Yuriy Ebel, a resident of the Obrochnoye village in the Republic of Mordovia, was killed in Syria on October 20.

This was reported by the local newspaper Stolitsa S, and attention was drawn to it by the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), a group of independent researchers.

According to the article, a group of 18 fighters, including the 25 year-old Russian, fell under fire. None of them survived.

The newspaper emphasizes that Ebel was a member of the private military company Wagner Group. The …

Russian Gazprom has supplied 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas to the Donbas for 9 months of 2017, as stated in the report of the Russian gas company for the third quarter of 2017, the text of which is available to UNIAN.

In particular, the document’s section of supplies to the CIS countries indicates that 1.58 billion cubic meters of natural gas were supplied to Ukraine, though Naftogaz stopped purchasing Russian gas in November 2015.

On October 24, Andriy Kobolyev, the head of the Ukrainian …

Gazprom recognizes that new US sanctions adopted in August of this year create risks for all export pipelines, including both existing projects and those under construction. However, an accurate assessment of their costs will require commentary the US Treasury.

The Gazprom quarterly report published on Tuesday says that "The law of August 2, 2017 creates risk for the extraterritorial application of certain US sanctions, and may adversely affect the participation of foreigners in certain new …

During an interview with the Russian publication Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Moldovan President Igor Dodon expressed the belief that Moldova does not need its own military because it is a neutral country.

 "We do not need an army. Moldova is a neutral country, [and] therefore should not have armed forces - neither on the left nor right bank of the Dniester. Who is there for us to fight with?" said Dodon.

Dodon earlier stated that the unrecognized Transdniestria could become part of Ukraine or …

The Antonov aviation design and aircraft manufacturing company headquartered in Kyiv and part of the Ukrainian Ukroboronprom state-run defense industrial enterprise, intends to upgrade its An-70 military transport aircraft.

The press service of Ukroboronprom stated that the company intended to attract aviation companies from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey to help implement the required changes.

As part of the enhancements, the An-70 will receive new aviation electronics …

Documents containing information on financing of the RT (Russia Today) television channel have appeared on the website of the US Department of Justice, just one day after the company registered as a Foreign Agent under the relevant law (FARA).

The documents suggest that RT does not know the Russia-based sources from which it receives money that helps finance its work.

The television channel explains in its registration statement that the American structure behind it, T&R Productions LLC, …

Moldovan President Igor Dodon stated in an interview with the Russian “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” that he believes that Transnistria has two paths moving forward: to join Ukraine or be a part of Moldova.

"I believe that all Transnistria must preserve all the powers that it has today: parliament, president, government, and flag. And we should not take a penny out of the Transnistrian budget. We should have a common state, a common budget, banking systems, a common foreign policy," Dodon said.

The …

Russian security services are spreading false news in the Netherlands to influence public opinion in the country, as stated by the Minister of the Internal Affairs of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, reports Dutch News.

"The Netherlands is being monitored by the Russian security services among others;" the minister said, and noted that "we should not assume Russia is the only one.”

According to Ollongren, spreading disinformation is not a new phenomenon, but it is "easy, anonymous, fast and …