Global security news

Russian aircraft are carrying out intensive strikes on underground shelters and firing positions of the Daesh terrorist group (IS – banned in the Russian Federation) in the Syrian desert.

The 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 Pentagon plans to spend nearly $18 billion to develop, manufacture and support interceptor missiles from North Korea or Iran, the first major defense government purchase of the administration of President Joe Biden, according to Bloomberg.

The US wants to de-escalate tensions at sea with Iran in order to prevent possible miscalculations in the future. This was announced on April 27 at a briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.

The United States will conduct airborne training on the Nurmsi airstrip in Estonia as part of the Swift Response exercise.

About 1,000 American and British soldiers and 250 Estonian soldiers will take part in the operation on the territory of Estonia. err.ee.

The United States can send lethal weapons to Ukraine that can be used against Russia, RIA Novosti writes. The equipment that Kiev can get from Washington includes, in particular, "air defense (air defense), anti-ship and anti-tank missiles, operational and tactical strike systems," the agency writes, referring to the American edition of The Wall Street Journal.

The work planned by the Pentagon to create new interceptor missiles is directed against Russia's strategic nuclear forces, said Igor Korotchenko, the director of the CAMTO, in an interview with RIA Novosti.

To the borders of Russia in the Black Sea again rushed reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the United States. This was reported on Wednesday, April 28, by the Telegram channel "Military Observer" with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.

The Russian Foreign Minister recalls the events preceding the First World War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in response to suspicions of Russia's involvement in the explosions at ammunition depots in Bulgaria, called on the European Union to take care of information that the storage and trade of weapons in a number of its member countries are engaged in private individuals.

The militants of the "Islamic State" (banned in Russia) defeated the garrison of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in Borno State.

According to the ISIL-controlled Al-Amak news agency, when attacking a military unit in the village of Mainok, the terrorists killed fourteen soldiers and destroyed some equipment, including BTR-4EN armored personnel carriers supplied from Ukraine.

France on Wednesday conducted a test launch of the M51 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's defense ministry said.

It is also necessary to combat the use of terrorism for political purposes

The CSTO countries intend to strengthen the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and prevent the activation of recruiters on the southern borders of the participating countries, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev said.

Two new motorized rifle regiments have been created in the Kaliningrad region, it follows from the message of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation. In recent years, Russia has strengthened its military infrastructure in the western direction, in particular, in the Kaliningrad region.

The use of star navigation will allow you to bypass the blocking of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by potential US adversaries like Russia and China, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Washington believes that the absence of a nuclear agreement with Iran regulating development in this area would be beyond Russia's interests, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing.

[b]Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the countries also plan to jointly repel threats from Afghanistan.]

The joint air defense system is being created by Russia and Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at talks with the head of the republic's military department, Sherali Mirzo, in Dushanbe on Tuesday.

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.