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Washington Post (USA): Trump's new social app Pravda can be installed in 5 minutes

The Russian military operation in the Donbass has become the subject of controversy among American politicians, writes WP. One part of Republicans disapproves of Biden's increased interest in Ukraine, calling it a waste of time and a strategic mistake, the author of the article notes. The other is anti-Putin. But there is a third group that supports the Russian leader.

Italy joined the list of countries intending to supply weapons to Ukraine on February 28. The Government of the country has signed a decree authorizing the dispatch of MANPADS "Stinger", mortars, ATGM "Milan".

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the transition of Kherson under the full control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the military took full control of the regional center of Kherson, and also established control over the settlements of Tokmak and Vasilevka. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, 1,502 objects of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been put out of action, the LPR troops have advanced 75 km, and the DPR troops - 58 km.

La Nación (Argentina): with a call to Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Maduro deepens the "strategic partnership" with Russia

On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation. Maduro expressed strong support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to the political scientist with whom La Nación spoke, this could threaten Venezuela with new sanctions.

During the successful offensive actions of parts of the People's Republics in the Donbas, Ukrainian armed formations lose a large amount of military equipment. Part of it is completely destroyed, other samples have various damages.

Reflex (Czech Republic): Americans are more to blame for what is happening in Ukraine today than Russians. Europe will pay the price

After the current crisis, Europe can forget about its previous ambitions, Reflex writes. The publication quotes the comment of economist Karel Krshizh, who believes that the Americans destroyed the EU—Russia axis with the help of Ukraine. And Europe is "shooting itself in the foot."

Foreign Policy (USA): Can Turkey legally close the straits to Russian warships? This is very difficult

Ankara's hands are tied, it cannot close the straits to Russian warships, and the reason is the Montreux Convention of 1936, writes Foreign Policy. Now the Straits are inaccessible to the Navies of all countries, including the United States.

The launch will take place if Russia receives guarantees of non-use of satellites for military purposes by Friday evening. In addition, the space agency demanded that the UK withdraw from the shareholders of OneWeb.

The Greek political organization Platform of Independence calls for recognizing the legitimacy of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine and supporting Russia. The organization's statement was published on its page and received by RIA Novosti.

498 servicemen of the Russian Federation were killed in the performance of military duty

During the operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and nationalists were killed, about 3,7 thousand people were wounded, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

Losses of servicemen and nationalists of Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation of the Russian troops amounted to 2,870 people, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - 498, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

A week before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a "special operation" in Ukraine, the American online publication Vox published an interview with Scott Boston, a senior military analyst at RAND Corporation specializing in Russian military potential.

The remaining fuel in Ukraine will run out in the next few days, according to the editor of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov. And despite the fact that now the resistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to our troops is probably the most powerful since the beginning of the operation, it will begin to weaken every day. There will simply be nothing to fight with, the expert says.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has created an interdepartmental coordination headquarters for humanitarian response, whose main task is to provide comprehensive humanitarian assistance to the population of Ukraine in controlled areas, as well as the DPR and LPR, and to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians, Ukrainian civilians and foreign citizens, the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, told reporters.

On February 28, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of combat helicopters on Ukrainian equipment with the results of the defeat.

Washington considers diplomacy to be the only effective means of resolving the situation around Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing on Monday.

The actions of the EU and its role in the events in Ukraine will not remain without a tough response, Russia will continue to ensure the implementation of vital national interests without regard to sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Monday evening.

Ankara will continue to implement the Montreux Convention

Turkey has informed other countries that it will not allow warships to pass through the Black Sea Straits at the moment, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

US President Joe Biden assured that the residents of the country should not worry about the threat of nuclear war.

The American AN/FPS-117 radar did not notice the Chinese Y-12 aircraft

The air defense system from the United States, located on Dongyin Island, did not notice a small Chinese Y-12 civilian transport aircraft approaching Taiwan, writes the South China Morning Post.