Author: Steven Sahiounie

The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic has called on all able-bodied men to stand up to “Kiev’s aggression” The leaders of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) in eastern Ukraine have announced on Saturday that they have ordered the mobilization of all able-bodied men in response to claims of shelling along the frontline. “I urge compatriots who are in the [army] reserve to come to military enlistment offices,” DPR head Denis Pushilin said in a video address. “I call on all men in the republic capable of carrying arms to stand in defense of their families, their…

On Thursday, the Ukrainian army launched an attack against the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, with Donbass authorities warning that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could order a full-scale offensive against the republics at any time. Tensions are running high in the self-proclaimed Donbass republics, where thousands of people have had to leave their homes and are being evacuated to Russia due to constant shelling by Ukrainian forces. Kiev has repeatedly used 120mm mortars banned by the Minsk accord, against the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR). Over the past hours, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in…

On February 16, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released footage showing the wreckage of a Chinese-made CASC Rainbow CH-4 combat drone of the Royal Saudi Air Force that was recently shot down by their air defenses. The CH-4 was flying over district of Harad on February 10 when the Houthis shot it down with an unidentified ground-to-air missile. The incident took place amid a heated battle in Harad between the Houthis and Saudi-led coalition proxies who were attempting to storm the district center. Houthi forces in Harad have been showing fierce resistance. As of February 17, the district center remains under their control. The…

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Russia and Venezuela have reviewed plans for cooperation in the military sphere and agreed to boost it to protect peace and sovereignty in the South American country, President Nicolas Maduro said after a meeting with a Russian government delegation. He noted that Russia has Venezuela’s support “amid threats from NATO and the Western world”. “We have reviewed military cooperation [with Russia] and approved the direction for powerful military cooperation between Russia and Venezuela to protect peace, sovereignty, and territorial integrity”, Maduro said during a joint speech in Caracas with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov. The Venezuelan president also stressed…

Following the recent collision with a submarine of the US Navy in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation near Urup Island of the Kuril Ridge, the Russian military received U.S equipment at their disposal. On February 16, the Russian media reported that, a few miles from the Russian island of Urup, Russian sailors discovered a submarine simulator that was launched by the U.S. Virginia-class submarine on February 12. The U.S. submarine used a self-propelled simulator to split targets on radar and acoustic monitoring equipment and left the territorial waters of the Russian Federation at maximum speed. After imitating the course of…

NATO countries have been moving their troops towards the eastern boundaries of the bloc under the pretext of responding to alleged Russian plans to invade Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly rejected these unsubstantiated claims and demanded that the alliance move its forces back to its 1997 lines. US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has announced that Washington will be moving some of its troops from Germany to Bulgaria for the sake of joint training opportunities and better interoperability. “I’d also like to add my appreciation to Bulgaria, who just today agreed to host the US Army Stryker company for joint training opportunities.…

The Syrian Army has said that a helicopter had to make an emergency landing after experiencing a technical issue. The Syrian Army has stated that two servicemen died and two more were injured as a result of a military helicopter’s crash landing in the east of Latakia Province.The military said that the helicopter experienced a technical malfunction as it was flying along the coastline conducting a training mission. It then had to make an emergency landing in a mountainous area.Earlier, a source in the Syrian armed forces, said that the crash landing of the helicopter resulted in injuries to two…

Bratislava, SANA- Head of the Slovak Socialist Party, Artur Bekmatov, has called on the international community to support Syria’s rightful demands to restore the occupied Golan, stressing that these demands are in line with international law and United Nations resolutions that Israel flagrantly violates. In a statement to SANA correspondent in Prague, Bekmatov condemned the Israeli settlement plans in the occupied Syrian Golan and the attempts to change the demographic structure there. Bekmatov called for international sanctions to be imposed on “Israel” because of its apartheid policy. Source: SANA

Aleppo, SANA- In the framework of the continued infighting among terrorist organizations linked to Turkish regime, one of the leaders of the mercenaries of this regime was killed in explosive device blast in al-Bab city, Aleppo northern countryside. Local sources told SANA that an explosive device went off in a private car in the center of al-Bab city, Aleppo northern countryside, killing one of the terrorist organizations’ leader. The infighting among the terrorist mercenaries continues in the areas occupied by the Turkish occupation forces due to disputes over the influential areas and sharing stolen goods. Source: SANA

After Israeli authorities imposed collective punitive policies on Palestinian prisoners, they unite to take escalatory measures. The Palestinian prisoners’ movement in occupied Palestine declared Friday a “day of anger” against the decisions of the Israeli prison administration. In a statement, the movement warned of an unprecedented stage of escalation that has not been seen for quite some time by the occupation’s prison system, adding that Palestinian prisoners protest Israeli collective punishment with “unprecedented’ unity”. On February 5, the Israeli occupation’s prison system has imposed new penalties on Palestinian prisoners, decreasing the time and number of prisoners allowed for yard time, in violation…