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The Drive: Russia used X-101 stealth missiles during a special operation to protect Donbass

The American edition of The Drive told about high-precision missiles used by Russia during a special operation to protect Donbass.

There are no losses among the Russian Armed Forces during the special operation to protect the population of Donbass. This was announced on Friday, February 25, by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, noted that "de facto, this is an attempt to justify Wallace to the voters of the Conservative Party of Great Britain for the catastrophic failures of the Ukrainian security forces."

ESA CEO Josef Aschbacher said that the company continues to work on all its programs, including the launch campaign to the ISS and the ExoMars mission

Cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos will continue, despite the situation in Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.

During the military operation to demilitarize Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation seized a large number of American and British weapons, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

This will increase terrorist threats in southern Syria, the Russian military department reported

The US special services are moving ISIS militants (the outdated name of the Islamic State group, whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation) to the Al-Tanf zone in Syria, who were previously held in places of detention. This was announced on Friday by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev.

Russian troops blocked the Ukrainian cities of Sumy and Konotop, seized a large number of Western weapons delivered to Ukraine.

Including Javelin missile systems. This was stated at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, BelTA reports.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk and Moscow are not afraid of Western sanctions and have enough resources to "survive" under them.

The armies of Russia and Ukraine ensure the safety of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, over which the Russian military has taken control. This became known on Friday, February 25.

US President Joe Biden on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky and informed him about the assistance provided by the United States, the White House reported.

Sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are a manifestation of Western powerlessness, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

A number of NATO countries have agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine, the Polish information portal Gazeta reported on Saturday night, citing journalist Julian Repke from the German edition of Bild.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia denied the information that appeared about the alleged "hacking" by hackers of the official departmental website.

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to the US Treasury.

Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.

The American administration has appealed to Congress with a request to allocate $ 6.4 billion for actions related to the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, according to American media, citing sources.

Japan is agreeing to impose sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russia in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, the Jiji news agency reports, citing informed sources.

The heads of the foreign ministries of South Korea and the United States, Jong Yong and Anthony Blinken, condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and discussed the issue of sanctions against the Russian Federation, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.

Roscosmos has recalled its employees from the Kourou cosmodrome due to EU sanctions

Roscosmos will suspend cooperation with Europe on Soyuz-2 rocket launches from Kourou, Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, said on Twitter.

As specified in the press service of the state corporation, due to the current situation, the loading time of the site pages may be increased

Technical specialists of Roscosmos are working to neutralize DDoS attacks from foreign servers on the state corporation's website. This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos on Saturday.