Category: 1. Russia
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Ukraine Hits Russian Black Sea Oil Terminal
Ukraine’s military said it hit a Russian oil terminal in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiisk on November 14. Port infrastructure was also damaged and oil exports were temporarily suspended, according to industry sources.
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Debris from Russian Missile Hits Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv
Azerbaijani Embassy Damaged in Overnight Russian Strike on Kyiv
The Azerbaijani Embassy was damaged during an overnight attack by Russian forces on Kyiv. As noted by the Ukrainian outlet Strana.ua, the embassy is located…
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Meduza’s analysts break down how Russia’s temporary SIM card blocks are supposed to stop drones — and why they won’t — Meduza
Since November 10, Russia has been running an experiment it calls SIM card “cooling” — temporarily cutting off mobile Internet access for cards that have either connected to foreign networks while roaming or remained offline for more…
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Russian Spy Ship Spotted Near Hawaii, U.S. Coast Guard Says
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it had detected and tracked a Russian intelligence-gathering vessel off the coast of Hawaii late last month.
Coast Guard personnel conducted “a safe and…
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What the latest scandal among Russia’s pro-war pundits says about the Z-blogosphere’s future — Meduza
Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechnya’s “Akhmat” special forces unit, has once again landed in the middle of a political-media scandal — this time not with fringe Z-bloggers but with Kremlin-friendly propagandists themselves….
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YouTuber Yury Dud Jailed Nearly 2 Years in Absentia for Breaking ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
A Moscow court sentenced exiled journalist and YouTuber Yury Dud to 1 year and 10 months in prison in absentia for violating Russia’s “foreign agent” law, authorities said Friday.
A Basmanny…
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Russian Seaborne Oil Exports Drop to 3-Month Low Amid New U.S. Sanctions
Russia’s seaborne oil shipments fell to a three-month low last week as Moscow rushed to reroute shipments following U.S. sanctions on major Russian energy companies, the Kommersant business newspaper…
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Germany will allocate €150 million for Ukraine
Germany will allocate €150 million for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, – Pistorius.
Germany will allocate at least another €150 million as part of the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL)…
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New Solntsepyok Flamethrower Systems Delivered to Russian Forces
Russia Deploys Upgraded Heavy Flamethrower Systems with New Drone-Defense Features
A newly delivered batch of Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems has been transferred to the armed forces, with one of the vehicles bearing…
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