Global security news

The statement of the commander of the US Navy in Europe and Africa is extremely dangerous and represents an attempt to shift responsibility for fueling the conflict in the Black Sea, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told RIA Novosti.

The special forces of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ensure the security of Russians and Russian institutions in two dozen "hot spots" in the world, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

Russian intelligence has established good cooperation with colleagues from Western countries, in particular, on countering international terrorism, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

The British have officially launched the Space Command. The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom indicates that the space forces will protect the interests and capabilities of the country in space.

The British media broadcast speculation when they write about the Russian Borey-class submarines submerged 500 m into the Atlantic. This opinion was expressed on Monday, August 2, by Admiral-submariner ex-commander of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation Vladimir Valuev.

The Chief of Staff of the United Kingdom's Air Force, Michael Wigston, claims that Moscow and Beijing are carrying out "dubious operations" in space, including flying their own satellites in "close proximity" to others.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accused "hostile forces" of intensifying "desperate and persistent military exercises for aggression" and called on the army to make maximum efforts to increase combat effectiveness, KCNA reported on Friday.

The Chief of Staff of the British Air Force, Michael Wigston, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, July 29, called the flights of satellites of Russia and China "questionable" activities.

About 1,000 Marines, about 50 units of combat and special equipment are involved in the exercises in the Crimea, which are held at combat training grounds. This was reported by the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The offensive military infrastructure of NATO is being methodically built up along the borders of Belarus, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with local vertical activists on topical issues of the socio-political situation.

Readiness for strategic maneuvers "West-2021" is being checked

Special exercises of military police units "Sentinel-2021" are being held on the territory of the Western Military District, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Friday.

The representative of the US State Department, Jalina Porter, could not confirm media reports that Iran is responsible for the attack on a Japanese-owned tanker in the northern Indian Ocean.

Three competitions will be held on the territory of the ground forces of the People's Liberation Army of China Korla

Russian military personnel and military equipment have arrived in the city of Korla to participate in the International Army Games - 2021. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

US Deputy Defense Minister Colin Kahl and Estonian Defense Minister Kusti Salm have agreed to regularly exchange information about what is happening on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, the Estonian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

During the military operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria against the terrorists of the "Islamic State" (banned in the Russian Federation), the Russian Su-34 struck a powerful blow on the bridge over the Euphrates, cutting off the further advance of the terrorists. The blogger "Fighterbomber" posted two photos taken just moments before the destruction of a strategically important object.

Iran has nothing to do with the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, such accusations are groundless, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday.

Servicemen of the Indian armed Forces have arrived in Volgograd to participate in the Russian-Indian ground forces exercise "Indra-2021", Vadim Astafyev, head of the press service of the Southern Military District, told reporters.

An Israeli oil tanker was attacked in the Arabian Sea, near the coast of Oman. The attack was carried out by a drone of unknown origin, which struck the ship twice.

Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, Israeli intelligence has evidence of this, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.

Iran is most likely the culprit of the attack on the Mercer Street tanker, such actions are not permissible, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said in a statement released on Sunday.