Contents tagged with Russia
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The U.S. sends another strategic reconnaissance drone to the Black Sea
Three days after the incident with the Russian aircraft ramming and disabling the American strategic drone, the US Air Force sent another reconnaissance drone, this time RQ-4 Global Hawk, to the Black Sea.
According to the online service Flightradar24, which tracks air traffic around the world, the US Air Force drone flew in the airspace of Bulgaria and Romania, after then continued into the airspace over the Black Sea. According to the American media, the UAV was sent there to observe Russia’ …
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Poland to deploy HIMARS missile systems near Russian border
Poland will deploy HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems near the border with the Russian Kaliningrad region, reported the news outlet Samorządowy, citing the Polish Defense Minister, Mariusz Blaszczak.
According to the Minister, Polish 16th Mechanized Division, which is stationed near the border with the Kaliningrad region, will receive American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems by the end of the year.
The Polish Defense Minister recalled that the Polish authorities ordered HIMARS in 2019 …
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Fire breaks out at the Russian FSB building in Rostov
The FSB border guard building is on fire in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, reports Russian media. Eyewitnesses reported that they heard an explosion before the fire broke out in the building on Sivers Avenue.
The Telegram channel SHOT reports that all people were told to leave the building. 20 firefighter units are on the scene. All the cars were also removed from the area. The territory was cordoned off. Traffic police officers blocked Sivers Avenue. It is reported that there is no threat …
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Russia’s gas exports under threat due to US sanctions
Gas exports from Russia are facing serious problems due to US sanctions imposed in February, which prohibit the supply of any gas turbines and components to Russia. The critical dependence of Russian gas megaprojects, including the Power of Siberia and the Turkish Stream, on Western technologies and the inability to quickly replace them may lead to a reduction in gas exports to Russia’s remaining major consumers – China and Turkey. Problems with the maintenance of existing gas pipelines and the …
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Moscow residents outraged as Russia starts cutting down trees to deploy air defense systems in the city
The Moscow authorities began to actively cut down trees in order to prepare sites for air defense systems, reports the news outlet the Insider.
According to journalists, after the New Year holidays, tree removal began in several districts of Moscow. Anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, radars 92N6E, as well as combat control points, presumably, 50K6A, have already been deployed in the Elk Island National Park and on the experimental fields of the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. In the …
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Iran to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia
The Iranian authorities has announced that an agreement has been signed with Russia to buy Su-35 fighter jets. The contract was signed after the expiration of the UN arms embargo prohibiting Iran's purchase of conventional weapons, reported the Iranian state news agency IRNA.
In a message to the United Nations, Iran said Russia had shown its willingness to sell the aircraft and the Su-35 jets were "technically acceptable."
Iran has an outdated fleet of fighter jets, mostly consisting of …
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Former DPR Defense Minister Girkin: Russian offensive on Bakhmut has brought no results
The former Defense minister of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Girkin aka Strelkov, believes that the Russian army has failed the offensive on Bakhmut, which lasted for the past two months and turned into into a meat grinder for the Russian troops. The city never came under the full control of the Russian army, despite the large losses among the Russian troops and the Wagner mercenaries. The entire Russian "great winter offensive" ended in failure, as Russian troops got stuck in …
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Russian Volunteer Corps takes responsibility for attacks on Bryansk and Kursk regions, calls on Russians to rise against Putin
This morning, the authorities of the Russian Bryansk and Kursk regions , which are bordering Ukraine, reported shelling and fire fights in several settlements along the border.
The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, said that a "Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group" allegedly crossed into the region.
He also reported a drone attack on the Klimovsky district, as a result of which a residential building in the village of Sushani caught fire.
The shelling of the village …
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Ukraine is sending reinforcements to Bakhmut
Ukraine is sending additional military units to Bakhmut, Donetsk region. The corresponding decision was made by the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces,Oleksandr Syrskyi, of during a recent trip to the Ukrainian positions in Bakhmut, said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on the Ukrainian TV.
According to her, Syrskyi visited Bakhmut to understand the situation and see if its going to worsen or improve. Other decisions have also been made there that cannot yet be disclosed.
Maliar …
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Russia stops supplying oil to Poland through Druzhba pipeline
Russia has stopped supplying oil to Poland through its Druzhba pipeline, which was exempt from some EU sanctions against Russia, announced the chief executive officer of the largest Polish oil company PKN Orlen Daniel Obaitek on Twitter.
He noted that, despise this, the company will continue to ensure uninterrupted supply, since it was fully prepared to stop importing oil through the Russian Druzhba pipeline.
"Only 10% of oil came from Russia, and we will replace it with oil from other …