Source link Niger’s coup leaders have denounced the country’s defense accord with Washington “with immediate effect“ Authorities in Niamey have decided to revoke the agreement with the US which allowed American military personnel and civilian contractors to operate in the West African state, a spokesman for the post-coup government announced on national television. 🇺🇸 🇳🇪 Denunciation of […]
Source link Ukraine has suffered over 1,500 casualties in a series of border raids this week, according to Moscow Russian military and security forces intercepted the latest Ukrainian attempt to breach the border on Thursday, resulting in multiple fatalities on the Ukrainian side, Moscow’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday morning. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can […]
Source link The aircraft were caught on the ground at a re-supply point, footage shared by the Defense Ministry shows Russian forces have destroyed two Ukrainian Mi-8/17 military-transport helicopters as they made a supply stop at a temporary airfield in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday, sharing footage […]
Source link The Bundeswehr is still suffering from thin ranks and inadequate equipment, a senior official has warned Germany is still struggling to resolve issues that have been plaguing its military for decades, an annual report prepared by the parliamentary commissioner for the Bundeswehr, Eva Hoegl, has shown. Despite efforts to boost the ranks, the […]
Source link Investors are pushing for an EU-wide debt program that would bring them healthy profits while helping the bloc to increase military spending, Bloomberg has reported. Bond investors want the bloc’s temporary joint EU debt program that was launched mostly to finance the pandemic recovery fund to become permanent, the outlet has suggested. The […]
Source link An Il-76 was lost east of Moscow due to engine failure, the Defense Ministry has reported An Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed in Russia on Tuesday, after one of its engines failed during take-off, the Defense Ministry has reported. The aircraft had 15 people on board, including eight crew members and seven […]
Source link A man has received a five-year prison term for interfering with the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ conscription efforts A security guard for an apartment complex in Kiev has been sentenced to five years in prison for warning residents about visits from military commissars handing out summonses, Ukrainian media reported on Monday, citing court documents. […]
Source link he hardware was blown up in Donbass by an Iskander missile system, the Defense Ministry has said The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of a missile strike which destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system deployed in the People’s Republic of Donetsk. The hardware was hit near the town of Pokrovsk, […]
Source link The funds belonging to Moscow’s central bank have accrued nearly €4.4 billion in interest over the past year The EU is discussing the option of using profits generated by frozen Russian assets for not only reconstruction in Ukraine, but also for military support, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. EU […]
Source link The Hague-based institution, which is not recognized by Moscow, has targeted the two men over alleged war crimes The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov, accusing the two top Russian military commanders of committing war crimes amid the Ukrainian conflict. You […]
Source link The recording shows that the West is directly involved in the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Peskov has said The leaked recording of German military officials discussing a possible strike on the Crimean Bridge is further proof that the West, and Berlin in particular, are pursuing a hostile policy toward Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov […]
Source link Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has ruled Chad since 2021, when his father was killed fighting rebels Chad’s transitional leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, also known as Mahamat Kaka, announced over the weekend that he will run in the Sahel nation’s presidential election scheduled for May 6. The Coalition for a United Chad, an […]
Source link Officials convicted for corruption should be sent to the frontlines as should many others, justice minister has argued Ukraine should not hesitate to draft convicted criminals into military service, Justice Minister Denis Malyuska believes. Corrupt felons may be “greedy patriots” who will make fine soldiers, he told local media, and even violent inmates […]
Source link New and sophisticated weaponry is helping the military grow stronger and more capable, the Russian leader said Moscow’s plans to deploy new, advanced weaponry, first revealed in 2018, have been realized or are in completion phases, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a keynote speech on Thursday. Russian troops have already used the […]
Source link Mali’s army “has the opportunity to defend its territory” and the nation needs to continue to work with Moscow, Abdoulaye Diop has said Military cooperation with Moscow has helped strengthen the security of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, the foreign minister of the West African state, announced during a press conference on Wednesday. After talks […]