In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge.
Following the devastating Russian attacks on the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the area to review the situation. "All the conditions for reducing the electricity deficit are being created," Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday. There should be fewer power cuts, he said, adding that work is being done to repair the damage to the grids. The president accused Russia of trying to drive people out of the city of over 1 million and the...
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian military group's control centre in the temporarily occupied region of Luhansk Oblast, said the Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, in a Telegram post. Explosions were heard on April 13 in the city, now held by Russian forces, followed by thick black smoke rising over Luhansk. Local Telegram channels reported an incident near a machine-building plant. The Russian-installed governate of Luhansk, Leonid Pasechnik, confirmed that this facility was indeed...
The Netherlands remains an important target for Russian espionage thanks to its defence industry, the high-tech sector and the international organisations based here, the military security service MIVD said on Thursday in its annual report. “The threat from Russia is major,” director Peter Reesink said. “The Netherlands is an attractive target, partly because it is an important military hub. There are also many data hubs in the North Sea, which are of interest for possible sabotage.” The...
A German billionaire who was officially declared dead in 2021, three years after vanishing in the Swiss Alps, may have faked his own death to live with his alleged mistress in Moscow.Karl-Erivan Haub, a German-U.S. dual citizen, was 58 at the time of his disappearance, and was former managing director German retail giant Tengelmann Group. He was last seen on the morning April 7, 2018, heading up a mountain lift, and was reported missing the following morning after he didn't return to his hotel...
The Arrival Of Russian Troops In Niger Will Reshape America's Regional Calculations Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, It was wondered last month whether the US could salvage its Nigerien base deal after the military authorities scrapped their partnership pact upon being disrespected by visiting American officials. The news that Russian instructors just entered the country on a training mission likely spells the end of the Pentagon’s influence there. The departure of US...
Three of these were on Humberside and four were in North Yorkshire, picking up no seats to the South and West of the region. Dire opinion polls for the Conservativessuggest that the same will happen at the next election, with the Tories forced back into almost exactly the same seats it held on to in 1997. East Yorkshire, now known as Bridlington and the Wolds, was one of those 7 and most projections have the seat narrowly remaining in Tory hands. If the Conservatives are set for the worse end of...
AI investments in England prove to be concentrated in Oxford, Cambridge, and London, according to new research.
Explosions were heard in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Luhansk, with reports of several missile strikes. Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry outlined the events on Telegram. "Two impacts were heard in Luhansk. Most likely a missile. Near the city's bus station. We await official information," Miroshnik wrote. Meanwhile, Russian state media agency TASS maintains that Russian security forces already know what was "used" in the city. According to the...
Broadcaster condemns justice ministry’s move against employee Ilya Barabanov, as well as Russian science journalist Asya Kazantseva. What we know on day 780See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading
The U.S. and Russia are in secret discussions about a possible prisoner swap that could see the return of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a Marine Corps veteran and corporate security executive now serving a 16-year jail prison sentence on espionage charges, according to a Russian state media report.
Moscow is purportedly neglecting to alert family members after a soldier dies in the war with Ukraine to avoid compensating the servicemen's loved ones, according to a phone call intercepted by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR).In a telephone conversation posted to Telegram by HUR on Friday, a Russian soldier can be heard saying that the Kremlin has been listing deceased fighters as "missing" rather than dead to avoid paying compensation."I say, it's beneficial for you to tell me he is not...