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At the Brest training ground, the Russian and Belarusian military practiced the interaction of assault aircraft, helicopters and artillery. A "fire bag" was arranged for militant groups.

The US military intends to convert some of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in storage into equipment depicting a likely enemy during exercises. We are talking about imitations of the Russian T-72BZ and the Chinese-made VN17 infantry fighting vehicle.

The base of the Turkish military in Iraq was shelled by MLRS disguised as a civilian truck

The Turkish military base of Zlikan in Iraq was shelled on Thursday, February 3. An improvised multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) with guides that were hidden in the back of a civilian dump truck was used for the attack. This is reported by Army Recognition.

During the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, Belarusian and Russian fighter crews perform tasks of patrolling air borders as part of mixed pairs.

Turkey is ready to do everything possible to end the tension between the two neighboring friendly countries [Ukraine and Russia] of the Black Sea region.

Russia and China have issued a joint statement during Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing.

The document, which is of a programmatic nature, states that the countries oppose the expansion of NATO. The statement was published on the Kremlin's website.

At a meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea's missile launches initiated by the United States, some of its members described Pyongyang's launch of a ballistic missile last Sunday as a "significant escalation" that "aims to further destabilize the region."

US statements that Moscow is allegedly preparing to invade Ukraine, including under a "foreign flag", are part of an information war against Russia, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.

Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill called the only hypersonic missile SM-6

Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) missiles can be used against hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive, referring to a statement by Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill.

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.

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.

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.

The first plane carrying American servicemen, who according to the US plan are additionally stationed in Poland, arrived on Saturday, Polish Radio reports.

The development of hypersonic weapons poses a serious threat to the US Navy. The US military intends to counteract warheads flying at a speed of several Mach with the help of space satellites and an SM-6 interceptor missile.

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.

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.

Presidential candidate from the right-wing National Unification party Marine Le Pen has promised that France will withdraw from NATO if she wins the presidential election.

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.

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.

FT: Russia postponed nuclear exercises to February due to the situation around Ukraine

Russia postponed large-scale nuclear exercises to February due to the situation with Ukraine. This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to a source in Congress, reports RBC.