Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The combat capability of the Russian armed forces is “increasing day by day” and Russia will certainly step up this process, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “Today, our goal is to implement the entire scope of necessary measures to achieve a qualitative renewal and improvement …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Thursday allowing the government to take special economic measures to support the armed forces during their counter-terrorism and other operations abroad. The Russian government is authorized to provide all necessary assistance to the armed forces, including “temporarily reactivating …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Representatives from the different national armed forces within the East African Community-EAC member states, alongside their counterparts from the EAC secretariat, have camped at Jinja city based Source of the Nile hotel for a three day conference with an aim of formulating modules that will …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the country’s armed forces to remain on high alert due to security threats. “The complex international situation and potential threats to Russia’s military security, including in the immediate vicinity of our borders, require constant and high combat readiness,” Putin …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has blamed the local leaders for endorsing criminals from the community to join the armed forces. Assistant Superintendent of Police Paul Wataka, the Acting Police Commander for Aswa region told URN recently in an interview that the police institution is battling with indiscipline of …
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PICTORIAL: The armed forces have today held a “Thanksgiving” ceremony for maintaining peace and security before during and after elections. President Yoweri Museveni, who is also Commander In Chief, was chief guest. Ugandan musicians, under the “Tubonga Nawe” tag, entertained the various forces after a march past in which different …
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