Russia will have to push the threat off its borders to a distance depending on weapons the West will supply to Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Sunday.
"It will depend on weapons it will receive," he said in an interview with the Moscow.Kremlin.Putin program on the Rossiya-1 television channel.
In his state of the nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will be forced to push the threat further off its border in case the Kiev regime is supplied with long-range systems by the West.
Russian armed forces destroy up to 70 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area, says top brass
"In the Kherson area, up to 70 Ukrainian troops, six cars and three D-30 howitzers were eliminated in counter-battery fire in 24 hours," the spokesman said.
Ukraine’s boats attack ships evacuating Ukrainian troops who surrendered on Snake Island
At least 16 Ukrainian naval boats attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet ships that were evacuating the Ukrainian troops who had laid down their arms and surrendered on Snake Island, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Saturday.
He added that the boats could have been directed by US drones.
"On the evening of February 25, during the evacuation of 82 Ukrainian troops who had voluntarily laid down their arms on Snake Island, 16 boats belonging to the Ukrainian Navy tried to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet by using swarming tactics, " Konashenkov said adding that some of the boats used civilian vessels as shields.
According to the spokesman, the Ukrainian boats attacked to take revenge on those who had surrendered and to shift the blame for the prisoners’ deaths on Russia.
"As a result of the naval battles, 16 boats of the Ukrainian Navy were destroyed. None of the 82 Ukrainian troops from Snake Island were injured," he added.
Konashenkov pointed out that the Ukrainian naval boats could have been guided by US drones.
"I would like to focus your attention that during the attack of Ukrainian boats, US strategic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) Global Hawk and MQ-9A Reaper were hovering over the area of provocation. It is highly likely that the American UAVs were directing the Ukrainian boats against the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet," Konashenkov said.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people "who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories. Its objective is demilitarization and denazification of the country.
When clarifying the unfolding developments, the Russian Defense Ministry reassured that Russian troops are not targeting Ukrainian cities, but are limited to surgically striking and incapacitating Ukrainian military infrastructure. There are no threats whatsoever to the civilian population.
Special operation, 24 February. Main:
▪️China has published its proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, consisting of 12 points;
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow appreciates Beijing's desire to contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine by peaceful means;
▪️Zelensky believes that Beijing's proposals are not a plan, but reflections;
▪️Medvedev said that it is important to push the boundaries of threats to Russia as far as possible, even if these are the borders of Poland;
▪️The United States announced a new package of military supplies to Ukraine for $2 billion, it will include ammunition for HIMARS and drones;
▪️Germany, France and Britain are trying to help Kyiv start peace talks with Moscow, writes the Wall Street Journal;
▪️Leopard tanks from Poland are already in Ukraine, the Polish defense minister said. Warsaw is also ready to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters, the country's prime minister said;
▪️Germany will additionally send four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported;
▪️The head of the British Ministry of Defense said that there will be no deliveries of fighter jets to Kyiv in the near future;
The US plans to provide Ukraine with additional "emergency" energy assistance of up to $250 million, the White House said;
▪️ The World Bank has allocated a new $2.5 billion assistance package to Ukraine.
Special operation, 25 February. Main:
▪️Prigozhin announced the liberation of the Yagodnoye settlement north of Artemovsk;
▪️Kyiv blew up a dam in Artemovsk, trying to prevent the advance of Wagner fighters, a source from the scene told RIA Novosti;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces hit the points of temporary deployment of units of the Ukrainian special operations forces and marines in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the RF Ministry of Defense reported;
▪️In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian forces lost more than 120 military personnel in a day, in the Kupyansky and Krasnolimansky directions - about 240 military personnel;
▪️The RF Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian units in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, during the day the Ukrainian military lost 90 people, 11 pieces of equipment, as well as 2 ammunition depots;
▪️ Biden ruled out the possibility of transferring American F-16 fighter jets to Ukrainians now;
▪️ He added that the United States leaves Ukraine to decide how to end the conflict with Russia, and also said that Beijing's initiative on Ukraine is beneficial only to Russia;
▪️The EU Council on Saturday approved a new package of sanctions against Russia, the list of those affected by the sanctions will be published later;
▪️ The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Bern's statement on holding talks on Ukraine: Switzerland has lost its neutral status and cannot provide a platform.
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