Putin explains why he keeps his children and grandchildren under the radar
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his children and grandchildren during the Q&A show “Direct Line with Vladimir Putin”, explaining why he hides information about them.
"My daughters live in Russia, in Moscow. I have grandsons. They live normal lives. My daughters are engaged in science and education, and I do not want them to grow up as princes of blood; I want them to grow up as normal people. This requires regular communication in children's groups. It's worth it to me just to say: …
Lukashenko is concerned about the deployment of NATO military drones near the borders of Belarus
RIA Novosti reported that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk's concern is caused not only by the deployment of NATO military contingents at the border with the Republic, but also by the deployment of military drones.
"The troops are tolerable. However, most modern unmanned aerial vehicles are also deployed there... they are huge, like real planes. Those are attack drones, against whom?" Lukashenko said on Thursday in Minsk at a meeting with the secretaries of the …
Putin: Russia's participation in the Syrian military operation was valuable to the Russian Army
The military operation in Syria has brought great benefit to the Russian defense industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a Direct Line Q & A session on Thursday.
"This is of great benefit to our defense industry. The use of the latest weapon types made it possible to understand how they work in combat conditions and how to make the necessary adjustments to the quality of these new weapons systems. We already knew that those are good, functional weapons. However, when we saw how …
The Russian Ministry of Defense commented on NATO fighters escorting Tu-160 bombers
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers flying over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea were shadowed by foreign fighters at different stages of their route.
“On June 15, the Tu-160s conducted scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. At certain stages of the flight, Russian strategic missile carriers were shadowed by F-16 Falcon jets from the Danish Air Force and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the Finnish Air Force, as well as Swedish Air …
The fifth batch of Ukrainian Oplot tanks was delivered to Thailand
Ukraine has provided the fifth batch of new Oplot-T battle tanks consisting of five machines built at the Malyshev Factory as part of the $240 million contract signed in 2011.
The fifth shipment of Oplots arrived from Ukraine by sea at the Sattahip naval base, according to Interfax-Ukraine. According to the agency, the shipment of armored vehicles was shipped to the Thai customer in March. The next shipment, the sixth is planned for June. The contract is due to be completed by autumn 2017. …