Ukrainian officer sentenced to 12 years for attempting to steal Su-24 plane and fly it to Russia
The Kmelnitskyi city district court sentenced a major of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who tried to steal a plane and take it to Russia in September 2014.
The case was considered repeatedly in court. The first time, the major was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment, but for procedural reasons, the ruling of the Starokonstantinovsky court did not come into force, and a new trial was appointed, the press service of the Military Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported.
In the second …
Russia begins large-scale military exercise in South Ossetia
Divisions of the Russian 58th Combined-Arms Army started command and staff exercises in the territory of South Ossetia, as announced by Vadim Astafyev, spokesperson for the Southern Military District, TASS reports.
“Military personnel are working on the actions of divisions during an air raid of an imaginary enemy, overcoming contaminated sections of terrain under conditions of weapons of mass destruction and radioelectric suppression being used by an enemy,” Astafyev explained.
The drills …
US Congress introduces bill for new sanctions against Russia
The US Congress has introduced a bill for new sanctions against Russia. Anti-Russian measures are being considered in the form of an amendment to a draft law on sanctions against Iran.
It follows from the document that under the sanctions, the financing period for Russian banks under sanctions could be limited from 90 to 14 days.
Additionally, US companies and individuals will be banned from "all transactions involving the provision of financing and other business relationships involving a …
Turchynov: Ukraine must transition to a new format of defense against Russia’s hybrid aggression
Secretary of the Defense and Security Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov believes that Ukraine needs to end the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) and transition to a new format of national defense against Russia’s hybrid war.
“Military actions have been going on in the east of our country for three years already, and they have escalated both in duration and in the massive format of the military operation (ATO). At the same time, it must be pointed out that the anti-terrorist operation …
Ukrainian politician claimed Putin is a good godfather to his daughter
RIA Novosti reported that the representative of Kyiv in the humanitarian subgroup on the Donbas issues, the leader of the All-Ukrainian Social Movement "Ukrainian choice - the right of the people," Viktor Medvedchuk said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a good godfather to his daughter.
"When I'm with my family in Russia, I meet with President Putin, of course, not only there. These meetings are primarily dictated by Ukraine's interests, and this channel of communication could be used …