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Sky News: 600 Russian military contractors have been killed in Syria
Two mercenaries have reported to Sky News that they were hired by private military company, Wagner, to participate in an operation in Syria. They also claim that between 500 and 600 Russian mercenaries were killed during the military campaign.
The mercenaries, under the pseudonyms of Alexander and Dmitry, reported that they were paid £3,000 per month to fight against terrorists in Syria.
According to them, mercenaries were sent to Syria by military aircraft. Alexander said that officially, he …
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Crimean provider: Internet was shut down on the peninsula by order of the FSB
Access to the internet in the northern part of Crimea was blocked at the demand of Russian security forces. As reported by SkyLine, the internet connection was shut down because of an emergency state imposed during an operation to intercept criminals. The state of emergency was imposed at the demand of State officials in order to conduct an operation to intercept the criminals who attacked employees of the Border Guard Service.
“In the night between Sunday and Monday, access to the internet …
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Ukrainian Military: Russia does not have enough troops on the border to launch offensive
Ukrainian Military intelligence has not observed any powerful offensive groups in the Russian Federation that would be able to operate effectively in the hinterland of Ukraine, the head of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznev, told Radio Liberty.
According to him, the enemy only has a tactical force whose task is to intimidate the Ukrainian military. "In fact, today we do not expect an eastern offensive from the Russian federation. However, …
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Germany says lifting sanctions on Russia will not be possible anytime soon
Germany has no plans of lifting sanctions against Russia in the near future, as stated by the German Commissioner for Cooperation with Russia, Gernot Erler, reports Deutsche Welle.
The situation in eastern Ukraine is being taken into consideration in Germany. According to Erler, violations of the truce and ceasefire agreement are recorded almost every day during the last few weeks. All this led to numerous casualties on both sides, said Erler.
It is also reported that all 28 EU member …
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Theresa May plans to meet with Putin in Russia
British Prime Minister Theresa May had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia via their Facebook page.
During the conversation, the two leaders agreed to strengthen dialogue between special services dealing with issues of aviation security, and agreed to hold a private meeting in the near future
It is reported that the conversation was initiated by Britain.
In addition, Putin once again congratulated May on …