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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian military lost access to the Sea of Azov
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete blocking of the exit of Ukrainian troops to the Sea of Azov
The Ukrainian military completely lost access to the Sea of Azov, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 1235 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. The Ministry also decided to strike at the SBU facilities in Kiev. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that all major cities of the country are blocked. The DPR claims that on March 1, the encirclement of Mariupol will be completely completed.
"It's all one hundred percent Soviet." What weapons has Ukraine lost
Experts estimated the losses of the Ukrainian army
The Ministry of Defense told about the defeat of 1146 objects of the Ukrainian military infrastructure. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what such losses mean for the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian military conducted exercises with helicopters in Tajikistan
Pilots of attack and transport-combat helicopters of the Russian military base have worked out the destruction of electronic warfare systems (EW) of a conditional enemy during exercises in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.
Russia's cruise missiles in Syria: Chinese analysts' assessment
One of the main types of weapons used by the Russian Armed Forces to defeat the IG* in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) were cruise missiles (KR). Surface ships and submarines of the Russian Navy have repeatedly struck Islamist targets in Syria using the 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missile.
We prepared thoroughly
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin - about what the APU was on the eve of the Russian operation and why it was called a special
The results of the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine allow us to draw the first conclusions about how the Russian army is fighting and what kind of enemy it is opposed to.
Sergei Shoigu: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue the special operation until the goals are achieved
Since February 24, by the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Russian Armed Forces have been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine.
The goal is to protect the population of Donbass, demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. "The main thing for us is to protect the Russian Federation from the military threat posed by Western countries that are trying to use the Ukrainian people in the fight against our country," explained Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Roscosmos will redirect resources to the creation of defense systems
Rogozin announced the direction of Roscosmos resources for the creation of defense systems
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that the state corporation will direct the resources released after the suspension of the participation of Western partners in joint projects with Russia to create defense systems.
WP: How Russia split the American Republicans
Washington Post (USA): Trump's new social app Pravda can be installed in 5 minutes
The Russian military operation in the Donbass has become the subject of controversy among American politicians, writes WP. One part of Republicans disapproves of Biden's increased interest in Ukraine, calling it a waste of time and a strategic mistake, the author of the article notes. The other is anti-Putin. But there is a third group that supports the Russian leader.
The West intends to increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Italy joined the list of countries intending to supply weapons to Ukraine on February 28. The Government of the country has signed a decree authorizing the dispatch of MANPADS "Stinger", mortars, ATGM "Milan".
Kherson is taken, Mariupol is blocked. Details about the special operation in Ukraine
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the transition of Kherson under the full control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the military took full control of the regional center of Kherson, and also established control over the settlements of Tokmak and Vasilevka. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, 1,502 objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been put out of action, the LPR troops have advanced 75 km, and the DPR troops - 58 km.
La Nación: Maduro supported Putin. He is prophesied punishment
La Nación (Argentina): with a call to Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Maduro deepens the "strategic partnership" with Russia
On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation. Maduro expressed strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to the political scientist with whom La Nación spoke, this could threaten Venezuela with new sanctions.
Gas turbine T-80 did not help the armed formations of Ukraine
During the successful offensive actions of parts of the People's Republics in the Donbas, Ukrainian armed formations lose a large amount of military equipment. Part of it is completely destroyed, other samples have various damages.
Reflex: Europe will pay for Ukraine
Reflex (Czech Republic): Americans are more to blame for what is happening in Ukraine today than Russians. Europe will pay the price
After the current crisis, Europe can forget about its previous ambitions, Reflex writes. The publication quotes the comment of economist Karel Krshizh, who believes that the Americans destroyed the EU—Russia axis with the help of Ukraine. And Europe is "shooting itself in the foot."
Foreign Policy: Turkey has closed the straits to warships of all countries
Foreign Policy (USA): Can Turkey legally close the straits to Russian warships? This is very difficult
Ankara's hands are tied, it cannot close the straits to Russian warships, and the reason is the Montreux Convention of 1936, writes Foreign Policy. Now the Straits are inaccessible to the Navies of all countries, including the United States.
Rogozin threatened to cancel the launch of OneWeb satellites if they want to use them for military purposes
The launch will take place if Russia receives guarantees of non-use of satellites for military purposes by Friday evening. In addition, the space agency demanded that the UK withdraw from the shareholders of OneWeb.
The Greek "Platform of Independence" urged to support Russia's special operation in Ukraine
The Greek political organization Platform of Independence calls for recognizing the legitimacy of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine and supporting Russia. The organization's statement was published on its page and received by RIA Novosti.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the losses of nationalists and servicemen of the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine amount to more than 2.8 thousand killed
498 servicemen of the Russian Federation were killed in the performance of military duty
During the operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and nationalists were killed, about 3,7 thousand people were wounded, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.
Defense Ministry: 498 Russian servicemen were killed during the special operation, 1,597 were injured
Losses of servicemen and nationalists of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation of the Russian troops amounted to 2,870 people, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - 498, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
A week before the war
A week before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a "special operation" in Ukraine, the American online publication Vox published an interview with Scott Boston, a senior military analyst at RAND Corporation specializing in Russian military potential.
Expert: Ukraine has almost nothing to fight with
The remaining fuel in Ukraine will run out in the next few days, according to the editor of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov. And despite the fact that now the resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to our troops is probably the most powerful since the beginning of the operation, it will begin to weaken every day. There will simply be nothing to fight with, the expert says.