Russia created nuclear missile defense shield
Russia has created a continuous radar field along the perimeter of the country to defend against nuclear attack, as stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Interfax reports.
According to Shoygu, in 2016 three new Voronezh radar stations in Omsk, Barnaul and Yeniseysk were successfully tested. Three existing stations in Baranovichi, Murmansk and Pechora were also reworked.
"All this has allowed us, for the first time in the history of new Russia, to establish a continuous radar field …
Ukraine accused Russia of political pressure and blackmail at the UN Security Council meeting
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko said at a meeting of the Security Council that Russia has gone out of its way to provoke and pressure Ukraine. According to him, Russia's actions bode ill for Europe.
"Instead of conscientiously implementing Minsk agreements, Russia exerts political pressure, uses blackmail and conducts military provocations. Ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine and its negative consequences are among the main threats to …
Extradition case of Ukrainian oligarch raises questions about his return to Ukraine
On the 21st of February, the High District Court of Vienna (Austria) authorized the extradition of Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the US. Now the final decision about whether to hand the businessman over to the US or to Spain will be made by the Austrian minister of justice. The case proceedings regarding the extradition of Firtash to the US have taken place in Austria since the 23rd of October 2015. In the US, the businessman is accused of giving a bribe of $18,5 to acquire titanium …
Ukroboronprom to modernize 60 aircraft for the Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian military will receive approximately 60 upgraded and modernized aircraft this year from Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state-owned defense enterprise, Life.ru reported.
According to Lieutenant-General Sergei Drozdov, the Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, the military will receive, “about 60 renovated and modernized aircraft. It includes MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters, Su-25 attack aircraft, Su-24 bombers, and L-39 combat trainers.”
Drozdov also noted that the Ukrainian military …
Yanukovych insists that he did not ask Putin to send troops to Ukraine
Former President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych stated that he did not write to Vladimir Putin requesting that Russian troops be sent to the territory of Ukraine.
“I did not ask for Russian troops in Ukraine. That’s not true,” Yanukovych was quoted as saying by Russian news agency TASS. According to him, he did not write a letter to Putin; it was a “declaration” intended to “protect the people of the Donbas.” Yanukovych added that he did not betray his people; he simply tried to protect them …