The new American president is “effectively putting TNT under foundation of the Russian system”, causing disappointment in the Kremlin circles, writes political scientist Lilia Shevtsova in her article published on Echo of Moscow web site, while commenting on the decision of US President Donald Trump to carry out a missile strike on the Syrian airbase, and to drop the ten-ton “mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan.  

According to her, “Trump has violated the Russian monopoly on unpredictability,” …

The Russian hypersonic Zircon missile reached a maximum speed greater than eight times the speed of sound during the tests, according to a source in Russia’s defense industry.

TASS reported that according to the source, the Zircon missiles can be launched from the same launchers that are used for the Kalibr and Oniks missiles.

The Zircon is designed to destroy ships. It will be part of the armament of new-generation submarines such as the fifth-generation, Husky-class, nuclear-powered …

North Korea tried to carry out a new missile launch, which was unsuccessful, the news outlet AFR reported, citing the South Korean military.

“North Korea attempted to test an unidentified type of missile from the Sinpo area in the Hamkyong Province this morning, but we suspect the launch has failed,” the South Korean ministry of defense announced.

Later the American military reported that the missile exploded virtually at the start. Its type is still unknown.

"The missile blew up almost …

Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.

Representatives of the so-called Ministry of State Security (MGB) of the LPR released a video of the interrogation of intelligence officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The video shows Ukrainian prisoners, who after being tortured, subjected to psychological pressure, and exposure to psychotropic substances, confessed to committing acts to which they have no relation to whatsoever.

On the recording, a man who calls himself …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided Georgia with $285.3 million in a three-year program aimed at supporting economic reforms, as stated in the fund's report.

“The EFF (Extended Fund Facility) supported program will help Georgia reduce economic vulnerabilities, pursue well-coordinated policies, and promote economic growth,” the IMF clarified.

According to the report, the program includes “ambitious structural reforms” aimed at improving education, investing in infrastructure, making …

Russia did not supply the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) to Croatia in the 1990s, bypassing the arms embargo imposed by the UN, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Artem Kozhin. The text of his statement is published on the official website of the Ministry.

Kozhin commented on reports which appeared in the Croatian media stating that Russia supplied the SAM to Croatia. In particular, on April 13th Croatian …

A Russian air defense missile regiment in the country’s Western Military District will carry out live firing exercises in the Astrakhan Region using their newly acquired Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile systems, TASS reported.

"During the tactical live-fire drills, the Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile systems teams will make a march to the area of live-firing and deploy the launchers, detect, track and identify… low-flying small-size target missiles," the Western Military District’s press office …

According to RBC news agency, the Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv) of the Russian Federation has become an intermediary in the supply of iron ore to the metallurgical companies "Metinvest" and "ISD” that were seized by the separatist authorities, in order for Russian mining companies to avoid any possible claims.

Rosrezerv is a state agency that is responsible for ensuring the mobilization needs of the Russian Federation, and also provides humanitarian assistance. Practically all …