Ministry of Defence

The Albania government said on Monday that it is seriously examining an incident at the weekend in which two Russians and a Ukrainian passport holder were detained while entering an arms factory in Gramsh and allegedly assaulted soldiers.

Hysteria by the Turkish newspaper Sozcu, which hosts statements by a former top Ministry of Defence who characterises the island as “Turkish territory”

The Russian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/MrPanyGoff.

The embassy claimed in a post on Facebook that it was launching the fundraiser in response to popular demand from Bulgarians.

According to them, this domination occurs after a month of intense fighting that caused "great collateral damage" in a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine.
In its latest report today, the Ministry noted that "it is unlikely that Russia was expecting such a "strong resistance" or "such an exhausting conflict".

The ambassadors of the member states agreed on the text of the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, which should enter into force today, after being published in the EU Official Gazette, in which Patriarch Kirill of Moscow will be exempted at Hungary's request.
Sanctions are also being imposed by the United States, which has affected 17 people.

"The main road to northern Donetsk is likely to remain under Ukrainian control, but Russia continues to achieve stable local wins. However, Russian forces have also suffered losses in the process," the ministry said in its latest intelligence report.

According to their forecasts, Russia continues to redirect its troops to that area.
According to the British report, Russian forces continue to withdraw from Belarus, in order to regroup in support of operations in eastern Ukraine, and Reuters states that it could not independently confirm this information.

Ukrainian soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv. Photo: EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE.

The Ukrainian embassy on Monday issued an appeal on its Facebook page for foreign citizens to help in Kyiv's fight against invading Russian forces, although the post was deleted after being republished by some media outlets.

The Serbian Defence Ministry showed the film about the now-disbanded Yugoslav Army 125th Motorised Brigade on Thursday evening in Belgrade to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its establishment, despite claims that it was involved in war crimes during eth Kosovo conflict.

The Kosovo Security Force, KSF, will soon be equipped with American-made Armoured Security Vehicles, ASVs, the country's Defence Minister, Armend Mehaj, announced.

A total of 50 armoured vehicles will arrive in Kosovo in the coming days, while some have already been delivered, BIRN can confirm.