Russia has ‘successfully’ tested a massive new missile as it continues its display of military prowess – despite announcing a partial troop pullback from areas bordering Ukraine. The trial of the new weapon, believed to be the A-235 PL-19 Nudol, took place at the Sary Shagan test site in Kazakhstan. Major General Sergei Grabchuk, commander … Read more
Today sacked defence minister Johnny Mercer will take a seat in the gallery at Belfast Crown Court where the first servicemen in British military history will face trial for the killing of an active IRA member. He is determined that he, at least, will not abandon the two ex-paratroopers, known only as Soldier A and … Read more
Russia staged huge military drills involving 10,000 troops, 40 warships, over 200 warplanes, and about 1,200 vehicles in Crimea today after Vladimir Putin warned the West not to ‘dare cross any red lines’ amid soaring tensions with Ukraine. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu personally travelled to the peninsula on Thursday to oversee the colossal war games involving Russia’s southern military … Read more
Russia has staged huge military drills involving 10,000 troops and 40 warships in Crimea after Vladimir Putin warned the West that not to ‘dare cross any red lines’ amid soaring tensions with Ukraine. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu travelled to the peninsula on Thursday to oversee large-scale snap drills of Russia’s southern military district and … Read more
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer ‘is on the brink of quitting over failure to protect Troubles soldiers from being persecuted’ Defence minister Johnny Mercer is believed to be on the brink of quitting his job Thought to be frustrated at the lack of protections for veterans of Troubles Suggestions Mr Mercer will wait until key piece … Read more
Does Putin really need another army? Russia’s defence minister wants to CLONE 3,000-year-old ancient warriors found in Siberia (and their horses to boot) Sergei Shoigu has unveiled desire to clone ancient royal warriors in Siberia The ancient Tunnug burial site is located in the Valley of the Kings in Tuva ‘We would like very much to … Read more
Ukraine fears more than 100,000 Russian troops will be in place on its borders, ready to invade, by the end of the month. A Ukrainian government report, obtained by the Daily Mail, estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in support of 80,000 Russian troops … Read more
Vladimir Putin’s fearsome special unit of TANK ROBOTS will go into action ‘soon’ in the Russian Army amid fears of war in Ukraine Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu attended a firepower demonstration He witnessed Russia’s unmanned Uran-9 robot tanks operating remotely Russia is preparing to deploy its first unit of five Uran-9 in the near … Read more
Rishi Sunak released messages he sent to former prime minister David Cameron tonight amid a furious lobbying row involving collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital. The Treasury released the Chancellor’s texts after a freedom of information request into efforts by the ex-Tory leader to contact ministers in search of millions of pounds of extra Covid rescue … Read more
Theresa May defended firing Gavin Williamson as defence secretary over a leak from a security meeting about Huawei today, saying his departure allowed security officials to ‘speak freely’ again. The former prime minister said that the 2019 incident in which material from a National Security Council meeting about the Chinese tech giant was leaked to the … Read more