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A terrorist group operating near the Idlib de-escalation zone in northwest Syria on Saturday shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter – the first Russian plane downed in Syria since 2015. The pilot safely ejected and survived the crash – but was later killed by jihadists on the ground. Russian Attack…
Image by sovraskin Russia called in the army to help reign in chaos in the capital city of Moscow as the ‘storm of the century’ dumped record amounts of snow, paralyzing the population. “Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Sunday that 100 engineer brigade troops, two military graders and a tractor had…
Russia has launched a series of air attacks in the area where one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian rebels on Saturday, leaving dozens of fighters and civilians dead, according to Syrian activists and Russian officials. Russian Attack Jet Shot Down Over Syria By Rebels, Pilot Dead…
Prima ballerina Kseniya Zakharova was accepting the audience’s plaudits for her debut as Juliet when she turned to find Romeo on his knee offering her an engagement ring. Premier dancer Nikolay Maltsev, 21, took not only Kseniya by surprise with his proposal, but the entire audience in the almost 1,800…
Thousands Of Saakashvili Supporters March Through Kyiv, Demand Impeachment.
Image by Joachim Seidler Open border advocates in Eastern Europe have declared that Hungary is limiting the number of asylum seekers that gain access to the country to two per day. In a pro-migrant article written by NPR, activists stated, “NPR interviewed asylum seekers, refugee advocates and a lawyer all…
London To Seize Dirty Russian Oligarch Assets.
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that a Russian Su-25 ground attack plane was shot down over Syria by anti-Assad rebels. The pilot safely parachuted but was killed on the ground by rebel ground forces. Putin Declares Syrian War Over Screenshot “On 3 February 2018, a Russian fighter jet Su-25…
Russian Orthodox Priests To Be Trained To Drive Russian Combat Vehicles.
Video: Fire On Board Aeroflot Jet, Passengers React.