Russian military

AFP - Syria accidentally downed a Russian military aircraft with a crew of 15 onboard when its air defences went into action against an alleged Israeli missile strike, the Russian army said Tuesday.

The incident, which happened late Monday, was the worst case of friendly fire between the two allies since Russia's game-changing military intervention in September 2015.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military forces in the country's east were put on high alert Monday ahead of massive war games that also involve China and Mongolia, the largest show of power in nearly 40 years, the Russian defense minister said.

The Russian defence ministry said the Syrian regime flag was flying Thursday in the town of Douma, signalling that government forces had taken full control over Eastern Ghouta, AFP reported.

Promising a decision within hours, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a military strike against Syria and declared on Monday that Russia or any other nation found to share responsibility for Saturday's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians will "pay a price."

Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser, according to Reuters. 

Russia denied the accusation, saying it was part of "Russophobic" campaign it said was being waged by some Western countries.

The Russian military scrambled a fighter jet after a U.S. spy plane was detected approaching the Russian border, Russia Today reported on Nov. 28, citing Russian Defense Ministry. 

A US State Department official's statement about Serbia not being able to sit "on two chairs" has provoked many reactions.

Daniel Serwer, the director of the Conflict Management Program at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies and former diplomat says he agrees with Hoyt Brian Yee's claim, although he is more interested in the other question.

Russia carried out a successful test of its Satan 2 nuclear missile on Thursday night, the country’s defence ministry said.
The rocket, also known as RS-28 Sarmat, was fired from the Plestek Cosmodrome and travelled 3,600 miles before hitting a target on the Kura test range.

The UN General Assembly is to discuss by the end of October Chisinau's request for Moscow's forces to leave Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway area of eastern Moldova, as the Russian troops continue manoeuvres in the separatist region.

 U.S.-backed militias said they captured a major oil field in Deir al-Zor province on Sunday, pressing their offensive against Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria, Reuters reports.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they gained control of al-Omar oil field, one of Syria's largest, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates river.