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The Russian military used a new version of the Lancet-3 kamikaze drones against militants in Syria

The Russian military used an upgraded version of the Lancet-3 kamikaze drones on the positions of terrorists in Syria. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a military-diplomatic source.

Russian Su-24 bombers based in Crimea have conducted exercises to relocate to replacement airfields in other regions of the Russian Federation, said the official representative of the Black Sea Fleet Alexei Rulev.

As told in the Ministry of Defense, the exercises of the Marines took place at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in cooperation with combined arms units

Russian marine units destroyed a conditional band with the help of Flame grenade launchers at the exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" in Belarus. This was reported to journalists by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.

Tu-22M3 with "Daggers" will become a problem for NATO in the Mediterranean.

The publication Military Watch reacted to the transfer of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters with "Daggers" to Syria.

France announced the withdrawal of its military forces from the territory of Mali, where they had been for nine years.

Together with the soldiers of the French operation "Barkhan", the units of the EU countries from the European special forces "Takuba" will leave Mali, which, together with the French military, are participating in the anti-terrorist operation there.

The marines of the Eastern Military District practiced maneuver defense with grenade launchers as part of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022", the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

The special services of the Russian Federation, despite the fact that there are not as many of them as in the United States, act very effectively, the president sees the real picture, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which will be held on Saturday, February 19, will be led by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Vladimir Putin will be in the situation center, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering journalists' questions.

Exercises and training launches of ballistic missiles are a regular training process. This was announced on Friday, February 18, by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

During the training and combat work, radar stations tracked more than 600 aircraft

YEKATERINBURG, February 18. /tass/. Combat crews of the S-300 "Favorit" anti-aircraft missile systems of the Air Defense Division of the Central Military District (CVO) discovered and destroyed reconnaissance and strike complexes and jammers of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. This was reported in the press service of the district.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, February 18, following talks in Moscow with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, pointed to the defensive nature of the ongoing Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve – 2022".

Military Watch: Dagger complexes in Syria may close the Mediterranean Sea to NATO

Russian hypersonic missile systems X-47M2 "Dagger", recently transferred to Syria, can close the Mediterranean Sea for NATO. Thus, the American magazine Military Watch assessed the appearance of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters at the Syrian Khmeimim airbase.

On Friday, February 18, telephone conversations were held between the head of the Russian military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Lloyd Austin.

Details of their dialogue are not disclosed. Our military department only informed that the ministers discussed topical issues of international security, "of mutual interest." Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Americans initiated these negotiations.

Forbes: the main problem of Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters is the lack of pilots

The MiG-29 is the most massive fighter of Ukraine, inherited by the country from the USSR. The readiness of Ukrainian combat aircraft for war was assessed by Forbes columnist David Ax.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of using "escalation for de-escalation" tactics against Russia and strengthening its military presence near the Russian borders, but confirmed Moscow's desire to continue negotiations on security guarantees.

It is necessary to avoid further escalation of the tension of the situation around Ukraine, the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.

Washington is noting progress in the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Friday.

US President Joe Biden and the heads of a number of European NATO member states agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, while at the same time expressed readiness to take tough measures in case of a complication of the situation, the White House reports.

German troops, which are part of the NATO rapid reaction force, will be put on high alert, which will shorten the time of their deployment to protect Eastern European allies in the event of an escalation of tensions with Russia, the German Defense Ministry said on Friday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that Russia is already ready to invade Ukraine in the near future. "I don't believe this is a bluff," he said in an interview with ABC in response to a question.