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Kremlin: Russian military tested more than 200 weapons during the operation in Syria in 2016
According to the Chairman of the Military Scientific Committee of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev, the Russian military scientists have analyzed the use of more than 200 weapons in Syria over the past year, as reported by Russia’s TASS news agency .
"Over the past year, an analysis of the use and operation of more than 200 weapons systems has been made, with special attention paid to the latest models, including those undergoing testing," the …
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Russia will create in the Arctic research and experimental center for the military
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to establish a research and experimental scientific center in the Arctic this year, according to Lieutenant-General Igor Makushev, Chairman of the Military Scientific Committee of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as reported by RIA Novosti.
"On the order of the President, as part of the development of the Arctic zone in 2017, it is planned to create a research and experimental Arctic scientific center. It is planned to establish the center's …
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Estonian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats
Russia's Consul General in Estonia’s third largest city Narva Dmitry Kazennov and Consul Andrei Surgaev have been delivered a note that they must leave Estonia, as reported by Delfi news outlet, citing Media Adviser of the Estonian Foreign Ministry Sandra Kamilova.
Kamilova confirmed that Kazennov and Surgaev would be expelled from the country, but refused to comment on it. The reasons for this decision have not been specified.
Russia’s RIA Novosti reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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Media: Russia deploys special forces to southern Syria to support Assad’s offensive
The Syrian agency Al Masdar News, citing sources in the country’s army, reported on the transfer to the southern regions of groupings from the Airborne Forces (VDV) and the Special Operations Forces of the Russian Federation. The agency reports that the Russian military will support the offensive by Bashar al-Assad in the province of As-Suwayda.According to the agency, these Russian forces "will perform the functions of military advisers, and will also help the Syrian government troops to …
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Russia: Ukraine's banning of the St. George's ribbon will postpone the implementation of the Minsk agreements
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs belives that banning St. George's ribbon in Ukraine will postpone the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova at a briefing in Moscow, UNIAN reports.
"Regarding the ban on the distribution and manufacture of St. George's Ribbons, you know perfectly well that this will not affect the Russian Federation in any way but it will have a huge negative impact on …