The US military buildup off Venezuela’s coast could help bring about regime change, opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate this year signaled she would welcome US strikes on the country if they help remove President Nicolas Maduro. Washington has accused Maduro of having ties to …
Read More »Trump threatens military action in Africa
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamist militants. Nigeria, a country split between a Muslim-majority north and a largely Christian south, has long been plagued by …
Read More »Ukraine issues military warning to Belarus
Ukraine has told Minsk to stay away from its borders during upcoming joint military exercises with Russia to be held in Belarus. The warning came ahead of the ‘Zapad-2025’ military drill, scheduled for September 12–16. Belarus allowed Russian forces to use its territory when the conflict with Ukraine escalated in February 2022. Since …
Read More »Ukrainian military recruit kills two instructors
A Ukrainian military recruit has fatally shot two instructors during a training exercise in the Chernigov region, police confirmed on Thursday, after details leaked about the case. The authorities said the suspect opened fire with an automatic weapon on a group of military personnel the day before. He faces a …
Read More »Vandals set fire to grave of Russian military correspondent (VIDEO)
The grave of a Russian journalist who was killed by a Ukrainian strike last week has been desecrated in Crimea, just days after his funeral. Vandals set fire to the resting place of Aleksandr Fedorchak in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the local administration. Fedorchak, a reporter …
Read More »Ukraine’s military dead ‘have already won’ – Zelensky
Ukrainians who have died in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev “have already won,” Vladimir Zelensky claimed in an interview with Sky News released this week. Those sacrifices enabled Kiev to secure aid from its Western backers and eventually prevent Moscow from achieving its goals, according to the Ukrainian leader. …
Read More »Medvedev promises ‘fireworks’ at German military factory in Ukraine
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has quipped that he anticipates a “fireworks display” at German industrial giant Rheinmetall’s new weapons manufacturing facility in Ukraine. The company announced on Saturday that one of its production plants in the country is already operational. Germany’s largest arms maker finalized plans to establish a joint venture with the …
Read More »Russia targets Poltava military training center with devastating strike
Russian Iskander ballistic missiles have struck a training center in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, according to the government in Kiev, which has estimated the death toll at 50. The School of Military Communications and Information Technology on the north side of Poltava was home to the 179th Training Center …
Read More »Fico shooter protested suspension of Ukraine military aid – Slovak interior minister
The man who critically injured Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday was a fierce critic of the latter’s decision to stop arms shipments to Ukraine, Interior Minister Matuss Sutaj Estok has said. Fico was shot at point-blank range several times on Wednesday as he greeted supporters in the small …
Read More »No place for military blocs in Asia-Pacific – Putin
The Asia-Pacific region should be free of military blocs because of their potential to undermine the security balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking at a press conference with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday, Putin noted that recent talks between Moscow and Beijing had once again shown …
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