The Hama and Idlib provinces have been the target of at least 110 air attacks by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday 4 May. According to the London-based organization, at least 69 people have been killed since the start of this new escalation on 30 April.

The new wave of violence in the region could jeopardize the Russian-Turkish agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib. The agreement was reached in 2018 in the hopes …

The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Ihor Voronchenko, said that Turkey and Ukraine plan to have joint projects, primarily in the field of shipbuilding, Ukrinform reports.

After participating in the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF-2019, he noted that the exhibition was "very rich", including representation from many leading and well-known companies, in particular, Turkish ones.

“We already have some cooperation projects regarding the implementation of the corvette-type ships and …

A group of Moldovan parliamentarians demanded an explanation from the Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip regarding the letter he wrote to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in which he requested to remove sanctions from the Moldovan Metallurgical Plant (MMP), the largest taxpayer in the so-called Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, reports Radio Liberty.

“What are the legal requirements of MMPs under Moldovan legislation that guarantees the factory's withdrawal from the sanctions of a …

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that more than 130 of the United States military arrived in Ukraine as part of the mission to train Ukrainian soldiers.

The U.S. Army Airborne Assault Division took part in the ceremony of taking over the duties in the  JMTG-U (Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine) mission at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in the Lviv region.

The U.S. Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Tactical …

Russia refuses to participate in the hearings of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, where Ukraine appealed with a demand to release Ukrainian sailors and three ships that were captured in November 2018, reported Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Olena Zerkal on Facebook.

"Russia stated that it wouldn't take part in hearings on temporary measures in the case of immunity of Ukrainian warships and members of their crews in the International Tribunal for the Law of the …

Russia is ready to engage in negotiations with Turkey on the possible sale of the latest fifth-generation Su-57E fighter aircraft , said Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of the Russian defense concern Rostec, in an interview with Anadolu.

According to him, Turkey is "an attractive market for the Russian fifth generation Su-57E combat aircraft ". Chemezov added, "If Ankara shows interest in purchasing this aircraft, we are ready to cooperate on this." At the same time, the head of Rostec explained that …

Ukrainian business oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky who is considered the patron and business partner of the newly elected President Vladimir Zelensky said he did not intend to ask for something new from the newly-elected president.

“I will not even contact him. I do not need anything from him. Kolomoisky is a self-sufficient person, he doesn’t need anything from anyone, “ said Kolomoisky in an interview with the publication Bigus.info.

The businessman did not deny information akout the financing of …

In an interview with the news agency Apostrophe, Ivan Aparshyn, adviser to Ukraine’s President-elect Vladimir Zelensky on issues of security and defense said that Kyiv could win back the Donbas within five years.

“Regarding the return of Crimea and the Donbas. If the Donbas is a goal for five years, then the territory of Crimea is a more distant goal.”

While discussing the situation, Aparshyn noted that he does not believe these territories can be returned through military means. According to …