Contents tagged with Russia
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Russian media confirms multiple deaths of Russian officers in Ukrainian HIMARS strikes
Due to the work on the front of the MLRS HIMARS, the occupying forces of the Russian Federation increased the losses of officers.
It’s no longer safe for the Russian officers to be even far behind the front lines in the occupied territories. Over the past two weeks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been consistently destroying the Russian military bases and logistics depots.
The news website Meduza reports that multiple deaths of Russian officers have been confirmed by the Russian media.
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Russia moving weapons and troops to Belarus
Russia began to move heavy weapons and troops to Belarus, reports The Moscow Times, citing the monitoring group Belarusian Hajun.
On July 7, Minsk announced that it had handed over to the Russian military the Pribytki (Zyabrovka) airbase in the Gomel region. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the leaders of the State Duma factions that the Russian armed forces "by and large have not yet seriously started anything."
On July 11, Belarusian Hajun discovered …
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EU freezes 13.8 billion euros of Russian assets
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine which started on February 24, the European Union has frozen 13.8 billion euros of Russian assets, said the European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders.
"At the moment, we have frozen 13.8 billion euros belonging to oligarchs and other organizations. So this is quite a large amount," he said.
According to Reynders, most of these funds- more than 12 billion euros – were frozen in five EU member countries.
He added that he …
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Despite Russia’s threats, Lithuania expands restrictions on goods transit to Kaliningrad
A ban on the import of cement, alcohol, and several other goods of Russian origin into the territory of the European Union as part of the fourth package of EU sanctions came into force, reported Delfi. These restrictions also affect transit of goods to the Russian Kaliningrad region.
The representative of the Lithuanian customs noted that imports into the EU of cement, alcohol, lumber, industrial alcohol-based chemicals, and several other Russian-made products are not allowed as part of the …
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Russian propagandists call on Kremlin military leadership to do something about Ukrainian strikes on Russian command centers and ammunition depots
Russian propagandist Alexander Sladkov complained that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already carried out several precision strikes on Russian decision-making centers.
"Ukrainian rocket and artillery units have already struck our decision-making centers several times. There are consequences. The centers are small but important. I don't write here where, when, how much, or by whom in order not to give away military secrets, " the propagandist complains on his Telegram channel.
Sladkov noted …
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Media: Germany and Canada are prepared to circumvent sanctions to restore Russia’s gas supplies to Europe
Germany has convinced Canada to bypass sanctions to help Berlin fix the gas issue involving Russian gas giant Gazprom. Ottawa intends to return Siemens gas turbines to Gazprom, so that Russia has no excuses in restoring gas supplies through Nord Stream. Ukrainian authorities are outraged by the decision of Canada and Germany and intend to fight for it to be cancelled, reported Evropeyska Pravda, citing its sources.
The Ukrainian side insists that if Canada returns the turbine to Russia, then …
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Putin: Russia ‘hasn’t started anything serious yet’ in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Duma deputies on Thursday that Russia “by and large hasn’t started anything seriously yet” in Ukraine.
Putin also challenged Western countries supporting Ukraine to try to defeat Russia on the battlefield.
"Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. Well, what can you say here? Let them try," Putin said.
He also accused the West of wanting “to fight us until the last Ukrainian.”
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak Tweeted …
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Russia recruiting soldiers for its ‘Ukrainian operation’ through job search websites
The Russian army is looking for tens of thousands of people to join it on a contract. Recruitment is conducted through job search websites. Most people are recruited into units that suffered losses in the war in Ukraine, reported the news website Important Stories.
The publication analyzed job search websites and found that at least 7 units that fought in Ukraine posted vacancies for a total of 2166 new recruits. One of them is the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade from the Khabarovsk Krai ( …
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Russian Defense Ministry claims Russian troops are taking a pause in Ukraine
Russian troops are taking a pause in the fighting in Ukraine, said the Russia Ministry of Defense.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a "pause" is taken, as part of "the measures to replenish combat capabilities" of the Russian troops. Earlier, Russian president Vladimir Putin admitted that after the fighting in the Luhansk region, the Russian soldiers were seriously exhausted.
Now, Russian soldiers have allegedly " been given the opportunity to rest, receive letters and parcels …
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China's President declines Putin's invitation to visit Russia
Chinese leader Xi Jinping declined the invitation of Russian president Vladimir Putin to visit Russia, reported the Japanese newspaper Yeimuri Shimbun.
Putin invited Xi Jinping to visit Russia during a private conversation that took place on June 15.
The head of the Chinese Communist Party refused, explaining that in the near future "it will be difficult to do this" allegedly because of coronavirus restrictions.
At the same time, Japanese journalists believe that in fact the reason was that …