Vladimir Shamanov

Russia can respond to the deployment of the US Armored Division in Poland by positioning additional Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad. This was stated by the Chairman of the Defense Committee in the Russian Parliament and former commander of the Russian Air Force troops Vladimir Shamanov, quoted by the World Agencies.

Serbia's Defence Ministry told BIRN that special forces of the Serbian Army will hold a joint tactical exercise in Serbia with Russian airborne units, most likely in the second half of this year.

A joint military drill named "Slavic brotherhood", involving the Serbian, Russian and Belarus armies, started on Wednesday in southern Russia, Russian media reported.

The exercise involving military parachutists from Russia and Serbia, as well as special military units from Belarus, gathers about 700 soldiers and 20 aircraft in all.

The United States has began its military air strikes from Incirlik air Base in Turkey against ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria Wednesday, August 5, US officials told CNN international. Sources in turkey confirmed the report, adding that the US armed drones hit a number of targets near Raqqa, an ISIS stronghold in Syria.