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Turchynov calls Russia’s actions in Syria a 'shameful farce'
The “victory” of the Russian Federation in Syria has turned into a shameful farce, says Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, as reported on the National Security and Defense Council’s website.
Turchynov said that on December 31, Russian troops in Syria suffered more losses than during any other time of the entire military operation.
According to him, at least four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S fighter aircraft, an An-72 military transport …
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Russia releases Ukrainian military serviceman previously detained in Moscow
Former military serviceman Oleh Nehoda, who participated in the Ukrainian military operation in the Donbas, returned to Ukraine after his detention in Moscow.
The Ukrainian National News agency wrote that on December 25, Nehoda was detained at the Kyiv railway station in Moscow four minutes after leaving the Chisinau-Moscow train. Two men in civilian clothes approached him, flashed certificates that the former Ukrainian military man could not see, and asked that he come with them.
Shortly …
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Russian Defense Ministry denies destruction of seven aircraft but admits bombardment of airbase in Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense denied reports of the destruction of seven Russian aircraft at the Khmeimim Airbase in Syria. At the same time, they acknowledged that the base was bombarded on December 31, and two Russian servicemen were killed as a result.
“The report in Kommersant about the alleged ‘actual destruction’ of seven Russian military aircraft at the Khmeimim Airbase is fake. On December 31, 2017, at the onset of darkness, the Khmeimim airfield was subjected to sudden mortar …
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Russia sends flying hospital to Syria
In the sky near the Syrian city of Latakia, witnesses saw an Il-76MD “Scalpel-MT” flying military hospital. On January 3, photographer Ahmad Alfarwi posted a photo of the aircraft on his Facebook page.The only airport near Latakia is Khmeimim in Syria, which has been a Russian airbase since 2015.
The flying military hospital has reanimation, operating, consulting, and diagnostic units, as well as ultrasound equipment, an X-ray machine, an electrocardiogram lab, and a blood lab. If necessary, …
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Stoltenberg: NATO is once again dealing with 'more self-confident' Russia
In an interview with the Deutsche publication Wirtschafts Nachrichten, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO is once again dealing with a "more self-confident" Russia.
He added that NATO does not want a "new cold war…[or] a new arms race". "We want a political dialogue with Russia, even though it won’t be easy," Stoltenberg said. According to the Secretary General, NATO representatives will meet more frequently with Russian military forces this year, and military communication …