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Azerbaijani defense minister leaves for Moscow

Azerbaijani defense minister leaves for Moscow

The Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, left for Moscow to participate in the regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states, according to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. …

Russia preparing emergency humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

Russia preparing emergency humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

Russia’s Defense and Emergencies Ministries are preparing humanitarian aid that they will render to Afghanistan as emergency assistance soon, Special Russian Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Director of the Foreign …

Russian serviceman killed in Syria as convoy blown up

Russian serviceman killed in Syria as convoy blown up

The Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in the Syria continues to operate in the country seeking a non-military resolution of the conflict and providing comprehensive assistance to Syrians. A …

Russia to hold naval drills with Azerbaijan in September

Russia to hold naval drills with Azerbaijan in September

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it would hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea with small missile and artillery ships from Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in early September. The ministry announced in a statement on …

Shoigu: Russia doesn’t consider Ukraine as threat

Shoigu: Russia doesn’t consider Ukraine as threat

Russia doesn’t consider Ukraine as a threat and thinks that Ukrainians are a brotherly people, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday. "I would not speak about Ukraine as a threat. I think that Ukraine and the …

Russian defense chief pays working visit to Tajikistan

Russian defense chief pays working visit to Tajikistan

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Tajikistan on a working visit on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry informed. He is set to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Meeting of Defense Ministers. …

Russia’s S-500 missile system successfully tested

Russia’s S-500 missile system successfully tested

Russia’s S-500 next-generation missile system has struck a fast-moving ballistic target in a training exercise at the Kapustin Yar range. The first S-500 system will be procured to the Moscow Region’s air and missile defense unit …

DDoS attack registered on Russian Defense Ministry website 

DDoS attack registered on Russian Defense Ministry website 

The official website of the Russian Defense Ministry is down due to a DDoS attack, a source in the law enforcement said on Friday. "Specialists from the defense ministry are repelling a DDoS attack on the official website of the …

Russian Su-30 fighters intercept U.S. spy plane over Black Sea

Russian Su-30 fighters intercept U.S. spy plane over Black Sea

Russian Su-30 fighters intercepted a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon multi-mission maritime patrol plane over the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported on Wednesday. Russian radar stations detected an aerial …

British destroyer violates Russian border

British destroyer violates Russian border

The Russian Black Sea Fleet, together with the Federal Security Service Border Control, stopped a violation of the Russian border by UK’s HMS Defender destroyer near Cape Fiolent in Crimea,  Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. …