Slovakia likely to hand over MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

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09-01-2024, 05:10 PM

(29-12-2023, 02:05 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Russia ‘Doubles’ Su-57 Production. A statement to press of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec, said, “In the final assembly work already underway on combat jets that transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2024. Number of fifth-generation fighters entering military almost doubles every year.” Su-57 was under low initial rate production (LIRP), was planned to be stepped up in a phased manner.

Ukraine’s F-16 Fighters Likely To Face The Wrath Of RuAF Stealth Jets.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Though interpreter) I feel that the Russian government doesn't value the lives of foreign soldiers at all. For one Nepali that dies in the war, they can raise another 10.

PRITAM KHARKI: (Non-English language spoken).

YADAV: This is the last voice message Reema Kharki received from her husband, Nov last year. He told her is very risky on front line, but he's not there, so "he will have citizenship & you can move here with me," Pritam reassured Reema, but is hurt not only b'cos she lost her husband, but also b'cos Pritam hid fact he was on frontline Russia-Ukraine war. He died a few hours later.

YADAV: A seasoned soldier, 40yo Pritam had served in Nepali army 16yrs b4 went Afghanistan to work as security guard in 2020 & returned home 3-yrs later, Nepal was in the midst of an economic crisis as inflation surged & tourism plunged. There no job for him, so local agent in Kathmandu to get him to Russia.INDIRA KUMARI: (Non-English language) --YADAV: Distraught, his mother Indra Kumari says her son only was going Afghanistan. KUMARI: (Thr interpreter) He called us after landing in Russia to say he's has a job. If we had known the reality, we would have begged or done everything in our power to rescue him there. YADAV blames local recruiters for duping Pritam, and he was not the only one who fell into the trap. Police say many joinees were told by the recruiters that they would be hired only as helpers and not fighters in the Russian army.

BHUPENDRA KHATRI: Most of them they paid 7,000, $8,000, being based on their bargaining power. Some of them they paid $12,000.YADAV: Bhupendra Khatri is the senior superintendent of police in Kathmandu. His team arrested 17 recruiters last month and accused them of extortion of money and illegally sending people to Russia via Dubai and India.

KHATRI: This is a very risky job, and it's very dangerous. They didn't know that reality, you know, what is going on on the field. Most of the people - they died, you know, by bombarding, you know, guns, swords. This is the reality, you know.

YADAV: Nepal says@least 400 of its folks, their citizens are fighting a Russia/Ukraine war. Speaking to NPR, foreign minister Narayan Saud appealed to Moscow to let his countrymen go home, many is going they to be waiting to be... Sick