Moscow dispatches even more ‘private military companies’ to Syria and Africa
Moscow has now dispatched another of what it calls “a private military company” to fight in Syria, a…
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Moscow boosting tensions in Sea of Azov but can’t change strategic situation there, senior Ukrainian intelligence officer says
Ukrainian forces long anticipated what Russian ships are doing in the Sea of Azov and have taken measures…
Three largest Russian militant training facilities identified
After the Wagner disaster in Syria, Russian and Western journalists reported about its training facility near Molkino where…
Kyiv will resist any Russian naval attack on Azov littoral despite imbalance of forces
Kyiv will use all the power at its disposal to resist a Russian naval attack on Ukrainian targets…
Moscow blocking maritime shipping to Ukrainian ports on Sea of Azov
There is now another “front in the Russian-Ukrainian war,” Mykhailo Zhirokhov says. “It is the Sea of Azov…
China now building five frigates a year: Russia only one every ten
Last weekend, Beijing announced that its second aircraft carrier had begun sea trials, an especially disturbing development from…
Ukraine reveals proof that Russian officers directed rocket attack on Mariupol in 2015
The 2015 attack on Mariupol The 24 January 2015 rocket bombardment was another attempt by the Russian-hybrid forces…
The case for Ukraine’s NATO membership – Taras Kuzio
I’m going to put a case forward for Ukraine’s membership in NATO. It’s difficult to discuss these requirements…
Trump may negotiate with Putin for the same reasons he’s talking with Kim Jong-Un, Novoye Voennoye Obozreniye suggests
The editors of Novoye voyennoye obozreniye, the military affairs supplement to Nezavisimaya gazeta, suggest that the trajectory of…
Will Syria’s Ghouta survive the long proxy war?
The Damascus suburb of Ghouta has developed into a rebel stronghold preventing the regime, Iran, and Russia from…
Moscow preparing to replace its forces in Donbas with ‘private’ military ones, Kyiv analyst suggests
The Russian State Duma will soon be taking up draft legislation regularizing the status of nominally “private” military…
Russia is preparing for big war and with each new conflict increases its capabilities, Shmulyevich says
The best explanation for Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria has been the improvement of the capabilities of the…
Bellingcat publishes interactive map of Russian artillery strikes across Ukrainian border
In July 2014, Ukrainian armed forces launched an anti-terrorist operation (ATO) against pro-Russian forces which controlled large parts of…
Arming Ukraine: capability requirements—a view from Kyiv
Much of the recent discussion in NATO capitals focuses on whether Ukraine should be supplied with “lethal aid”…
Putin’s preparations for war reflect total bankruptcy of his system, Melnikov says
Recent days have featured a drumbeat of developments suggesting Russia is preparing for war: Moscow has boosted its…
Terrorist threat to Crimea: Russian ties to the Islamic State
Rabbi Abraham Shmulevich, president of the Institute of Eastern Partnership (Israel) evaluates the accuracy of this report and…
Russian military having serious problems retaining contract soldiers, new data show
Vladimir Putin said this week that he remains committed to moving to an all-volunteer military, even though budgetary…
Russian attack helicopter violates Ukrainian airspace first time since 2014
On 5 September, Facebook user Viktor Vyshnivetskyi shared three photographs and a video of a military helicopter flying…
Zapad-2017 – anything but a joint Russian-Belarusian exercise, Sivitsky says
Moscow has advertised Zapad-2017 as a joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise, but it is anything but as it includes…
Past due bills for housing forcing Russian defense ministry to cut weapons acquisitions
Last year, the Russian defense ministry has taken eight billion rubles (120 million US dollars) out of its…