Units of the Ukrainian Navy practiced joint actions to repel and destroy a hypothetical enemy in the Sea of Azov, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Joint Forces Operations.

"The exercises were attended by a small armored artillery boat of the Ukrainian Navy Lubny and a naval boat tactical group of the Mariupol Marine Protection Unit consisting of the ship Donbas and two boats," the statement reads.

It is reported that, as part of the exercise, Ukrainian military and border guards …

Georgia recalls its ambassador from Ukraine for consultations regarding the appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili as head of the Ukrainian National Reform Council, announced Georgian Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

"This is an accepted practice in diplomatic relations, which indicates the emergence of certain problems in bilateral relations, so to determine future steps we require consultations with the ambassador," said Zalkaliani.

The National Reforms Council was …

Russia is allegedly inviting Syrians supporting the Assad government in the military conflict to go to fight in eastern Libya on the side of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, reports the Turkish news agency Anadolu with reference to "local sources" in the Syrian Arab Republic .

In the end of April, in Daraa province in southern Syria, a "Russian military delegation led by a high-ranking officer" has met several times "with groups of Syrian mercenaries who had previously fought for money on the …

The Presidential Administration is working to achieve peace in the Donbas by the end of the year, stated the head of the president's office Andrii Yermak, as cited RBC-Ukraine.

If peace cannot be achieved within the specified time frame, Plan B will be used, as Kyiv will not wait for years if "that side does not want to stop the war," Yermak added.

"But by the end of the year we intend to do everything we can, and the increased work of the Trilateral Contact Group is proof of that. But we …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree prohibiting the Russian military from disclosing their affiliation with the Russian army on the Internet or social media.

The dissemination of such information will henceforth be considered a gross misconduct, TASS reports, citing the presidential decree published on the website of legal information.

According to the document amending the Disciplinary Charter of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of 2007, military personnel will …

President Vladimir Putin continues to lose "approval" and "trust" in the eyes of Russians who are confined in quarantine, deprived of income and consider the government’s support to be insufficient, the sociological research organization, Levada Center has found.

The poll, conducted on April 24-27, showed the President has the lowest ratings in his 20 years in office - both using "open" and on "closed" method of questions.

As sociologists found out, at the end of April, 59% of respondents " …

Russian billionaire Dmitry Bosov committed suicide on the night of May 6, reported RBC news agency,citing friends of the deceased. The motives of the suicide have not been determined.

According to law enforcement agencies, on Wednesday night, the police responded to a call about a suicide in the suburban village of Usovo, where the businessman lived.

According to preliminary information, the body of a 52-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head was found by relatives. A Glock 19 gen 4 …

Saudi oil dumping tactics seem to be a contagious example for Belarus, which competes with Russia in the supply of potash fertilizers.

The Belarusian potash company - the trading subsidiary of Belaruskali - has sharply reduced prices for consumers in China.

On April 30, the company announced that it had entered into a contract with a consortium of Chinese buyers (Sinochem, CNAMPGC, CNOOC) at a price of $220 per ton. Compared to the previous contract, Belarusian fertilizers fell by $70 per ton, …