Russian Defense Ministry denies destruction of seven aircraft but admits bombardment of airbase in Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense denied reports of the destruction of seven Russian aircraft at the Khmeimim Airbase in Syria. At the same time, they acknowledged that the base was bombarded on December 31, and two Russian servicemen were killed as a result.
“The report in Kommersant about the alleged ‘actual destruction’ of seven Russian military aircraft at the Khmeimim Airbase is fake. On December 31, 2017, at the onset of darkness, the Khmeimim airfield was subjected to sudden mortar …
Moldovan President Dodon appeals to Constitutional Court concerning bill to ban news from Russia
Moldovan President Igor Dodon has asked the Constitutional Court to verify the legality of the amendments recently adopted by the Moldovan parliament to the code on television and radio broadcasting, which restrict the broadcasting of Russian news and information analysis transmissions from Russia. The president wrote about this on his Facebook page.
“In my view, it goes against the principles of democracy and violates basic human rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the European …
Russia sends flying hospital to Syria
In the sky near the Syrian city of Latakia, witnesses saw an Il-76MD “Scalpel-MT” flying military hospital. On January 3, photographer Ahmad Alfarwi posted a photo of the aircraft on his Facebook page.The only airport near Latakia is Khmeimim in Syria, which has been a Russian airbase since 2015.
The flying military hospital has reanimation, operating, consulting, and diagnostic units, as well as ultrasound equipment, an X-ray machine, an electrocardiogram lab, and a blood lab. If necessary, …
Stoltenberg: NATO is once again dealing with 'more self-confident' Russia
In an interview with the Deutsche publication Wirtschafts Nachrichten, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO is once again dealing with a "more self-confident" Russia.
He added that NATO does not want a "new cold war…[or] a new arms race". "We want a political dialogue with Russia, even though it won’t be easy," Stoltenberg said. According to the Secretary General, NATO representatives will meet more frequently with Russian military forces this year, and military communication …
LPR Head Plotnitsky’s trial stalled again due to ‘judge’s illness’
The Plotnitsky case failed to be heard in court once again, thanks to the presiding judge falling ill. In Dnipro, the judges could not consider the case against the leaders of the Luhansk People’s Republic: Igor Plotnitsky, Alexander Gureyev and Andrei Patrushev, Radio Liberty reports.
The defendants are being tried for the infamous Il-76MD crash a few years ago. On June 14, 2014, separatists used a portable anti-aircraft missile system to shoot down a Ukrainian military transport plane over …