Global security news

The United States does not believe that the actions of the Russian military in northeastern Syria pose a threat to the American coalition. This is reported in a report released on Tuesday, May 4, by the acting Inspector General of the Pentagon, Sean O'Donnell.

The army of the Syrian Arab Republic announced on Wednesday, May 5, that the country's air defense systems shot down several Israeli missiles aimed at objects in the coastal zone of Latakia. This is reported by the SANA news agency.

At the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the PLA Navy, a modernized type 094A nuclear submarine was presented. It is equipped with JL-3 ballistic missiles capable of hitting the entire territory of the United States, writes the South China Morning Post, citing sources in the military industry.

The head of the Czech military intelligence, Jan Beroun, said that Russia was ready for accusations of involvement in the explosions at the warehouses in Vrbetice. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

The head of the State Border Service of Ukraine (SBSU), Serhiy Deineko, said that in recent years, 400 km of an anti-tank ditch was dug on the border with Russia, 100 km of metal fence was installed and 70 km of barbed wire was stretched.

The US exercise in Europe "Swift Response" (Swift Response) will begin on Wednesday evening in Estonia with live firing at the Central Range of the Defense Forces.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a government decree on submitting a proposal to the President of the Russian Federation to denounce the Open Skies Treaty (DON).

The Russian government has approved the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty. Military expert Dmitry Litovkin on the air of Sputnik radio expressed his opinion about the possible consequences of Russia's withdrawal from the treaty.

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is proceeding smoothly, US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said on Monday, May 3.

The exercise of the US armed forces Northern Edge 2021 with the participation of 15 thousand troops and 240 different aircraft begins on Monday, May 3, in Alaska. This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby.

Flights of Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft off the coast of Alaska are becoming a problem for American pilots who have to meet them in the air. At the same time, the United States recognizes that Russian aircraft can be in this buffer zone legally.

The airspace of the Baltic states will now be guarded by Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighters. At the Emari air base near Tallinn, the German Air Force, which was engaged in this earlier, transferred authority to the Italian Air Force.

The US Coast Guard cutter "USCGC HAMILTON" (WMSL 753) entered the Georgian port of Batumi on Tuesday. According to the ministry, joint exercises with the Georgian Coast Guard boats were held during the visit.

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army Air Force pilots demonstrated how they can fly at extremely low altitudes.

The demonstration of such skills took place at one of the air bases under the control of the LNA. The MiG-23 passed at the highest possible speed just a couple of meters above the runway.

Fighters of the armed forces of Afghanistan on Tuesday are engaged in intense fighting against insurgents from the Taliban group (banned in the Russian Federation) in the southern province of Helmand, the EFE news agency reports, citing the Afghan Ministry of Defense.

The President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, against the background of the beginning of the withdrawal of US troops from the country, stated the need in the current circumstances to fully finance the National Security and Defense Forces of the Republic (ANDSF).

Two more US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Qatar, the total number of them there has reached six units, according to monitoring of Western aviation resources.

The Russian corvette "Pavel Derzhavin" followed the actions of the US Coast Guard patrol ship Hamilton, which was spotted off the coast of Georgia in the Black Sea. On Tuesday, May 4, Interfax reports with reference to satellite images published by the OSINT-1 resource.

On April 30, 2021, four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Italian Air Force arrived at Emari Air Base in Estonia to participate on an eight-month rotation basis in the NATO mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic States (Baltic Air Policing - VAR). This is the first deployment of fifth-generation fighter jets in the NATO Baltic mission, and the first relatively long-term deployment of the F-35A in close proximity to the Russian borders in the West.

The United States sometimes forgets what the original reason was for sending troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with CBS News, which aired on May 2.