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Russia will face a powerful response if it places nuclear missiles near American territory, said US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

The Drive: Russian ships of Project 775 caused alarm in Sweden and the UK

Large landing ships (BDK) "Korolev", "Minsk" and "Kaliningrad" of Project 775 (according to the NATO classification - Ropucha, which means "Toad" in Polish) after Sweden, Great Britain was alarmed, writes the American edition of The Drive.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina stated the importance of further dialogue between Ukraine and NATO during a meeting with the appointed head of the representative office Karen McTeer, the press service of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister reported.

Canada has heard Ukraine's request for the supply of military equipment and will make a decision on time, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.

The movement of units from the air is controlled by unmanned aerial vehicles

The command of the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria has organized round-the-clock patrolling of the Latakia seaport in connection with the threat of terrorist attacks. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev.

US President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, during which he discussed the situation in the region of Ukraine and security in Northern Europe, the White House reports.

The US command does not intend to send additional forces to Ukraine, where at the moment the functions of instructors are performed by employees of the Florida National Guard, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

After the withdrawal from Afghanistan of a part of the two hundred and first motorized rifle Gatchina double Red Banner Division stationed in Tajikistan, T-72s of various types began to be received instead of the T-62M. There were among them cars of the very first modifications, even with monolithic armor towers and optical rangefinders.

The US Permanent Mission to the UN has taken the initiative to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council on the latest launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea, media reports with links to diplomats in the world organization.

Russian Embassy in Washington: The United States should abandon plans to supply weapons to the Ukrainian army

The Russian Embassy in the United States stated that if the American administration is really committed to a diplomatic settlement of the internal Ukrainian conflict, it should stop escalating tensions around Donbass and refuse further arms supplies to the Ukrainian military.

He called the ships that Russia sent to Iran "serious"

The naval exercises that Russia, Iran and China are planning to hold may be a response to the complex geopolitical situation in the world, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, told Interfax on Tuesday.

A senior representative of the US State Department told reporters that the US considers the relocation of Russian military to Belarus as a possible preparation for the invasion of Ukraine.

Defense News: Russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems should not be underestimated and overestimated

The capabilities of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems purchased by India from Russia "cannot be underestimated, as well as overestimated," aerospace expert Douglas Barry told the American edition of Defense News.

Another group of three Russian large amphibious ships, having passed the Great Belt Strait, left the Baltic for the North Sea, a representative of the Swedish armed forces said.

Two divisions of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft complexes of the Russian Aerospace Forces will be transferred to Belarus as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. Also, 12 Su-35 fighters and a division of the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes will go to the neighbors, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin.

In particular, aspects of the resolution of armed conflicts and stabilization of the situation in the countries of the Central Asian region will be worked out

The number of training events for Russian troops has been increased by 10% in 2022 in the Central Military District (CVO) compared to last year - up to 900 events.

Izvestia: Russia's first Buk-M3 air defense system brigade deployed in the Southern Military District

In the Southern Military District (SE), the first brigade of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Buk-M3", which is part of the 8th Combined Arms Army, has been deployed in the Russian Armed Forces, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.

The tension around Ukraine is caused by the supply of weapons to this country, as well as military maneuvers and flights of NATO aircraft, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

All the peacekeepers, military equipment and weapons of the CSTO, who performed tasks in Kazakhstan, have returned home, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Turkish President invited Putin and Zelensky to Turkey.

Ankara's readiness to contribute to reducing tensions between Kiev and Moscow was announced by the Turkish leader's press secretary.