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Since the beginning of the war, Russia has launched about 3,000 missiles on the territory of Ukraine, including the old Soviet X-22, which wiped out many residential buildings, civil and military infrastructure buildings. Using such in urban development is a war crime because they are so inaccurate that it is almost impossible to avoid casualties […]
The Russians hit the tanker, which is currently drifting in territorial waters, with a missile. This was reported in the message of the ‘Southern’ operational command. Thus, during another airstrike on Odesa, a Russian Su-30 aircraft fired two X-31 missiles, one of which hit the Millennial Spirit tanker (Moldova flag) – it is drifting in […]
The Russian army is suffering record losses, while the Russian authorities continue to assure that “the special operation is going according to plan” and keep silent about the catastrophic figures. From February 24 to July 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 36,650 Russian soldiers. Only last day, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated at least 150 […]
Leading Swiss non-governmental organization Public Eye on Monday called the country a “safe haven” for Russian billionaires and a “hub for trading Russian oil, coal and grain”. This is written by European Truth with reference to the organization’s statement. As noted, Public Eye has concluded that 32 oligarchs close to Putin are using Switzerland to […]
The company supplied Russia with equipment for MMC, the military-industrial complex and nuclear weapons manufacturers. The Swedish engineering company Sandvik announced its decision to completely stop its activities in Russia. This is stated in a press release on the company’s website. “Sandvik suspended its activities in Russia back in February due to the Russian invasion […]
The Russian Federation pays Bulgarian politicians, journalists, public figures and others to shape public opinion favorable to it. This was reported by Euractiv with reference to the speech on Darik radio by the spokeswoman of the Bulgarian government, head of the Prime Minister’s office, Lena Borislavova. According to Bulgarian special services, Bulgarian public figures, famous […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that legalizes the importation into Russia of goods produced in other countries and sold in Russia without the permission of the brand owner – in Russia, this scheme is called ‘parallel imports.’ Under Russian law, ‘parallel imports’ are exempt from criminal and administrative liability for them. The […]
Lithuania has legally banned the import of Russian natural gas to the country, except for its transit to the Kaliningrad region of Russia. On Tuesday, the Seimas adopted the relevant amendments to the Law on Natural Gas: 123 members of the Seimas voted in favor, two abstained. Under the new law, Klaipedos nafta’s national gas […]
This amount significantly exceeds the €839 million seized at the beginning of April in the European Union. Ireland has frozen €1.72 billion in assets belonging to Russians under European sanctions following a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this amount is relevant as of last Friday, June […]
By importing a record amount of oil from Russia, China has shown readiness to continue cooperation with the aggressor country. This was stated by US Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby. “We called on China to be a responsible force and to join the rest of the world in condemning what Russia has done in Ukraine […]