Russia loses second fighter jet from Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier
A Russian Su-33 aircraft from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The crash happened at the time of landing and was caused by a breakage in the cable of the arresting gear. The plane rolled beyond the deck and fell into the sea.
“After completing the mission over the skies of Syria, while landing on Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, as a result of the cable breakage in the arresting gear, an Su-33 …
Russia says it will stop broadcasting Ukrainian media in the Crimea
According to Russia's RIA Novosti news service, authorities of the annexed Crimea stated that broadcasting of Ukrainian media to the territory of the peninsula will be stopped as it does not comply with Russian legislation. The statement was made by the Minister of Information of the Crimea, Dmitry Polonsky.
According to him, broadcasting to the Crimea will not be allowed because of "the lack of legal grounds".
"We have enough technical means to stop the broadcasts that are prohibited by …
Turkey to help Ukraine set up radio and TV broadcasting in the Crimea
Turkey approved the frequencies for the Ukrainian TV and radio broadcasts which will be carried out from Henichesk district of Kherson region to the Crimea via a new telecommunication tower located near the Chonhar checkpoint at the administrative border of the Crimea, as reported by Ukrinform news agency.
"I want to say that Turkey is among the countries that have coordinated the approval of these frequencies and that it approved them too. They became our partner with regards to this issue," …
US and Ukraine begin planning Sea Breeze-2017 naval exercises
The initial conference of dedicated to planning of the Ukrainian-American exercises Sea Breeze-2017 has been completed in Odessa. The theme of the exercises will be the planning and conducting of the international peacekeeping operation in the crisis area.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on their web site that Ukrainian and American servicemen as well as representatives of Georgia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Romania, Canada, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Moldova and Turkey took …
Russian warplanes strike Syrian Idlib province killing 14 civilians
At least 14 people were killed on December 4, as a result of airstrikes on the northwestern parts of Syria's Idlib province. This was reported by Radio Liberty, citing representatives of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
According to the members of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the city of Maaret Al-Numan was hit by airstrikes. The members of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights believe that the strikes were carried out by Russian warplanes.
The airstrikes are being …