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Video: MiG-31 fighter jet drives off US spy plane from Kamchatka
On Friday, April 16, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported on the American strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135. It barraged over the Pacific Ocean along the southeastern coast of Kamchatka.
Russia's efforts helped achieve a cessation of hostilities in Libya - Shoigu
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks in Moscow with Chairman of the Government of National Unity of Libya Abdel Hamid Dbeiba.
The US will continue to send ships to the Black Sea
US warships will continue to enter the Black Sea, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday, April 16. His briefing was broadcast on Twitter by the US Department of Defense.
The Pentagon has not ruled out increasing the number of its military in Afghanistan
The United States does not rule out that it will increase the number of troops in Afghanistan before withdrawing them from the region. This was stated on April 16 by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby at a briefing broadcast on the website of the US Defense Department.
Shoigu said that the UN did not respond to the appeal for assistance in the clearance of Karabakh
The Russian Defense Minister stressed that so far only Russian sappers are working on the site
The UN did not respond to Russia's offer to participate in the demining of Nagorno-Karabakh. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu in the film of the TV channel "Zvezda", aired on Friday.
More than 50 planes of the Southern Military District were relocated to the Crimea and the Astrakhan region as part of the inspection
Also during the exercise, the crews of fighter and bomber aircraft will perform missile launches and bombing of sea targets
As part of the control check, the crews of the Su-25SM3 attack aircraft were relocated from the airfield in the Stavropol Territory to the operational airfields of the Crimea, and the squadron of aircraft was also relocated to the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. In total, more than 50 aircraft were involved in these events, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.
In Iran, they claim that the "saboteur from Natanz" fled the country
The Iranian authorities announced on Saturday that they had identified the person who carried out the sabotage at the nuclear facility in Natanz, the Associated Press reports.
Why does China need the Russian Arctic
From the revision of the legal status of the region to the solution of the goals of the military by means of.
An important element of China's foreign policy activity is the formation of conditions for expanding its presence in the Arctic.
Two more Russian large amphibious assault ships entered the Black Sea
Two more large landing craft (BDK) Russian Navy - "Kaliningrad" and "Korolev" on Saturday, passing the Bosphorus, entered the Black Sea, said Istanbul sites that publish photos of their passage through the Strait.
Ships of the British Navy will enter the Black Sea
The ships of the British Fleet will enter the Black Sea. We are talking about a frigate and a destroyer of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, the TV channel "Izvestia"reports.
The US will continue to send a number of weapons and military instructors to Kiev
The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said that the United States will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine so that it is capable of self-defense. We are talking about the continuation of the supply of certain types of weapons and the sending of American military instructors to the country.
The US is aware of the complexity of the withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan
In the process of preparing for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, announced by President Joe Biden, the United States did not try to paint a rosy picture of the situation in this country, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Georgia lost more than 30 servicemen during its participation in the mission in Afghanistan - Defense Ministry
During Georgia's participation in the mission in Afghanistan, 32 Georgian soldiers were killed, the Georgian Defense Ministry said in a statement released on Thursday night in connection with the NATO decision to complete the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan by September this year.
NATO Secretary General says there is no guarantee of the success of the peace process in Afghanistan
Stoltenberg believes that peace in Afghanistan can only be ensured by the Afghans themselves
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has acknowledged that the peace process in Afghanistan is not guaranteed to succeed.
Former Israeli Prime Minister advises Iran to " cool down"
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Iran needs to "cool down" after the recent operation at the Iranian nuclear facility in Natanz, allegedly committed by Israel.
The Russian military on the exercise in the Arctic suppressed the communication of the conditional enemy
The Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted an exercise on the use of electronic warfare units (EW) in the Arctic zone, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.
Air defense units of Russia and Belarus will stand on joint combat duty
This summer, the Russian and Belarusian military will begin joint combat duty on air defense (air defense) at one of the airfields in Belarus.
Ukraine has asked the West to return its nuclear weapons
Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk in Berlin called on Western countries to think about returning his country's nuclear status. He said this on the radio station Deutschlandfunk.
The Russian admiral called the correct decision of the United States not to send ships to the Black Sea
The United States made the right decision if it really changed its mind about sending two missile destroyers to the Black Sea, former Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, told Interfax on Thursday.
The suspension of US destroyers is not a detente
The fact that the United States stopped its destroyers with URO on the way to the Black Sea will not lead to a detente at this stage of the escalation of the situation around Ukraine. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.