A Russian drone flew over Poland before entering Ukrainian air space where it was shot down, Ukraine’s military claimed last night. In a statement the Ukrainian air force command said that the drone flew into Nato airspace, accusing Moscow of a “provocation”. The drone first circled over the site in Yavoriv, western Ukraine, which was…
Hundreds of foreign-owned aircraft could be seized by the Russian government. Russian state media outlet TASS reported that President Putin had enacted legislation for the Russian government to seize foreign leased aircraft and re-register them as locally owned assets. The announcement after EU revoked the licenses of hundreds of aircraft leased to Russian operators in…
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s private jet has landed at Ben Gurion airport, after taking off earlier from Moscow. It is not clear if the billionaire himself was on board. Even though Abramovich has Israeli citizenship, his presence in Israel at the current time could place the Israeli government at odds with the US and EU.…
Russian Su-25 damaged after being hit by a MANPAD. A Su-25SM ground attack aircraft of Russian AirForce was hit by MANPADS of Ukrainian Army and got severely damaged. Despite that, it returned its base in #Belarus.
According to parliament’s sources, Germany has chosen the F-35. Germany to purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado aircraft, according to two government sources. One of the sources saying Berlin aims to buy up to 35 of the stealth jets.
The Antonov aircraft plant in Kyiv has been shelled by Russian forces, the city administration said on Monday. Tweeting about the attack, the Ukrainian parliament said that the Russian occupiers also attacked a high-rise building along with the plant, killing at least two people. Seven people were injured in the attack, while about 70 people…
A video released from Russian MOD shows the Antonov An-225 intact in her hangar during the first assault. The video shows the assault of Gostomel Airport by Russian paratroopers on on February 24, 2022. The Antonov Mriya has been destroyed few days later.
The Russian airstrikes on a military base near the northwestern city of Lviv come as Russian forces have been expanding their offensive in Ukraine to the west. Russia launched an air strike on a Ukrainian military base Yavoriv in the west of the country near the Polish border, local officials said on Sunday, in what…
Hungarian fighter jets were scrambled twice on Friday after suspected violations of the NATO country’s airspace by an unidentified object, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. The fighters found nothing after roaming the north-eastern area of the country, near war-torn Ukraine, where radars had signaled the unidentified object, Szijjarto said in a video on Meta’s Facebook…
Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted. According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS. As a…
A large military drone has crashed near Croatian capital Zagreb. A large military drone crashed on the outskirts of the Croatian capital Zagreb on Thursday night, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković confirmed. UPDATE Explosive traces and bomb parts were found in the crater where it crashed, Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic said. If it had hit…
Air Serbia #JU652 inbound Russia quickly returned to Belgrade. The crew was informed of a bomb threat and immediately turned around and returned to Belgrade. The Airbus A330 (reg. YU-ARB) was performing flight #JU652 from Belgrade to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. Please reload for updates… UPDATE There were a total of 209 passengers and crew…