• Muzhenko : 50 new generals have appeared in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the start of the war

    Since the beginning of hostilities on the eastern territory of Ukraine, 50 people in the Armed Forces have been promoted to the rank of General, the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Viktor Muzhenko said in an interview with Radio Liberty.

    "Since 2014, we have been awarded 50 generalships. Almost all of them are officers who already had combat experience," he said. According to Muzhenko, today, the main condition for promotion, especially appointment to the main command …

  • Russia to give Serbia 2 million euro in addition to MiG-29 fighters

    The Serbian Minister of Defense, Aleksandar Vulin, said that Russia will provide 2 million euros in addition to MiG-29 fighters that were given to Serbia free of charge.

     “The Russian Defense Ministry has approved assistance for us which will be used to train future MiG-29 pilots,” Vulin said during his visit to Moscow, RIA Novosti reports.

    In the end of 2017, it was reported that Russia will present Serbia with four combat and two combat training fighter aircrafts. At the same time, Serbia …

  • Media: former Chancellor of Austria could have been paid by Manafort for supporting Yanukovych’s interests

    Paul Manafort, former political strategist of the Party of Regions and former head of Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign had lobbied many European politicians for former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s interests. One of these politicians might be former Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, reported the Austrian newspaper Kurier.

    The FBI's indictment against Manafort does not include the names of European politicians,  whom Manafort paid more than $2 million for supporting positions …

  • Ukraine will transfer the ship seized for stopping in Crimea to its Navy

    The Tanzanian ship Sky Moon , confiscated for illegally calling at the Crimean ports, will be transferred to the Naval Forces of Ukraine, as reported by the State Border Service of Ukraine with reference to the Deputy Military Prosecutor of the Southern region, Roman Mrochko.

    The vessel Sky Moon was originally seized by the Ukrainian coast guard on November 30, 2016 near the port of Reni. Seven members of the crew of the Sky Moon were brought to justice under article 204-2 of the Code of …

  • Ukraine prepares for full-scale war with Russia

    Ukraine is ready to fend off a full-scale military aggression from Russia, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko told Radio Liberty in Ukraine.

    “Experts assess that Russia will be ready [for a full-scale war] in three years. We also assess readiness and the possible scope of provocative actions, as well as a possible large-scale aggression towards Ukraine. We have drafted actions plans tailored to different situations that address current threats faced by Ukraine, and …

  • Ukrainian President is against participation of Belarus peacekeepers in Donbas mission

    Former Chair of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich said that President Petro Poroshenko does not support the idea of deploying ​​peacekeepers from Belarus in the Donbas, writes the Belarus Partisan.

    Speaking about a discussion regarding the participation of Belarus in the Donbas peacekeeping mission during an earlier meeting with the Ukrainian President, Shushkevich said: "This was categorical: Poroshenko said that there can be no peacekeepers from a country that is an ally of …

  • Media: Russia transfers two more of its newest Su-57 fighters to Syria

    Two additional fifth generation Su-57 fighters  have been deployed to the Russian airbase in Khmeimim, Syria, Sputnik Arabic reports.

    On February 22, Syrian blogger Wael Al Hussaini reported that Two Su-57 fighters were deployed to Khmeimim.

    According to him, he received a video from “friends” from the “Syrian pro-government news resource Syrian Military Capabilities.” Al Hussaini noted that this is “unofficial media.” He lives in Beirut and last visited the Khmeimim region in 2016.

    He said …

  • Tunisia detains ship carrying Russian weapons bound for Cameroon

    The Tunisian authorities have detained a ship that set sail from the port at Novorossiysk and was found to be carrying military equipment and ammunition, reported Maritime Bulletin website and Agenzia Nova news agency.

    According to Maritime Bulletin, the ship Ural, which was flying the Panamanian flag, was heading for Cameroon. The ship's operator is a Turkish company.

    The ship arrived at the Tunisian port of Sfax for repairs. During inspection, customs found 24 containers with infantry …

  • Russia states the elections in annexed Crimea will be held despite Ukraine’s protests

    The Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Central Election Commission, Nikolay Bulaev, stated that the presidential election will be held in the annexed Crimea as planned, despite Ukraine’s protest, RIA Novosti reports.

    According to Bulaev, this issue was “resolved for Russian citizens living the Crimea during the referendum in 2014”. The representative of the Central Election Commission said that during the so-called “referendum”, the residents of the Crimea allegedly “chose their future …

  • Former Lithuanian ambassador: bloodshed during Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity was Putin’s plan

    In an interview with Censor.net, former Lithuanian ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekunas  said that he believes that the killing of activists during the Euromaidan Revolution in February 2014 was part of Vladimir Putin’s plan.

    “The Maidan shooting was essentially the start of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and part of the plan to seize Crimea… I am certain that the blood at the Maidan was President Putin’s plan. Removing President Yanukovych was a necessary but insufficient condition for …