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19 February 2022 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine US Dept. of State 19 Feb 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
- G7 Sees No Sign Of Reduced Russian Activity Near Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations said on February 19 that they saw no evidence of Russia reducing its military activity near Ukraine's borders and remain "gravely concerned" about the situation.
- Biden to Huddle with National Security Council Sunday on Ukraine VOA 19 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the National Security Council on Sunday, the White House announced Saturday as it reaffirmed that "Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
- Biden says 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade Ukraine Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- President Joe Biden repeated his claim Friday that the US had intelligence showing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine.
- Biden to Hold National Security Council Meeting on Ukraine Sunday - White House Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- US President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the National Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says.
- Shelling, Mortar Fire Intensify in Ukraine's Donbas as War Clouds Gather VOA 19 Feb 2022 -- Shelling and mortar fire picked up tempo overnight Saturday in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with the heavy bombardment spurring fears a major military clash is in the offing.
- Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden's Briefings on Ukraine The White House 19 Feb 2022
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Zelenskyy Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 19 Feb 2022
- Russian Forces 'Uncoiling,' Poised to Strike Ukraine, Austin Says DoD News 19 Feb 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is visiting with the leaders of the frontline NATO states in Vilnius, Lithuania, the day after President Joe Biden told the American people that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided on war with Ukraine.
- Russia Is 'Poised To Strike' Ukraine, Says U.S. Defense Secretary RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on February 19 that Moscow's military was "poised to strike" Ukraine, even as he voiced hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin would step back from the brink of war.
- NATO Chief Says Signs Suggest Russia Plans A 'Full-Scale Attack' On Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- NATO expects that the Russian Army will mount "a full-scale attack" on neighboring Ukraine.
- Ukraine says soldier killed amid West's drumbeat of war with Russia Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- The Ukrainian military has announced the death of one of its soldiers in an alleged shelling by pro-Russia forces in the country's volatile east, amid tensions between Moscow and Kiev.
- Two explosions hit Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, gas pipeline on fire Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- Two explosions have rocked Ukraine's eastern separatist region of Luhansk, one hitting a gas pipeline, amid fears that Kiev might be trying to provoke a flare-up involving the pro-Russian forces there.
- Videos By Russia-Backed Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Calling For 'Emergency' Evacuation Were Filmed Two Days Earlier RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Videos of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine ordering an "emergency" evacuation posted on February 18 were actually filmed on February 16, an analysis by RFE/RL's Russian Service of metadata from the messaging app Telegram shows.
- Ukraine Officials Come Under Shelling As Separatist Leaders Order Military Mobilization RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Top Ukrainian officials, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy, came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front line of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
- Two Shells From Ukrainian Territory Hit Russia's Rostov Region - Video, Photo Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Earlier on Saturday, a law enforcement source said that two shells had exploded in Russia's Rostov region, close to the border with Ukraine.
- Authorities in Lugansk Find Explosive Device on Bridge Used by Evacuation Buses Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- The breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk have been placed on high alert amid reports of hundreds of violations of the Minsk ceasefire by Ukrainian troops firing artillery, mortars, and anti-tank weapons across the line of contact over the past 48 hours.
- Kiev Seeks to Clear Donbass of Russian-Speaking People, DPR Says, Citing Intercepted Military Plan Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) intelligence obtained a plan for a Ukrainian offensive operation against the republics, Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the DPR militia said on Saturday.
- DPR, LPR Order General Military Mobilisation as Kiev Continues to Shell Donbass Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- On Friday, the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) announced the evacuation of their citizens to Russia's Rostov Region after the Ukrainian army launched an attack against the republics.
- DPR Village Left Without Power, Water as Key Pumping Station Damaged in Shelling by Ukrainian Forces Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- The Ukrainian forces shelled the village of Vasilyevka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), firing four 82-millimeter mortars, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on ceasefire (JCCC) said.
- Kiev must hold dialogue with Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine: Putin People's Daily 19 Feb 2022 -- Kiev authorities have to hold dialogue with representatives from Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a briefing following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Friday.
- Putin orders aid to Russia's Rostov Region as refugees flood in from Donbas People's Daily 19 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Russian Emergencies Ministry to provide assistance to the country's southern Rostov Region amid an influx of refugees coming from eastern Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
- Strategic deterrence forces exercise President of Russia 19 Feb 2022 -- A scheduled strategic deterrence forces exercise was held under the supervision of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin, which also included launches of ballistic and cruise missiles.
- Putin Oversees Russia's Strategic Nuclear Exercises As Tensions Soar Over Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Russia has test-fired its latest hypersonic ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles as part of "planned" drills, the Kremlin said on February 19, as tensions escalate over Ukraine.
- Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces heads strategic deterrence forces exercise Russia MoD 19 Feb 2022 -- On February 19, 2022, under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Cheif of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation VladimirPutin a planned exercise of the strategic deterrence forces was held, during which ballistic and cruise missiles were launched.
- Russian Military Fires Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles, Yars ICBM, Kalibr & Zircon in Drills - Videos Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aircraft-deployed hypersonic cruise missile system is nuclear capable, and is one of several hypersonic weapons rolled out by Russia in the late 2010s in a bid to preserve global strategic stability amid US efforts to build a missile defence shield.
- Putin Launches Exercises of Strategic Deterrence Forces With Ballistic Missile Tests - Video Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the start of the drills to test the strategic deterrence with launches of ballistic missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
- Russia test fires nuclear-capable missiles amid rising tensions with US Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- Russia has test fired nuclear-capable ballistic missiles amid rising tensions with the US and its allies over Ukraine, saying it also successfully test-launched hypersonic and cruise missiles at sea and land-based targets during planned exercises by Russia's nuclear forces.
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