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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to ‘strengthen the morale’ of those mobilized for the war in Ukraine with accordions and balalaikas

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a collection of musical instruments to be sent to those mobilized for the war in Ukraine. This is reported by the Russian administration of municipal education Gagarinske. The municipal authorities in St. Petersburg say that the collected accordions, accordions, harmonicas, guitars, and balalaikas will be sent to the front. […]

December 12, 2022

Strike on the Russian air base near Ryazan: the Tu-22M3 pilot was eliminated (photo)

Thanks to the successful attack, it was possible to damage not only the strategic bomber itself, but also to destroy Major Yevgeny Navlyutov of the Russian Air Force along with two comrades. After the attack on the Diaghilev air base near Ryazan, three Russian soldiers died, one of them is the pilot of the Tu-22M3 […]

December 12, 2022

Russia will not be able to launch 500 satellites into orbit – there are not enough funds for fuel

The ambitious plans of the Russian authorities to dramatically increase the production of satellites and assemble the Sphere group of 500 devices for civil and defense needs into orbit have met with failure. In Russia, there is an acute shortage of xenon, an inert gas that is used as ‘fuel’ for the on-board engines of […]

December 10, 2022

The US gave Ukraine a ‘green light’ for drone strikes on Russian territory – The Times

The Times, referring to its sources in the US Department of Defense, who wished to remain anonymous, writes that the US no longer insists that Ukraine does not carry out strikes, including drone strikes, on the territory of Russia. Previously, the Pentagon feared that strikes on Russian territory would lead to an escalation of the […]

December 10, 2022

Russian Federation dispersed its strategic aviation after explosions at airfields, — ZSU (video)

Currently, the air activity of the Russian Air Force is low, and the number of attacks on Ukraine has decreased. According to him, due to the ‘claps’, Russia had to disperse long-range strategic aviation aircraft at various airfields where it is possible to service them and where there are runways to use them. Ignat noted […]

December 9, 2022

Russia could attack Ukraine with new Iranian drones – British intelligence (photo)

Russia has resumed drone strikes against Ukraine, likely using a new batch of UAVs from Iran. This is stated in a new report of military intelligence of the British Ministry of Defense dated December 9. For the first time, data began to appear in the media that Russia is using Iranian one-way attack (OWA) drones […]

December 9, 2022

The USA is preparing sanctions against all Russian gold and any transactions with it

The US authorities are preparing to limit Russia’s ability to conduct cross-border operations with gold as much as possible. The soon-to-be-adopted bill provides for penalties even for foreigners who take part in gold transactions where Russia or its representatives act as counterparties. As a result, such transactions will not be able to be carried out, […]

December 9, 2022

In a new package of sanctions, the EU will ban the export of laptops and cameras to the Russian Federation

The new, ninth package of European Union sanctions against Russia in connection with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is aimed at undermining the Russian military-industrial complex and will affect a number of branches of Russian industry. The Politico publication, which has the draft restrictive measures at its disposal, writes about the details of the EU […]

December 8, 2022

At least 9 bombers disappeared from the Diaghilev Air Base of the Russian Federation after a drone attack – mass media

At least 9 strategic bombers disappeared from Russia’s Diaghilev Air Base after a drone attack on December 5. Radio Svoboda writes about this with reference to Planet.com satellite data. It is noted that the air base is located 500 km from the front line. Il-76 refueling planes are stationed there, and the 43rd Center for […]

December 8, 2022

Russia ordered hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles from Iran – Zeit

Russian authorities ordered a new batch of kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles from Iran for use in the war against Ukraine. This was reported by Zeit with reference to diplomatic sources in the UN. “According to our data, Iran plans to increase the supply of drones and ballistic missiles to Russia in significant quantities,” the […]

December 7, 2022