Russia has concentrated more than 40,000 servicemen, 500 aircraft and 300 tanks along Ukrainian border
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that groups of Russian troops involved in the surprise-combat readiness check are on high alert.
“A group of Russian Armed Forces, including 14 battalion tactical groups, 8 companies of tactical groups and 2 motorized rifle brigades, totaling about 41,600 servicemen was deployed along the State border with Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and the Crimea,” the …
Ukrainian Defense Industry to present samples of modern weapons
On Monday, 29 August, the state enterprise Ukroboronprom will present new samples of unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, air missiles, sniper weapons and other equipment, according to a statement by the press service of the National Security and Defence Council.
"On 29 August, the Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, will participate in the presentation of sophisticated weapons and equipment in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the State enterprise, Ukroboronprom.” The …
Media: Belarusian and Russian militaries are jamming mobile communications along border with Poland
Residents in the northeastern regions of Poland have begun to experience certain difficulties due to the proximity of Russian and Belarusian military units, as stated in a publication of Belarus Partisan.
Military communications used by the security forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus emit powerful signals. As a result, Polish cellular signals in the interference zone are suppressed, Rzeczpospolita asserts. In order to use their cellular phones, Poles are forced to buy sim cards from …
Russian Sport Minister: WADA's report about doping is false
The Russian Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko, stated that the report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) under the direction of Richard McLaren was falsified, as he expressed on the channel Match TV. According to him, on Monday, Russian experts are going to start working on the report and the next week they will conduct a legal evaluation of it.
“We have reached a conclusion and it will be sent to the International Olympic Committee, WADA, and all international …
Russian government further limits food imports
The Russian government approved a list of 23 types of imported food that will be subject to restrictions. The list includes foods included in purchases for schools, kindergartens and other public institutions.
The list includes processed and preserved fish, caviar and caviar substitutes, crustaceans and mollusks, beef, veal, pork, poultry, milk and dairy products, as well as other food.
“Foods included in the list are produced in Russia and the EEU [Eurasian Economic Union] in sufficient …