Two Russian paratroopers died on Friday during a joint Russia-Belarus military exercise near Minsk’s western border with Poland. In a statement to Russian news agencies, the Russian Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Two Russian Paratroopers Killed In Snap Exercise Mishap In Belarus"
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, has described the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, Minsk’s threats to cut off natural gas transiting Belarus, and a Russian military buildup on its border… Continue reading "Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Eastern European Crises A Single “Hybrid Front”"
The situation at the Polish border with Belarus continues to deteriorate rapidly. On Monday an estimated 5,000 migrants gathered at the border in various locations. The largest group, numbering around… Continue reading "Multiple Breach Attempts at Belarus-Polish Border Prevented"
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he needs the presence of Russian strategic bombers on Belarus’ border with Poland in order to “monitor” the migrant crisis there. The November… Continue reading "Lukashenko: “No Other Option” But To Use Russian Strategic Bombers For Border Patrols"
A draft roadmap for the European Union’s Strategic Compass proposes the formation of an EU Intervention Force by 2025, designed to be capable of deploying without unanimous approval by all… Continue reading "Draft Proposal Calls For Formation Of EU Intervention Force By 2025"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
Poland’s Ministry of Defense claims that a Belarusian soldier attempted to fire a flare gun at Polish soldiers on the border between the two countries on Thursday. While the flare… Continue reading "Warsaw: Belarusian Soldier Attempted To Fire Flare Gun At Polish Troops"
Algerian state media reports that the Algerian Parliament has granted its support to all decisions taken by the presidency to respond to an alleged drone attack that killed three Algerians… Continue reading "Algeria Alleges Moroccan Attack Killed Three Algerians"
The Eastern Mediterranean exercise, which will be hosted by Turkey and runs until November 12, began on November 2 with the participation of NATO Standing Maritime Groups (SNMG-2, SNMCMG-2) and… Continue reading "The ‘Invitex Eastern Mediterranean-2021 Exercise’ Hosted By Turkey Kicks Off"
Russia’s Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad launched the seventh vessel of the Talwar Class for the Indian Navy. The ship has been named Tushil, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Protector Shield’. Tushil… Continue reading "India’s Seventh Talwar Class Frigate ‘Tushil’ Launched At Yantar Shipyard"