Ukrainian forces have targeted the Russian capital in an attempted coordinated drone attack, with at least 20 UAVs intercepted over Moscow, Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions early Sunday morning, according to the mayor and the Defense Ministry. “A massive drone attack was attempted tonight… The air defense forces shot down UAVs in …
Read More »Suspected ‘terrorist attack’ hits US-Canada border crossing – media
Four border crossings between Canada and western New York state have been closed after a vehicle exploded at a tollbooth crossing into the US via Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls in what sources told Fox News was an attempted terrorist attack on Wednesday. While the outlet initially reported that explosives were …
Read More »‘Putin has died of a heart attack’: Inside the Western media’s ‘intelligence sources’ and their fake news about Russia
Western media is again spreading rumors about a sudden deterioration in the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and even his possible death. The source of these rumors is an anonymous Telegram channel allegedly linked to Valery Solovey, a notorious conspiracy theorist. The Kremlin regularly dismisses such statements as false and the …
Read More »US warning Israel against major attack on Hezbollah – NYT
The administration of US President Joe Biden is trying to dissuade Israel from a large-scale attack on Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Islamist military group, fearing that it would throw the entire Middle East into turmoil, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources. According to US and Israeli officials interviewed …
Read More »Attack on Israel ‘unprecedented cruelty’ – Putin
Both sides of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have displayed “brutality” and “cruelty” against each other, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, urging both parties to prioritize thinking “about the civilian population” instead. Speaking to reporters after a press conference concluding his two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan …
Read More »Israel rubbishes claims of Russian involvement in Hamas attack
Israel does not believe that Russia was in any way connected to last week’s Hamas attack, the country’s ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Ben Zvi, said in an interview with Kommersant on Wednesday. Ben Zvi was asked to comment on allegations against Russia on social media and by a number of …
Read More »Iran denies helping Hamas plot attack on Israel
Tehran has denied accusations that it helped Palestinian militants to plan the surprise attack on Israel that was launched on Saturday morning. “The decisions made by the Palestinian resistance are fiercely autonomous and unwaveringly aligned with the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people,” Iran’s mission to the UN said in …
Read More »Hamas launches major attack on Israel
Militants have launched rockets from Gaza into southern and central Israel on Saturday morning, the IDF said. At least five people have reportedly been killed. “Hamas carried out a combined operation involving rocket fire and infiltrations by terrorists into Israeli territory,” the IDF said in a statement. At least five …
Read More »‘Attack drones’ shot down near Moscow – mayor
Two Ukrainian “attack drones” have been destroyed by air defenses near the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in the early hours of Tuesday. One UAV was shot down over the city of Krasnogorsk, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Moscow, while another one was downed over the village …
Read More »Massive drone attack intercepted over Crimea
Russian air defenses brought down 20 drones in the early hours of Saturday over Crimea, the Defense Ministry has revealed, calling the incursion an attempted “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. The ministry wrote on Telegram that 14 UAVs were shot down, while six others were incapacitated by electronic warfare. “There were …
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