Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Russian defence ministry signs contracts for missiles and air defence systems

Russian defence ministry

The Russian Ministry of Defense On Tuesday, signed state contracts with a total value of more than 500 billion rubles. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in June that the first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would go on combat alert in Russia at the end of 2022. This information was obtained from the Russian government’s … Read more

More than 1,000 Ukrainians remain in Azovstal: separatist chief

Mariupol

According to a pro-Russian separatist official, more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, remain inside the besieged Azovstal steel complex in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Russia’s defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered since Monday at the plant, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian forces. Speaking to reporters … Read more

Russia calls on Ukrainian forces to surrender

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Moscow: Russia urged on Ukrainian soldiers to “immediately lay down arms” on Tuesday, issuing a fresh deadline for the defenders of the besieged port city of Mariupol to stop their struggle. The Russian defence ministry urged Kiev to show “reason and give the corresponding orders to fighters to cease their senseless resistance” adding that defenders of … Read more

Rising risks of nuke war

Army

MOSCOW/NEW YORK/LONDON – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of fixating on nuclear war, one week after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine. “It is clear that World War Three can only be nuclear,” Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media. “I would like to point out … Read more