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The Ministry of Defense of Russia has distributed video footage taken immediately after the clash of our servicemen and border guards with saboteurs who tried to enter the territory of our country on two infantry fighting vehicles. The incident was reported today by the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) and the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia.

The United Kingdom on Thursday begins to transfer military personnel to Estonia, as well as tanks and other armored vehicles, the British Ministry of Defense reports.

The UN has received documents from Russia on crimes against civilians in the Donbas, the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said.

The first units of motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Dagestan, arrived at the permanent deployment points after the completion of planned exercises in the Republic of Crimea. This was announced on Friday, February 18, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

As told in the Ministry of Defense, the exercises of the Marines took place at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in cooperation with combined arms units

Russian marine units destroyed a conditional band with the help of Flame grenade launchers at the exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" in Belarus. This was reported to journalists by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.

France announced the withdrawal of its military forces from the territory of Mali, where they had been for nine years.

Together with the soldiers of the French operation "Barkhan", the units of the EU countries from the European special forces "Takuba" will leave Mali, which, together with the French military, are participating in the anti-terrorist operation there.

The marines of the Eastern Military District practiced maneuver defense with grenade launchers as part of the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022", the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

The special services of the Russian Federation, despite the fact that there are not as many of them as in the United States, act very effectively, the president sees the real picture, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

AlfaTV (Finland): Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased — "It's obvious"

Many NATO countries now think that the expansion of the Alliance in the current situation may lead to an escalation of the conflict, the AlfaTV portal reports. Journalists talked to Finnish expert Matti Pesu, who believes that Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased.

The exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which will be held on Saturday, February 19, will be led by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Vladimir Putin will be in the situation center, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering journalists' questions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, February 18, following talks in Moscow with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, pointed to the defensive nature of the ongoing Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve – 2022".

Military Watch: Dagger complexes in Syria may close the Mediterranean Sea to NATO

Russian hypersonic missile systems X-47M2 "Dagger", recently transferred to Syria, can close the Mediterranean Sea for NATO. Thus, the American magazine Military Watch assessed the appearance of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters at the Syrian Khmeimim airbase.

On Friday, February 18, telephone conversations were held between the head of the Russian military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Lloyd Austin.

Details of their dialogue are not disclosed. Our military department only informed that the ministers discussed topical issues of international security, "of mutual interest." Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Americans initiated these negotiations.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of using "escalation for de-escalation" tactics against Russia and strengthening its military presence near the Russian borders, but confirmed Moscow's desire to continue negotiations on security guarantees.

It is necessary to avoid further escalation of the tension of the situation around Ukraine, the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.

Washington is noting progress in the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Friday.

US President Joe Biden and the heads of a number of European NATO member states agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, while at the same time expressed readiness to take tough measures in case of a complication of the situation, the White House reports.

German troops, which are part of the NATO rapid reaction force, will be put on high alert, which will shorten the time of their deployment to protect Eastern European allies in the event of an escalation of tensions with Russia, the German Defense Ministry said on Friday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that Russia is already ready to invade Ukraine in the near future. "I don't believe this is a bluff," he said in an interview with ABC in response to a question.

The units of the Marine Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) at the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022" worked out on Saturday the landing of a tactical air assault in order to prevent the withdrawal of illegal armed formations (IAF).