Ukrainian Intelligence is taking all necessary measures to detect the possible preparation of an offensive by Russia. The representative from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Vadim Skibitsky, stated that the Intelligence Office isn’t excluding the threat of an open offensive from the Russian Federation.

“We are not excluding such a threat. Nevertheless, we are implementing all measures to detect the movement and possible preparation for large-scale …

Five injured Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Estonia for medical rehabilitation, Postimees reported.

The servicemen had been wounded fighting against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

This is the fifth group of servicemen from the Ukrainian Army undergoing treatment in Estonia. Since last year, 28 soldiers have undergone medical rehabilitation in Estonia at the expense of Tallinn.

Similarly, Lithuania is planning on hosting 50 wounded Ukrainian soldiers this year while they undergo …

The Russian Command deployed an anti-aircraft missile battalion from the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Combined Army of the Eastern Military District under the command of Major Yuri Korchinskiy to Ukraine. According to the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the anti-aircrarft battalion is intended to ensure air defense for the future deployment of a new motorized rifle brigade.

It was noted that the anti-missile …

Russian Tu22M3 and Su-34 bombers that are based at the Hamadan airfield in Iran have conducted airstrikes in Syria, Interfax reported. The sorties were the first time Russian aircraft had taken off from Iranian territory and carried out airstrikes in Syria.

The bombers were covered by Su-35 fighters which are based in Syria.

"On August 16, Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft, travelling with full bomb loads from the Hamadan airbase (in the Islamic Republic of Iran), carried …

The former leader of separatists in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, who led the separatists in the Donbas region at the beginning of the war and now heads Russia's "Union of Volunteers of Donbas", was interviewed by the Russian Free Press portal. During his interview he criticized the idea of the nationalization of Ukrainian businesses in the Donbas region. He has also recognized that the separatist republic exists thanks to the Ukrainian oligarchs and also said that Russia does not need …

The petition, published on the website of the Russian public initiative, has been supported by 100,098 people; 1,439 people have opposed the petition. Expert decision should be taken less than two months from the day it was sent for consideration, the website says. The package of anti-terrorist laws, drafted by the United Russia Party member of the State Duma, Irina Yarovaya, and Senator Viktor Ozerov, was signed by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on July 7.

Advocates believe that …

In response to the Russian accusations that Ukraine has prepared sabotage actions in the Crimea, the Norwegian minister of foreign affairs, Børge Brende, stated that Russia bears special responsibility for avoiding further escalation of the situation around the Crimea, the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in Norway reported on Sunday.

“Norway stands in solidarity with the rest of the global community concerning the international legal status of the Crimea. The Crimea is and will be a …

Russia’s Minister of Defense, Sergey Shoygu, and his Serbian counterpart, Zoran Đorđević, met in Moscow to discuss the possibility of military and technical cooperation between the two countries. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service.

Shoygu congratulated Đorđević on his recent appointment and also mentioned that the Serbian Defense Minister’s first foreign visit in his new role was to Moscow.

“We appreciate your cooperation and hope that in your new role, you will …