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The day before, The War Zone published satellite photos taken by PLANET LABS INC, which show a Russian airport in the Pskov region with Il-76 aircraft. It was recently attacked by Ukrainian drones, and now a unique video of the attack has emerged. The video was posted by Ukrainian volunteer Serhiy Sternenko. As it turned […]
S-300Vs on the Kuril Islands, which are recognized as occupied territories by Russia, played the role of the main umbrella over military facilities and long-range missile launchers. The Russian Federation has deployed its S-300V anti-aircraft missile systems, which have been deployed since 2020 on the Iturup and Kunashir islands. At the same time, the task […]
The head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, said that the drone attack on Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft in Pskov on the night of August 30 was carried out from Russian territory. However, he did not specify whether the attack was carried out by GUR officers or guerrillas. He also refused […]
The Russian company Roscosmos planned to put RS-28 Sarmat strategic missile systems (SS-X-30 according to NATO classification) on combat duty at the end of 2022. However, this has only been done now. What is known The RS-28 Sarmat is a mine-based strategic missile system. It consists of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a […]
On the night of August 27, SBU counterintelligence officers attacked a military airfield in Kursk with 16 drones at once. It is known that the drones were stuffed with elements that hit from the air with shrapnel – after the explosion, a sieve remains. Ukrainian journalist and blogger Denis Kazansky wrote about this on his […]
Russian air defense did not react to the drones that were flying freely 20 kilometers from the Kremlin. However, they were noticed and Moscow airports were temporarily closed. Residents of the Moscow suburbs spotted drones of unknown origin flying freely in the sky. At the same time, not a single shot was heard from the […]
The Russian Federation said that the FSB, the Interior Ministry and the Russian Guard had allegedly defeated a group of Ukrainian saboteurs who were allegedly trying to commit terrorist acts. “The FSB, the Interior Ministry and the Russian Guard defeated a group of Ukrainian saboteurs consisting of SBU personnel, military personnel from the GUR and […]
On the morning of August 31, airplane-type drones fly in Bryansk, which the Russian air defense is trying to shoot down. Explosions were heard over the city, one of which was the result of a UAV being intercepted by an anti-aircraft missile. At about 10:00 am, videos from local residents began to circulate, showing drone […]
Russia’s Kremniy EL plant in Bryansk, which was attacked by unidentified UAVs on the night of August 30, produces parts for Pantsyr air defense systems and Iskander missile systems. It is one of the largest microelectronics manufacturers in the aggressor country of Russia. According to media reports, Russian air defense allegedly shot down drones in […]
China’s state-owned Standard Map Service has presented a set of geographic maps for 2023, which for the first time shows part of Russia’s territory as part of China. We are talking about the Big Ussuri Island on the Amur River. According to a 2008 agreement between Russia and China, the island was divided between the […]