The district prosecutor's office of the Polish city of Czestochowa filed charges against the pilot of the Russian plane who violated its flight-restricted area. A representative’s report from the District Attorney’s office states that "On August 8th, the prosecutor indicted a 46-year-old Russian citizen for committing a crime, namely the violation of the air law regulations.”

The report stated that the pilot was questioned as a suspect. He did not plead guilty, but filed a request for …

In the Russian-annexed Crimea, seven regions are experiencing water shortages, as announced by the Minister for Housing and Communal Services of the Kremlin-controlled peninsular government, Sergey Karpov.

"Altogether we have seven problem areas: Leninsky District (the most problematic), Kerch, Sudak, Bakhchysarai, Feodosia, and Simferopol regions – villages of Fontany and Stroganovka, Simferopol – Krasnaya Gorka and Verkhnyaya Ukrainka. As of today, supply of water to these localities is …

Russian politician and human rights activist, Lev Schlosberg, stated on-air with Ekho Moskvii that the majority of families of Russian servicemen killed in the Donbas don’t get the promised compensation (RUB 2 million) from the state.

“Some people were paid but not all of them. When the number of killed became very high, many of them were labeled as Cossacks and their families didn’t get anything at all. We know people who were killed who were just buried, including in Pskov. As veterans of …

According to leaked documents, a British military study has determined that Russian weapons, including missile defense systems and artillery, are more powerful than their British equivalents, The Guardian reported.

The report, which was seen by The Times, noted that the UK and its NATO allies are “scrambling to catch up” with Russia’s electronic warfare capabilities.

The report, which was produced in March by General Sir Nick Carter, outlined how Russia uses Ukraine as a testing ground for …

The Russian military will continue to support the Syrian government in their fight against terrorism for as long they are needed. According to Interfax, this was said on Tuesday by the head of the State Duma Defense Committee, Vladimir Komoedov. He went on to say that “we will remain in Syria for as long as is necessary”.

According to Komoedov, the Russian Navy has always been present in Syria as “there was a small base for the ships in the Mediterranean” in the port of Tartus. He added that “ …

An armed clash between Russian and Ukrainian parties happened on the Crimean border on Saturday evening. This was reported by Rosbalt with reference to an informed source in the Crimea. According to unconfirmed data, no casualties have been reported.

According to the source, the clash occurred as a result of a subversive group’s breakthrough form Ukraine’s Kherson region. After the shooting, the area was blocked off by Russian security forces, and security measures were implemented across …

On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 another U.S. Air Force plane designed to identify and intercept anti-aircraft radar radiation systems flew to the border of Russia near the Baltic Sea.

Following the U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135U, which on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 approached to the Kaliningrad region, another electronic intelligence aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) RC-135W few to the Russian borders in the Baltic Sea, to track the movement of military aircraft. …

In the Henichesk district of the Kherson region bordering the annexed Crimea, local residents have observed the movement of Ukrainian military equipment. The residents of the town of Novooleksiyivka reported that military equipment was being transported along the railway tracks.According to the speaker of the Ukrainian General Staff, Vladislav Seleznev, the Ukrainian military continue to strengthen the border with the Crimea with the assistance of people and technology. "We are carrying out …