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Kyiv: Russia seeks answers to downing of three Su-34 aircraft in Kherson region
Russia is now trying to gather intelligence on what caused the downing of three of their Su-34 aircraft, said the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuri Ignat, on the national news broadcast.
"The enemy is trying to gather as much information as possible. Collecting information in the southern regions where the Russian fighters were shot down. It is clear that they are looking for the means by which those planes were sent to their 'eternal flight'," he noted.
According to Ignat, as a …
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Ukrainian Air Force downs three Russian SU-34 fighter-bombers in the south
The Ukrainian Air Force have shot down three Russian SU-34 fighter-bombers, said Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Telegram. According to him, the incident occurred around noon that same day in the southern direction.
No specific details about the operation or location were provided by Oleshchuk. However, Ukrainian Air Force official representative Yuriy Ignat mentioned during a national news broadcast that the operation was planned by Oleshchuk himself.
The Russian military …
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Germany to seize over 720 million euros from Russian financial institution amid EU sanctions
Germany's Federal Prosecutor, Peter Frank, is planning to seize more than 720 million euros owned by a Russian financial institution and transfer them to the state treasury, reports Spiegel. Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed that the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt was requested to confiscate over 720 million euros that are held in accounts of the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD), a division of the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian National Settlement Depository …
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Russian Aerospace Forces' communication center and military unit hit in coordinated attacks on Crimea
On December 20, an attack was carried out on the Center for Long Range Space Communication of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the military unit No. 28735 in Crimea, reports the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA. The news outlet notes, citing sources, that two simultaneous attacks were carried out on the peninsula. The first attack took place near Alushta at around 4 am.
At least three hits were recorded on the military unit of the Russian Federal Security Service in the village of …
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Ukrainian intelligence: widespread 'mouse fever' outbreak hits Russian forces
Russian troops on the frontline near Kupyansk are experiencing a widespread outbreak of "mouse fever," according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (GUR).
It is reported that dissatisfaction is increasing among the units of the Russian army due to a lack of adequate winter clothing and complete absence of medical assistance.
"Mouse fever" is a viral illness transmitted to humans from rodents - either through direct contact with the pathogen, inhalation of …
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Putin announces enhancement of nuclear arsenal, accuses West of waging ‘hybrid war’ against Russia
Speaking at an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia is modernizing its nuclear arsenal and "maintaining its strategic forces at the highest level of readiness, as the West wages a hybrid war against Russia."
Putin claims that all attempts to strategically defeat Russia have failed, and the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia, actively supplying Ukraine with weaponry and intelligence.
"There has been a …
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Ukrainian Armed Forces and Security Service stage successful drone attack on Russian airfield in Rostov region
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), damaged equipment at a Russian airport in the Rostov region on the night of Sunday, December 17, reports Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources in the security forces. The sources stated that "Drones attacked the airfield. Although in Russia they have already traditionally claimed that all drones were shot down, in reality, the SBU and the Ukrainian Armed Forces caused significant damage to the enemy's equipment."
One …
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Putin dismisses claims of Russia attacking NATO Countries, warns Finland of 'problems'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed US President Joe Biden's claims that Russia would attack a NATO country in the event of victory in the war in Ukraine, calling them "complete nonsense". Putin further stated that Russia is not interested in fighting against the NATO military alliance. However, he warned that Finland, which is set to join NATO in 2023, could face "problems" in response to the move.
"There are no reasons, no interests – neither geopolitical, nor economic, nor …
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Belgorod region governor reports gun battle near the border with Ukraine
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has reported a shooting incident near the border with Ukraine. According to his information, the village of Terebreno in the Krasnogorozhsky district, adjacent to the Sumy region of Ukraine, is under fire. The governor claims that the situation is "under control".
Reports from residents suggest that a reconnaissance group, consisting of several military personnel, entered the village. There are also reports of helicopters in the sky and …
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Another Russian scientist involved in hypersonic research arrested on charges of high treason
Russian scientist Vladislav Galkin from Tomsk, who was working on hypersonic technology, has been arrested on charges of high treason, reports the Russian news outlet T-Invariant.
Galkin was a co-author of works related to hypersonic research alongside Valery Zvegintsev, Anatoly Maslov, and Alexander Shiplyuk, who were previously arrested in connection with the treason case at the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Elena …