Russian Iskander-M missile systems to be deployed in Kaliningrad region till 2018.

Iskander missile range.

Russian Iskander-M missile systems to be deployed in Kaliningrad region till 2018. (Tass).

Russian Ground Forces’ guided missile brigade stationed in the westernmost Kaliningrad region will be reequipped with the Iskander-M ballistic missile systems till 2018, Maj Gen Mikhail Matveyevsky, commander of the army’s missile forces and artillery, said on Saturday.

When asked by the Russian News Service radio station whether the brigade in the Kaliningrad region would be reequipped with the missile complexes, Matveyevsky replied: "There are no doubts about it."

"The Ground Forces’ guided missile brigades are being rearmed with this complex, according to the schedule," he said. Hmmm.....'Flexibility' seems only Russia is flexing their muscles.

Russian Dep PM Rogozin to open a new Border crossing point on the border with Ukraine'.

Russian Dep PM Rogozin to open a new Border crossing point on the border with Ukraine'. (RAI).[GoogleTranslate].

Constant multi-point Graivoron in Belgorod region has a design capacity of 500 vehicles per day, including 300 cars, 150 trucks and 50 buses.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, on Saturday, May 16, will hold a grand opening of the automobile checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, in the village Graivoron Belgorod region, RIA Novosti reported Rosgranitsa.

This information was confirmed in the office of Deputy Prime Minister.

As reported in an interview with RIA Novosti head Rosgranitsa Konstantin Busygin, permanent multilateral Graivoron checkpoint in Belgorod region has a design capacity of 500 vehicles per day, including 300 cars, 150 trucks and 50 buses.

The agency's interlocutor explained that the work checkpoint began on April 14, 2015, but the grand opening is scheduled for May 16 with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

In addition, according to Busygin, the invitation to take part in the opening through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent to the authorities of Ukraine, but it remained unanswered.

The multilateral automobile checkpoint was set Graivoron intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Ukraine, February 8, 1995. In Rosgranitsa explained that since 1995 funds for its improvement were not allocated.

"The crossing point for border, customs and other controls used modular building, no parking for Inspection and loading and unloading operations, detained vehicles required special equipment," - told RIA Novosti in the Federal Agency.

Reconstruction of the crossing point was made Rosgranitsa under the Federal Target Program "State Border of the Russian Federation (2012-2020 years)" and in terms stipulated by the project and the state contract for 20 months.

It is equipped with modern technical means of border, customs and other controls, the latest security systems and communications. To meet the needs of the checkpoint built a gas boiler, diesel power, and made an autonomous system of water intake. Hmmmm......If anyone believes this 'Disinformatia', i've got a bridge for sale.

Turkey closes Syrian border crossing after alleged looting of Turkish trucks by FSA

Turkey closes Syrian border crossing after alleged looting of Turkish trucks by FSA .(TZ).Turkey has closed its Cilvegözü border gate with Syria after nine Turkish trucks were burned and several others were looted after Syrian opposition forces seized control of two border gates last week. Meanwhile, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), an armed opposition group composed mainly of defected Syrian soldiers, on Sunday captured a third border gate with Turkey. The FSA captured two other border crossings, Bab al-Hawa and Jarablus, on Thursday. The decision to close the border gate came after a security meeting, chaired by the governor of the border province of Hatay, Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz, on Saturday. The meeting was convened after it emerged that nine Turkish trucks had been burned near the Bab al-Hawa border gate. A Turkish driver, identified as Ahmet Yılmaz, has been taken captive. Turkish officials said on Sunday that the driver safely arrived in Turkey, without elaborating. Of 30 trucks, 19 had been returned to their owners. An estimated further nine were burned out, and the rest were still being held inside Syria, Lekesiz told reporters after the meeting. The question of who is responsible for the looting, however, is yet to be answered. The governor has blamed “independent groups” involved in smuggling activities for the looting and burning of the Turkish trucks, while truck drivers complained of the FSA, saying its fighters destroyed the Turkish trucks and have done nothing to stop the looting. “We assess that the incidents of looting and burning were carried out by independent groups that live on smuggling and other [illegal] acts,” the governor said. Countering the governor's account, French news agency AFP reported on Saturday that FSA fighters were seen handing out the contents of the trucks to local people on Friday at the Bab al-Hawa border post. “All of our trucks were burned. The rebel fighters destroyed our trucks during the clashes,” Ali Cengiz, who exports goods to Saudi Arabia via Syria, was quoted as saying by the agency. Syrian opposition forces ransacked customs buildings and pulled cargo from the back of stranded trucks, the report also stated.However, Abdelbasset Seida, leader of Syria's main opposition umbrella group the Syrian National Council (SNC), contradicted the claims of both Turkish officials and the truck drivers, blaming pro-government gangs for the looting instead. Seida, during a visit to Hatay, described the looting as “unacceptable.”Hmmm......."Arab Spring"Read the full story here.