Global security news

The US military, in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan, is destroying equipment that will not be exported to the United States or transferred to the Afghan army. This was reported by the Associated Press on May 10.

The United States and its NATO allies have significantly stepped up biological research in many countries around the world in recent years. This was stated by the First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Yuri Averyanov in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Groups in the Gaza Strip have been firing rockets at Israel non-stop for 10 hours. This was announced on May 11 by the press service of the Israeli army on Twitter.

The Israeli military on Tuesday night struck 130 targets in the Gaza Strip, eliminated 15 Hamas militants, the newspaper The Jerusalem Post quotes the words of a representative of the Israel Defense Forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty. On Sputnik radio, military expert Igor Korotchenko stressed that the US decision violated the balance of interests and made Russia's participation in it meaningless.

In connection with the tragedy in Kazan in Russia, it is necessary to create a system that will respond to trigger phrases that indicate criminal intentions. This proposal was made by Anton Gorelkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications. He gave an example of how it works in the commercial sector on the Internet.

A Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepted a Norwegian Air Force R-3C Orion base patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea. This was announced on Tuesday, May 11, by the press service of the Northern Fleet.

A Russian Su-30 fighter intercepted two Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters and a French Air Force tanker aircraft approaching the Russian border over the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, the actions of the Russian pilots were evaluated by military expert Yuri Knutov.

The Russian military has begun tracking a ship of the French Navy that entered the Black Sea. This was announced on May 11 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov in an interview with RT commented on the US military maneuvers in Estonia. On the night of May 8, the United States landed more than 700 troops, military equipment and equipment in Estonia as part of the Swift Response exercise.

Bill Nelson also said that all space powers should minimize the risks to people and property on Earth from re-entry of space objects and ensure the transparency of these operations.

Israeli Army tanks responded to the launching of explosive balloons and rocket launches on Israeli territory by striking Hamas targets, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday in a tweet.

The US authorities have declared a regional emergency in connection with the suspension of the work of the largest operator of the United States, Colonial Pipeline, engaged in the transportation of fuel through the pipeline.

The current French military in an open letter supported the appeal of 20 retired generals to French President Emmanuel Macron, who declared the "disintegration" of the country." The corresponding letter was published on May 9 in the edition of Valeurs actuelles.

The crews of more than 60 ships and support vessels of the Russian Navy (Navy) perform combat training tasks in long-distance ocean voyages, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The flagship of the Ukrainian Marine Guard " Grigory Kuropyatnikov "and the US Coast Guard ship" Hamilton " conducted joint exercises at sea for two days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported on Monday.

The Taliban movement (banned in Russia) announced that it will stop fighting in Afghanistan for three days in connection with the Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) holiday, celebrated in honor of the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Western media reported.

The Council of the European Union (EU) has instructed the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, to submit a draft of the EU's first military concept, the Strategic Compass, by November 2021 for further discussion. This was announced on May 10 by the press service of the EU Council.

The Chinese government has paid close attention to the situation with the fall of debris from the spent stage of China's largest rocket, the Changzheng 5B, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

The Council of the European Union reaffirmed its determination to move forward with the establishment of its own security and defence system.