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Leaked report warns Russian weapons are more powerful than their British counterparts
According to leaked documents, a British military study has determined that Russian weapons, including missile defense systems and artillery, are more powerful than their British equivalents, The Guardian reported.
The report, which was seen by The Times, noted that the UK and its NATO allies are “scrambling to catch up” with Russia’s electronic warfare capabilities.
The report, which was produced in March by General Sir Nick Carter, outlined how Russia uses Ukraine as a testing ground for …
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Russian FSB claims to have thwarted terrorist attack in Crimea prepared by Ukrainian intelligence
The Russian FSB claims to have thwarted a terrorist attack in the Crimea prepared by Ukrainian military intelligence, TV Dozhd reported. The Russian intelligence service reported that one of its agents was killed in a raid on a premises where homemade bombs, guns, ammunition, mines, and grenades were found.
“As a result of search operations on the night from August 6 to August 7, 2016, a group of saboteurs was discovered near the town of Armyansk in the Crimean Republic. An FSB officer died as …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Separatists received radio-electronic warfare systems from Russia
On August 9, R-330 Zhitel and Leer-3 radio-electronic jamming systems from the Separate Military Unit of Electronic Warfare (Donetsk) of the 1st Army Corps were deployed from Donetsk towards the line of contact in the Donbas, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported. In addition, a deployment of weapons, military equipment, oil and lubricants was recorded from Russian territory.
According to intelligence, between August 5 and August 7, four rail cars …
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Poll: Russians are becoming less sympathetic towards Putin
Residents of Russia have become less sympathetic to Vladimir Putin, but continue to treat him with confidence, according to a study conducted by the Levada Center and published on their website on Monday, August 8, 2016.
According to the researchers, in July of this year, 29% of respondents said that they have a sympathetic attitude towards Putin. In March 2016, 30% of the population agreed with this sentiment and in March, 2015, 37%. The people of Russia had the greatest sympathy for the …
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Capital flight from Russia increased 4.5 times
Between July 27 and August 2, 2016, investors withdrew $32 million from funds associated with Russia.
A week earlier, the net outflow of investments amounted to $6.9 million, RBC reports, referring to data from the Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, an organization that monitors the inflow and outflow of investment funds and their allocation.
Two-thirds of the mentioned capital outflow occurred in exchange traded funds. Such results were not unexpected because, until recently, oil prices have …