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In the first hours of the revolt, about a dozen Wagner officers deployed in Homs Governorate and other areas were summoned to the Russian military base at Hmeimim, in the west of the country, according to Syrian military sources. Syrian military intelligence then cut communications overnight on 23 June from areas where Wagner forces operated to ...
Khmeimim air base was built in mid-2015 adjacent to the Bassel Al-Assad International Airport to serve as "the strategic center of Russian military intervention on behalf of the Syrian government in the Syrian U.S. proxy war (2011-present). [2]
On 4 March 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill introducing prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading "fake news" about Russia's military operation in Ukraine; [12] thousands of Russians have been prosecuted under this law for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, [13] including opposition politician Ilya ...
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), by 6 February, the Syrian Army had captured 139 (including areas captured last year) [15] towns, villages and hilltops, including the strategic city of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, towns and villages of Al-Tah, Jarjnaz, Tell Mannas, Kafr Rumah, Khan al-Sabil, Hish, Sarmin and Afs and Turkish observation posts at Sarman, Maar Hattat ...
The Transnistria War was an armed conflict that broke out on 2 November 1990 in Dubăsari between pro-Transnistria (PMR) forces, including the Transnistrian Republican Guard, militia and neo-Cossack units (which were supported by elements of the Russian 14th Army); and pro-Moldovan forces, including Moldovan troops and police.
Patriot operates in close cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Military Intelligence Service (GRU). Former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is believed to have strong influence over the company. [1] [2] Unlike the Wagner Group, Patriot focuses more on experienced soldiers with combat experience when recruiting.
Ambulance on fire after a Russian strike on an emergency medical center in Zolochiv, 15 March 2024.. During the illegal [1] Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Military has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, hospitals, clinics, and ambulances, and health workers.
Russia condemned the attacks, The Russian foreign ministry said that the US was "sowing chaos and destruction” in the Middle East. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that "It is obvious that the air strikes are deliberately designed to further inflame the conflict". [29] China condemned the attacks. Beijing's ambassador Zhang ...