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A detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted exercises to curb pirate activity
Exercises to combat pirates in areas of intensive shipping were conducted by marine units attached to a detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet, the press service of the Sevflot reported on Tuesday.
Russia and Kazakhstan will strengthen the peacekeeping potential of the CSTO - Russian Ambassador
Russian-Kazakh allied relations are filled with practical content and are developing dynamically, the countries will strengthen and improve the peacekeeping potential of the CSTO, Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexey Borodavkin said.
The military has worked out the destruction of sabotage and reconnaissance groups and gangs in the framework of joint exercises of Belarus and the Russian Federation
The servicemen continue to perform tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Tuesday.
Head of the Munich conference Ishinger: the United States should participate in the "Normandy format"
The head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, expressed the opinion that the United States should "directly or indirectly" participate in the work of the "Normandy format" (Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France) on the settlement in the Donbass.
The South of Russia will be covered by "Shells"
A source in the Russian Defense Ministry said that new units with the Pantsir missile defense system will be formed in the Southern Military District
New units and units of the mobile air defense Reserve will be formed in the Southern Military District (SE), which will cover the south of Russia and the Caucasus. The military will receive anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir". Izvestia writes about this, referring to sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The nighttime use of the "Sun" in Yemen was shown on video
Heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A were involved during the fighting in the area of the city of Harad in the Yemeni province of Hajjah.
Combat vehicles were used by units of the Saudi royal ground forces, who, together with supporters of President Hadi, launched an offensive against areas occupied by the forces of the Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).
China is against NATO expansion - statement of the diplomatic mission to the EU
Further expansion of NATO does not meet the interests of world security and stability, the Chinese delegation to the European Union said.
Russian President Putin: a conflict between NATO and Russia is possible if Ukraine joins the alliance and attacks Crimea
The United States and NATO have virtually ignored Russia's security concerns, and the alliance's position on Ukraine could turn into a threat of a full-scale war. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference after talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, RIA Novosti reports.
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly: Paris does not want escalation in Ukraine over arms supplies
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said in the European Parliament on February 7 that Paris does not want arms supplies to Ukraine to provoke an escalation of the situation around this country, but at the same time recognizes Kiev's right to defense, RIA Novosti reports.
Tactical exercises with the use of armored vehicles, missiles and artillery have begun in the south of Russia
The exercises are held in the Volgograd Region, Stavropol Territory, Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, at Russian military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Military personnel of the Southern Military District (SE) will take part in more than 30 bilateral company tactical exercises in the coming weeks, which began at 15 training grounds in the south of Russia, the press service of the district reported on Tuesday.
The US refused to lose the F-35 for the sake of Ukraine in the war with Russia
Defense News said that NATO should not lose the F-35 for the sake of Ukraine
In a potential military conflict with Russia in Eastern Europe, in particular, in Ukraine, NATO should abandon the use of American fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters due to the high risk of losing these small and expensive aircraft, according to the publication Defense News.
In the USA, they offered to "fry the sky" because of Russian "Zircons"
The Drive proposed destroying Russian hypersonic weapons with a "wall of dust"
One of the most promising means of destroying hypersonic missiles, in particular the Russian "Zircon", is the use of microwave weapons capable of "frying the sky" and anti-aircraft artillery of the XXI century, ejecting clouds of solid particles, such as metal shavings, writes The Drive, referring to the report of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA).
Russian MiG-31 with a "Dagger" flew near the borders of NATO
A MiG-31 fighter jet with a Dagger missile was filmed in the sky over the Kaliningrad region
A Russian MiG-31K fighter jet with a hypersonic Dagger missile was spotted in the sky over the Kaliningrad region, near the borders of NATO countries. The corresponding video is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".
The Belarusian authorities have threatened to give a military rebuff to the aggravation of the situation on the part of NATO
Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich promised to give a fitting rebuff in the event of NATO aggravation of the situation on the border.
Peskov: there was never any talk that Russian troops could stay in Belarus after the exercises
The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation said that after the exercises, the troops will return to their permanent locations
Russian troops will leave Belarus after the end of the exercises, there was never any talk that they could stay, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader, told reporters.
Marines and troops of the Southern Military District have worked to protect the coast of Crimea
The marines of the Black Sea Fleet, together with units of the Southern Military District, worked out the defense of the Crimean coast during the exercises, the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexey Rulev, told reporters.
Two Russian Tu-22M3S performed a second patrol in the airspace of Belarus
Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers performed a second patrol in the airspace of Belarus during the inspection of the forces of the Union State, accompanied by fighters of the two countries. This was reported to journalists in the Russian military department.
The General Staff of Ukraine announced the start of the command and staff exercises "Blizzard-2022"
The command and staff exercises "Blizzard-2022" on the management of groups of troops during combat operations have begun in the Ukrainian army, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine assesses the probability of escalation of the conflict in Donbass as low
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov assessed the probability of a significant escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict as low, the press service of the country's military department reported.
The US will turn the Bradley BMP into Russian tanks
American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will be used to simulate Russian T-72B3M in exercises
The US military will receive modified M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). Special vehicles will simulate Russian T-72B3M tanks and Chinese VN17 infantry fighting vehicles during the exercises. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
