• Putin to discuss Ukraine in upcoming Turkey visit

    Preparations are underway for Vladimir Putin’s to visit to Turkey in February, said Yuri Ushakov, the president's aide on international issues. As reported by the Russian news agency Interfax, when asked about the possibility of resuming peace negotiations on Ukraine within the Istanbul format, Ushakov indicated that this issue would be a key subject during the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "I can say that the Ukrainian theme will be, perhaps, one of the main subjects …

  • Authorities in Northwest Russia shut down mobile internet at night as Putin visits the region

    Authorities in the Pskov, Novgorod, and Leningrad regions have announced that LTE mobile internet will be shut down at night from 25 to 30 January due to "technical works." The Russian newspaper Kommersant reports, citing its sources, that these works are being carried out at the request of the Ministry of Digital Development (Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation) to meet the needs of security agencies, specifically for the fine-tuning of anti- …

  • Ukraine launches mysterious electronic warfare system designed to combat missiles and drones fired by Russian forces

    On January 13, the Ukrainian Air Command South reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had shot down 40 aerial threats, including three Shahed drones, with the remaining being various types of missiles. According to the press service, 20 of these threats failed to reach their targets due to electronic warfare (EW). This announcement raised many questions, as there had been no such reports before. In particular, questions arose about how exactly it's possible to influence missiles and why it …

  • Russian troops intensify assault on Avdiivka from multiple directions

    Russian forces attempt to capture Avdiivka in Donetsk region, attacking the town from three directions, military expert Ihor Romanenko reported during a national news broadcast.

    The expert highlighted that the Russian Armed Forces are trying to breach the city’s defenses from the north, south (towards Pervomaisk), and in a direct frontal attack.

    To the north, near the Stepne area, the adversary is focusing on cutting off logistic routes from this direction towards the south. The corridor …

  • Scholz urges European nations to increase financial and military aid to Ukraine

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has renewed calls for European partners to bolster financial and military support for Ukraine. With difficulties facing U.S. President Joe Biden in passing a new aid package for Kyiv through Congress, supporters of Ukraine are in a particularly challenging position, stated Scholz at a meeting with German Social Democratic Party members of the European Parliament in Berlin on Sunday, January 28. Consequently, he emphasized that Europe must discuss "how each can …

  • Kyiv: Russia produces 100 missiles monthly for use in attacks on Ukraine

    Russia produces about 100 missiles a month and almost the same number are used during strikes, reported the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, during the "United News" telethon.

    He noted that, for example, on January 2, Russians launched around 100 missiles, while the attack on December 29 was even larger—with 158 various air attack weapons fired at Ukraine.

    According to Ihnat, Russians cannot afford to be left with nothing. For instance, they currently make little use of …

  • Tragic irony: Russian engineer commits suicide after missile he helped create kills his grandmother in Kharkiv

    An engineer at the Almaz-Antey factory in Russia reportedly took his own life after a missile he had worked on killed his grandmother in Kharkiv, reports the Telegram channel Novaya Velikaya Rossiya (New Great Russia).

    It is noted that the man left a suicide note stating that the missile he had contributed to landed in the home of his maternal grandmother, killing her. "I could not live with this. What is happening now is a horror and a nightmare. I refuse to participate in it any longer, but …

  • Greece to supply Ukraine with Soviet-made military equipment in exchange for $200 Million U.S. assistance package

    Greece has agreed to a US State Department proposal to transfer or sell weapons to Ukraine in exchange for Washington's assistance amounting to $200 million, reports The Greek newspaper Kathimerini.

    It is noted that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has given instructions regarding the transfer to Ukraine of systems and equipment that are not being used by the Greek army.

    Before this, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis …

  • Russia signals willingness to maintain gas exports to Europe through Ukraine as revenue losses mount

    Russia, which previously attempted to "freeze" Europe by slashing gas supplies to European customers in a bid to force the West to make concessions over the war in Ukraine, has now dramatically changed its rhetoric after losing a significant portion of its income from exporting natural gas.

    Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced Moscow's readiness to continue the delivery of gas to Europe, including through the territory of Ukraine, as reported by Russian media.

    However, …

  • Taiwan emerges as a main supplier of machine tools to Russia despite sanctions

    Despite its pro-Ukraine stance, Taiwan has become a key supplier of machine tools to Russia following the start of a full-scale invasion, according to investigations by Taiwan's The Reporter and Russia's The Insider.

    In January 2023, Taiwan's Ministry of Economy added high-tech machine tools to the list of sanctioned goods. The direct export of complex metal processing machinery and high-grade lathes to Russia has been reduced almost to zero. The legal export of electrical discharge machines …