Turkey and Russia have discussed latest developments in opposition-held Idlib. In a statement, Turkish Defense Ministry said Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in telephonic contact have reviewed regional security issues, especially the latest ...

Russia says it has sent S-300 air defence systems, including four launch platforms to the Syrian military. Talking to media in Moscow, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that air defence system has been provided in line with new security measures after a Russian military plane was mistakenly shot ...

Russia has accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria's Mediterranean coast and threatened to retaliate against Israel for what it described as a hostile act. Talking to Russian state television in Moscow, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov ...

Moscow: Russia will next month flex its military muscles and hold the biggest war games since the Cold War era, with almost 300,000 troops and 1,000 aircraft, the defence minister said Tuesday. The Vostok-2018, or East 18, exercises simulating large-scale warfare, will be carried out from September ...

United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura says he will take part in the latest round of Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana on Friday (December 22).Talking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, Mistura said he plans to ...

President Vladimir Putin gave directions to the Defense Ministry in this regard during his surprise visit to the Hmeymim airbase in Syria on Monday.Addressing the Russian military personnel at the base, Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to deal a new blow to the terrorists if they again try to ...

OPUK (APP) - Under a blazing sun, Sukhoi jets zoomed across the sky and dropped explosives, as Russian warships sailed right up to the shore.And beyond on a dusty steppe, paratroopers made a mass landing while ground forces ignited a wall of fire with napalm.READ MORE: River in north Russia turns ...

MOSCOW: (APP) Russia's defence minister on Wednesday rebuked NATO for bolstering its military presence in eastern Europe and vowed Moscow will take countermeasures."The US and other NATO members continue to build their military potential, first and foremost in countries neighbouring Russia," ...