(Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday its air defence systems had destroyed a drone launched from Ukraine over the border into the adjacent Belgorod region.
Earlier, it said Russian air defences had shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga and Tver regions.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Firefighters battle the blaze at the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol
Lavrov addressed the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York
But it is still not clear if they have fully broken through the extensive Russian defences
STORY: This is the moment two Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets landed on a highway for the first time, seen in footage shot by the Norwegian military.Military officials hailed the development as a step that would increase survivability during conflict by reducing vulnerable time spent on the ground.The two Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft landed in Tervo, in central Finland, on Thursday (September 21) afternoon as part of a military exercise.Immediately after landing, refueling was carried out with the engines running, known as "hotpit refueling," before the planes took off again.Finland, which joined NATO in April, shares a 810 mile border with Russia. The Nordic nation plans to buy 64 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.Though this was a first for the F-35A, the F-35B fighter jets are able to land vertically, and have landed on roads before. F-16s are also able to land on roads.
Russian foreign policy hawks savoured chaotic scenes at Kabul airport when U.S. forces quit Afghanistan two years ago. Images of fleeing Armenians at Russia's own peacekeeping base at an airport in Nagorno-Karabakh have been harder for them to watch. Just as Washington's retreat prompted some Americans to fret over U.S. power and emboldened its foes, the apparent impotence of Russian peacekeepers stationed in Karabakh to prevent Turkish-backed Azerbaijani forces from sweeping in to seize the area by force is awkward for Moscow.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Washington will provide Kyiv with ATACMS long-range missiles, NBC News reported on Friday, citing three U.S. officials and a congressional official. Kyiv has repeatedly asked the Biden administration for Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to help attack and disrupt supply lines, air bases and rail networks in Russian occupied territory.
STORY: The parade was attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who expressed in his address, the importance of regional security and concerns regarding the presence of foreign armies in the region.Iran said last month that it had built an advanced drone named Mohajer-10 with an enhanced flight range and duration as well as a larger payload.U.S. officials have accused Iran of providing Mohajer-6 drones, among other unmanned aerial vehicles, to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Tehran denies this.
Heavy weapons supplied by the west are proving pivotal in the fierce battle raging outside Bakhmut, Ukraine says
Recent Chinese military movements around Taiwan were "abnormal", the island's defence minister said on Friday, flagging amphibious exercises in addition to drills Taipei has observed in the province facing the island. Taiwan has reported an increase in such activity during the past week, as dozens of fighters, drones, bombers and other aircraft, as well as warships, have operated nearby. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has in recent years carried out many such drills around the island, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims and pressure Taipei.
Russia's defence ministry said one serviceman was missing after the attack, revising its earlier statement that the man had been killed. Air defences had downed a total of five missiles, the ministry said. Ukraine's military confirmed it had attacked the Russian Black Sea fleet's headquarters, but gave few details.
Ukrainian officials said the attack, targeting what is believed to be the best of Russia’s navy, was timed to coincide with a meeting of naval officials
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has praised Canada for showing global leadership in sanctioning Russia.
A pair of F-35A Lockheed Martin fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time, footage from the Norwegian military showed, a step that enables them to reduce vulnerable time on the ground in times of war. Immediately after landing, refuelling was carried out with the engines running, a so-called "hotpit refuelling", the Norwegian military said, before the planes took off again. "Fighter jets are vulnerable on the ground, so by being able to use small airfields – and now motorways – (this) increases our survivability in war," Major General Rolf Folland, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, said in the statement.
The Ukrainian military says it has "successfully" struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in an attack using Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Lebanon's army said it fired tear gas at Israeli forces over the border on Saturday in response to smoke bombs fired at its troops, though Israel said Lebanon started the confrontation. Tensions have flared along the frontier this summer, with rockets fired at Israel during flare-ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence, and members of the heavily armed Lebanese group Hezbollah or its supporters facing off with Israeli forces. "Elements of the Israeli enemy violated the withdrawal line and fired smoke bombs at a Lebanese army patrol that was accompanying a bulldozer removing an earthen berm erected by the Israeli enemy north of the withdrawal line, the blue line, in the Bastra area," the Lebanese army said in a statement.
Sending troops or firing missiles into Mexico to battle cartels, as proposed by Republican 2024 presidential candidates including former President Donald Trump, could lead to casualties and bloody reprisals on American soil without stemming the flow of illegal drugs, current and former U.S. military and government officials told Reuters. Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are among several Republican candidates who have said they might authorize military force in Mexico - should they win the election - to stem the flood of the cheap and potent synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. Fentanyl seizures at the southern U.S. border have exploded in recent years, rising from just 10.7 kg (24 lb) in 2014 to around 8,400 kg (18,500 lb) in 2022, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
At least one Ukrainian missile struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Friday, and a major cyberattack interrupted internet services on the peninsula, Russian-installed officials said. Russia's defence ministry said one serviceman was missing after the attack, revising its earlier statement that the man had been killed. Ukraine's military confirmed it had attacked the Russian Black Sea fleet's headquarters, but gave few details.
Ukraine has repeatedly asked the Biden administration for Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to help attack and disrupt supply lines, air bases and rail networks in Russian occupied territory
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