Russia intends to create a special naval brigade to ensure the safety of the Kerch Strait Bridge which is currently under construction, Russian National Guard Chief Viktor Zolotov said on October 25 during “government hour” in the Federation Council.

According to him, the naval brigade will be formed by the National Guard.

“In order to deal with the tasks assigned to the Russian National Guard to ensure the safety of the bridge crossing across the Kerch strait, a new naval brigade unit will …

Beginning the procedure for removing Moldovan President Igor Dodon from his post can bring about another political crisis, so the ruling coalition will not insist on holding a referendum on impeaching the president, as stated by the Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Andrian Candu, reports Ukrinform.

“Firstly, the very procedure for removing the president from office is very long. It is necessary to create a parliamentary commission, which will gather evidence of the President’s violation of …

The US State Department is working on identifying individuals and organizations associated with the Russian defense and intelligence sectors, and the complexity of the process has caused the deadline to be set back, said State Department spokesman Heather Nauert at a press briefing.

According to Nauert, defining such persons and organizations may lead to them being subjected to new sanctions. The State Department "is working to complete the process." " My understanding – and I’m not working on …

The Russian authorities have handed over Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz to Turkey, Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev told Ukrayinska Pravda.

The two deputy heads of the Mejlis were flown to Ankara.

Umerov and Chiygoz’s release became possible thanks to the agreements achieved as a result of Turkish President Recep Erdoğan ’s visit to Ukraine.

The lawyer Nikolai Polozov confirmed this information on Facebook.

“The thing we have been waiting for for so long has happened. Two more …

Data regarding a sharp heat increase on board Lech Kaczynski’s plane was withdrawn from the Polish commission report at the request of the Russian Federation, as reported by Gazeta Polska.

According to Gazeta Polska, this record may indicate an explosion on board the government TU-154 before the plane hit the ground.

"A sudden jump in temperature is difficult to explain rationally by any other reason than an explosion, especially when it started a series of breakdowns recorded on the on-board …

The Czech Republic has become one of the bases for special operations against Ukraine, the EU and NATO. Russian special services tried to obtain "confidential information" of a political nature, the Czech News Agency reports, citing counterintelligence services of the Czech Republic.

According to the media, the Russian special service "has a network of contacts in the Czech Republic, which they continue to develop."

Last year, massive cyberattacks against state organizations and commercial …

Russia and the Philippines signed a contract for the supply of RPG-7V grenade launchers and ammunition, TASS reports.

The document was endorsed by the General Director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev and the Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana. The contract was signed in the presence of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, although the details of the agreement have not been disclosed yet.

Shoygu and Lorenzana also signed an agreement on military- …

German authorities do not recognize the Russian annexation of the Crimea peninsula. German companies will not work in this territory, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated, as reported by the newspaper Kommersant.

"This fact, of course, has consequences for German companies’ activities both directly in the Crimea and in connection with it. German companies won’t work there. Besides, concerning Siemens, the existing agreement was violated and, therefore, the investors have lost …