In November, NATO will hold the largest group of exercises in the last 30 years with the participation of more than forty thousand people, General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO said at a press conference on Wednesday following the meeting of the Allied Chiefs of Defense.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe, American General Curtis Scaparrotti said that "the alliance will show Russia its ability to protect a sovereign country," noting that maneuvers will become "a …

The press center of the Joint Forces Operation reported that the drills involving combat helicopters were held near the line of demarcation in the Donbas.

"For the first time, as part of the operation of the Joint Forces, forward air controllers were trained to direct Mi-24 crews toward ground targets. The purpose of training is to maintain the level of skills of air controllers in directing combat helicopters toward ground targets, and to organize interaction between army aviation and …

Deputy Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Viktor Kononenko, told Ukrainski Novyny that the SBU has sent out 47 summons for questioning for people related to the case of high treason against Chief Editor of RIA Novosti, Kirill Vyshinsky.

According to Kononenko, interrogations are scheduled to take place soon. He informed media that all searches have been carried out to completion, including investigation of the RIA Novosti-Ukraine office.

Kirill Vyshinsky was arrested near his …

Vasyl Hrytsak, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), gave US State Department Special Representative Kurt Volker and US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch evidence of Russia's involvement in crimes against humanity on Ukrainian territory.

The SBU Press Center reports that Hrytsak specifically transmitted materials about the involvement of the Russian army in the shelling of Mariupol and Volnovakha in 2015, an event that resulted in the deaths of 48 Ukrainians.

"Along with the escalation of …

A group of French military were detained at one of the check points in the Syrian province of Hasakah on May 1 while trying to mistakenly enter the Syrian-controlled territory, reports @WarGonzo Telegram channel.

The column of the French military reportedly arrived in the province of Hasakah from Iraq via a route controlled by the Kurdish forces. There were 60 French citizens travelling on 20 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 jeeps.

It is reported that the representatives of the Syrian special services …

French oil and gas company Total will not continue its obligations in connection with Phase 11 of the South Pars project and is currently working with U.S. and French authorities to explore the possibility of withdrawing from the project, the company’s statement says.

In addition, Total confirms that leaving the project will not affect the target of 5% annual average production growth in the period from 2016 to 2022, Interfax reported.

On May 8, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that …

Russia’s space sector continues its plummet into crisis. As a result of the sharp decline of the proportion of commercial launches on the world markets and the disruption of the Vostochny cosmodrome’s construction deadline, the attempt to create a replacement for the Progress cargo spaceship has ended in failure.

A source in the rocket and space sector told RIA Novosti that the development of the TGK PG (cargo spaceship with increased payload capacity), which has been underway since 2016, has …

Russian ships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles will be on combat duty in the Mediterranean, stated by President Vladimir Putin, reported RBC news agency.

Putin spoke about naval ships with cruise missiles on permanent patrol in the Mediterranean in his opening remarks at a meeting with top officials of the Defense Ministry and defense-industrial companies on Wednesday. The head of state explained that these measures are needed because of the continuing threat from terrorists in Syria.

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