Sergey Shoygu

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Northern Fleet, units of the airborne forces and the Western Military District on full combat alert from 08:00 Moscow time on Monday.

This was announced by Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, who explained that these developments are part of snap checks, TASS news agency reports.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic has attended the relay race of the Tank Biathlon near Moscow, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.

He complimented the Serbian tank troops on the level of skill they had displayed and stated he was very happy they had won 4th place in the competition.

BELGRADE - Defence ministers of Serbia and Russia Bratislav Gasic and Sergey Shoygu agreed in Moscow on Friday that the defence relations between the two countries were improving and that cooperation related to joint training and exercises should be made better.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic will start a two-day visit to Russia on Friday, where he is going to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu and discuss ways of improving the defence cooperation between the two nations.

NIS - Four Serbian Armed Forces’ (VS) tank crews will take part in a tank biathlon that will be held in Russia in early August, and Serbia’s Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic, who attended preparations for the event, expects them to win.