"Today, 156,500 soldiers, 109,000 non-commissioned officers and 47,500 commissioned officers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing military service under contract," stated the spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Hutsulyak at a briefing on Tuesday, October 4.

He stressed that the Ministry of Defense continues to increase the number of contracted soldiers and, accordingly, reduce the number of mobilized servicemen. Thus, more than 53,000 servicemen, …

The European Investment Bank will provide a EUR 200 million loan to finance public transport in 20 municipalities of Ukraine. According to the statement made by the bank, a decision regarding the allocation of funds was made by the board of directors on September 23.

The total cost of the project is estimated at EUR 400 million. The project aims to increase the frequency and regularity of public transport in Ukrainian cities.

The funds will be also used to reduce harmful emissions by …

Russian paratroopers will be sent to Egypt during October to participate in the first joint exercises of its kind. This was reported on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website on the 4th of October.

The ministry went on to report that marines with their weapons and equipment will be transported by IL-76 aircraft.

The ministry had previously reported that the paratroopers of the two countries plan to conduct anti-terrorist exercises in October this year, and in particular, to train in desert …

On the 4th of October, RIA Novosti reported that Russia has begun developing the preliminary design of a nuclear submarine of the fifth generation. This information was given by the Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Borisov.

“With regard to the newest submarines, the pilot project of a promising fifth-generation nuclear-powered submarine is currently under development. The results of this will serve as a basis for the decision on the date of the submarine’s creation,” Borisov said during …

The incidence of American diplomats coming under surveillance in Russia has become considerably more frequent, said State Department spokesman, Elizabeth Trudeau, at a briefing in Washington. According to her, the Department is concerned about how the staff of U.S. diplomatic missions have been treated by Russian authorities over the past two years, the BBC reports.

In addition, reporters asked her to comment on the statement by Radio Liberty that last year, paralyzing drugs were poured into …