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Bellingcat: Ukrainian positions were attacked more than 300 times from Russian territory in 2014
During the summer of 2014, Russia launched more than 300 attacks on Ukraine using Grad-type rocket launchers, according to the founder of the international investigative group, Bellingcat, Eliot Higgins.
In an interview with German TV Channel ARD, he said, “We investigated the attacks on Ukraine during the summer of 2014. There was much evidence indicating that attacks were launched from the other side of the border, from Russia, but there was also a lack of evidence.”
Higgins said that with …
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Media: Russian planes violated Polish airspace
According to Polish Radio, citing Gazeta Polska Codziennie, last week Russian planes violated Polish airspace.
According to the publication, Russian Aerospace Force planes flew over the border separating the Kaliningrad region and the Province of Warmia and Mazury and flew several kilometers into Poland, Gazeta Polska Codziennie reported, citing information received from a witness, a Polish forester.
"I was just in the forest, when three planes, in combat formation suddenly flew over my head. …
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Putin and Poroshenko discuss possible prisoner exchange
In a phone conversation on April 18th between the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko agreed to allow the Ukrainian consul general in Rostov to visit Nadiya Savchenko.
On Poroshenko’s official website, he had urged Moscow to allow Ukrainian or German doctors to see the famous prisoner "due to the worsening health of Nadiya Savchenko." The parties have agreed "about the immediate admission of the consul general of Ukraine in Rostov to Nadiya Savchenko.”
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Latvia finds Russian ships and submarines near its borders
During the weekend and on Monday, the Armed Forces of Latvia repeatedly documented the presence of warships and submarines of the Russian Federation near the borders of the country. The National Armed Forces of Latvia said on Twitter that “a Russian Kilo-class submarine was discovered on the 18th of April, 2016 at the distance of 21 nautical miles from the border of Latvia.”On the day before, the Armed Forces recorded a sighting of a Russian Guard frigate in the exclusive economic zone of …
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Media: US vetoed supply of Israeli drones to Russia
FlightGlobal.com reported that the US Administration vetoed further sales of Israeli-produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia.
According to knowledgeable sources, in the past month, Russian companies repeatedly contacted Israeli UAV producers, trying purchase more drones. However, after the Israeli Ministry of Defense verified the possible realization of such deals, it became clear that such agreements would be vetoed by America. Negotiations were suspended indefinitely.
Earlier, …