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Israeli reconnaissance plane approaches Russian naval base in Syria
An Israeli military reconnaissance aircraft was seen flying 60-65 kilometers near the military base of the Russian Navy base in the Syrian port of Tartus, reports Avia.pro news outlet with reference to ADS-B Exchange air traffic monitoring service. This is the first time that the Israeli plane came so close to the Russian naval base.
According to Avia.pro, the plane was most likely interested in air defense systems, including the Russian S-300 missile systems, which provide security from the …
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Israel is jamming Syrian air defense systems in preparation for new attacks
Over the past 24 hours, the Syrian radar and air defense systems have experienced disruptions in their work which are believed to have been caused by the electronic warfare systems installed on Israeli warplanes. During this period, Israeli planes were detected near the Syrian borders.
"Israeli warplanes have been buzzing Syrian air-defense systems in the southern region since the morning, Israeli electronic measures were also detected,” reports the blogger “Within Syria” on twitter.
There …
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Russian military experts arrive in Venezuela
A group of Russian military experts arrived in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, reports Interfax. Military experts flew to Venezuela for planned maintenance and repair of military equipment that was delivered earlier as part of military-technical cooperation of the two countries.
Earlier, Flightradar24 air traffic monitoring service reported that Russian Il-62M aircraft landed in Caracas. According to these reports, Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircraft also arrived in Venezuela. Both planes …
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US to deploy tank battalion in Lithuania
In October the US will be deploying a tank battalion in Lithuania at a training ground several kilometers from the Belarusian border, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced in a post on its website.
The battalion in question is from the 9th regiment of the 1st division of the US army, and it will be deployed at a military training ground near the Lithuanian city of Pabrade, roughly 10 km from the border with Belarus. Around 500 US army personnel, 30 M1 Abrams tanks, 25 M2 Bradley fighting …
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Ex-chief of Estonian bank involved in massive Russian money laundering scandal found dead
The scandal surrounding the Estonian arm of Danske Bank caught laundering dirty money from Russia has now resulted in a death.
Aivar Rehe, former head of Danske Bank’s Estonian arm, had been missing since the start of the week and has now been found dead, TASS reports.
The banker’s body was found by police on Wednesday morning in his own garden, said Valdo Poder, chief of the Estonian police’s North Prefecture.
“There are no signs of a violent death on the body, and nothing indicates an …