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Armenia on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of preparing a military provocation against its forces by concentrating troops along the arch-foes’ shared border and near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ex-Soviet republics have been locked in a decades-long conflict over the mostly Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan. Tensions between Baku and …

Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said a draft order, due to be laid before parliament, will allow Wagner’s assets in the UK to be …

Russian Governor of the Bryansk region has said that the air defense systems defending the region successfully downed a Ukrainian drone flying over its airspace, foiling another “terrorist” attack by Kiev. “The air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry have foiled an attack by Ukrainian terrorists. An aircraft-type unmanned …

The United States is reportedly set to send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, despite international concerns over health risks the weaponry poses to civilians. The administration of President Joe Biden will unveil a new military aid package for Ukraine next week, according to a document seen by Reuters. …

Russia’s former president has described Ukraine’s Western backers as a “pro-Nazi coalition”, dismissing the idea of Moscow reconciling with the West as a vain illusion. Washington and its allies in Europe and elsewhere continue to support Kiev despite it acting increasingly like the Nazis during World War II, Dmitry Medvedev …

UK’s foreign intelligence service, commonly known as MI6, has made preparations for a Ukrainian unit to be sent to Africa to carry out sabotage operations against Russia-linked targets, according to an unnamed military source, cited by the Russian media. “According to information confirmed by several sources, the British intelligence service …

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has called on Washington to stop hunting down Russian nationals in third countries, stressing that Moscow considers the speedy repatriation of all its citizens detained in American prisons its priority. Antonov made the remarks in a statement posted on Telegram on Wednesday, amid …

Russian security forces stopped a Ukrainian sabotage team that attempted to infiltrate the border region of Bryansk, officials say. Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz said Tuesday that Russian soldiers and security services stopped the Ukrainian group near the village of Kurkovichi. “There were no casualties,” Bogomaz said on social media. Ukrainian shelling …

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says despite the West’s comprehensive arms supplies to Ukraine, the military resources in the country were “almost exhausted.” Shoigu told a security conference in Moscow on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine exposed vulnerabilities in Western weapons systems that Moscow would soon share. “In the special …

Russian air defense systems have destroyed three Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga region bordering Moscow. The Russian defense ministry said on Wednesday that its defense systems repelled the attempted drone attack, destroying the three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed for the offensive. The attempted attack took place at around 5 …

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is open to enhancing relations of “military-technical” cooperation with those nations seeking to safeguard their national interests. The Russian president made the remarks while addressing the Army-2023 international military-technical forum, which takes place at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center outside Moscow. Putin proposed broadening interaction in …

At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia’s remote Caucasus republic of Dagestan, spurring condolences from President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Images distributed by the emergencies ministry showed burnt-out cars silhouetted by the massive blaze and rescue …

The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million, as the Ukrainian troops are struggling to penetrate heavy Russian fortifications as part of their so-called counteroffensive. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that the package included artillery rounds and dozens of …

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ambassadors to Britain have called on governments to fight against Islamophobic acts amid recurring desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden and Denmark. In a statement released on Monday, the envoys representing the 57-member OIC in the UK warned that acts contemptuous of any …

Russia has launched a massive air attack on Ukraine’s western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn – bordering Poland – striking buildings as reported by local officials, amid reports of another Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian drone production plant. Three people were killed and several hospitalized …

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has lashed out at Washington for its “shameless” and “outrageous” support of Ukraine’s use of globally banned cluster munitions, noting that the bombs have already killed a Russian journalist. In a statement posted on Telegram, Antonov slammed Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder on …

A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, a development that has raised concerns over maritime security. On Sunday, Russia issued a statement confirming that its Vasily Bykov patrol ship fired automatic weapons on a Sukru …

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed all heads of Ukraine’s regional military committees, in a move that would likely create recruitment challenges for Kiev in the midst of a counteroffensive against Russia. Following a meeting with senior military leadership on Friday, Zelensky said on a social media post that they “are dismissing …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly rejected multiple requests from the United States to send arms and military equipment to Ukraine. The New York-based Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin received a “noncommittal” reply in March when he asked Sisi to send …

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Russian businessmen as means of trying to pile up pressure on Moscow over the latter’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department enacted the measures on Friday, identifying the targets as people linked to the Russian financial and investment conglomerate …