Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian media: Putin’s Palace has 16-storey underground bunker
The residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Gelendzhik has a 16-storey underground complex, reported the news website Meduza.
One of the mining engineers involved in the construction of the bunker told reporters that a few dozen meters from the main house there is an elevator lobby for an underground entrance.
"Under the house there is an entire anthill built into the rock. The 14th and 15th levels host the upper block of technical premises. There is a wine room on the 18th. At the …
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Ukraine imposes additional sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions against Russian legal entities and individuals.
According to the decree published on the website of Zelensky’s Administration, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Oleksii Danilov, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the decision. The sanctions list itself has not been provided. The decree also notes that one of the …
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Russian Special Forces officer killed in Syria
On the night of January 14-15, Russian special forces came under militants’ attack while trying to storm the town of Al Enkawi in the Al-Ghab Plain. One Russian serviceman was killed.
According to the reports, the deceased is an officer of the special forces unit of the Russian Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), Mikhail Viktorovich Klimentsov. He was reportedly killed on January 14.
The circumstances are not known, but the Russian Telegram channel "Special Purpose Channel" reported that …
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Kyiv: transfer of power is underway in Russia due to Putin’s illness
Transfer of power in Russia has started due to health problems of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service in its 2022 newsletter, “The White Paper”.
"Amid the increasingly obvious health problems of Vladimir Putin and because of him having difficulty to perform his presidential duties, the process of power transfer has begun in Russia," the White paper reads.
The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence notes that although Russia is flexibly changing tactics …
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After 14 years Russia fails to complete construction of Kalashnikov assault rifle factory in Venezuela
Construction of a Kalashnikov assault rifle factory in in Venezuela has stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an informed source in Caracas told Russian news agency Interfax.
"The project is being implemented, but the coronavirus has affected everything: personnel, supply of materials, required infrastructure," he said.
The agency's interlocutor could not name any new deadlines for completion of the construction.
In 2006, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez agreed to build two plants …
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Ukrainian Security Service warns of possible Russian invasion
To date, there is still a threat of Russian military invastion, stated the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) commenting on the purpose of Ukrainian security forces exercises in Kherson region, in the area of the North-Crimean Canal, Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and Kakhovka shipping gateway.
According to the SBU, Russia is strengthening the offensive potential of its armed forces. In addition, Russia regularly conducts large-scale military exercises near the Ukrainian border, which …
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Russia removed from Lunar Gateway project
Russia has been removed from the expert which is developing the near-moon station the Lunar Gateway, headed by the space agency NASA, reported RIA Novosti, citing a source in the Russian space industry.
The decision to remove Russian representatives from the expert group of the Gateway project was taken after repeated statements by the Russian side about Russia’s insufficient role in it.
"Russian representatives are removed from the discussions on this topic, removed from email correspondence, …
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Putin equates mass protests in Russia to terrorism
Russian citizens have the right to express their opinion only within the boundaries of law, said Russian President Vladimir Putin , commenting on Saturday protests in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Unsanctioned protests, according to Putin, are "not just counterproductive, but dangerous," and the fact that calls for protests are spread among minors puts them at the level as terrorism.
"In no case should minors be instigated. This is what terrorists who send women and children …
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Kyiv: Ukraine will cut itself off from power grids of Russia and Belarus
Ukraine is going to cut itself off from the power grids of Russia and Belarus, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmyrto Kuleba on air of TV channel "Ukraine 24".
"Ukraine's goal is to join the EU's electricity supply system in 2023. This means that we should cut ourselves off from the Belarusian and Russian systems and fully integrate into the EU," Kuleba said.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Kyiv continues to adhere to this strategy.
"We are on this path. And for me as the …
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Russia intends to deploy newest heavy artillery to Ukrainian border
Russia is going to deploy new long-range 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzers to the borders of Ukraine, reported the Russian newspaper Izvestia.
According to the newspaper, the Russians are finishing tests of the first batch of these howitzers. The new howitzers can conduct high-precision fire from a distance of about 70 kilometers which is twice the effective range of the current howitzers.
Russia explains the build-up of its artillery power on the south-western borders by the …