The world was shocked after Islamist terrorists, several wearing suicide vests, seized a crowded venue Back in 2002, Russia was conducting a painful counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya. Despite all the problems inherited from the Soviet Army, the country’s soldiers of that time were efficient in open battles. However, they were now mired in slow, seemingly endless…

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A dozen strikes have been foiled over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry has said Kiev launched around a dozen drone strikes targeting various Russian regions, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, adding that all of the attacks were successfully prevented by the Russian air defenses.