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More than 40 ships from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conduct exercises in Sevastopol
In Sevastopol, on December 28, more than 40 ship crews from the Russian Black Sea Fleet practiced preparation for an extended naval, the use of weapons and technical equipment, as reported by the press service of the Southern Military District of Russia.
"The crews are training to work for the survivability of the ship when berthing at the pier, practicing counter-sabotage and anti-aircraft defense," the report said. The training tasks include daily organization of service; routine and rest of …
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Russian hacker accuses FSB of involvement in the creation of Lurk and WannaCry computer viruses
The creation of the WannaCry and Lurk computer viruses was supervised by employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, said Russian hacker Konstantin Kozlovsky, who was arrested in connection with the Lurk case, reported Dozhd TV.
Russia denied its involvement in the emergence of WannaCry, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. Nothing was reported about the role of Russian special services in the creation of the Lurk virus as well, which was used to …
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Naftogaz: Russia's Gazprom will pay Ukraine 3 times more 'than it can receive for the sale of its gas'
Gazprom will pay Ukraine 2-3 times more "than it can receive for the sale of its gas," to transport it through Ukraine, according to a Facebook post made by the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, UNIAN reports.
Vitrenko reported that the price of gas for Ukraine will be calculated according to the German market. "For those who like to count who and how much will be paid, Gazprom pays us 2-3 times more for transit than it will be able to receive for selling its gas," he …
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Turkey will pay Russia $2.5 billion for four S-400 systems
Russia will sell Turkey four anti-aircraft S-400 defense systems for $2.5 billion, as announced by Sergey Chemezov, the General Director of the state corporation Rostec, in an interview with Kommersant.
"This is the first country in NATO to acquire our newest air defense system S-400," Chemezov said.
He also said that Turkey will pay 45% of the total amount of the contract as an advance, while 55% will be with Russian credit funds.
"We plan to begin the first deliveries in March 2020. The …
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Media: Russian Khmeimim military base in Syria attacked with missiles
Interfax news agency reported that two missiles approaching the Russian-operated Syrian airbase at Khmeimim were shot down by the Pantsir-S1 system. A third missile failed to reach the airbase at all.
The AMN publication claims that two missiles were shot down in the province of Idlib, bordering Latakia. It says that Russian helicopters are patrolling the area from which rockets were allegedly fired.
The Russian military operation in Syria began on September 30, 2015. The Russian Air Force …