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Turkish fishermen in Black Sea closely watch navy boats
Turkish fisherman Şahin Afsüt fears the worst: Hitting a mine and "disappearing underwater in the blink of an eye."
Like many fishermen in Rumelifeneri, a village set on the rocks of the Bosphorus in northern Istanbul, Afsüt and his team remain in port since the discovery of a drifting mine last month in the Black Sea.
Zelensky invited Merkel and Sarkozy to Bucha
Ukrainian President Zelensky has invited former German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy to come to the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region after the video, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already described as a staging and provocation.
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Turkey can conduct evacuation from Mariupol by sea: Defense Minister
Turkey can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and injured Turkish and other nationals in Mariupol through the sea, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on April 3.
"In this context, our coordination with authorities of the Russian Federation and Ukraine continues," Akar said.
Russians and Chinese patrol: "Demonstration of power"
"Russian and Chinese warships organized the first joint patrols in the western part of the Pacific Ocean from October 17 to 23", this was announced by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Eight of theRussian Aircraft Crew Crashed in Turkey Were Killed
All those on board of the Be-200 amphibious aircraft that crashed in Turkey were killed, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Saturday.
"The five crew members of the Russian Be-200 aircraft that crashed in the Republic of Turkey and three citizens of the Republic of Turkey who were pointing out fire locations were killed," the ministry said.
Russian Plane Crashed in Turkey - 8 Dead
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Be-200ChS aircraft of the Russian Naval Aviation crashed near Adana, Turkey at about 15.10 Moscow Time on Saturday, August 14, 2021. The plane was part of the forces fighting with wildfires in Turkey.
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No survivors of firefighting plane crash in southern Turkey
A firefighting plane linked to Turkey's General Directorate of Forestry crashed in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş on Aug. 14, killing all eight people on board.
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Contact was lost with the plane which had been rented from Russia to help Turkey's efforts to contain a forest fire in Kahramanmaraş, Governor Ömer Faruk Coşkun told Anadolu Agency.
Erdoğan thanks Russian counterpart for supporting fight against wildfires
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the phone, Turkey's Communications Directorate said on July 31.
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Erdogan thanked Putin for Russia's allocation of five firefighting aircraft and three more helicopters for supporting Turkey's fight against forest fires across the country, according to a statement.
Russia Tests Hypersonic Missile
Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully test-fired the Tsirkon hypersonic missile against a surface target at the range of over 350 km and the flight speed reached 7 Mach, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
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Smear Campaign against Russian Sputnik V Vaccine Funded from Abroad
An information campaign against the Russian coronavirus vaccine bankrolled from abroad is underway, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told reporters.
"We know in detail what funds and resources have been earmarked from abroad to discredit the domestic vaccine in the world and in Russia," he said.