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From February 3, Japan will ban the export of vaccines, medical equipment and robots to Russia as part of the sanctions imposed due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, which is referred to by Voice of America. A ban on the sale […]
Abrams and Leopard tanks will become easy prey for the Russian ‘Marker’ robot. Dmytro Rogozin stated this in an interview with ‘RIA Novosti’. The former head of ‘Roscosmos’ claims that thanks to the presence of a built-in catalog ‘Marker’ can independently determine the type of combat equipment. After the start of operation of the Western […]
The French manufacturer of electrical equipment Legrand announced plans to leave Russia. “In light of recent events, including the complexity of operations and growing uncertainty, Legrand has decided to abandon its operations in Russia and is now considering options for the transfer of its control in a timely and orderly manner,” the group’s website said. […]
The military ship ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sent by Vladimir Putin to sail around the world, was spotted in the neutral waters of the Atlantic. It is the carrier of promising hypersonic missiles ‘Zircon’, moving through space at a speed of 7,000 mph. According to The Sun, a Russian warship is within effective range of hitting the […]
In Russia, airplanes break down almost every day, which leads to the cancellation of flights or emergency landings. The Russian mass media write about it. So, on January 16, the ‘Izhavia’ plane, which was flying from Bratsk to Nizhnevartovsk, was unable to take off. There was a bang during the take-off, the take-off was canceled […]
The German oil and gas giant Wintershall Dea is leaving Russia. This is stated in the press release of the company. CEO Mario Mehren stated that continuing operations in Russia is impractical. He also emphasized that ‘Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine is incompatible with the company’s values and has destroyed cooperation between Russia and Europe.’ […]
At the beginning of 2023, accidents involving aircraft continued in the Russian aviation industry. There were at least seven incidents involving aircraft during the week. The Moscow Times writes about it. First, on January 5, the board of the Utair airline was forced to land due to a malfunction of the air conditioning system. He […]
On the Russian oil market, which has been under the European embargo since December, prices have fallen at the first New Year’s auctions. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to data from the Argus price agency. The price of Urals, the main brand of the Russian oil industry, which accounts for almost two-thirds of exports, […]
Russian special services are recruiting children in Ukraine using mobile games. They are trying to get information about strategic objects from them. Oleksiy Reznikov reported this on Twitter. The head of the Ministry of Defense listed in the thread the violations committed by the Russian army against the rules of warfare laid out in the […]
The only Russian aircraft carrier – the heavy aircraft carrier cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” – is in a state of emergency. Today, the ship is at the 35th ship repair plant in Murmansk. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Monday, January […]