The Kurdish militia, People’s Protection Units (YPG), that are in control of Afrin, has stated that Turkish military operations in the region were only possible under Russia’s endorsement, as reported by Rudaw TV.

“We know that the Turkish military would not dare attack without approval from the international community, and primarily from Russia, which has pulled its troops from Afrin just before the attack. We, therefore, consider Russia equally responsible for the attack,” a statement from …

The Severstal and the Arkhangelsk Akula-class submarines (project 941, NATO reporting name: Typhoon), the largest strategic nuclear submarines in the world, are to be turned into scrap metal, reported RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the ship construction sector.

The USSR built a total of six submarines of this class. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s Navy retained three submarines – the Severstal and the Arkhangelsk from project 941, and the Dmitry Donskoy from project …

The Ukrainian Armed Forces detected and engaged into fight with a subversive armed group of pro-Russian separatists near the town of Shyrokyne, the press service of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed forces reported.

According to the press service, Ukrainian military managed to capture one fighter of the subversive group.

“In the area of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian defenders detected a subversive group moving towards their positions. When the distance became critical, our soldiers opened fire …

A Turkish Koral electronic warfare system (EWS) was spotted in the border regions close to the city of Afrin in the north of the Aleppo province. The photograph showing the EWS was published by Telegram channel 338 on Friday, January 19.

The EWS will most likely be activated during the Turkish military’s offensive on the YPG, an armed group of Syrian Kurds, affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is banned in Turkey.

Development of the Koral EWS was begun by the Turkish company …

On the night of January 20, unknown suspects attempted to attack the Ukrainian Embassy in the Greek capital of Athens, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin reported on Twitter. There were no casualties.According to the spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mariana Betsa, incendiary bottles were thrown at an area adjacent to the Embassy building. The private cars of the Embassy staff were also set on fire by the group of unidentified persons.

"There was an attempt to attack our …

During the Government Question Hour TV program, the representative of the Samopomich (Self-Reliance) party, Yehor Soboliev asked First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and simultaneously Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Stepan Kubiv, when the trade with the uncontrolled territories of Ukraine would be stopped.

Kubiv replied that trade with the separatist-held territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is not inconsistent with existing Ukrainian legislation, Ukrayinska Pravda …

On 19 January another batch of new military equipment was delivered from Russia, as stated on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

“A large batch of modern military equipment and ammunition delivered by sea from Russia to the port of Baku will be soon transferred to military units stationed at the front lines”, — the Ministry said.

The Ministry stated that the deliveries of modern military equipment to Azerbaijan from the Russian Federation continue under the …

The National Bank of Ukraine believes that if Ukraine doesn’t receive the next tranche from the International Monetary Fund by July, the cooperation program will probably end, as expressed during an interview with Dmitry Sologub, NBU deputy head, with Ukrainian news.

Sologub added, "We are reevaluating, as much as possible, but technically, the first quarter does not look viable anymore. It's more realistic to receive a tranche in the second quarter. When we receive a tranche, in the first or …