Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian official's son evades sanctions with help from Norwegian diplomat's offspring
Andrey Patrushev, the younger son of Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, who is involved in offshore exploration projects, has managed to circumvent sanctions imposed on him due to the war in Ukraine. An investigation by Dossier Center in collaboration with Norwegian publication Stavanger Aftenbladet revealed that he was assisted by Gunnar Nordsletten, the son of a Norwegian diplomat. Nordsletten's company provided vessels crucial for undertakings just before …
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Pashinyan: Armenia is seeking new military partners beyond traditional alliance with Russia
Yerevan is on the search for new partners in military-technical cooperation after acknowledging that its traditional reliance solely on Russia is no longer feasible, said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during an interview with Public Radio of Armenia.
Pashinyan highlighted that previously, 95-97% of Armenia's defense relations were with Russia. However, he stated, "This can no longer continue, due both to objective and subjective reasons." He pointed out the need for Armenia to …
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Ukrainian drone hits oil refinery in St. Petersburg after mobile internet turned back on in Northwest Russia
A Ukrainian drone reached St Petersburg and struck the Nevskiy Mazut refinery on the very night after mobile mobile internet was switched back on in Northwest Russia.
Previously, for five consecutive nights, the Russian authorities had kept the mobileinbternet network switched off in the Pskov, Leningrad, and Novgorod regions of Russia. The kamikaze drone crash in Russia's northern capital confirms suspicions that the internet shutdowns were a defense tactic against drones, reports the news …
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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 …
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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- …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …