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Gunners of the Baltic Fleet conducted firing from Hyacinth cannons

Artillery units of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet performed live firing. The military used 152 mm Hyacinth cannons at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region. This was reported in the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. The texts of the decrees were published on Tuesday on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The teaching officers of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (MPC of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) have completed the training of Lao servicemen.

The new Russian T-14 Armata tank can become a real predator once on the battlefield. It is well protected, even better armed and uses a variety of modern technologies to detect targets and protect against threats.

The Drive: Russia has transferred the Terminator BMPT to the western direction

Russia has transferred tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) "Terminators" to the western direction, writes The Drive.

Russia can ensure the security of the republics of Donbass, including the airspace, without introducing its forces into their territory, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.

Russian troops can be sent to the territory of the LPR and the DPR legally, according to the provisions of international law. This was stated by military expert Viktor Baranets in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday, February 22.

Russia will not allow people to die and suffer for the sake of the ambitions of the West. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia", Hero of Russia, Major General Sergei Lipovoy in an interview with a correspondent of Rossiyskaya Gazeta. This is how he commented on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics by the Russian Federation.

A large-scale offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine on Donbass after Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR is unlikely. This opinion was expressed by military expert Alexey Leonkov in an interview with the correspondent of "RG".

The head of the British MI5 security service, Ken McCallum, warned that Afghanistan is again becoming a hotbed of terrorists, and British jihadists have already tried to penetrate there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to provide the Russian armed forces with the functions of maintaining peace in the regions of Donbass. The relevant information follows from the decrees of the Russian leader published on the official portal of legal information on Tuesday, February 22.

Naval exercises have been held since February 15

The warships and submarines of the Northern Fleet (SF) returned to their bases after the exercises that took place in the Barents Sea. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the fleet.

The Federation Council has agreed to the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation in connection with the situation around Donbass.

The Federation Council received an appeal from President Vladimir Putin on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside its territory. This was announced by the Chairman of the SF Valentina Matvienko at the plenary session on February 22.

The issue of the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is a matter of the future, it will be resolved, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

According to Nikolay Pankov, the situation in Donbass is very complicated and tends to worsen

The number of innocent victims due to the conflict in Donbass is growing. This was announced on Tuesday by the State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov at a meeting of the Federation Council.

The situation in Ukraine will be considered settled after the recognition of the results of the referendum on Crimea, after which the region was annexed to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Joe Biden to hold a summit on security issues in Europe, both sides agreed, the Elysee Palace reports.

Detachments of warships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets of Russia, together with anti-submarine aircraft of the Il-38 naval aviation, conducted an exercise in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced on February 20 by the Ministry of Defense.

The Ministry of Unification of the two Koreas called on the DPRK to return to dialogue, Yonhap reports. "We once again call on North Korea to choose the path of dialogue and cooperation for the sake of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," said the official representative of the Ministry of Unification Affairs Lee Jong-joo.