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At least three more NATO military transport planes have arrived in Ukraine in recent days
At least three military transport aircraft of the US, British and Canadian Air Forces have arrived in Ukraine over the past three days, according to data from Western air observers who tracked their route using signals from onboard transponders.
NATO spy planes spotted near Crimea
Reconnaissance planes of the United States and Great Britain, as well as an American strategic drone, were spotted south of the Crimea on Wednesday, April 21.
An Iranian drone captured on video flying over a US Navy aircraft carrier
The IRGC drone took down military equipment based on the deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier of the US Navy. The network has a video with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower of the US Navy, passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the direction of the Persian Gulf.
The US has officially notified Turkey of the exclusion from the F-35 program
The United States has sent an official notification to Turkey about its exclusion from the program of production of the latest F-35 fighter jets due to Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems.
The troops involved in the exercises in the south of the Russian Federation will return to the points of permanent deployment until May 1-Shoigu
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to return to the places of permanent deployment, the troops that were involved in the exercises in the south of the Russian Federation, by May 1 of this year.
The armed forces of the CIS countries will create a unified communication system
The government Commission on legislative activity approved a project that creates a unified communication system for the armies of the CIS countries.
More than two thousand soldiers landed at the exercises in the Crimea
More than 2 thousand servicemen and 60 units of military equipment were landed during large interspecific exercises in the Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.
In Britain, they were concerned about the "inflated" Russian troops near Moscow
Near Moscow, the exercises of the 45th engineering and camouflage regiment of the Russian Armed Forces were held, during which the military tested unusual inflatable equipment, the Zvezda TV channel reports. At the same time, the maneuvers of the "inflated" troops caused concern in a number of Western media, including the British The Sun.
The Israeli missile defense system did not notice the Syrian missile
A Syrian air defense missile flew unhindered into Israeli airspace and exploded 30 kilometers from the nuclear research center in Dimona.
According to military expert Yuri Lyamin, the Israeli air force this night tried once again to attack objects in the Damascus area.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan will not deprive the US military of the ability to strike at terrorists-Commander
The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will make it more difficult to strike terrorists, but will not deprive the Pentagon of the ability to conduct such operations, said on Tuesday the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Frank McKenzie.
US ICBMs are outdated to deter Russia and China, according to the US military
The United States cannot continue to deter Russia and China with the "remnants of the Cold War" - the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), they are too old to extend their life, the head of the Strategic Command, Admiral Charles Richard, said on Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The deal on the sale of drones to Kiev is not directed against the Russian Federation - Turkish Foreign Minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the deal on the sale of combat drones to Ukraine is not directed against Russia.
Military inspections continued in Siberia and the Tambov region
In the Russian Armed Forces, military inspections continue, in particular, in such regions as Siberia, Tambov, Novosibirsk, Murmansk and Orenburg regions. On Wednesday, April 21, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
US Air Force fighter jets to conduct training flights in Estonia
American F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers will arrive on Wednesday for one day in Estonia for training flights.
Sergei Shoigu: it is planned to test 79 samples of military equipment in the Northern Fleet
The Northern Fleet is now able to ensure the protection of national interests and the military security of the state in the Arctic.
Borisov said that the Russian Federation will consider the prospect of military-technical cooperation with Turkey in the case of UAV supplies to Ukraine
At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia did not specify what Moscow's reaction might be
Russia, in the case of Turkey's supply of drones to Ukraine, will consider the prospect of military-technical cooperation with Ankara, taking this into account. This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov after the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.
Putin named the share of modern weapons in Russia's nuclear triad
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly, named the share of modern weapons in the country's nuclear triad. The statement of the head of state is reported by RIA Novosti.
Putin warned the organizers of provocations against Russia about the consequences
Vladimir Putin, in a message to the Federal Assembly, said that any actions that pose a danger to Russia will be followed by an asymmetric, quick and tough response.
The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that the United States is silencing its own plans to deploy new nuclear weapons
Moscow rejects Washington's accusations of non-compliance with Russia's moratorium on nuclear tests
The United States groundlessly accuses Russia of non-compliance with the moratorium on nuclear tests, while they themselves are silent about their plans to deploy new nuclear weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Russia has no plans to buy attack drones from Turkey, it has its own-FSVTS " Interfax"
Russia has no plans to purchase Bayraktar attack drones from Turkey, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) told Interfax on Wednesday.
