• Founder of DPR's ArBat battalion Armen Sarkisyan reportedly killed by suicide bomber

    A suicide bomber might have been responsible for the explosion that killed Armen "Gorlovsky" Sarkisyan in Moscow on February 3, reports Russian state new agency RIA Novosti, citing Russian law enforcement agencies.

    According to Russian channel 112, the explosion's epicenter was on Sarkisyan's body. Preliminary investigations suggest it was an MON-50 mine, detonated just as Sarkisyan exited an elevator.

    "Allegedly, the bomber was previously convicted Armenian citizen. Two main theories are …

  • Russian missile strike on Izyum: at least five killed in latest assault on Ukraine

    In the wake of another Russian missile strike on Ukraine, which occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 4, in the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, at least five people were killed, according to reports from the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Synehubov. Among the injured were 38 individuals, including a 15-year-old girl who sustained moderate shrapnel injuries. Seven people were hospitalized. For more details, refer to this report and an additional piece …

  • Profiting from war: Yanukovych's son lucrative coal exports from occupied Ukrainian territories

    An offshore scheme is allegedly allowing anthracite sales to bypass taxes, with the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych reportedly at the helm.

    According to Russian outlet Important Stories, Oleksandr Yanukovych is profiting substantially by exporting coal from occupied areas of Ukraine to Turkey.

    The outlet notes that Energorresurs, a company based in Rostov-on-Don, has shipped nearly half a million tonnes of coal abroad over the past two years. Coal deliveries are primarily …

  • North Korea rethinks military support for Russia amid heavy losses in Ukraine

    North Korea might be turning its back on Putin as North Korean soldiers could be halting their return to the Kursk region, reports BILD.

    Kim Jong-un may not be able to risk sacrificing a significant number of troops. If losses continue to mount, he might downgrade support to supplying weapons to Russia.

    North Korean forces dispatched to support Moscow in its conflict with Ukraine have reportedly suffered devastating casualties, forcing a retreat from the battlefield. According to Ukrainian …

  • Russia claims downing 70 Ukrainian drones amid explosions and fires

    About 50 explosions were reportedly heard in one of the enemy’s cities as Russia’s Ministry of Defense touts the downing of dozens of drones, while governors report “localized fires.”

    On the night of February 3, Russia was assailed by scores of UAVs, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

    Russia claims to have intercepted and destroyed 70 Ukrainian drones, broken down as follows:

    - 27 over the Rostov region;

    - 25 over the Volgograd region;

    - 7 over the Astrakhan region;

    - 5 over …