MO of the Russian Federation agreed with the new leaders of the “Jaish al-Islam” on the exit of fighters from Eastern ghouta

© EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. The defense Ministry on Sunday agreed with the new leaders of the “Jaish al-Islam” on the cease-fire and withdrawal of ISIS militants from the city of Duma in Eastern ghouta. Total planned output of up to 8 thousand militants, said the head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties (included in Ministry of defense) in Syria, major-General Yuri Evtushenko.

Russian defense Ministry denies reports about the use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces in the Duma

The building of the defense Ministry © Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. Russian defense Ministry denies reports about the use of Syrian troops chemical weapons in the city of Duma in Eastern ghouta. This was stated on Sunday, the head of the Russian Center for conciliation of conflicting parties (part of the Ministry of defense) in Syria, major-General Yuri Evtushenko.

The storm “stealth”targets and satellites: what is known about the new system of Russian air defense s-500

© Russian defense Ministry Every year on the second Sunday of April in Russia celebrates the Day of the air defense forces (PVO). Organizationally these troops are part of the aerospace forces (VKS). As of 2018, more than 65% of their weapons — the modern samples, among which anti-aircraft missile systems (WRU) s-400 “Triumph” and s-300 “Favorite”, antiaircraft missile-gun complexes “Pantsir-S1”, advanced radar stations “Nebo-M” and “Approach-K1”. According to the plans of the military departments by 2021 the share of modern weapons should reach 70%.

Self-propelled “Nona-SVK” will take part in the Victory parade in Novosibirsk

120-mm self-propelled gun “Nona-SVK” © Anatoly Semekhin/TASS MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Self-propelled artillery “Nona-SVK” will take part in a military parade in Novosibirsk in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war. On Friday reported the press service of the Central military district (CVO). “For the first time may 9 at the main square of Novosibirsk will be self-propelled artillery 2С23 “Nona-SVK”. Drivers installations received additional training, which was tested and improved their professional skills,” – said the press service.

The defense Ministry reported that the OPCW conducted an inspection on the territory of the Russian Federation

The headquarters of the Organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the Hague © EPA-EFE/Bart Maat MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. The inspection team of the technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW) has conducted over the past week one check in the territory of the Russian Federation. On Friday the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation in the newspaper “Red star”. Another inspection in the Russian Federation in the framework of the OSCE held Portugal. Russia conducted two tests in Ireland in the framework of the OSCE and the Treaty on strategic offensive arms in the United States.