The Russian military said it started reducing the military presence in Syria as its Russian politicians sought a ceasefire, but facts on the ground confirmed opposing news. By the summer of 2015, President Assad seemed [ More … ]
A Russian warplane has crashed into the eastern Mediterranean as it was coming in to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria, in an embarrassing event to Russia which threatened to [ More … ]
The Syrian government has sent text messages to residents and rebels in eastern Aleppo ordering them to leave the area within 24 hours, as Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov arrived near Syria’s shores and began carrying out [ More … ]
As the Russian-announced 10-hour humanitarian pause in Aleppo ended on Friday without success, many observers had feared that Russia is preparing a massive assault to end the battle there. Rebels opened a corridor to the [ More … ]
Somewhere in the autumn gales and rain squalls of the North Sea, Russia’s only aircraft carrier is heading south to war. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and seven more [ More … ]
Russia’s accident-prone aircraft carrier is set to be put to the test — if it gets there. Its history of embarrassing breakdowns may see an anticipated mission to Syria backfire. The aircraft carrier is the [ More … ]
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