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British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that he considers Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine a likely scenario, but at the same time did not rule out a move towards de-escalation, The Times wrote on Saturday.

According to Dmitry Litovkin, editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review, the Americans were well aware that anti-submarine weapons could be used against them in Russian territorial waters, including the most modern anti-submarine complex "Answer".

American submarines have not conducted operations in Russian territorial waters, said Kyle Raines, a representative of the US Indo-Pacific Command.

55 years ago, on February 13, 1967, there was an air incident that could cause great damage to the Soviet Air Force. But the Soviet pilot did not lose his head and everything ended well.

In those days, the four fighters of the newest and then still secret modification of the MiG-21 PFM had to be driven from the Soviet factory to the airfield in the GDR - to replenish the allied aviation under the Warsaw Pact.

According to the interlocutor of the agency, the coordinates of the submarine were transferred to a detachment of warships led by the frigate of the Pacific Fleet "Marshal Shaposhnikov"

A nuclear submarine of the US Navy of the Virginia type was discovered in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Kuril area by Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and one of the submarines of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) during planned exercises to search for a submarine of a conditional enemy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the naval sphere.

The OSCE should become a universal organization that deals with security issues and cooperation in Europe, and not play the role of a tool, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader, told RIA Novosti.

If necessary, the State will ensure the return of all Ukrainian citizens from abroad

Ukraine has no plans to suspend air traffic and is working to prevent risks for air carriers.

A group of US Air Force F-22 fighter jets arrived in the UAE yesterday after Yemeni rebels carried out a series of attacks in January that threatened the UAE and US military, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported.

In the incident with the US Navy nuclear submarine off the Kuril island of Urup, the frigate of the Pacific Fleet Marshal Shaposhnikov performed the role of a sentry: he informed the violator that he had been detected, and when he pretended not to hear, the Russian sailors presented convincing evidence.

The Rostov-on-Don submarine, which is the carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, passed through the Bosphorus from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea on Sunday, follows from the data of the Anadolu agency and Istanbul information sites publishing photos of its passage through the strait.

The verification of the reaction forces of the Union State will end with the exercises "Allied Determination - 2022", which will be held from February 10 to 20

Latvia currently has no plans to increase the combat readiness of the armed forces in connection with the upcoming joint military exercises of the units of Belarus and Russia. This was stated by the commander of the National Armed Forces of the Republic Leonid Kalnins.

A group of U.S. senators from the Intelligence Committee called on President Joe Biden to make sure that the United States shares as much intelligence as possible with Ukraine.

Russia and Belarus have launched joint military exercises "Allied Resolve-2022", the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

With the mediation of officers of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in the Syrian province of Rif-Damascus, the process of settling the status of residents and deserters continues. On Thursday, February 10, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

Popular Mechanics told about the sending of untested weapons to Europe by the USA

The United States is sending weapons untested in a real war to Europe to fight Russia, says the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

About ten long-range Tu-22M3 bombers have been relocated to the Amur region as part of the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Researcher's opinion on the Yle program: Mika Niikko's statements can close the doors of NATO for Finland (Yle, Finland)

A scandal broke out in Finland, the reason for which was the statement of the Finnish official Mika Niikko. According to Yle, Niikko appealed to the leaders of Western countries with a request to publicly declare that Ukraine will not join NATO. Now Finland is confident that the doors of the alliance may be closed for Helsinki as well.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the servicemen worked out the issues of identifying potential places for setting traps and improvised explosive devices, as well as covert movement as part of groups.

Horst Telchik, a former adviser and associate of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, told RIA Novosti how he invited Vladimir Putin to the Munich Security Conference in 2007.

The marines of the Eastern Military District (VVO) of Russia at the exercises "Allied Determination-2022" worked out the destruction of conditional militants, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.