A Russian military IL-76 plane exploded in a fireball as it took off from a remote airbase carrying ammunitions from Tajikistan. The Il-76 was on the runway when an engine erupted in flames. The plane […]
Kazakhstan has restricted the export of more than 100 military products to neighboring Russia, a senior trade official told local media Thursday. From 16 April 2022 EU sanctions prohibit vessels registered under the flag of […]
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was quoted on Monday indicating sweeping changes in his country’s policy vis-à-vis its arch-foe Azerbaijan and its ally Russia. Armenia is ready to recognise the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave as part of […]
Given the difficult social situation in Armenia, Armenia turned to Russia to return approximately $400 million paid to Moscow for weapons, the supply of which never began due to international sanctions and Ukraine war demands. […]
The Armenian parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country’s ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin […]
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has been marked by abuses on both sides and there are fears of an imminent refugee crisis. Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh as international concern […]
A top official from Russia’s armed forces was killed during Azerbaijan’s shelling of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh just two months after he was appointed to be the second in command of a Russian peacekeeping […]
Azerbaijan’s Presidential Office said on Sept. 19 that it would continue the military operation against Nagorno-Karabakh until “the illegal Armenian military formations” surrender. Earlier, Armenia denounced the offensive and claimed that Armenian forces are not […]
Armenia on Monday launched a joint military exercise with the United States, a move that has angered the Caucasus nation’s main ally, Russia. The “Eagle Partner” war games will run through Sept. 20 and involve […]
Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems on Tuesday announced that it was awarded a $150 million contract to supply PULS (Precise and Universal Launching Systems) rocket launchers and a package of precision-guided long-range rockets for Azerbaijan. […]
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