Ukrainian Military Command: three Ukrainian soldiers were killed at Svitlodarsk salient
Three Ukrainian soldiers died in the vicinity of the Svitlodarsk salient in eastern Ukraine, rescuing the wounded friend, reported the Headquarters of the Ukrainian Military Command.
"Three of our guys, while rescuing their wounded friend, died heroically at the Svitlodarsk salient. One of them, while being injured, in order to avoid being captured and in trying to destroy the enemy was trying to detonate a hand grenade. However, he was unable to carry out his plan. He died on the spot from …
Netanyahu: Dozens of tons of chemical weapons remain in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that dozens of tons of chemical weapons remain in Syria. He discussed this in an interview with Channel 9.
"Syria still has chemical weapons; albeit a small percentage of its former arsenal, but it's still tens of tons," Netanyahu said.
According to Netanyahu, the world community committed to eliminate chemical weapons on Syrian territory, but this did not happen. He added that "this must be done."
The Israeli prime minister noted that "if …
Russian military advisor killed in Syria
Russian military adviser Lieutenant-Colonel Alexey Buchelnikov was killed in Syria as a result of sniper fire by militants. This was reported on Tuesday, May 2nd, by the Ministry of Defense of Russia, according to Interfax.
“Alexey Buchelnikov was in Syria as part of a group of Russian military advisers who are training Syrian artillery unit personnel," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
During a session on combat training, the Syrian unit came under fire from snipers. Buchelnikov will be …
NATO warship blocked the path of Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea
NATO warship blocked the path of Russian frigate Admiral Makarov, reports Zvezda TV channel. Incident reportedly occurred in neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
The NATO ship belongs to Polish Navy and was 14 kilometers away from the Russian frigate.
The Russian frigate was conducting test firing of Russia’s newest Shtil-1 surface-to-air missile system when the Polish warship approached it.
The channel states that as a result of the presence of the foreign vessel in the training zone, the …
U.S. THAAD anti-missile system begins its operation in South Korea
The U.S. military has completed the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system, which triggered protests from Russia, China and North Korea when it was delivered to South Korea. The missile system is there to intercept missiles from North Korea, reports the BBC.
The capabilities of THAAD missile launchers and equipment to intercept North Korean missiles are limited at the moment, a Pentagon official told the news agency Agence France-Presse.
According to him, it will take several months to …