Meanwhile Russian armored vehicles continue to be destroyed in Avdiivka, Ukraine.

Putin:

Russia suspends its participation in START.

Russia is not withdrawing from START, but only suspends participation.

Putin:

Some in Washington are thinking about natural nuclear weapons tests.

Russia can also start testing nuclear weapons - but will not be the first to do so.

Putin ends his speech:

“Truth is with us.”

Polish President Duda and U.S. President Biden meet in Warsaw.

Putin gives the honorary title "Guards” to the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Western Military District.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down using a Buk missile system belonging to the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the service of Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR).

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan:

Nobody is attacking Russia. It’s kind of absurd to think that Russia was under some form of military threat from Ukraine or anyone else.

Wagner PMC founder Prigozhin:

The total number of dead Ukrainian soldiers, destroyed by the hands Wagner PMC is about 110.000.

Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been under repair and modernization since 2017, left the dock.

The vessel will return to the service of the Navy in 2024, United Shipbuilding Corporation says.

Turkish-supplied Kirpi 4x4 MRAP somewhere in Kherson, Ukraine.

Wagner founder Prigozhin:

Wagner does not receive 80% of ammunition from the required combat missions.

Meanwhile Russian Defence Ministry says Wagner received tens of thousands of ammunition from February 18 to February 20.

Bloomberg:

The U.S. will give Ukraine GPS-guided long-range precision bombs (JDAM-ER) with a range of up to 72 km.

Ukrainian UH-60 helicopter flight in Ukraine, February.

Momentum in Washington shifts towards the sending of ATACMS and F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Russian ICBM test failed.

Russia carried out a test of RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed around the time US President Joe Biden was in Ukraine on Feb. 20.

Russia notified US in advance of the launch through deconfliction lines.

Former Russian President Medvedev:

If Russia stops in Ukraine without achieving victory, Russia will cease to exist, it will be torn to pieces.

If the US stops supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime, the war will end.