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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.

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 number of people vaccinated against coronavirus by the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine exceeded 667.3 thousand people in the army and navy. Many of them were also vaccinated with the second component of the drug. In total, the Armed Forces delivered almost 706 thousand doses of the vaccine against a life-threatening infection.

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.

The crews of the Mi-8AMTSh-V "Terminator" transport and combat helicopters and the MI-24 attack helicopters of the Central Military District returned to their permanent deployment points in the Novosibirsk region after tactical flight exercises, the press service of the Central Military District reports.

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.

At the site of the future exhibition of military products World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia, the second stage of construction of an 800 thousand square meter site near Riyadh has officially begun, where the world's first take-off and landing strip, specially built for the defense event, will be presented.

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.

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.

Europeans and Americans have announced plans to create an Interstellar probe that should reach interstellar space, 149 billion kilometers away from Earth. To begin with, the project will need to get NASA approval.

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.

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.

The Department of the Chief of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will take an active part in the preparation and holding of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

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 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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on conscription of citizens who are in reserve for military training. "To call in 2021 the citizens of the Russian Federation, who are in reserve, to pass military training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the bodies of the Federal Security Service," the presidential decree says, published on the official portal of legal information.