Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russia’s missile troops, artillery eliminate up to 380 Ukrainian nationalists Russian forces have eliminated 163 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 124 helicopters, 793 unmanned aerial vehicles and 2,979 tanks and other armored vehicles since the start of their special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday. “Overall, the following targets have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation: 163 aircraft, 124 helicopters, 793 unmanned aerial vehicles, 300 surface-to-air missile systems, 2,979 tanks and other combat armored vehicles, 351 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,440 field artillery guns and mortars and 2,789 special military…

White House urges Congress to pass both, but weapons for Ukraine are deemed more urgent Democrats will make a separate $10 billion coronavirus funding proposal so that nearly $40 billion in weapons and other aid to Ukraine can be approved more quickly ahead of a “critical” deadline, US President Joe Biden said on Monday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi originally had funding for Covid-19 treatments, tests, and vaccines tacked onto a $33 billion proposal for supplemental aid to Ukraine. Republicans, who fully backed funding Ukraine but had a problem with how the Covid funding proposal would affect border policy, had threatened to block it…

Four people were trampled to death in Bolivia after a gas grenade disrupted elections at a university Four students were killed in a stampede after a chemical agent was dispersed inside a packed university sports hall in Bolivia on Monday, police said. According to reports, up to 80 were injured. Rector Pedro Lopez said the students had gathered inside a sports hall at the Tomas Frias Autonomous University in the southern city of Potosi to elect their representative to the Local University Federation. The meeting immediately descended into chaos after someone threw a gas grenade into the crowd. Some reports…

The sanctions target more that 130 people Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released expanded sanctions that were announced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The sanctions target more that 130 people including Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Deputy Security Council Secretary Rashid Nurgaliyev, the leaders of the LPR and DPR and the relatives of Gennady Timchenko. The sanctions stipulate asset freezes. Japan also imposed additional export sanctions, expanding the list of affected companies that it believes to be associated with the defense industry. The list added 70 companies including Almaz-Antey and the Tactical Missile Armaments corporation. Japan’s sanctions have now included…

The two foreign ministers are likely to discuss fight against terrorism Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Algeria with a working visit to hold talks on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra. The two diplomats last met in early April, when Lamamra visited Moscow as part of an Arab League delegation for negotiations on Ukraine. Russia’s top diplomat last visited Algeria in 2019. His latest visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations. The two foreign ministers are likely to discuss fight against terrorism. Russian Ambassador to Algeria Igor Belyaev said earlier in…

A number of the Turkish occupation mercenaries were injured in an infighting that erupted among them in Ras al-Ayn City, Hasaka northwestern countryside. Local sources in Ras al-Ayn City told SANA that fierce clashes with light and medium machine guns erupted among mercenaries of the Turkish occupation in the city and they led to the injury of a number of them. The sources added that the clashes also caused a state of fear and chaos in the city, in addition to material damages to the locals’ property and their houses. In a relevant context, local sources said that a group…

On May 10, the Russian Defense Ministry officially announced that units of the Lugansk People’s Republic, supported by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, completed mopping-up of Popasnaya, broke through the deeply echeloned defence of Kyiv’s forces and reached the administrative border of the Lugansk People’s Republic. The recent clashes resulted in the elimination over 120 members of Kyiv’s forces and 13 armoured vehicles and 12 vehicles of various purposes. The defense ministry added that: Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Force have hit 16 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.Missile troops and artillery units…

The Tesla tycoon’s cryptic tweet generated a slew of Hillary Clinton jokes Elon Musk on Monday told his followers on Twitter that should he die “under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” The SpaceX and Tesla magnate has apparently clashed with a Russian official, but his announcement sparked more jokes than concern. Musk tweeted his message on Monday morning but gave no further explanation. Shortly afterwards, however, he shared a post written by Russia’s former deputy prime minister and current space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin, in which Rogozin said the Tesla tycoon will be held “accountable” for providing Starlink internet terminals to “Nazi” militants in the Ukrainian…

A prohibition on insuring Russian oil tankers reportedly remains on the table Brussels has opted to cancel plans to prohibit EU member-owned ships from moving Russian crude oil to third-party countries, documents seen by Bloomberg showed. However, a ban on insuring Russian tankers is reportedly still being reviewed. If passed, this could represent an effective barrier to exports of oil from the sanction-hit country. The ban on transporting Russian crude, which was proposed as part of the EU’s sixth package of sanctions over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, was reportedly opposed by Greece, whose economy heavily relies on shipping, people…

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Monday that Russia will not remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO, emphasizing that the action would not strengthen the security of either Finland or the alliance. Russia will not remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Monday. “It is clear that from the point of view of security, we will not remain indifferent. Our military will consider all the necessary measures that will be required to ensure the legitimate defense interests,” Grushko said. The diplomat added that this decision to join NATO would not strengthen the security…