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ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) Russia says it “strongly” supports the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project as it is crucial for Pakistan’s economy and regional connectivity. According to an interview on Radio Pakistan, this was stated by Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y Dedov. Dedov pointed out that CPEC is a component of …

MOSCOW: The Russian defense ministry on Friday said that “all the civilians and most of the militants” had left the besieged districts of eastern Aleppo, declaring the evacuation as completed. Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military’s General Staff also alleged that “certain western politicians” were implicated in an …

The Alexandr Tkachenko Russian cargo ship has been spotted crossing the Bosphorus Strait enroute to Syria. The cargo ship was fully loaded with Russian Army vehicles including over two dozen ZIL trucks, Ural fire trucks and 2UAZ. It is unknown whether these vehicles will be used by the Russian military …

MOSCOW: Russian state VGTRK TV for the first time released a report on Russian Special Forces (SOF) operating in Syria and and revealed SOF mission in Syrian War. A Russian Colonel who called in report “Vadim” who acting as a commander of SOF unit reveals some details of his forces’ …

DAMASCUS: (Web Desk)- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that Syrian Army soldiers with aerial support of Russian fighter jets fended off and ISIL attack near Palmyra last night, killing over 300 terrorists. “During the (Saturday) night, Syrian government forces, actively supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, repelled all …

MOSCOW: Russia’s military guard installations in Chechnya will take two battalions of special forces to Syria, a Russian daily reported. Izvestia newspaper quoted informed sources in the Russian defense ministry as saying on Thursday that in late November, the battalions have been reformed to the military police (CAP) and prepared …

MOSCOW: (Web Desk)- Russian media sources underlined surprising combat capabilities of Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in Syria’s waters on an anti-terrorism mission. The Russian language Zvezda tv network reported that Admiral Kuznetsov is not only an aircraft carrier but also enjoys a number of …

TEHRAN: Iran says Russia currently has no plans for using the airbase near the western Iranian city of Hamedan for its anti-terrorism operations, Press TV reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi made the remarks during a press conference on Monday in response to earlier reports concerning Russia’s use of …

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry on Monday said a Sukhoi jet attempting a landing on its Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier crashed after rolling off the deck, making it the second warplane to crash in a month. “After performing a combat mission over Syria a Sukhoi-33 fighter-jet overran the runway while trying …

MOSCOW: Russia has dispatched a bomb disposal unit to Syria to help demine the liberated eastern parts of the flashpoint city of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry says. Alalam – Syria “An advance unit of the international anti-mining center of the Russian Armed Forces has flown to Syria to participate …