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UK fighters escorted Russia's Tu-160 strategic fighters during planned fli
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers have made a flight over the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea, and were escorted by UK fighters at some part of their flight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Russian Paratroopers complete Airborne assault drills in Belarus
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A subdivision of the Russian Airborne Forces has worked out a practical landing in Belarus, the tasks of the exercise have been completed in full, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
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Russia detects increased NATO reconnaissance activities near borders
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian Defense Ministry detected six NATO reconnaissance aircraft near the country's borders in the Black Sea over the past 24 hours, the ministry's Zvezda broadcaster said Friday.
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Nine attacks carried out on Syria's Idlib Zone: Russian Reconciliation Cen
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone nine times over the past 24 hours, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a
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Russia calls US fleet in Black Sea 'destabilizing factor'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The operations of U.S. naval ships in the Black Sea are "a destabilizing factor," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Russian Defense Ministry sets up fund of resources to help treat COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday that it has established a reserve of human resources and facilities to provide the country's regions with additional medical support to treat COVID-19.
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German DM must know result of pulling forces to Russian borders: DM Shoigu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that his German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer must know the result of pulling troops to Russian borders, the Russian Defense Ministry's Zvezda broadcasting service said Saturday.
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US to release only Afghan prisoner from Guantanamo Bay
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah Haroongul.
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Karabakh authorities say Azerbaijani forces opened fire at army ambulance
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Defense Ministry of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said on Friday that Azerbaijani soldiers opened fire at an ambulance vehicle belonging to the Karabakh defense army.
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Taliban say West not responding to request to unfreeze Afghan reserves
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], October 13 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday said that western countries have remained silent in response to the request to unfreeze foreign Afghan assets in international banks.
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Japanese Defense Ministry claims Russian plane violated country's air spac
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian An-26 airplane has entered Japan's airspace without authorization in the area of the Shiretoko Peninsula on the Hokkaido island, the Japanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Japan's Defence Ministry seeks record budget amid China's growing assertiv
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 1 (ANI): The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested a record 5.4 trillion yen (over USD 49 billion) for the fiscal year 2022, a move experts believe is aimed at China's growing assertiveness in the region.
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