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The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, Sergei Naryshkin, said that Ukraine is preparing for an offensive on Donbass with might and main.

He said that preparations are "in full swing", all combat-ready units of the Ukrainian army are now pulled to the contact line.  

At least four American military transport aircraft C-17A Globemaster III with units from the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army arrived in Poland on Tuesday, according to Western aviation resources.

The interaction of the army command and conscription bodies with the Cossacks in the preparation of young people for military service and the formation of the mobilization reserve of the country is now regulated by a special agreement.

France, Germany and Poland - countries of the Weimar triangle - issued a statement in which he called on Russia to start a dialogue on the issues of security on the European continent.

The marines of the Northern Fleet destroyed the forces of a conditional enemy at a training ground near the village of Sputnik in the Murmansk region. This was announced on Wednesday, February 9, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian Embassy in Washington: The US ignores the obligation not to strengthen its security at the expense of the security of other states

The Russian Embassy in Washington positively assesses the readiness of the United States to discuss the principle of indivisible security, but notes its one-sided interpretation and focus on the right of countries to choose military alliances.

The United States, by supplying weapons to Taiwan, not only violates the principle of "one China", but harms the security of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese army is ready to stop all attempts by external forces to interfere in the internal affairs of the country, the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China said.

Strengthening the borders with Afghanistan is still a priority, although there is no direct military threat from the Taliban (the Taliban movement is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation) now, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said Stanislav Zas.

Belarusian gunsmiths will take part in the V International Exhibition and Conference of Unmanned Systems UMEX 2022, which will be held from February 21 to 23 in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukroboronprom signed an agreement with France on the reform of the Ukrainian defense industry, Sputnik Radio reports with reference to RIA Novosti.

The CSTO is ready to join the negotiations between Russia and the West on security guarantees, if there is such a need, but now it is not, said the Secretary General of the CSTO Stanislav Zas.

The exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus do not exceed the limits of troops established by international agreements, Russian Ambassador to Minsk Boris Gryzlov said.

The Russian authorities are ready to supply their colleagues from Belarus with whatever weapons they deem possible. This was stated by Russian Ambassador Boris Gryzlov.

Leonid Kalashnikov, head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said that the Duma will discuss the possibility of assigning the status of a combatant to military personnel who participated in CSTO missions.

Preparations for the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve-2022" are proceeding as openly as possible, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Aleinik said in an address to the participants of the conference "Collective Security in a new era: the experience and prospects of the CSTO" in Moscow.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace will visit Moscow on Friday, a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu is planned, the British Embassy in Moscow told Interfax.

Despite his busy schedule, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu found time on Wednesday to visit the museum of military uniforms of the Russian Military Historical Society. It was opened in the capital in December 2019 to preserve and popularize the best traditions of our army.

El Mundo (Spain): Albares did not talk about the supply of weapons to Ukraine

The Spanish Foreign Minister visited Kiev, El Mundo reports. During a joint press conference with Ukrainian Minister Kuleba, he said that Madrid opposes preventive sanctions against Russia and supports the idea of a diplomatic solution to the situation.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko held a videoconference – the first meeting of the Commission on Scientific and Technological Development in 2022; the composition of the presidium of the commission was approved at the meeting, the government website reported on Tuesday.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved an agreement with Belarus providing for the dispatch of up to 200 Belarusian military personnel to Syria to provide humanitarian assistance. The corresponding order is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.