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Military spending is growing, but getting smaller
Inflation "eats up" the increase in defense budgets of recent years. On February 16, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released the Military Balance 2022 report, which calculated the military expenditures of 171 countries.
The military destroyed the landing of a conditional enemy at the exercises "Allied Determination - 2022"
In particular, according to the exercise scenario, under the cover of Su-35 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Yak-130 aircraft and Mi-24 attack helicopters of the Belarusian Air Force carried out an air strike on ground targets at the training ground
The Russian and Belarusian military, with the support of artillery and aviation, worked out the destruction of the landing of a conditional enemy at the joint exercises "Allied Determination - 2022". This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In the USA, they were afraid of the bridge built by Russia across the Pripyat
The Drive: Russia has built a bridge across the Pripyat a few kilometers from Ukraine
A pontoon bridge erected by the Russian military on the Pripyat River in Belarus a few kilometers from the border with Ukraine can be used by Moscow to transfer equipment. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on satellite images of the structure made by Planet Labs.
Moscow offers Washington to develop a new "security equation"
The US proposal on measures to develop the START is contrary to the nature of the dialogue
Russia stands for an integrated approach to strategic stability and invites the United States to work out a new "security equation," according to the written response of the Russian Federation to the United States on security proposals.
Moscow considers unacceptable the demands to withdraw Russian troops from certain areas of its own territory - the US response
The growing military activity of NATO near the borders of the Russian Federation is alarming, and the ultimatum demands to Russia to withdraw troops from certain areas of its own territory are unacceptable, according to the written response of the Russian Federation to the United States on the issue of security guarantees.
How many troops and equipment have the United States and its allies transferred to Europe
The United States, together with its NATO allies, is increasing its military presence in Europe and arms supplies to Ukraine. According to the coalition members, this is necessary to strengthen the eastern borders and deter "Russian aggression".
President Zelensky: Ukraine should receive the same guarantees as the NATO countries
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev should receive a guarantee system that is not inferior to that offered to NATO countries, as the process of joining the alliance is delayed.
In the USA, Russian "Krasukhs" were appreciated
Popular Science: Russian Krasukha electronic warfare systems can block GPS signals
The Krasukha-2 and Krasukha-4 electronic warfare systems are capable of blocking signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation system. A similar assessment of Russian weapons was given by the American magazine Popular Science.
In Britain, they told about the surveillance of Russian ships
The British Navy told about tracking the activity of Russian Navy ships
The ships of the Naval Forces (Navy) of Great Britain, with the support of the allies, tracked the actions of the Russian Navy. This was reported on Twitter by the British Navy.
Defense Ministry: two Russian Tu-22M3S performed patrols over Belarus
Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed another patrol in the airspace of Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.
The first military echelon returned to the place of deployment in Chechnya after the exercises in the Crimea
The Ministry of Defense clarified that the length of the route exceeded 1.5 thousand km
The first echelon of the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military district stationed in Chechnya arrived at the point of permanent deployment after participating in exercises in the Crimea. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In the USA, the possible war between Russia and Ukraine was called an invaluable lesson
Breaking Defense analyst said that the war between Russia and Ukraine will be a lesson for the United States
A possible war between Russia and Ukraine can be an invaluable lesson for the United States, Mark Kanchian, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on the pages of the American edition of Breaking Defense.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the improvement of Israel and China missile defense systems
The Russian military recorded tests by Israel and China of missiles as part of the improvement of anti-missile defense systems (ABM) by these countries.
The United States is not going to destabilize Russia, does not consider it its enemy
Neither the US nor NATO plan to deploy missiles in Ukraine
The United States does not consider Russia its enemy, and Washington has no goal to destabilize it, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
From hopelessness in 2014, the APU used ersatz BMPT tanks with "zushki" instead of tanks
After the crushing defeat of the Ukrainian armed forces at the end of the summer of 2014, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hastily began to form new formations, for which there was simply not enough serviceable equipment.
NATO frigates tried to conduct reconnaissance of Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea
Crews of Russian missile cruisers recorded NATO frigates that tried to conduct electronic reconnaissance of Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported to RIA Novosti on February 16 by an informed source.
Russian fighters have worked out interceptions of aircraft in the Brest region
Russian Su-35 fighters intercepted planes of a simulated enemy during exercises in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Swedish media estimated the power of the Russian army
Svenska Dagbladet journalists called the Russian army the most powerful combat readiness in Europe
The Swedish edition of Svenska Dagbladet published a material with an assessment of the combat readiness of the Russian army. So, according to experts interviewed by the newspaper, Russia has created the most powerful armed forces in Europe.
Sweden spoke about the maximum combat readiness of the Russian army
Russia has updated its Armed Forces and is in full combat readiness. Such an assessment in its material was given by the Swedish publication Svenska Dagbladet.
Echelons with military equipment are being withdrawn from Crimea after the exercises
Echelons with military equipment are being withdrawn from Crimea to places of permanent deployment after the completion of planned exercises. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units of the Southern Military District that have completed participation in tactical exercises at the training grounds of the Crimean Peninsula are moving to the garrisons.
"The personnel of the unit carried out the loading of tracked armored vehicles - tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery installations on railway platforms at loading stations," the military department said.
