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The former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine told the Guardian about the absence of an "invading army" on the border

Former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Zagorodnyuk said that rumors about a "huge Russian army" at the eastern borders of the country are exaggerated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to participate in the Munich Security Conference in any formats, the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said.

Experts of the Security Council consider unprecedented attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia by the countries of the collective West, they said this at a meeting of the Scientific Council at the Security Council, the press service of the Security Council staff reported.

Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicles flying over a large area have become a "headache" for Greece, said Evangelos Yorgousis, a retired Greek general.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

The Primorsky Regional Court handed down a verdict in the case of high treason against a suspect in the transfer of classified information about submarines.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved an agreement with Belarus providing for the dispatch of up to 200 Belarusian military personnel to Syria to provide humanitarian assistance. The corresponding order is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

By the end of February, Russian military instructors will train more than half a thousand junior specialists for the Tajik army. This was announced on Monday, February 7, by the press service of the Central Military District.

The gunners of Russia and Belarus have worked out the destruction of the equipment of the conditional enemy

As part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, the gunners of Russia and Belarus worked out the destruction of equipment and personnel of the conditional enemy. The military used mortars, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Grad" and self-propelled howitzers to strike targets at the Brest training ground. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian drone, which, according to the Belarusian authorities, was spying on the territory of Belarus, took more than 200 photos in a little less than an hour of flight, said Sergey Shuka, head of the technical expertise department of the State Committee for Forensic Examinations of Belarus in the Brest region.

The Russian authorities assured of their desire to conduct a dialogue on Ukraine, but Moscow's actions, including disinformation and plans to fabricate videos for an excuse to attack Ukraine, indicate other intentions, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday.

19FortyFive stated that the Su-27 fighter was created as a "killer" of the American F-15

The Russian Su-27 fighter was created in the 1980s as a "killer" of the American F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, writes Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Germany has not yet received written confirmation of the transfer of 5,000 military protective helmets promised to the country.

The Estonian government at a meeting on Thursday discussed the country's readiness to cope with the consequences of the escalation of Russia's military actions in Ukraine and defined the tasks of ensuring a full range of national defense.

A new agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries was signed in Washington by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Crews of a detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted an air defense exercise in the Atlantic. This was announced on Thursday, February 3, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

A detachment of large amphibious ships of the Northern and Baltic Fleets entered the Syrian port of Tartus as part of the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Turkish parliament has ratified the Shusha Declaration on Military Cooperation with Azerbaijan, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan) approved the Shusha Declaration on allied Relations with Turkey, the agency reminds.

The drone that violated the border of Belarus is a prototype of the Ukrainian Spectator UAV, RIA Novosti reports, citing a military-diplomatic source.

The Russian torpedo missile "Shkval" destroys the paradigm of underwater warfare due to its ability to move at a speed of about 200 knots. This is several times higher than the performance of analogues.

The VA-111 "Squall" torpedo was one of the most innovative types of Soviet weapons, writes 19FortyFive columnist Kyle Mizokami.