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Another Russian soldier killed in Syria
Yuriy Ebel, a resident of the Obrochnoye village in the Republic of Mordovia, was killed in Syria on October 20.
This was reported by the local newspaper Stolitsa S, and attention was drawn to it by the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), a group of independent researchers.
According to the article, a group of 18 fighters, including the 25 year-old Russian, fell under fire. None of them survived.
The newspaper emphasizes that Ebel was a member of the private military company Wagner Group. The …
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Russian Gazprom supplied 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas to separatist-controlled territories of Donbas
Russian Gazprom has supplied 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas to the Donbas for 9 months of 2017, as stated in the report of the Russian gas company for the third quarter of 2017, the text of which is available to UNIAN.
In particular, the document’s section of supplies to the CIS countries indicates that 1.58 billion cubic meters of natural gas were supplied to Ukraine, though Naftogaz stopped purchasing Russian gas in November 2015.
On October 24, Andriy Kobolyev, the head of the Ukrainian …
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Russian Gazprom acknowledges that all its export pipelines could fall under US sanctions
Gazprom recognizes that new US sanctions adopted in August of this year create risks for all export pipelines, including both existing projects and those under construction. However, an accurate assessment of their costs will require commentary the US Treasury.
The Gazprom quarterly report published on Tuesday says that "The law of August 2, 2017 creates risk for the extraterritorial application of certain US sanctions, and may adversely affect the participation of foreigners in certain new …
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Ukraine: An-70 aircraft will be manufactured without Russian parts
The Antonov aviation design and aircraft manufacturing company headquartered in Kyiv and part of the Ukrainian Ukroboronprom state-run defense industrial enterprise, intends to upgrade its An-70 military transport aircraft.
The press service of Ukroboronprom stated that the company intended to attract aviation companies from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey to help implement the required changes.
As part of the enhancements, the An-70 will receive new aviation electronics …
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RT reports to the US Justice Department that it does not have sufficient data on its Russian-based funding sources
Documents containing information on financing of the RT (Russia Today) television channel have appeared on the website of the US Department of Justice, just one day after the company registered as a Foreign Agent under the relevant law (FARA).
The documents suggest that RT does not know the Russia-based sources from which it receives money that helps finance its work.
The television channel explains in its registration statement that the American structure behind it, T&R Productions LLC, …