Russian frigate Admiral Essen and the submarine Krasnodar which are currently in the Mediterranean fired four Kalibr cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in the Syrian Palmyra region, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

All the missiles reportedly hit their targets. The strikes were directed at heavy equipment and troops brought over from Raqqa.

The Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that the “commands of the US, Turkey and Israel were informed in good time about the …

Russia's Defense Ministry has prepared a bill obliging Russian military and foreign contractors to report their publications on the web, the document is available on the official draft regulations website.

"The extension of this requirement to servicemen or citizens (foreign nationals) entering into contracts for military service is similar to those defined for state civil servants, specifically, to submit to the federal executive body or federal state body where the federal law provides for …

In an interview for Le Figaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin called NATO’s plans contradictory, since it is increasing military expenditure but simultaneously talking about a desire to establish relations with Russia.

“At the NATO summit there was talk that NATO wants to establish good relations with Russia. But why then are they increasing their military expenditure? Who are they intending to fight against? There are a couple of internal contradictions here,” Putin observed.

The Russian …