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The American SR-72 flies over Russia with impunity
19FortyFive allowed unpunished flight of the SR-72 hypersonic drone over Russia
Developed by the world's largest military-industrial corporation Lockheed Martin, the SR-72 hypersonic drone will be able to fly over areas of Europe or Asia with impunity, collecting the necessary intelligence information, writes 19FortyFive columnist Steve Balestrieri.
The military in the south of Russia conducted tactical exercises with transport-assault and attack helicopters
More than 30 Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters are involved in bilateral company tactical exercises in the south of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The Taliban are sending 10,000 armed militants to the border of Afghanistan with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
The Taliban movement controlling Afghanistan (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) is sending 10,000 militants armed with modern weapons and equipment to the provinces bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the chief of the general staff of the Taliban armed forces, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, said on Monday.
The Russian military conducted exercises together with Syrian volunteers
The Russian military conducted exercises with Syrian volunteer detachments for assault units. This was announced on Monday, February 14, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russian and Belarusian crews of Su-30SM fighters have worked out joint patrols
Russian and Belarusian crews of Su-30SM fighters conducted joint patrols of the state border of the Union State as part of the exercises "Allied Determination-2022", the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
Combat helicopters and S-300 air defense are involved in the exercise of the Russian military in Tajikistan
The Russian military base has begun exercises in Tajikistan, which involve combat helicopters and the S-300PS long-range air defense system, the Central Military District (CVO) said on Monday.
Exercises of rocket artillery and unmanned aircraft have started in the Chelyabinsk region
They involve more than 150 pieces of equipment and over 500 military personnel
Complex exercises of calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and unmanned aircraft started at the training ground of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
The next two planes with US military assistance arrived in Kiev
The next two planes with US military assistance arrived in Ukraine on February 13. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the US Embassy in Kiev.
Russian fighter jets took part in joint patrol exercises in Belarus
Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM fighters conducted joint border patrols as part of the Allied Resolve-2022 exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
New details of the incident with the US Navy submarine have emerged
To track the American nuclear submarine of the Virginia type, the sailors of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov used the sonar station "Polinom". The foreign submarine was identified by the sonar track and felt the impact of the anti-submarine system on the hull.
Forbes: Russia has brought artillery tactics to the level of high art
The Russian army adheres to the Soviet doctrine, according to which the decisive force on the battlefield is not tanks with infantry, but artillery. All other types of troops are needed only to provide the "god of war" (the name of Russian artillery since World War II) with advantageous positions for delivering crushing blows. And then use the gaps punched by the guns in the enemy's defense.
Leading veteran organizations supported the initiatives of the President of Russia
The heads of the leading veteran organizations of the Russian Federation made a statement in support of President Vladimir Putin's initiatives to ensure Russia's long-term security.
Russian advisers are training the elite of the Syrian army
The Russian military conducted exercises with Syrian volunteer detachments for assault units.
This was reported in the Russian Ministry of Defense. Syrians of completely different professions temporarily forgot about their civilian occupations and signed up as volunteers for assault battalions.
The US Army now has its own program to combat climate change
Last week, the US Army presented its own strategy for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. It is worth clarifying that it is not only about eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, but also about adapting "infrastructure and the natural environment to the risks of climate change."
In Russia, they told about the protection of the Black Sea from any enemy
Military specialist Knutov spoke about the protection of the Black Sea by the Bastion complexes
The Russian coastal missile system (DBK) "Bastion" can hit most existing ships. DBK provide protection of the Black Sea water area from any enemy. The director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces (Air Defense), military expert Yuri Knutov told about this on Sputnik radio.
19FortyFive: Exercises with the participation of "Atlanteans" became a warning for NATO
Large-scale naval exercises in the Black and Mediterranean Seas, in which three Project 1164 Atlant missile cruisers took part, became a formidable warning for NATO. We are talking about the ships "Marshal Ustinov", "Varyag" and "Moscow".
The grouping of Russian troops in Syria is taking measures in connection with the planned actions of extremists
The press bureau of the SVR of the Russian Federation reported earlier that the US special services plan to target the sleeping cells of extremists in Damascus, the adjacent region and the province of Latakia to commit targeted actions against employees of the Syrian security forces, as well as military personnel of Russia and Iran.
Russian paratroopers on exercises in Belarus are busy strengthening the Belarusian border
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that at the Brest training ground, Russian motorized rifle units are working out the issues of destroying a conditional illegal armed formation
Units of the Airborne troops of the Russian Armed Forces are engaged in exercises in Belarus to strengthen the Belarusian state border. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus in its Telegram channel.
The Browser: Ukraine's ambassador to Britain has not ruled out refusing to join NATO
Prystaiko said that Ukraine may refuse to join NATO: Zelensky and the Foreign Ministry reacted (Observer, Ukraine)
The Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain Vadim Prystaiko said that Kiev may think about refusing to join the North Atlantic Alliance, the Observer reports. However, the country's Foreign Ministry noted that the diplomat's words were taken out of context, and the president's representative demanded an explanation from him.
The Russian General Staff accuses the United States and NATO of creating a springboard for alliance troops in Ukraine
The West provokes Kiev to a forceful scenario of restoring control over Donbass and Crimea
The United States and Western countries are creating a springboard for NATO troops in Ukraine, provoking Kiev to solve the problems of Donbass and Crimea by force, said Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate (GO) of the Russian General Staff.
