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The Armed Forces of Ukraine received from Lithuania a batch of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as defense ammunition.

There is still time for a diplomatic solution to the problem around Ukraine, but it is becoming less and less, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.

The EU is also considering expanding the commonwealth to repel so-called hybrid attacks and attacks in cyberspace

The European Union (EU) plans to develop a new crisis response system to protect against threats in space. This was reported on Thursday by Bloomberg with reference to the draft document of the European Commission (EC).

19FortyFive stated that Russia may be afraid of British fighters in the Baltic States

Russia may be afraid of the deployment of British Typhoon fighters in the Baltic States, according to the American publication 19FortyFive.

The Avangard combat unit is capable of flying in dense layers of the atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of up to Mach 27, maneuvering along the course and altitude and overcoming any missile defense

The second regiment of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) UR-100N UTTH with hypersonic combat equipment "Avangard" will take up combat duty as part of the Yasnensky compound of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) until the end of 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

In accordance with the appeal of the Syrian authorities, the command of the Russian Khmeimim air base organized round-the-clock patrolling of the seaport and the adjacent territory of the city of Latakia by military police units using Patrol and Tiger armored vehicles. This was reported to Izvestia on Friday, February 11, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The fighters also patrolled the borders of the Union State

Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces during the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" worked out the destruction of air targets and performed patrols along the borders of the Union State. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Military exercises in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory have worked out the deployment of coastal anti-ship complexes "Bastion" with conditional (electronic) launches of cruise missiles, the Black Sea Fleet said on Friday.

North Korea has condemned the criticism of the European Union in connection with a series of missile launches carried out by the DPRK last month.

A detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in the framework of exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk fired artillery at the ships of the "enemy", reports the Pacific Fleet.

The situation around Ukraine delays the preparation of a new national security strategy by the United States, Politico reports. The publication notes that the content of the document will largely depend on whether Russia will "invade" Ukraine.

About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises

Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.

The Russian military base in Tajikistan held a night tactical exercise at the Lyaur mountain range, which involved motorized infantry, armored vehicles and mortars, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

Two more planes with American weapons arrived in Kiev on the night of February 11, they delivered, among other things, Javelin anti-tank missile systems.

In the sphere of military-technical cooperation with Iran, Russia does not consider itself bound by any embargo, including missile, and will act within the framework of the international legal framework, based on its interests and the interests of Tehran.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization has announced a list of scientific events that are planned to be held this year in the Central Asian region.

In total, more than 500 servicemen took part in the exercises

MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out counteraction and intercepted about 30 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft of a conditional enemy during exercises that ended in the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.

Military expert Yuri Knutov commented on the exercises in Crimea with the use of Bastion coastal missile systems on Sputnik radio.

The situation on the European continent is becoming increasingly tense, and Russia is not to blame for this, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with his British counterpart Ben Wallace in Moscow on Friday.

On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry informed that at a meeting in Moscow with his British counterpart Ben Wallace, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the most pressing issues of European security and cooperation between the military departments of the two countries.