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Hungary suddenly freezes millions of euros of Russian assets
The Hungarian authorities unexpectedly froze Russian assets worth hundreds of millions of euros. The amount of 870 million euros as of the end of November have been frozen by Budapest. This is a very significant amount even compared to other European countries, reports the newspaper Nepszava.
These numbers are even more striking, given the fact that the in the November EU report it was mentioned that only 3 thousand euros of Russian assets were frozen by Hungary.
The newspaper notes that …
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Russian attack near Kreminna fails, Ukrainian Forces advance further towards the city
The Ukrainian Forces have advanced another 1.5 kilometers in the direction of Kreminna, taking new positions near the village of Dibrova in the Luhansk region, reported the military expert, coordinator of the group "Information Resistance" Alexander Kovalenko. Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the Ukrainian General Staff Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov has confirmed at a briefing the success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On his Facebook page, Kovalenko noted that over the …
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Russia blames Ukraine for overnight explosions at military bases in Bryansk region
The Bryansk region of Russia was rocked by powerful explosion on the night of December 13. Loud bangs were reported by the residents of the city of Klintsy and the village of Klimovo. "The houses were shaking," the Russian newspaper Tsargrad quoted a local resident as saying.
According to the data from open sources, communication facilities of the Russian military unit 47144 are located in Klimovo.
A unit of the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army is …
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Beijing bans exports of Chinese military grade processors to Russia
The Chinese government has banned exports of Loongson processors, which use proprietary LoongArch architecture, to Russia, reports the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
The reason for the ban was that this technology was deemed strategically important by the Chinese authorities since it is used in the defense industry. Russian electronics manufacturers have already tested these Chinese processors in case the shipments of American Intel and AMD processors are blocked.
Kommersant notes that now it …
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Ukraine unleashes HIMARS missile strikes on occupied Melitopol, hundreds of Russian soldiers reportedly killed
Up to 200 Russian servicemen were killed and wounded in explosions and fires caused by Ukrainian strikes on Russia-occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, reported Ukrainian mayor Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the fires occurred at the bases of Russian troops in various parts of the city. Fedorov himself is not in Melitopol and does not refer to any sources. According to the mayor, there are so many injured Russians that ambulances from the annexed Crimea had to be brought in to transport …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces advancing towards Svatove and Kreminna despite buildup of Russian troops
Ukrainian troops are advancing towards Svatove-Kreminna, even though the Russians are deploying large numbers of weapons and troops to the area, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration Serhiy Haidai.
"We are gradually moving forward. However, the Russians managed to amass a huge amount of equipment and personnel there: newly mobilized, prison inmates, Kadyrov fighters, regular troops, and some paratroopers who were transferred from the Kherson region. Therefore, the …
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Kyiv: Russia has run out of Iranian kamikaze drones
The speaker of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Yuri Ignat, said that the Russian troops have not used Iranian kamikaze drones for several weeks. This is not so much because of the cold weather, but because the shipment of drones delivered by Iran has been used up, said Ignat at a briefing.
"For several weeks, the use of kamikaze drones of the Shahed type has not been observed. There are different opinions, factors and signs that suggest that probably the first batch that the occupiers …
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Russia asks Israel not to interfere with transfer of air defense systems from Syria to Ukraine
Russia has asked Israel not to interfere or hinder its efforts to transfer military equipment from Syria to Ukraine.
Israel’s national broadcaster Kan-11 reported, citing an Israeli official, that recently representatives of Russia and Israel had a series of talks in which Moscow asked Jerusalem "not to interfere" with the transfer of Russian weapons from Syria to Ukraine.
Kan described this request as "extraordinary".
Russia and Israel have been jointly coordinating their air operations in …
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Russian strategic airbases rocked by explosions
On the morning of December 5, emergency situations occurred at two Russian air bases. In one of the accidents a fuel truck exploded at the Dyagilevo airfield, reported the Russian news agency TASS.
"Three people were killed, five were injured. Two out of five suffered serious injuries," TASS quotes one of its sources. The Ryazan Regional Hospital confirmed that 5 people had been hospitalized. "We accepted five victims after the explosion at the airfield near Ryazan," TASS correspondents were …
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Kremlin concerned about skilled specialists fleeing Russia
In mid-November, a meeting was held in the administration of the Russian President of Russia to discussed how to attract back the Russians who had left the country. At the meeting, the Kremlin officials discussed a three-stage program for the bringing back the most sought-after specialists, reported the news outlet Verstka, referring to its sources in the Kremlin.
The meeting was attended by the Chief of the Presidential Directorate for Supporting Activities of the State Council of the Russian …