In a bid to deepen security ties with Niger Republic, Russia has sent some military trainers, air defence systems and other equipment to the West African nation. In January, Niger’s military government agreed to step up military cooperation with Russia, after expelling French forces that were helping fight armed rebellions in several Sahel nations. However, […]
Many rendered homeless as flood wreaks havoc in Russia
Over 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia’s western Siberia, the Volga region and Central Federal District. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations disclosed this on Monday. In the severely-hit Orenburg Region, more than 6,100 people have been evacuated and a total of 33 temporary accommodation centres deployed for 33,000 people, the ministry said. […]
Russia using illegal chemical gas to attack us – Ukrainian soldiers cry out
Ukraine has accused Russia of illegal chemical gas attacks against its soldiers. Ukrainian troops told the UK Daily Telegraph that Russia has regularly attacked them with small drones dropping teargas and other chemicals. DAILY POST reports that the use of such substances, also known as CS, is banned during wartime under the Chemical Weapons Convention. […]
Our latest drone attacks killed 20 air officers, destroyed warplanes in Russia – Ukraine claims
Ukraine has claimed that its drone attack targeting the Morozovsk airbase in Russia has killed or injured 20 members of airfield personnel. It claimed that the drone also badly damaged eight other Russian warplanes, according to officials in Kyiv. Russian defence officials, however, said they intercepted the Ukrainian drones numbering 40. Russia further said that […]
War: Ukraine lowers conscription age as Russia outguns soldiers
Ukraine has lowered the minimum conscription age from 27 to 25 as the country’s forces have been outnumbered and outgunned by Russia. The forces have been forced on the defensive with widespread fatigue at the front and in society at large. The bill expands the number of civilians the army can mobilise into its ranks […]
War: Why Russia didn’t crush whole of Ukraine overnight – Fani-Kayode
A former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested reasons why Russia is fighting Ukraine. He said Ukraine would have been utterly destroyed if not that Russia had been mild, limited and restrained in its attack, unlike how Israel took the war to Gaza. He also believes that NATO provoked the war in Ukraine, […]
Ukraine war: Send very clear messages to Russia – France tells China
The French Foreign Minister, Stephane Sejourne on Monday expressed hope that “China sends very clear messages to Russia” over the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sejourne disclosed this during a press conference in Beijing after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The French Foreign Minister harped on the need to negotiate a lasting peace with Ukraine. […]
World War III: No country can defeat Russia – Fani-Kayode warns
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has issued a strong warning to those calling for a third world war against Russia, adding that the country is ever undefeated. The former minister said this when he appeared on Arise Television on Sunday, insisting that President Vladimir Putin is a great and courageous leader. “Russia is […]
Terror attack: Ukraine financially backed killings at Moscow concert hall – Russia alleges
The Russian government has blamed the attack at a Moscow concert hall on hefty financial support from Ukraine. This was disclosed by an investigative committee on Thursday. Last week, the attack at a Moscow concert hall left more than 140 people dead. A group of terrorists, who Russian President Vladimir Putin described as being radical […]
Moscow attack: Russia cancels friendly match as 115 people die
Russia have called off their friendly international against Paraguay scheduled for Monday next week in Moscow, following Friday’s shooting rampage near the capital city. This was confirmed today by the Russian Football Union, RFU. At least 115 people died, after gunmen opened fire in a concert hall near Moscow, with Islamic State militant group claiming […]