Global security news

Global defense spending continues to grow. Yesterday, April 26, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published a report that shows global defense spending for 2020.

The situation in Afghanistan is currently deteriorating, and in this regard, Russia and Tajikistan are working on planning a joint response to possible threats from this direction. This statement was made on Tuesday during a visit to Dushanbe by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

Near the borders of the Crimea in the north of the peninsula, the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.

Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) will be a logical step that will not lead to risks in the field of defense and security, former head of the international treaty Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, retired Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzhinsky, told Interfax on Tuesday.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, while on a visit to the Kherson region, checked the combat readiness of units on the border with Crimea. On Tuesday, April 27, the press service of the office of the head of state writes.

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow", went on fire in the Black Sea against the background of sending a US patrol ship to the region.

A car carrying Russian peacekeepers was blown up by an anti-tank mine in Nagorno-Karabakh, two people were injured. This was announced on Tuesday, April 27, by the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the unrecognized republic, Unan Tadevosyan.

The US military command is moving HIMARS multiple rocket launchers from Kuwait to Afghanistan to provide cover during the withdrawal of its contingent from Afghan territory, the US Central Command said.

The American Coast Guard patrol ship "Hamilton" entered the Black Sea. The US Sixth Fleet said in a statement that this was done to support NATO allies and regional partners.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, on April 23 in Severomorsk summed up the results of the interspecific command and staff exercise (KShU), which took place under his leadership in the Northern Fleet.

Amid the escalation with Russia, Kiev appealed to Berlin to provide weapons to strengthen the coastal defense.

As reported by DW, UNIAN writes, this is stated in the article of the German edition Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS). The journalists received a list of requests from the Ukrainian side.

In 15 regions of the country, the inspection of employees of the Central Military District for the winter training period was completed. Rocket troops, artillery divisions, scouts and pilots worked out their actions in battle. In total, about 70 thousand soldiers were involved, according to the Izvestia TV channel. The maneuvers were held at the training grounds of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The exercises involved 15 thousand units of equipment.

To defeat China in the event of a war over Taiwan, the United States will have to use about 80 percent of its naval and air power, the South China Morning Post newspaper writes, citing the findings of analysts surveyed.

The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon has transferred 175 million IP addresses to an unknown firm. Global Resource Systems has gained control of 6% of all identifiers on the Internet. As a result, according to this indicator, the company surpassed the largest providers in America, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

The United States is ending one of the longest wars in its history. Yesterday, April 25, the Reuters news agency reported that the US military has begun the process of curtailing its presence in Afghanistan.

The melting of glaciers due to climate change led to the shift of the earth's axis and geographical poles, which occurred in the 90s of the XX century. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the results of the study are published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Briefly about the scientific work is described in the press release on Phys.org.

The control check of combat readiness of more than 15 thousand servicemen of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District for the winter training period was successfully completed. The exercises were held on the territory of the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Yaroslavl, and Ivanovo regions.

Violations of the state border of Russia are not allowed

A MiG-31 fighter jet flew to escort a US strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, and no violations of the Russian state border were allowed. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the information support department of the Pacific Fleet of the press service of the Eastern Military District.

Two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 made a 10-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean, in some places they were accompanied by F-18 fighters of the US Navy, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported.

This will allow us to fully and very specifically assess both the actions of the fleet commands and the actions of the forces of each of the fleets and the Caspian Flotilla in their operational area of responsibility, Nikolai Evmenov said.