Contents tagged with Russia
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Kyiv: Russia uses intimidation to discourage soldiers from surrendering to Ukrainians
The military leadership of Russia, through intimidation, is calling on ordinary Russian servicemen under no circumstances to surrender to Ukrainian captivity, said a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Andriy Yusov, during a telethon broadcast.
"The Russians and the Russian command encourage and intimidate ordinary occupiers not to surrender as captives because, they say, there are beasts there, and the Bandera [Ukrainian nationalists] …
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BMW and Audi remove access to their software for Russian dealers
German car manufacturers BMW and Audi have recently cut off their Russian dealers from accessing their software, according to a report by the Russian newspaper Izvestia.
This means that owners of these brands will no longer have access to their vehicle's service history and software updates. Journalists who visited dealer centers were informed that owners of these cars will be unable to make duplicate keys, and it remains unclear whether dealers will be able to perform car diagnostics. …
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Kyiv: Ukraine asserts its military strength in response to Russia’s grain agreement withdrawal
One month ago, Russia announced its withdrawal from the grain agreement. In response, Ukraine demonstrated its military capabilities by implementing a mirror military response, facilitated by the Ministry of Infrastructure, that opened a sea transport corridor. This development, proves Ukraine's ability to unblock its own ports, said the Ukrainian Center for Transport Strategies (CTS).
"The withdrawal of Russia from the grain agreement has revealed a new reality: Ukraine has taken an active …
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International condemnation mounts as Russian missile strike claims lives in Chernihiv
On the morning of August 19th, Russian military forces carried out a missile strike on the center of Chernihiv, with the missile landing near the drama theater. Vyacheslav Chaus, the head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, has reported that seven people were killed and 156 were injured.
The international community has strongly condemned this violent attack. Estonian President Alar Karis expressed his hope that all Russian military criminals would face a tribunal, "Russian …
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Russian lunar station deviates from its course, crashes into the Moon
According to the Roscosmos press service, the Russian lunar station, "Luna-25," has deviated from its planned orbit and collided with the Moon, resulting in the termination of the mission.
On August 19th, as part of the designated flight program, "Luna-25" was supposed to receive a command to enter its pre-landing elliptical orbit. However, communication with the station was subsequently lost.
Russian space agency Roscosmos has been conducting search operations and attempting to establish …
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Russian capital Moscow attacked by drones again
Russian authorities reported that Moscow was attacked by a Ukrainian drone again at night. According to the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, the wreckage of the drone fell in the Expocentre area, a complex of exhibition buildings and pavilions less than 5 kilometers from the Kremlin. There was no significant destruction.
"About 04:00am Moscow time, the Kyiv regime launched another terrorist attack with a drone. After the anti-aircraft systems were activated, it changed course and crashed into a …
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Russia annexed Crimea comes under another drone attack
On the night of Saturday, August 12, explosions were heard in the annexed Crimea.
Eyewitnesses report that they heard a loud explosion in the Kirov district. Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the Russian "head" of Crimea, said that air defense was active in different regions of Crimea.
At the same time, the official Telegram channel of the Kerch Bridge authority reported that the bridge was closed to traffic.
"The vehicle traffic on the Crimean bridge is temporarily suspended," the message reads. …
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Military optics plant near Moscow rocked by powerful explosions
In Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region, an explosion occurred on the territory of the Zagorskiy Optiko-Mekhanicheskiy Pkant (ZOMZ), reports the Russian news agency TASS, citing a source in the emergency services.
"The explosion occurred in the territory of the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant near the boiler house. Windows were shattered by the blast wave in several buldings in different parts of the city, " the agency's interlocutor said.
The Russian authorities said that the evacuation of all …
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Kremlin is upset Russia was not invited to Ukraine summit in Saudi Arabia
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the results of the summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was held to discuss the "peace formula" tabled by Ukraine. The Kremlin said that Russia does not accept any negotiations without its participation.
"We are convinced that a truly comprehensive, sustainable and fair settlement is possible only if the Kyiv regime stops hostilities and terrorist attacks, and its Western sponsors stop pumping weapons into the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said the …
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Kyiv: Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian air bases are not effective
Commenting on the Russian overnight air attack on Starokostiantyniv airfield, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, said that in case of risks of air attacks, the Ukrainian pilots would relocate the planes to other airfields in Ukraine.
"It is the Starokostiantyniv airfield that haunts the enemy. It's clear why. From here, our pilots give a whipping to the enemy in the occupied territories. We see how their ammunition depots go up in flames," Ihnat said.
"This is not the …