Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned 5,000-strong force to deploy in the central Sahel region, a statement said.

Russia is facing war woes but is reportedly prepared to carry on if it does not secure its goals via a peace deal

The Minister of Defense of Cameroon has ordered a halt to the desertion of soldiers to the Russian armed forces. The issue is growing as Russia offers significantly higher salaries. What do you need to know?

A growing number of countries bordering Russia are abandoning a long-standing treaty banning the use of land mines, as fears over future attacks grow.

The three satellites, designated Kosmos 2581, 2582 and 2583, launched on a Soyuz-2.1V rocket from Plesetsk cosmodrome early on Feb. 2 (GMT). Since then, the satellites, whose purpose is unknown, have displayed interesting behavior, while in a near-polar orbit roughly 364 miles (585 kilometers) above Earth.

Russia said on Thursday that threats of military strikes against its ally Iran were unacceptable and warned that attacking the Islamic Republic could lead to potentially catastrophic results if nuclear installations were bombed.

A Ukrainian drone operator said that with some Russian drone types, "it's very easy to identify them. They rarely make any changes to the design."

Three Russian 'Kosmos' satellites have deployed a mysterious object in orbit. Russia has remained silent on the matter, but experts suggest it could be for military testing or scientific research.

Commercial sea ports of the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine are blocked by the Russian military from the Kinburn Peninsula, Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo told RIA Novosti.

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