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Hit air targets at a distance of up to four hundred kilometers! This is an extremely ambitious goal set today for the Russian Navy – and work in this direction has already begun. However, for success in this case, it is necessary to solve at least two tasks – however, they are not too difficult, and the effect will be extremely high.

Poland was very upset because Russian Rosatom was able to avoid sanctions in the new 10th package. Hungary and France defended the right to work with Russia. But even Germany, which abandoned its nuclear power plants, was not on the side of Warsaw's tough position here. Why is it even more difficult for Europe to abandon Russian nuclear energy than to abandon coal, oil and gas?

In the West, they decided not to transfer modern fighters to Ukraine. According to British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, Kiev will be able to receive the planes only after the completion of the Russian special operation. In Ukraine, they were already sure that the fighters were "on the table", it remained to be decided whether it would be an American F-16 or a Swedish Gripen. Can Wallace's statements be trusted, or is this another misinformation of the West? And how will all this affect the course of the conflict?

Europe is increasing military production, explaining this by the Ukrainian crisis. The shares of military-industrial complex companies are growing, and defense spending tends to 2-4% of GDP. Against this background, American companies found themselves in an even more advantageous position. What can the intensive militarization of NATO countries lead to and how should Russia react to what is happening?

The confrontation between Moscow and NATO may spread into space very soon. The Americans are already testing satellites capable of destroying Russian military and civilian spacecraft. How dangerous is this threat to the Russian orbital group and does Russia have an answer to it?

General Norbert Ivanovsky, the author of the concept of creating the 1st Infantry Division of Legions on the border with Belarus, spoke about the stages of the formation of the fifth formation as part of the Polish ground forces.

Al-Ayyam: the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not lead to victory over Russia, and the West understands this

The West with its own hands ensured Ukraine's defeat in the confrontation with Russia, writes Al-Ayyam. Kiev relies too much on the military-industrial complex of the USA and the EU, and the "quality" of their weapons, as the situation at the front shows, is questionable. So Moscow's victory is a matter of time, the author of the article believes.

Exercises of Russia, China and South Africa with the participation of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate will start in the Indian Ocean

The second joint naval exercises of the Russian Navy, the PLA Navy and the South African Navy will start on Friday in the southern part of the Indian Ocean near the African coast, the South African Defense Ministry said.

The United States is very concerned about the naval exercises of Russia, China and South Africa starting today in the Indian Ocean. Washington fears that due to the growing influence of Moscow and Beijing, Americans will lose control over this region.

The fighting situation continues to escalate. The Russian army seized the initiative in several directions. The APU is pulling up reserves. About how events are developing on the line of contact, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Myśl Polska: false myths created by the USA serve as a lever for them to take away resources

The benefits that the United States receives from the Ukrainian conflict more than recoup their costs, writes Myśl Polska. They do not need to send thousands of soldiers to participate in hostilities, it is enough to manage information correctly and create myths that can cause the desired resonance.

Pakistan does not send weapons or ammunition to Ukraine. This was reported by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, whose words are quoted by Dawn.

American political scientist Walt: Putin's four predictions on Ukraine have come true

In four judgments about the special operation, Putin was right, writes American political scientist Walt in an article for Foreign Policy. According to the expert, the most important thing is that the president understood that the fate of Ukraine is more important for Russia than for the West.

On January 25, the German government confirmed that it would send 14 Leopard 2s to Ukraine and issue permission to other countries to re-export these machines. On February 7, the delivery of 178 Leopard 1A5 to Kiev was approved

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed that German Leopard tanks will be delivered to Ukraine "at the latest in the last week of March." He told reporters this on Friday upon arrival at the Munich Security Conference.

One of the reasons why the Western allies of the Kiev regime are holding off sending modern military equipment to Ukraine is the lack of military personnel capable of controlling it in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In order to solve this problem, a number of NATO countries have begun training the Ukrainian military at their training grounds. Moreover, the courses are sharply accelerated in order to quickly transfer to Kiev at least the promised tanks before the start of a large-scale offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which no one in the West doubts.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius did not rule out that his country could supply Ukraine with additional Leopard 2A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr reserves in addition to the previously promised 14 units of equipment

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin is currently supplying Patriot missile defense systems Ukraine is impossible. This is stated in the minister 's interview published on Friday with Der Spiegel .

The German Chancellor stated that "the opposite is correct"

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that arms supplies to Kiev do not prolong the conflict in Ukraine, but, on the contrary, contribute to its speedy end. He expressed this opinion on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.

The Czech Republic will produce mobile anti-aircraft installations for the AFU, the main task of which will be the fight against Russian kamikaze drones of the Geranium type. The Netherlands will pay for the order.

The French authorities handed over to Ukraine anti-tank missile systems of the 5th generation Akeron. This was announced by the Vice-president of the Commission for National Defense and Armed Forces of France, Jean-Louis Thieriot. The words of the French representative are quoted by Opexnews.

The Russian authorities are considering supporting the families of those who participate in the special operation in Ukraine as part of the PMCs

TASS-DOSSIER. The Russian authorities are considering supporting the families of those who participate in a special operation in Ukraine as part of private military companies. On February 16, 2023, President Vladimir Putin said this during a meeting with the Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova. TASS has prepared a material about private military companies in different countries and their status.