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The unmanned aerial vehicle was conducting reconnaissance over the Russian plant Fakel. The drone went down on the territory of the plant, probably because of a communication jammer. The Fakel plant is located a couple of kilometers from Moscow, if we are talking about the city border, not the center of the capital. The company […]
Chinese and Russian media outlets can once again work without restrictions on Twitter. Elon Musk decided to lift the “sanctions” against them. In 2020, the social network began flagging media accounts controlled by governments. Publications that contained links to government websites were labeled “Stay Informed,” which reminded of editorial control by China and Russia. In […]
Cisco Systems, a manufacturer of networking equipment and software products, has physically destroyed its property worth more than $23 million in Russia. TASS reports this with reference to the reporting data of the Cisco legal entity in Russia. The company decided to dispose of the equipment back in August last year. The reason was the […]
Local entrepreneurs, according to journalists, were obliged to cope with the task set by the administration in three days on a voluntary basis. On Monday, April 3, the local authorities of the frontline Russian city of Belgorod sent letters to the city’s entrepreneurs recommending that they build shelters for employees and dig trenches “due to […]
The “Second Army of the World” has removed Soviet T-54 tanks from storage at its base in Arsenyev, which had been developed before the end of World War II. For the first time since the beginning of the war, T-54/55 tanks have been removed from the reserve base in the Far East. This was reported […]
The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade has banned refueling and maintenance of American aircraft operated by Russian and Belarusian airlines. According to the Turkish industry publication AirportHaber, the Turkish authorities made this decision on March 14. The reason was a letter from the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce. […]
The special device allows Russian Eagles to fly deep behind Ukrainian lines, transmitting intelligence information. Ukraine’s armed forces have captured a rare communication repeater that allows Russians to control Orlan drones via the Internet. A Ukrainian military and radio engineer with the pseudonym Serhiy Flesh described the device on Facebook. According to the specialist, he […]
Employees of the domestic policy unit of the Russian Presidential Administration are to get rid of their iPhones by early April. The first deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergey Kiriyenko, who oversees domestic policy, set the deadline for giving up iPhones at April 1, 2023. The reason for refusing iPhones is called cybersecurity: the […]
Poland will deploy advanced American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, National Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said at a briefing. By the end of the year, the 16th Mechanized Division of Poland, located near the border with the Kaliningrad region, will receive HIMARS systems. In addition to HIMARS, the […]
The United States is analyzing its drone operations in the Black Sea region after Russia shot down one of them. The Pentagon is assessing the benefits and risks of the flights. The US military continues to use drones like the MQ-9 Reaper to monitor the crash site and keep tabs on the Russian military, but […]