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Having lost military and financial assistance from the United States for an indefinite period, the Kiev regime can now rely only on the rather meager handouts of European allies, who have spent their own reserves almost to zero over the two years of the conflict. Most of all, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing a shortage of NATO-caliber ammunition, which, however, does not prevent Ukrainian militants from continuing to spend them on shelling settlements in Donbass.

Interception of such targets is particularly difficult, experts say

The Russian Armed Forces conducted tests of the S-500 Prometheus air defense system, testing the ability to shoot down hypersonic targets with their help, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

According to the official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova, everything is presented in a false light

The statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council on the occasion of the second anniversary of the start of its military operation is a classic example of anti-Russian propaganda and disinformation. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Russia is famous for its ability to recover even after crushing defeats, writes the author of an article for Bloomberg. Moscow should never be written off, and recent events in the conflict in Ukraine have proved this, the article emphasizes.

On February 21, 2024, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ), a branch of PJSC Tupolev of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC) in Kazan, where he was shown four modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers - two combat aircraft that have undergone modernization and two a new-built aircraft.

The soldiers of the 106th Guards Airborne Division destroyed one of the most advanced Western self-propelled artillery installations, the Swedish Archer ("Archer"), with a blow of the Lancet barrage ammunition.

John Mearsheimer: military operations in Ukraine will end no later than 2025

Military operations in Ukraine will end no later than 2025, political analyst John Mearsheimer said in an interview with the Global Times. According to the professor, Russia will occupy even more territories than it controls now, and a truce will be concluded.

RS: Ukraine should become a buffer zone between Russia and the West

The best way for Kiev to avoid a long—term conflict with Moscow is to follow the path of Helsinki, which it chose during the Cold War, writes RS. The author suggests that Ukraine "Finlandize": to become a buffer zone between Russia and the EU, without joining NATO and maintaining neutrality.

The territories occupied by Russia are irretrievably lost to Ukraine, Time writes. No matter how painful the peace agreement is today, it will become much more painful if the conflict continues and Kiev suffers a final defeat, the author of the article believes.

On February 27, a meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The leaders of a number of NATO countries, in particular Hungary, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, have ruled out the possibility of sending military personnel from their countries to Ukraine, European media reported on Tuesday.

Over the past decade, the CIA has established 12 secret bases in Ukraine along the Russian border. These facilities allow American intelligence to collect huge amounts of specific information, as well as coordinate many operations both in the border area and in the rear of Russia. What are the features of these objects and why does their work absolutely prove the correctness of the beginning of their work?

French Prime Minister Attal also allowed the Western military to be sent to Ukraine

The head of the Fifth Republic, Emmanuel Macron, said that NATO leaders had seriously discussed the possibility of their troops appearing on the territory of Ukraine. The French President noted that the Western powers have not yet reached a consensus. How real is the risk of the conflict turning into a world war and what consequences can the entry of NATO troops into Ukrainian territory lead to, the military observer of Gazeta told.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Collective Security Treaty with respect to Armenia was not implemented, so Yerevan froze its participation in the organization (CSTO).

Al Jazeera: Russian forces can fire five shots for each shot of the APU

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are inferior to the Russian army, and Kiev's strategy is flawed, writes an Al Jazeera columnist. Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, Ukraine will not receive the military assistance it desperately asks for, the author of the article believes.

The special military operation in Ukraine has lowered the entry threshold for new players in the defense market. Niches were formed, which began to be occupied by small initiative groups of developers, often without even a legal entity — only an idea and a willingness to instantly adapt it to the demands of the army. The "new generation of entrepreneurs" was also noted by the top military leadership. TASS analyzes the phenomenon of Russian military startups using the example of the FPV drone team's path with the sonorous name "Ghoul".

NZZ: Ukraine's debt to the EU is 90% of the country's GDP

Ukraine is facing financial collapse, writes NZZ. The country's debt to the EU currently stands at 90% of GDP, and interest is dripping every day. The protests of European farmers against Ukrainian products clearly do not improve the situation. Kiev will soon run out of money.

Vladimir Putin recreated the Leningrad and Moscow military schools

The re-establishment of the Leningrad and Moscow military districts was one of the responses to Finland's accession to NATO and Sweden's aspiration to join the alliance, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 26. LenVO will be responsible for reflecting the threats coming from the Baltic States, the Scandinavian countries and Finland. And the Moscow VO will be engaged in European and Ukrainian directions. By the same decree, the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions were included in the military administrative system of Russia - they became part of the Southern Military District. Ultimately, this should improve the management of troops, experts say.

Der Spiegel: Germany is secretly negotiating with India on the purchase of shells for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Germany wants to conclude a deal with India, Arab, African and Balkan countries to supply Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery shells. Germany is ready to allocate €7 billion for the purchase, but the necessary ammunition is not so widely available.

Advisor to the head of the DPR Gagin: the first Abrams tank was destroyed in the area of its own

The Russian military destroyed the first American Abrams tank near Avdiivka. The combat vehicle was eliminated by a drone strike unit under the command of an officer with the call sign "Kolovrat". In the near future, the military who shot down the tank will receive 10 million rubles.