Iran displays new Russian S-300 defense missile parts – media
Iran has displayed parts of its new Russian-made air defense system during its Army Day celebrations, according to the BBC.Pictures released by the semi-official ISNA news agency showed S-300 missile tubes and radar equipment during a military parade in southern Tehran, the BBC wrote.Iran insists the system is necessary to defend itself, but the...
CNN: U.S. and Russia meet on cybersecurity
Senior cybersecurity officials from the U.S. and Russia are holding meetings this week on cybersecurity, renewing efforts to prevent the countries from mistakenly getting into a cyber war, U.S. officials say, according to CNN.The meetings in Geneva include officials from the White House, State Department and FBI and will include a review of...
Savchenko`s lawyer Novikov says Nadia on drip, condition critical
Nadia Savchenko`s lawyer Ilya Novikov says his client has been put on a drip after her sister, Vira Savchenko, managed to persuade her into having intravenous infusions, but Nadia`s condition is critical, she`s completely exhausted.”If Nadia`s sister, Vira, had not persuaded her yesterday into agreeing to the infusions, her condition would be...
TASS: Russian arms exports to remain around $15 bln in next 2-3 years
Head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Alexander Fomin forecasts that Russian arms exports in the next 2-3 year will remain around $15 billion, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”As for last year`s exports, you probably already know, the plan was slightly exceeded in spite of all objective difficulties. We...
Bloomberg: Oil-freeze talks end in failure amid Saudi demands over Iran
Negotiations between 16 oil producers in Doha ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, a diplomatic failure that threatens to renew the rout in prices, according to Bloomberg. The summit in the Qatari capital, which dragged on for more than ten hours beyond its initially scheduled conclusion, finished with no final accord, Nigeria`s...
Poroshenko: Street in free Horlivka to carry tortured Ukrainian activist`s name
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that after the militant-held town of Horlivka in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, has been liberated from the occupiers, a central street there should be named after Volodymyr Rybak, a pro-Ukrainian activist, local town council member and retired policeman who was tortured to death by Russian-backed separatists...
Two civil volunteers wounded in militant shelling of Pisky
Two civil volunteers from Kyiv region have been wounded in shelling of the village of Pisky near the ruined, militant-controlled Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian National Police`s department in Donetsk region.The Selydove police station received information from a local hospital that it had two wounded residents of...
Ukraine`s intel: New military hardware arrives in Donbas from Russia
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry`s GUR Main Intelligence Department has received new proof that Russia continues supplying military hardware and weapons to Donbas militants. A freight train with military hardware, namely three tanks, two 122mm Grad systems, two Ural trucks, and 160 tonnes of diesel fuel has recently arrived at the railway station...
Latvia`s Adazi military ground hosting large-scale NATO drills
Large-scale NATO military drills, Summer Shield XIII, began at Latvia`s Adazi military ground on April 17, 2016, the Latvian Defense Ministry said, according to Latvian news agency Delfi.The drills will train combat support and integration of combat provisions in battalion- and brigade-level defense operations, Delfi reported.Over 1,300 troops...
Flightglobal: Israel steps back from fresh UAV deals with Russia
Washington has vetoed any further sales of Israeli-made unmanned air vehicles to Russia, according to aviation news provider Flightglobal.For several months, Russian companies have contacted Israeli manufacturers in an attempt to reach joint venture agreements. However after checking with the Israeli defense ministry about the potential of...
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