Contents tagged with Russia
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Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs accuses Russia of using laser weapons in Donbas
During a recent briefing, Arsen Avakov, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, accused Russia of using a new “laser weapon” that affects the eye’s retinas, 112 Ukraine reports.
“Today we are giving awards to two servicemen. One of these soldiers has been hit by a new weapon of the Russian aggressors—a laser weapon that affects the retina of a soldier’s eyes,” Avakov stated
Avakov noted that this new weapon is especially dangerous for border guards, as they constantly look through …
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ISIS threatens Russian national soccer team at the FIFA 2018 World Cup
ISIS has repeatedly threatened security at the 2018 World Cup, which will take place in Russian cities from June 14 to July 15. In the most recent threat, the Islamist terrorist group released a photo-shopped poster online displaying jihadists brandishing AK47s, lined up opposite the Russian national football team with the phrases “big match,” “IS vs Russia” and “life or death” written on the poster. In the background of the poster, a silhouette of Russian President Vladimir Putin can be seen …
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Russia postpones final work on the Crimean bridge until the end of 2019
On April 30, the Russian government issued an order to extend till December 1, 2019 the contracted work on the safety of the transport crossing over the Kerch Strait-the Crimean Bridge, the newspaper Kommersant reports.
This decree also modifies the schedule for the implementation of automobile security of the approaching lanes from Kerch and Taman: changing from April 30, the date will now be postponed until September 30.
It was earlier reported that there are problems with bridge …
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Israel says hotline with Russia prevented downing of Russian warplane over Golan Heights
Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said during an interview with RIA Novosti that a hotline between the Israeli military and their Russian counterparts in Syria, which has been in effect for nearly three years, helped to prevent a serious incident in the first months of its operation, when a Russian Air Force plane almost entered the airspace of the Jewish state.
"It [the hotline] saves lives because it helps to avoid misunderstandings. In the very beginning of Russian presence, …
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Seven Dutch companies under investigation for supplying equipment toward construction of Crimean bridge
Interfax, citing Western media, reports that the Dutch Prosecutor's Office has launched investigations into seven Dutch companies suspected of violating EU sanctions against Russia.
"An investigation is under way regarding the alleged relationship of seven Dutch firms to the construction of a bridge connecting Russia and the Crimea," the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
According to the investigators, the companies may have supplied technical equipment for the construction of the …
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Russia confirms deployment of Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad region
The Russian Ministry of Defense of Russia has confirmed deployment of Iskander-M missile systems in Kaliningrad Oblast for the first time, reported Interfax, citing a representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Last Thursday, during nighttime training for the Victory Parade for the Kaliningrad community, several Iskander-M military vehicles were specially demonstrated. Residents of the Russian exclave should see and understand that the Russian army’s most modernized weaponry stands in the …
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Russian border guards seize Ukrainian fishing vessel in the Black Sea
On Friday, May 4, Russian Border Guard service detained a Ukrainian fishing boat in the Black Sea, the press service of the Russian Border Guard of the FSB of Russia in the Crimea reported.
"On May 4, west of Cape Tarkhankut in the waters of the Black Sea, the ship Ametist of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia in Crimea detained the Ukrainian fishing vessel YMK-0041 (port of registration - Ochakov, Ukraine), which was engaged in illegal fishing of flounder with …
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Moldova calls on Russian troops not to participate in the Victory Day parade in Transnistria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova called on so-called Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF) not to participate in the Victory Day military parade in Transnistria on May 9, Deschide news agency reports, citing a statement by the Moldovan Foreign Ministry.
According to the statement, information about the organization of the military parade on May 9 was published in the local press.
The Ministry stated that "it disapproves of the decision and the attitude …
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Russia to deploy additional S-400 missile systems in annexed Crimea
This year air defense units in the Crimea will be equipped with S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile systems, said the commander of the Russian Southern Military District, Colonel General Alexander Dvornikov.
"We managed to significantly strengthen security on the western flank, including through forming the new units in the 150th Motorized Rifle Division and 22th Army Corps stationed in the Crimea," said Dvornikov, adding that “strengthening defense on the …
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Russia blocks expansion of OSCE mission to entire Donbas border
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its disappointment that the Russian Federation remains the only OSCE member that "aggressively blocks" the expansion of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) mandate to cover the entire stretch of the border adjacent to the separatist controlled territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Ministry released a statement detailing its position in response to a decision by the OSCE Permanent Council to extend the mandate of the OSCE SMM at …