President Vladimir Putin has admitted on Wednesday that Russia’s new intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-28 Sarmat, is not yet on combat duty, but vowed that it would be deployed…
Category: 1. Russia
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Belarus will put Oreshnik on duty in December 2025
Natalya Eismont, press secretary for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, told RIA Novosti about plans to put the Russian Oreshnik medium-range missile system on combat duty in December 2025.
“Yes, I…
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“Burevestnik” capable of bypassing US “Golden Dome” – WSJ
The Russian Burevestnik cruise missile is capable of overcoming the American Golden Dome missile defence system, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“The new missile could pose a potential threat to…
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Putin Says Russia Tests New, Nuclear-Capable Remote Torpedo Dubbed ‘Doomsday Machine’
Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered long-range remote torpedo, President Vladimir Putin said, a weapon that some experts have dubbed a “doomsday machine.”
The October 29 announcement came days after Putin and Russia’s top…
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Putin Wants Foreign Media to Observe Kupyansk and Pokrovsk Amid Russian Military Operations
Russia is ready to temporarily stop combat operations in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian: Pokrovsk) while journalists are present, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with military personnel at the P.V. Mandryk…
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Germany is discussing a bill to limit social benefits for Ukrainian refugees,
Germany’s ruling coalition is drafting a law that could deprive Ukrainians of working age of their right to long-term unemployment benefits.
According to the employment agency, about 490,000 Ukrainians in…
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Trump Seeks Trade Agreement With Xi As Ukraine, Taiwan Loom Large
US President Donald Trump has said he expects to strike a deal when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a monthslong trade war with Beijing.
“We’re going to be, I hope, making a deal. I think we’re going to have a deal. I…
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Russia-Linked Figures Move to Help Romanian Mercenary Accused of Coup Plot – The Guardian
Two Russia-linked figures are trying to prevent the extradition of Romanian-French mercenary Horațiu Potra, who is being held in Dubai on charges of plotting a coup in Romania, The Guardian reported…
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Ukrainian officials embezzled 90 million hryvnia from the purchase of drones
Employees of the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine are suspected of embezzling budget funds allocated for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles in the amount of 90 million hryvnia (171 million…
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Poland Says Intercepted Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea
Poland’s armed forces said Wednesday that two of its fighter jets had intercepted and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea one day prior.
The Polish operational command said the Russian Il-20…
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