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The so-called "silence regime" and the provision of security corridors for the exit of civilians from Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol did not completely stop the actions of the Russian Armed Forces. In other areas, they continued to carry out the tasks of a special military operation in Ukraine.

Military Watch Magazine (USA): Is the S-500 the killer of the F-35 and F-22? The factor of increasing the combat effectiveness of the Russian air defense

This Russian air defense system has no equal in the world. The launch range is three times longer than that of its closest competitors - THAAD and Patriot, writes MWM. We are talking about the S-500, which was created as a weapon capable of destroying targets such as fighters. However, with a small caveat, the author of the article writes.

Against this background, the nationalists again disrupted the humanitarian exit of civilians from Mariupol

On March 6, Ukrainian armed formations once again thwarted an attempt to withdraw civilians from the encircled Mariupol.

The National Interest (USA): America should be afraid of Russian rocket artillery

The author, a well-known American weapons specialist, recognizes the exceptional advantages of Russian rocket artillery on the pages of the National Interest magazine. He tells the story of this type of weapons, rooted in the period before the Great Patriotic War.

Why do the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions conflict with each other

The armed forces of Ukraine allegedly destroyed the headquarters of a separate special-purpose detachment "Azov" in Mariupol with a strike from the tactical missile complex "Tochka-U", the People's Militia of the DPR reported on the Telegram channel. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the reason for the conflicts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions.

Militants continue to hide behind the civilian population of large cities

Russian troops are advancing on a broad front and have already begun encircling the group that covers the approaches to Zaporozhye. It is located in the Gulyai-Pole district.

The Sarmat missile system has a number of characteristics not previously seen in any intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Gazeta Polska (Poland): Poland needs a nuclear shield

Poland needs its own nuclear weapons, writes Gazeta Polska. Only it will give the country a "security guarantee". Warsaw needs to start with participation in the European program for the joint use of nuclear weapons, the author of the article believes. This will bring her closer to owning her own, in which she is very interested, because otherwise the decision on the scale of the response to "aggression" remains in the hands of the United States.

What problems will NATO countries have when delivering weapons to Ukraine

Western countries promise to organize the supply of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine in an "endless stream", said the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the logistics of arms supplies could be and what difficulties its transportation might be associated with.

Multiple launch rocket systems "Willow" and "Birch bark"

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rocket forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) got a significant number of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of various calibers, including dozens of 122-mm MLRS of the Grad type.

"This is Russia's propaganda game": an expert on the intimidation of the Third World War (Gazeta, Poland)

Moscow warns the West: "Do not interfere in the affairs in Ukraine," writes Gazeta. Putin's order to put the nuclear deterrent forces on alert is designed to provoke an emotional reaction. There is no threat of a nuclear conflict, Moscow is just playing its game.

After the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries took large-scale measures to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian government, breaking the previously existing "taboo" in many states on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

Kiev is trying to buy time through negotiations

Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations on the settlement of the situation around Ukraine have not yet brought tangible results. President Vladimir Zelensky said that he had "received some signals" and was ready to "move to the second round of negotiations," as he said in a video message from his office's Telegram channel.

Russia has something to respond to US pressure in Europe

Inversion of meanings. Substitution of concepts. Such terms can be used to describe the West's buildup of a military presence near Russia's borders solely for reasons of exerting additional pressure on the country's military and political leadership.

One of the most combat-ready Ukrainian groups is surrounded in the city

On Tuesday, March 1, the Donbass troops joined with the Russian group advancing from the Crimea and closed the ring around Mariupol. According to experts, this deprives the Ukrainian command of the strongest and most combat-ready part of its armed forces, which will eventually have a positive impact on the timing of the special operation. The headquarters of the operational-tactical group "North" of the AFU lost most of its officers as a result of the strike. The head of the Russian Defense Ministry said that the operation will continue until the goals are achieved.

Experts estimated the losses of the Ukrainian army

The Ministry of Defense told about the defeat of 1146 objects of the Ukrainian military infrastructure. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what such losses mean for the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

One of the main types of weapons used by the Russian Armed Forces to defeat the IG* in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) were cruise missiles (KR). Surface ships and submarines of the Russian Navy have repeatedly struck Islamist targets in Syria using the 3M-14 Kalibr cruise missile.

Military expert Vladislav Shurygin - about what the APU was on the eve of the Russian operation and why it was called a special

The results of the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine allow us to draw the first conclusions about how the Russian army is fighting and what kind of enemy it is opposed to.

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".

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.