Global security news

An operational group headed by the chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, flew over a section of the Tajik-Afghan border, the CSTO press service reports.

Two strategic Tu-160 aircraft flew from the Anadyr airfield to a base in the Saratov Region during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

They want to supply the Russian nuclear tug Zeus with weapons that will allow it to destroy satellites. Earlier it was reported that the tug is planned to be used to search for extraterrestrial life.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has accused Russia of cyber attacks on the website of the country's naval forces and posting false information about the international Sea Breeze exercises. This was reported on Friday, July 9, on the department's website.

The US has rejected Haiti's request for troops to provide security after the assassination of President Jovenel Moiz. This was reported on Saturday, July 10, by Reuters.

The Haitian authorities have made a similar request to the UN

The US State Department confirmed that after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moiz, the Haitian authorities asked Washington to send a group of military personnel to help protect infrastructure facilities.

The policy towards Russia and China became one of the topics of the talks between US Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and France Florence Parly, the Pentagon chief promised to consult with his French colleagues on these issues.

The probability of a war with Russia can no longer be called hypothetical, but the US government is not ready for it at all. This was stated in an interview with The Hill by former American intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler.

The Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense will take part in the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021" scheduled for September, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.

The forces of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia control the actions of the missile boat Daniolos of the Greek Navy, which entered the Black Sea on Saturday, July 10, the National Defense Control Center of Russia reports.

In the context of the intensification of hostile actions against the DPRK and the People's Republic of China, the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two Countries contributes to ensuring peace and stability throughout the world, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a telegram to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

On Sunday, July 11, the Pentagon said that the US military came under fire in eastern Syria near the Konoko oil refinery. According to the initial assessment, there are no injuries.

The Indian authorities, for security reasons, evacuated several dozen employees of their consulate from the Afghan city of Kandahar, Western media reported on Sunday.

Kiev awarded the captain of the British destroyer Defender, who previously violated the state border of Russia, with the Defender of Ukraine medal, RIA Novosti reports.

The Afghan authorities have installed a missile defense system at the Kabul airport against the background of the ongoing battles of government forces in the country against the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation), Western media report with reference to the Afghan Interior Ministry.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar discussed issues related to ensuring the security of the Kabul airport after the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.

The Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability should take into account the US program for launching strike weapons into space, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, speaking on July 8 at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with a lecture on "Russia's international activities for the development of Russian regions".

By the end of this year, Estonia, as promised earlier, will receive a batch of sea mines.

This is reported by the portal err.ee. Representatives of the Estonian Defense Investment Center signed a corresponding agreement with a Finnish manufacturing company on Wednesday in the city of Hanko. The Commander of the Estonian Naval Forces, Commodore Yuri Saska, assured that these mines do not threaten civilian shipping.

The army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation held exercises with live firing of T-72B3 tanks at the training ground near Simferopol, the fleet said on Thursday.

The Long-Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile (LRSO), created by Raytheon for the US Air Force (Air Force), is designed to destroy strategic enemy objects, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.