Ukrainian Security Service: More than 180 Russian mercenaries killed or wounded in Syria in February
During the offensive in Syria in February 2018, at least 80 mercenaries from the so-called Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) were killed and more than 100 were wounded, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) posted on Facebook.
“The SBU has established the identity of 206 Wagner PMC mercenaries who participated directly in the so-called ‘Prigozhin offensive’. The documents in our possession prove that at least 80 mercenaries died and more than 100 received wounds of various levels of …
US Congress approves allocation of $ 250 million for Ukraine’s defense and security in 2019
The House of Representatives of the US congress supported the allocation of $ 250 million to assist Ukraine to enhance security in 2019, announced the press service of the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States.
“The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft on “the US National Defense Appropriations Act 2019”. The amount of funds allocated to the US Department of Defense to provide security assistance to Ukraine is estimated at $ 259 million, $ 50 million of which is to …
Assad announces long term Russian military presence in Syria
In an interview with the Russian media, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reported that the Russian military presence in Syria is long term and necessary for more than just carrying out the fight against terrorism, TASS reports.
He stated that Moscow and Damascus have reached an agreement on the status of the Khmeimim Air Base, which will be in effect “for another 40 years”.
“If the Russian Army came here solely for the purpose of combatting terrorism—then why would we sign an agreement to …
Foreign investments in Russian national debt reach one-year low
The nominal quantity of non-residents’ investments in Russian Federal Loan Bonds (OFZs) as at July 1 was 1.98 trillion rubles, the Central Bank of Russia reported. The total OFZ market at the time amounted to 7.03 trillion rubles. The non-resident investor share has thus dropped to 28.2%, the lowest in nearly one and a half years. The last time this indicator was below 30% was at the end of February 2017. Looking at the nominal volume, the amount invested by non-residents in Russian national …
Ukraine demands that DPR return 85 rail wagons
At the Minsk contact group meeting in the Donbas, Ukraine’s representatives demanded the return of 85 rail wagons belonging to Ukrainian Railways that are currently being kept in Donetsk, as announced by the subgroup representative of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko.
“In the economic group, the Ukrainians raised an issue of the Ukrainian property including the theft of 85 rail wagons belonging to the Ukrainian Railways, which were purchased using the …