The Russian Defense Ministry uploaded a video showing a Russian anti-aircraft gunner firing an Igla-S MANPAD at Chinese TY-300D missile. The video was published on the official YouTube channel of the ministry.  The gunner in the video is the command...

Russia will take part in economic projects to rebuild Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, Putin's special aide for Afghanistan said. The official who also serves as the Director of the Second Department for Asia of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stressed that...

Assistants to US President Joe Biden cut his joke about the evacuation of US military from Afghanistan. During a press conference, a reporter asked Biden, whether he had a plan in case US soldiers remain in Kabul after the deadline for their evacuati...

The son of the leader of the Northern Alliance, Ahmad Shah Massoud, the leader of the resistance movement to the Taliban* (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) called on Russia for help.  “According to the leader of resistance to the Taliban*...

CIA Director William Burns had a secret meeting with the head of the political office of the extremist Taliban* movement, Abdul Ghani Baradar, The Washington Post reports on August 24 citing US officials. According to the newspaper, the meeting took ...

The Russian embassy in Japan demanded access to the Russian citizen who swam from Kunashir Island of Russia's Kuril ridge to Japan's Hokkaido Island in an attempt to be granted diplomatic protection.  According to Japanese migration authorities, it ...

Russian FM reminds Ukraine's Zelensky of criminal responsibility for his anti-Russian remarks Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said that the recent statements that President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky made in relation to Ukraine's Russian-s...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered to close the borders of the republic. "From now on, not a single foot should step on the territory of Belarus from the adjacent side, be it from the south or from the west," he told security officials at...

Russian nuclear-powered submarine Orel was left dead in the water off the coast of the Danish island of Sehero, the Danish Navy said, the Military Observer (Voenniy Obozrevatel) Telegram channel said.  The incident occurred on August 3 as the missil...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had had a few fights and used strong language because of the Ukrainian crisis in 2014. The politicians learned to respect each other over time, but they may still have unpleasant co...

The African country has been struggling against terrorism and poverty for ten years, albeit to no avail. For Mozambique, 2021 was a watershed year in terms of the struggle for national security. Terrorist activity in the country has reached its clima...

Russia will use Buk and Pantsir air defense systems against Israeli Air Force aircraft. Analysts say that Russian officials have repeatedly declared that Israeli aviation poses a threat to the Russian military in Syria. According to British publicati...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has kept his promise and released a response to Putin's op-ed about the unity between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. Zelensky did not write an article of his own, but recorded a video message. In his video ad...

Turkey and Russia may conclude a deal on Crimea provided that Moscow recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as an independent state. Hasan Unal, a professor at the Turkish University of Maltepe (Istanbul), said in an interview with...

Russia's first fifth-generation single-engine tactical fighter, the model of which Sukhoi unveiled at MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Airshow, is a copy of the unsuccessful Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Ukraine's Defense Express publi...

The Russian Foreign Ministry is bewildered about the decision to deliver the mission to ensure security of the Kabul International Airport to Turkey after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.  Zamir Kabulov, special envoy of the Russian pre...

The Ukrainian Navy has received its first Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said on its official Twitter account. "We will get an effective means of reconnaissance and defense for both the coastal ...

In Denmark, officials recollected the incident with the Russian Sukhoi Su-24M fighter jet, which was shot down by Turkey in 2015 as the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were flying in the vicinity of Danish airspace.  According to journalist...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused to discuss the Nord Stream 2 project within the framework of the Normandy Four format with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Ukrainian MP from Opposition Platform - For Life party, Vadim Rabinovich wrote o...

The authorities of the Chinese province of Anhui has decided to close all mining farms on its territory due to the shortage of electricity. The plan will be implemented during the period of three years, Bloomberg reports. China's decision has thus st...