The attack on the Khmeimim air base in Syria was a result of the failure of the Syrian military and the increased activity of the American special services that are “working with the militants”, as stated by the first deputy chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council, Franz Klintsevich, during a broadcast of NSN news.

"This only happened because our troops were withdrawn, and there were just enough of them left to keep the military base functioning. What was …

President Vladimir Putin has extended a decree prohibiting the transit of goods from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan through Russian territory until June 30. The corresponding document was posted on the online portal for legal information.

The Russian President signed the decree on December 30, but it appeared on the portal on Thursday, January 4.

In 2016, Putin modified his decree limiting the transportation of Ukrainian goods through Russia to include a total ban the transit of goods …

The “victory” of the Russian Federation in Syria has turned into a shameful farce, says Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov,  as reported on the National Security and Defense Council’s website.

Turchynov said that on December 31, Russian troops in Syria suffered more losses than during any other time of the entire military operation.

According to him, at least four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighter aircraft, an An-72 military transport …

Former military serviceman Oleh Nehoda, who participated in the Ukrainian military operation in the Donbas, returned to Ukraine after his detention in Moscow.

The Ukrainian National News agency wrote that on December 25, Nehoda was detained at the Kyiv railway station in Moscow four minutes after leaving the Chisinau-Moscow train. Two men in civilian clothes approached him, flashed certificates that the former Ukrainian military man could not see, and asked that he come with them.

Shortly …

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has created a single body for controlling medical support, the Defense Ministry’s website reported.

“The primary goal of the creation of the new structure is to establish an effective system of medical support in accordance with the requirements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and NATO standards. The central military medical department of the Ministry of Defense is in the process of disbanding,” the report states.

The Main Military Medicine …