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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 …
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Russian Government Agency: State-owned companies have to reduce operating expenses by 10 percent
The Federal Agency for State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, is being required to reduce their operating expenses by at least 10%. They only have one month to develop the plans and schedules to accomplish it.
The Federal Agency for State Property Management Rosimushchestvo has demanded that Russian state-owned companies reduce their operating expenses by at least 10%. Expense reduction plans have to be developed in one month, as reported by Vedomosti on Monday, August 8, 2016.
According …
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OSCE refuses to say if it will send observers to elections in Crimea
The head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Jan Petersen, has refused to answer the question of whether the observers will be sent to the occupied Crimea.
As a UNIAN correspondent in Russia reported, at a press conference in Moscow, Petersen said, “We are currently working on where our observers will be sent, so at the moment I'm not going to answer this question... We can't say anything specific about where the observers will be sent," …