David Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations at United States Space Force, said that the Russian military, using an unidentified type of laser combat complex, shot down an American military spacecraft, Avia.pro website reports. Most likely, Thompso...

Iraq has opted to spend $100 million to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs rather than Russia's MiG-29 fighter aircraft.  The Iraqi authorities, contrary to recommendations from representatives for the defense department of the country, decided to ...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko set out his intentions to hold joint exercises of Belarusian and Russian armies on the border with Ukraine. Earlier, spokespeople for the Defense Ministry of Belarus pointed out increased military activity on...

On December 1, 2021, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced his intention to return Crimea. Moscow views his statement as a direct threat to the Russian Federation, as well as an encroachment on the Russian region. According to Putin's offic...

The crews of Bastion coastal anti-ship missile systems of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy have gone on duty on the island of Matua in the Kuril Ridge, the press service of the Pacific Fleet said on Thursday, December 2. "The crews of the coasta...

Maria Zakharova, an official spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, said that Ukraine deployed a half of its army to the conflict zone in Donbass, RIA Novosti reports. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been building up their military strength. R...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko recognised that Crimea became part of Russia following the referendum that was held there in 2014. "We all understood that Crimea is de facto the Russian Crimea. After the referendum Crimea de jure became Rus...

The foreign minister of the island state of Tuvalu, Oceania, Simon Kofe, who made a speech for the UN climate summit (COP26) while standing knee-deep in seawater, said that the citizens of Tuvalu would have to move if they country is flooded. The Tuv...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia would save about a billion euros owing to the favorable gas price that Russia set for the country as a result of the negotiations that took place on November 25. Speaking about his meeting with Russ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was informed about the coup d'état in Ukraine that was allegedly planned to take place on December 1. According to Zelensky, he was informed that businessman Rinat Akhmetov was involved in the upc...

The United States has deployed at least 30 M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers on the border between Russia and Belarus. After the transfer of several dozens of tanks, armoured vehicles and several thousands of NATO troops to the border with Bela...

According to observers of Chinese website Sina, the USA's THAAD air defense system is designed for the destruction of ballistic and cruise missiles. The American system can intercept ballistic weapons even in the lower atmosphere. The warhead of a ro...

Strategic bombers of the US Air Force practiced a possible nuclear strike on Russia in November, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu said, TASS reports.  "During Global Thunder exercise conducted by the US Strategic Command, ten strategic bombers...

The United States will release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, the White House said. Other large oil consumers of the world — Great Britain, South Korea, Japan, as well as China and India — will make the same decision. The stat...

US intelligence services believe that Russia is going to invade Ukraine in early 2022, Bloomberg reports. Historian and political scientist, program director of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Oleg Barabanov, expressed his point of view on ...

The United States and Turkey are discussing a possibility to block the Bosphorus for Russian warships. If Turkey agrees, the United States promises to deliver regions in northern Syria under the control of the Turkish army. It is possible to block Ru...

Ukraine deliberately committed a provocation having used US-made Javelin missile systems in the Donbass, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated commenting the reports about the use of Javelin complexes, RIA Novosti reports. “In recent weeks,...

The Russian single-engine Su-75 fighter aircraft is destined to conquer the international arms market. Russia's state-of-the-art fifth-generation fighter Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate is a gem of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international aerospace exhibition in ...

General John E. Hyten, the Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to CBSN about the dangers that China's new hypersonic missile posed to the United States and the world. According to Hyten, China will be able to deliver a successful nuc...

Moscow has responded to the recent suspension of certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Moscow did not see political motives for such a step, TASS reports. Answering a question about ...