Tag: Russian military
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Russian troops enter base housing U.S. military in Niger
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the…
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Moscow says it shot down drones, cruise missile over Crimea
The Russian military said it had shot down two drones and a cruise missile over Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Moscow’s forces in 2014.