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On October 3, at about 20:00, a bus drove off an overpass in Venice, broke through a fence, fell 10 meters from a railway station, and burst into flames: at least 21 people died, including 9 Ukrainians. So far, all identification procedures have been completed: nine of the 21 dead were Ukrainian citizens. In turn, […]
After a long illness, Matteo Messina Denaro, who headed the Sicilian mafia Cosa Nostra, died in Italy. The Italian news agency Ansa reported his death on the night of September 24. The mayor of L’Aquila, Pierluigi Biondi, confirmed this information. In January, the 61-year-old mafia leader was detained in a private clinic in Palermo. He […]
Due to a large-scale rockfall in the Moraines Valley in the Alps, rail service between France and Italy was suspended. On the evening of August 27, a landslide occurred, which led to the suspension of rail service between Chambéry and Turin. According to authorities, train traffic on this route is expected to be suspended until […]
According to the latest annual report of the Bank of Italy’s Anti-Money Laundering Unit (UIF), the updated amount of frozen assets is about EUR 2 billion as of the end of June. As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Italy decided to freeze the assets of Russian oligarchs worth approximately 2 billion […]
France and Italy will supply SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. Back in October, Ukraine asked the West for medium- and long-range air defense systems, but only at the end of January the Italian press wrote that after a call from Washington, France and Italy sat down to settle the technical details of the supply […]
In addition, Rome is ready to help with ‘Stingers’ and Aspide complexes The Italian government is preparing a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which will include air defense equipment. Rome is ready to provide Ukraine with anti-aircraft missile complexes of the SAMP/T and Aspide types, as well as Stinger MANPADS. Reuters writes about […]
From April 17, Italian ports will be closed to Russian ships. The ban also applies to ships that changed the flag after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by the Italian newspaper La Republicca. Italy implements this decision in accordance with the directive of the European Union. After all, it will be recalled […]