Global security news

The Pentagon does not comment on the statements of the Russian Defense Ministry about the violation of the protocol of deconfliction in Syria and that the American convoy was stopped by the Russian military police in the north-eastern Syrian province of Hasakah.

The grouping of forces and means of the Russian army deployed in the Arctic is capable of ensuring Russia's military security – " Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander of the Russian Federation, said at a briefing for Russian and foreign journalists on the nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great.

The military leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and representatives of the US Embassy on Friday will solemnly welcome the participants of the stage of the largest NATO exercise Defender Europe 21, the Ministry of Defense of the country said.

The head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, Vasily Piskarev, said that measures against the Czech Republic and Washington as unfriendly countries will work until they reconsider their policy towards Russia.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that in the near future, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky may sign a decree on the creation of cyber forces in the country, this issue was discussed at a meeting of the NSDC in closed mode on Friday, May 14.

More than 90 retired French police officers have addressed President Emmanuel Macron with an open letter, where they set out a demand to pay attention to the security situation in the country, according to Valeurs Actuelles.

First-class pilot Andrey Krasnoperov explained why one Russian Su-30 fighter was able to drive away three French Air Force planes that appeared over the Black Sea. His words are transmitted by the portal "Tsargrad".

German fighters will be able to "invade" the territory of Poland in case of danger, and vice versa. May 14, portal janes.com reported that Germany and Poland have agreed to allow combat aircraft to cross their national borders in the event of a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA).

The new Chinese ballistic missile JL-3 Type 094 submarines can have a range of 10 to 14 thousand kilometers and surpass the existing American and Russian counterparts, writes TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin, commenting on the report of the newspaper The South China Morning Post.

Israeli Defense Minister Beni Gantz said that if the shelling continues, the country will stop providing support to the Palestinians, which is designed to ease their economic situation. This is reported on Saturday, May 15, The Jerusalem Post.

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan does not contribute to the normalization of the situation and reconciliation in this country, it may affect the stability in the region, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The forces of the Russian Black Sea Fleet began tracking the actions of the British patrol ship "Trent", which entered the Black Sea. This was reported on Sunday, May 16, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Israeli authorities handed over to the United States intelligence proving the validity of the strike on a building in Gaza, where foreign media were based, writes the Jerusalem Post, citing sources close to the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

The exercises will be attended by about 1.5 thousand military personnel, including pilots from Japan and South Korea, who will arrive to exchange tactical and technical experience, the press service of the Pacific Air Force reported.

The Russian space nuclear tug "Zeus" with a megawatt power propulsion system can be used in the country's air defense system to track aircraft and target weapons, according to the materials of the Research Center. Keldysh (part of Roscosmos), available to RIA Novosti.

More than 1.5 thousand rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel over the past three days, the Israeli military said.

Unable to acquire modern combat aircraft, Ukraine decided to focus on unmanned aircraft. It is expected to receive about fifty "Bayraktar TB2".

The Russian military conducted a patrol in the Syrian city of Nubol. The patrol route was 15 km. Their task was to inspect the area and take tough measures in case of detection of armed militants.

The United States opposes the repatriation of Syrian citizens and the post-war reconstruction of the country, destabilizes the social and economic situation in the republic, and illegally occupies the territories of the state, the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic say.

The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reports today, May 13, that as a result of ongoing Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, 83 people were killed, including 17 children and eight women. 487 people were injured in various degrees of severity.