Tag: Russia
ISS: AFRICOM may be looking for a new home
When the Pentagon sought to locate its newly formed Africa Command (AFRICOM) somewhere in Africa in 2007, Botswana and Liberia were reportedly eager to...
Russia steps up support for private military contractor in Libya –...
Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in...
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool – report
The US National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare...
Papers leaked before UK election in suspected Russian operation were hacked...
Classified US-UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britain’s 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected...
EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyber...
The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and on firms from North Korea...
First Egyptian Su-35s spotted
The first three Su-35 fighter jets for Egypt’s air force have been seen flying in Russia, months after it emerged production had started at...
Belarus says it suspects Russian mercenaries of violent plot ahead of...
Belarus said on Thursday it suspected a group of alleged Russian mercenaries it detained the previous day of plotting “acts of terrorism” ahead of...
US says Russia sent more equipment to Libyan front lines
Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including the flashpoint city of Sirte, in breach of an arms...
Pirates kidnap seven Russian sailors in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates have kidnapped seven Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on...
US raises concern over Russia’s Wagner Group complicating Libyan ceasefire efforts
The United States military has raised concerns that Russia’s Wagner Group is laying landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in and around Tripoli, complicating...
Question for Public Works and Infrastructure Minister uses defenceWeb information
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille’s R37 million Beit Bridge fence upgrade as part of government efforts to prevent the spread of...
