• Ukraine to create worldwide Russian-language channel

    Deputy Chairman of the Office of Ukrainian President Kirill Tymoshenko said that the administration of the Ukrainian President plans to launch an international Russian-language channel, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

    According to him, such a channel is needed so that Ukraine could “fight for the minds of Ukrainians in the occupied territories of the Donbas and Crimea, as well as the minds of Russians living in the Russian Federation”.

    "We have developed a plan for the launch of the Ukrainian …

  • Russia refuses to allocate radio frequencies to OneWeb global satellite internet

    The Russian authorities have once again refused to allocate radio frequencies to the developers of the OneWeb global satellite internet project. The State Commission for Radio Frequencies announced its ruling on Monday 29 July. All members of the commission voted against granting frequencies to the project, said Russian Deputy Communications Minister Oleg Ivanov as quoted by the newspaper Kommersant.

    The creators of OneWeb have been trying to obtain frequencies in Russia since 2017. Russia’s …

  • Double agent of Ukrainian Security Service evacuated from DPR

    A double agent recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) who worked in the Military Prosecution Office of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has been evacuated from the occupied territory, the Ukrainian Military Portal reports, citing materials from the Facts of the Week program.

    The double agent Serhiy Lukyanenko had already provided the SBU with important information about Ukrainian hostages and the presence of Russian military personnel in the temporarily occupied territory. …

  • Russia and Iran agree to expand military cooperation

    Moscow and Tehran have signed a memorandum on expanding military cooperation between the countries, stated by the commander of the Iranian Navy Hossein Khanzadi during his three-day visit to the Russian capital, reports the news agency Mehr.

    "This is the first memorandum of this kind which can be seen as a turning point in the relations between Moscow and Tehran in the military sphere," Khanzadi said.

    He added that Russia and Iran have also held talks on the development of military …

  • Three Russian mercenaries killed in Syria

    Three Russian mercenaries from the new private military company (PMC) Shchit (“Shield”) have been killed, Novaya Gazeta reports, citing its own sources and the victims’ relatives.

    The mercenaries were reportedly killed during an armed confrontation in the Palmyra region, presumably on 15 July. According to the various pieces of information that the outlet was able to collect, the contractors were killed in mortar fire after their vehicle exploded. One other Russian was injured during the …

  • Iran and Russia to hold joint naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz

    Iran will hold joint naval exercises with Russia, said Iranian Navy Commander Hossein Khanzadi.

    According to him, the exercises will take place in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and in the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

    According to IRNA news agency, the maneuvers are expected to take place before the end of the year. Other details have not yet been disclosed.

    Hossein Khanzadi is in Russia on a three-day visit. On Sunday, he took part in the …

  • Russia sends ten armored infantry vehicles to Serbia

    On 27 July, Russia delivered ten BRDM-2 armored infantry vehicles with spare parts to Serbia as part of the countries’ military and technological cooperation, the Serbian Defense Ministry announced in a statement.

    According to the report, the equipment was received in good condition and in accordance with international regulations, with no hindrances during air transport.

    In the statement, the ministry thanked the Russian Defense ministry for the successful cooperation and consistent …

  • Russian Foreign Minister warns the US against putting missile defense systems in space

    If the US places anti-missile defense systems in space, it will lead to a new arms race, said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting between the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries, TASS reports.

    “A long time ago, Russia, in conjunction with China, presented a draft treaty on the prevention of weapons being placed in space at the disarmament conference in Geneva,” he noted.

    According to the minister, several countries’ increased military budgets and the disintegration of the …

  • Crimea authorities hope the air traffic with Ukraine will resume

    Chairman of the Committee of the Parliament of Crimea on health-resort complex and tourism Alexey Chernyak said that the Crimean airport is ready to accept the flights from Ukraine.

    According to him, the resumption of air traffic, that stopped in October 2015, is primarily beneficial to Ukraine itself.

    He also expressed the opinion that the Crimean resorts are still top-rated among Ukrainians who would like to see the air transport issue to be resolved.

    "Our airport is ready to receive …

  • Gazprom’s LNG ship for Kaliningrad moves to Europe instead

    The regasification ship Marshal Vasilevsky, owned by Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom and responsible for ensuring Kaliningrad’s gas security, is off the coast of Denmark and heading for the Port of Rotterdam, RBC reports, citing the Marine Traffic database.

    In February 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin commissioned a coastal terminal to accept liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Kaliningrad. The new terminal can meet nearly all the gas demand of the Russian exclave. At the end of last year, the …