On Saturday, July 7, the U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command-and -control ship USS Mount Whitney entered the Black Sea to participate in the American-Ukrainian Sea Breeze 2018 naval exercises at Odessa, reported Naples-based 6th Fleet Command.

"The Mount Whitney entered the Black Sea on July 7 to carry out security operations at sea, to improve regional marine stability and also to improve training of naval forces of NATO’s allies and partners. Within this mission, the ship will …

Russian companies started geological exploration and work on thermal power plants in Syria, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Energy.

According to the Ministry, Russian companies STG engineering, Zarubezhneft , Zarubezhgeologija, Technopromexport and others expressed interest in projects in Syria.

"The Geological exploration will be carried out on land and along the coast," the Ministry of Energy said, noting that Russia "together with Syrian …

The editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian of RIA Novosti- Ukraine,Kirill Vyshinsky,  who was previously indicted in Ukraine on charges of treason,  has been accused of illegal possession of weapons, stated press-secretary of the Prosecutor General Larisa Sargan.

“Vyshinsky was indicted on another criminal offense, part 1 page 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unlawful acquisition, storage of firearms and ammunition) ”,- she wrote on her Facebook page.

Sargan recalled, that during searches of …

The Russian Veterans Organization appealed to the Kremlin to recognize that private military companies (PMC) are fighting in Syria alongside Russian soldiers. This would allow the soldiers fighting in these private military companies to receive the same social and economic support from the State as other combatants.

Members of the organization report that they have been receiving complaints and appeals on the matter for three years. Several high-ranking retired officers have joined in this …

A fake letter from the Design Bureau Luch addressed to National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov appeared on the Internet stating that the American Javelin anti-tank missile systems received by Ukraine were of poor quality.

The letter states that a failure in the performance of Javelin was recorded because of problems with the main propulsion engine. The manufacturer’s specifics indicated that the engine’s lifespan had run out but it was extended by special …

Arsen Avakov, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine presented to the ambassadors and diplomats of the Group of Seven countries the Donbas "de-occupation" strategy named "Small Steps Mechanism" that was developed by the Interior Ministry, the Ministry's press service reports.

According to Avakov, this strategy is "an instrument of interaction" of all services: the State Border Guard Service, the State Emergency Service, the National Guard and the National Police of Ukraine.

"The plan …

Two German companies, Hansa Heavy Lift and Heinz Corleis are suspected of violating sanctions regarding the Crimea, German radio station Deutschlandfunk reported, prompting the Prosecutor’s Office of Hamburg to file criminal charges against them.

Allegedly, the companies were to deliver titanium ore to the Russian mainland but cargo ended up in the Crimea instead, Deutschlandfunk say.

The HHL Mississippi cargo ship belonging to Hansa Heavy Lift was in Kavkaz port in Krasnodar on November 23, 2 …

An officer in a military unit near Moscow, Oleg Leontiev, who is accused in the case of the death of soldier Ilya Gorbunov, in his final words spoke about participating “in an event in the territory of a neighboring country,” where “there were said to be no” Russian military.

This was reported by the Mother’s Rights Foundation, which represents the interests of the sisters of the deceased at the trial, online newspaper Meduza reports. At the hearing, Leontiev, in his closing words, asked the …