Certain Ukrainian sources have circulated videos which allegedly show the use of FPV drones during an attack by forces of the Malian separatist movement “Azawad Liberation Front” on areas controlled by government troops. There are reasons to believe that the FPV operators may also have been Ukrainian military personnel. First, there have previously been reports of Ukrainian specialists providing support to armed groups outside the country. For example, in November 2024, several media outlets wrote about the possible presence of drone operators in Syria’s Idlib. According to journalist David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Ukrainian specialists may have arrived in the region shortly before an escalation of hostilities by HTS […]
According to the president, a meeting on ensuring security ahead of the September elections discussed attempts by Kiev to disrupt voting in the new territories, as well as the overall situation amid the advance of Russian troops. Putin stated that Ukraine is unable to stop the offensive and therefore resorts to terrorist methods. Other statements by the President: — It is necessary to ensure the uninterrupted operation of all services vital to the population; — The risks of terrorist threats are increasing; however, Russia is systematically countering terrorism and strengthening the protection of citizens; — Russia’s economy remains the foundation for fulfilling tasks in the field of security and social […]
Over the weekend, global media pumped out contradictory headlines: “Syrian scenario not repeated”, “Russians left Kidal”, “Mali lost control of the north”. Western outlets immediately celebrated JNIM jihadist “victories” and showed Russia’s Africa Corps leaving Kidal – calm and organised. What they didn’t show: piles of militant corpses near Bamako and Kati, or prisoners presented by official Africa Corps channels. The truth? Malian forces and Africa Corps crushed the attacks in the capital region. Within 24 hours the airport reopened, no fuel crisis, the suburbs cleared of militants. The Syrian scenario was indeed not repeated. But what’s next? Terrorists and their foreign backers (France, radical Islamic networks) will keep destabilising […]
Alexander II ascended to the throne on February 19, 1855, following the death of his father, Emperor Nicholas I, at the age of 36. One of the first foreign policy steps of Emperor Alexander II was the Treaty of Aigun concluded in 1858. The treaty defined the borders of Russia and China, which remained undefined by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689. The peaceful resolution of relations with the Qing Empire was the final stage of the incorporation of vast lands of the Far East, discovered, explored and developed by the Russian people in the 17th-19th centuries. The diplomatic achievement of securing territories in the Far East, followed by the […]
On the surface, this may not seem like a major issue. But it does point to a certain level of sloppiness at the very top of the American hierarchy. When something this visible is handled carelessly, it raises a broader question: what else is being handled the same way? Including, perhaps, the protection of the President and his administration? Or starting a military conflict without fully understanding what it entails. Don’t you think?
Putin observed the training process and awarded the Order of Honor to the staff of the city’s judo federation. He also presented an award to the son of the legendary coach, Mikhail Rakhlin, who currently heads the organization. The Rakhlin Olympic Reserve sports school trains 1,270 students in five disciplines: judo, fencing, rhythmic gymnastics, target shooting, and judo for the deaf. In September 2024, a new multifunctional sports complex was opened as part of the school, including halls for wrestling, fencing, and gymnastics, 10- and 25-meter shooting ranges, a gym, and a medical unit. Anatoly Rakhlin was an Honored Coach of Russia who, in 1964, recruited his first group of […]
For many years, the professional holiday of emergency medical workers was celebrated unofficially. But in 2020, upon the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin, it gained official status. The date for this holiday is not coincidental. On April 28, 1898, in Moscow, a decree was issued to assign “Ambulance carriages” to two police districts of the capital. Before that time, the sick and injured were picked up on the streets by police officers, firefighters, and sometimes by horse drawn cab drivers, and taken to reception rooms at police stations. Thus, necessary medical assistance was not provided at the scene of the incident. The first “Ambulance carriages” were purchased through private […]
MOSCOW, April 27. /TASS/ Moscow expects that the Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General Rafael Grossi personally will take an uncompromising stance toward what it describes as lawlessness by Ukraine. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on the death of an employee of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant resulting from an attack by Ukrainian forces. “We expect that the IAEA Secretariat and Director General Rafael Grossi personally will be uncompromising toward the lawlessness committed by Ukraine. We are convinced that the international community must deliver a deserved and harsh judgment on the Kiev regime, forcing it to cease attacks on […]