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South Korea Scrambles Jets As Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
South Korea's military said Friday it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider than the country's airspace.
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Putin Vows More Hypersonic Missile Tests As Ukraine Seeks Air Defence
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile fired at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat.
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Russian Forces Capture New Village In Ukraine's Donetsk Amid Raging War
The Russian defence ministry said Sunday that its forces had captured a new village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
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Japan Protests Airspace "Violation" By Russian Patrol Plane
Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said Monday, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.
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Russia Stops Ukrainian Drones Fired At Moscow During Massive Attack
Ukraine fired 11 drones Wednesday at Moscow that Russia said were shot down during one of the largest strikes against the capital, while Ukrainian defences reported stopping 50 Russian drones and missiles.
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Iran Showcases Long-Range Drones At Russian Defence Exhibit: Report
Iran had put its long-range Mohajer-10 drones on show at a defence exhibit in Russia, Iran's official news agency reported on Monday.
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Russia Moves Troops, Weapons After Ukraine Advances Into Border
Russia is moving army units with "BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, towed artillery guns, tanks transported on trawls, heavy tracked vehicles, Ural and Kamaz trucks" to Kursk's Sudzhansky District, the defence ministry said.
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Russian And Chinese Bombers Patrol Near Alaska In Joint Military Exercise
Russian and Chinese bomber jets carried out a joint patrol over far eastern Russia and the Bering Sea near Alaska, Russia's defence ministry said Thursday.
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Russian, US Defence Chiefs Discuss Lowering Escalation Over Phone Call
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they discussed lowering the risk of "possible escalation", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.
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Putin In Vietnam: Amid Global Sanctions, Russia's Asia Outreach Plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Thursday after signing a mutual defence deal with North Korea.
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Russian SU-34 Bomber Crashes In Caucasus, Crew Killed: Report
A Russian SU-34 bomber crashed in the Caucasus mountains during a routine training flight likely due to a technical malfunction, killing the crew aboard, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing the defence ministry.
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Russia's Latest Generation Fighter Jet Su-57 Hit For First Time, Claims Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv's GUR defence intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike.
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Explained: Why Vladimir Putin Changed His Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Nuclear Drills With Troops Near Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defence ministry said Monday.
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"Europe Is Mortal, It Can Die": Macron Calls For "Credible" Defence Plan
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States.
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South Korea Scrambles Jets As Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
South Korea's military said Friday it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider than the country's airspace.
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Putin Vows More Hypersonic Missile Tests As Ukraine Seeks Air Defence
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile fired at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat.
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Russian Forces Capture New Village In Ukraine's Donetsk Amid Raging War
The Russian defence ministry said Sunday that its forces had captured a new village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
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Japan Protests Airspace "Violation" By Russian Patrol Plane
Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said Monday, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.
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Russia Stops Ukrainian Drones Fired At Moscow During Massive Attack
Ukraine fired 11 drones Wednesday at Moscow that Russia said were shot down during one of the largest strikes against the capital, while Ukrainian defences reported stopping 50 Russian drones and missiles.
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Iran Showcases Long-Range Drones At Russian Defence Exhibit: Report
Iran had put its long-range Mohajer-10 drones on show at a defence exhibit in Russia, Iran's official news agency reported on Monday.
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Russia Moves Troops, Weapons After Ukraine Advances Into Border
Russia is moving army units with "BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, towed artillery guns, tanks transported on trawls, heavy tracked vehicles, Ural and Kamaz trucks" to Kursk's Sudzhansky District, the defence ministry said.
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Russian And Chinese Bombers Patrol Near Alaska In Joint Military Exercise
Russian and Chinese bomber jets carried out a joint patrol over far eastern Russia and the Bering Sea near Alaska, Russia's defence ministry said Thursday.
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Russian, US Defence Chiefs Discuss Lowering Escalation Over Phone Call
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they discussed lowering the risk of "possible escalation", the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.
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Putin In Vietnam: Amid Global Sanctions, Russia's Asia Outreach Plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Thursday after signing a mutual defence deal with North Korea.
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Russian SU-34 Bomber Crashes In Caucasus, Crew Killed: Report
A Russian SU-34 bomber crashed in the Caucasus mountains during a routine training flight likely due to a technical malfunction, killing the crew aboard, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing the defence ministry.
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Russia's Latest Generation Fighter Jet Su-57 Hit For First Time, Claims Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv's GUR defence intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike.
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Explained: Why Vladimir Putin Changed His Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
Sergei Shoigu, who is being replaced as Russia's defence minister, spearheaded Moscow's offensive in Ukraine and has been the country's longest-serving minister, as well as being one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Nuclear Drills With Troops Near Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine, the defence ministry said Monday.
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"Europe Is Mortal, It Can Die": Macron Calls For "Credible" Defence Plan
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States.
