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Expressed disappointment with the reaction of the United States and NATO, which amounted to an attempt to ignore legitimate Russian concerns and demands

The situation around Ukraine was at the center of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin's press service informs.

Addressing the officers and soldiers of the honor guard company, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia wished a "peaceful sky", adding that "every soldier who took the oath should be ready, if necessary, to go to the Motherland and defend his people."

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the words of the British Minister of War about the Crimean War, said that this is nothing more than mythology, and the British suffered bloody losses and did not win victories.

On Wednesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin's press service reports.

The heads of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and the Luhansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to help repel aggression by the armed forces of Ukraine, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms and threatened a crushing response to those countries that decide to intervene in the situation from the outside.

The Russian military uses high-precision means against the military infrastructure of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian journalists are being trained to work in hot spots

On February 17, 2022, the Union of Journalists of Moscow hosted a traditional meeting of military journalists dedicated to the military holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day. It was organized and conducted by Pavel Gusev, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Lyudmila Shcherbina, First Secretary of the Moscow Union of Journalists.

A deeply modernized barrage munition, or, as it is also called, a kamikaze drone, the Lancet, was used in Syria against terrorists.

The use of barrage ammunition is still a new phenomenon for our army. The Lancet strike drone was first shown in 2019 at the Army forum and was almost immediately taken for a "run-in" by our special forces in Syria.

The Ukrainian authorities must immediately cease hostilities in the Donbas, otherwise Kiev will bear all responsibility for the possible continuation of the bloodshed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Johnson will hold a meeting of the government's emergency committee on the situation around on Tuesday morning - the Prime Minister's office

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, promised to consider the possibility of increasing military assistance to Ukraine, the Prime minister's office said.

The US Permanent Representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that neither the US nor its allies intend to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

It is useless to speak with the aggressor only in the language of diplomacy, he must be called to account from a position of strength

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that Russia, after recognizing the DPR and the LPR, is ready for new sanctions, threats and political pressure.

Gunners of the Baltic Fleet conducted firing from Hyacinth cannons

Artillery units of the Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet performed live firing. The military used 152 mm Hyacinth cannons at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region. This was reported in the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. The texts of the decrees were published on Tuesday on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The teaching officers of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (MPC of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) have completed the training of Lao servicemen.

The new Russian T-14 Armata tank can become a real predator once on the battlefield. It is well protected, even better armed and uses a variety of modern technologies to detect targets and protect against threats.

The Drive: Russia has transferred the Terminator BMPT to the western direction

Russia has transferred tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) "Terminators" to the western direction, writes The Drive.

Russia can ensure the security of the republics of Donbass, including the airspace, without introducing its forces into their territory, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.

Russian troops can be sent to the territory of the LPR and the DPR legally, according to the provisions of international law. This was stated by military expert Viktor Baranets in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday, February 22.