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Polish Ministry of National Defense intends to equip the army with thousands of drones
The minister of national defense for Poland, Antoni Macierewicz, announced the purchase of drones for operational forces and territorial defense troops, Polish Radio reported. According to Macierewicz, the troops will be equipped with both combat and surveillance drones.
“I intend to purchase as many as are needed for each type of unit. This weapon, speaking of drones, is massive. Its efficiency depends on the quantity. That is why we are talking about thousands of drones,” Macierewicz said. …
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Media: EU expands sanctions against Crimean officials
The European Union agreed on the introduction of new personal sanctions against Crimean officials, Reuters reports, indicating that this decision was based on the accession of the Crimea to Russia.
According to the newspaper Delfi, the decision was made at the request of Lithuania and was formally approved at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the Council of the European Union.
It was noted that the sanctions will affect the six deputies of the State Duma who were …
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Media: Russia is getting ready to launch airstrikes on Aleppo
The Russian Navy group, headed by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy, is preparing to launch strikes on rebels in Aleppo. This was reported by Gazeta.ru citing a source in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to Gazeta.ru, the strikes will be launched on the remote outskirts of the city and not on the residential areas. Gazeta.ru’s source stated that the Russian military intends to use Kalibr cruise missiles and the naval aircraft to carry out this …
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US, German and Swedish aircraft conducted reconnaissance flights near Russian borders
According to Russia's TASS news agency, on Monday, aircrafts from the air forces of the United States, German Naval Forces and Swedish Air Forces made a simultaneous approach to the maritime borders of the Kaliningrad region to perform operational reconnaissance tasks. According to the agency the information was initially reported by western websites monitoring the movement of military aviation.
As was reported, at approximately 12:30 an aircraft from the US Air Forces was recorded near the …
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Peskov: NATO's aggressive nature cannot be eradicated
NATO’s aggressive nature is impossible to eradicate, despite the fact that there are no blocs opposing them. This was said by the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov. He said this in response to statements made by NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, on the strengthening of the Alliance’s forces in response to the development of Russian activity.
“Stoltenberg’s statements once again testify to the aggressive nature of the organization,” Peskov began. “Despite the fact …