landing party during exercises for the defense of the Crimea, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

The number of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine is equivalent to the number of military personnel involved in the Zapad-21 exercises in September last year, but then no one said a word, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

The gunners of the Northern Fleet destroyed the tanks of the imaginary enemy with the fire of MT-12 cannons

Units of the Northern Fleet (SF) have worked out the destruction of tanks of a conditional enemy by direct fire. The gunners of a separate motorized rifle brigade of the Army Corps of the Northern Fleet used self-propelled howitzers and anti-tank guns. This was reported in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said that the military attaches for defense issues at the embassies of foreign states in Belarus will observe the last stage of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin is studying individual requests from Ukraine for arms supplies and will announce its decision upon completion of the analysis, RIA Novosti reports.

Russia is successfully increasing the potential and capabilities of its armed forces, including the nuclear component. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev.

Canada will provide Ukraine with rifles, machine guns, pistols and 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Canadian Ministry of Defense.

Live firing within the framework of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination" will be held on February 19. On Tuesday, February 15, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters.

Missile launches by tactical complexes "Tochka" are being practiced by units of the Russian Armed Forces during the exercises "Allied Determination-2022" on the site of the Polessky area, the military department of Belarus informs.

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, February 15, published a video of armored vehicles loading units of the Southern and Western Military districts returning to their locations after the exercises.

Despite the fact that the fight against enemy fighters is not the primary task of the Russian S-500 "Prometheus" anti-aircraft system, this complex is able to seriously reduce the effectiveness of the opponents' combat aircraft due to the range, a powerful set of sensors and integration with other air defense systems, writes MilitaryWatch Magazine.

Israel, not wanting to complicate relations with Russia, has achieved the suspension of Washington's transfer of the "Iron Dome" missile defense system developed by Rafael to Ukraine, which Tel Aviv had previously supplied to the United States.

Foreign observers are invited to the practical exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.