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Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed concern about Russia's ongoing military exercises in the Seas of Japan and Okhotsk and stressed that Tokyo regards this as "a demonstration of Russia's military capabilities both in the west and in the east against the backdrop of the difficult situation in Ukraine."

On the eve of his visit to Moscow, Rau said that "Poland supplies Kiev with only defensive weapons in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law."

Calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and "Grad" conducted firing on artillery targets of a conditional enemy at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev.

Su-24 bombers and Su-27 fighters of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation bombed a simulated enemy landing party during exercises for the defense of the Crimea, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.

The number of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine is equivalent to the number of military personnel involved in the Zapad-21 exercises in September last year, but then no one said a word, said Russia's permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov.

The gunners of the Northern Fleet destroyed the tanks of the imaginary enemy with the fire of MT-12 cannons

Units of the Northern Fleet (SF) have worked out the destruction of tanks of a conditional enemy by direct fire. The gunners of a separate motorized rifle brigade of the Army Corps of the Northern Fleet used self-propelled howitzers and anti-tank guns. This was reported in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said that the military attaches for defense issues at the embassies of foreign states in Belarus will observe the last stage of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin is studying individual requests from Ukraine for arms supplies and will announce its decision upon completion of the analysis, RIA Novosti reports.

Russia is successfully increasing the potential and capabilities of its armed forces, including the nuclear component. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev.

Canada will provide Ukraine with rifles, machine guns, pistols and 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Canadian Ministry of Defense.

Live firing within the framework of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination" will be held on February 19. On Tuesday, February 15, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters.

Missile launches by tactical complexes "Tochka" are being practiced by units of the Russian Armed Forces during the exercises "Allied Determination-2022" on the site of the Polessky area, the military department of Belarus informs.

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, February 15, published a video of armored vehicles loading units of the Southern and Western Military districts returning to their locations after the exercises.

Despite the fact that the fight against enemy fighters is not the primary task of the Russian S-500 "Prometheus" anti-aircraft system, this complex is able to seriously reduce the effectiveness of the opponents' combat aircraft due to the range, a powerful set of sensors and integration with other air defense systems, writes MilitaryWatch Magazine.

Israel, not wanting to complicate relations with Russia, has achieved the suspension of Washington's transfer of the "Iron Dome" missile defense system developed by Rafael to Ukraine, which Tel Aviv had previously supplied to the United States.

Foreign observers are invited to the practical exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

The troops of the Eastern Military District and the Airborne forces at the exercises "Allied Resolve-2022" together with the Belarusian military are practicing repelling aggression against the Union State, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters.

Russia has conducted and will continue to conduct exercises on its territory, this is its right, which is not subject to discussion with anyone, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

Exercises involving 20 ships and vessels of the Northern Fleet have begun in the Barents Sea. According to the press service of the Northern Fleet, surface ships, submarines, boats and support vessels left their permanent bases and made the transition to designated areas.

Russia considers Warsaw's proposal to resume a dialogue on European security in the OSCE interesting, but negotiations with the United States and NATO on security guarantees remain a priority for Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.