Igor Girkin: Last News

Ukraine. The annual military sports event – which first took place in 2015 – is organised by the Russian Ministry of Defence and involves around 40 countries who take part in various competitions and manoeuvres, and has been referred to as the ‘War Olympics’.Events such as tank biathlon, aviadarts (which involve flight crews), troop intelligence and Suvorov Attack, a contest between crews of combat vehicles, are among the highlights of the two-week tournament.READ MORE: Autopsy records on ‘botched’ execution to remain secret for months Last year, 277 teams from 42 nations participated – with more than 5,000 military personnel taking part – with Russia coming out on top as usual, while a similar number competed this time around, in a competition that was co-hosted by 12 countries.

Vladimir Putin is poised to declare an all-out war on Ukraine allowing for mass mobilisation of Russians to launch “payback” over a botched invasion, say Russian sources and Western officials.