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Russian peacekeepers defuse some 19,000 explosives in Karabakh

Russian peacekeepers defuse some 19,000 explosives in Karabakh

Russian engineer units have conducted a mine clearing effort on more than 414 ha of land since the start of their work in Nagorno-Karabakh, defusing nearly 19,000 explosives, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "During the …

Russia reinforces Syria's Ain Issa

Russia reinforces Syria's Ain Issa

Russia said it had sent more military police to an area in northern Syria where fighters backed by Turkey have clashed with Kurdish forces near a strategic highway patrolled by Russian and Turkish troops. The deployment comes ahead of …

Peacekeepers urge to observe ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Peacekeepers urge to observe ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian peacekeepers have voiced their demand to observe the ceasefire in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after the military provocation in the Khojavend region, a representative of the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping …

Armenian Defense Minister pays visit to Moscow

Armenian Defense Minister pays visit to Moscow

Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan left for Moscow on a working visit, the press service of the department reports. During the visit, the Armenian delegation headed by Harutyunyan will hold meetings with the head of the …

Russian military doctors arrive in Khankendi

Russian military doctors arrive in Khankendi

First groups of the Eastern Military District’s special-purpose medical unit arrived in Khankendi to provide medical assistance to the local population, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Earlier, a group of doctors was …

Will Russia replace the legendary Iskander missile?

Will Russia replace the legendary Iskander missile?

The 9K720 Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system was developed during the final years of the Cold War, but it wasn’t tested until 1996 and only entered service in 2006. But now the platform, which was designed to evade missile defenses, could be on the way out by the end of the decade, The National Interest writes in the article Will Russia Replace the Legendary Iskander Missile?