Russian forces have taken control of the village of Nadia in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports. The ministry said its air defense systems had shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Saturday morning, … Read more
Samofalova believes that the Russian CBDC would not be useful for international payments. He also highlighted the security of BTC, noting that its architecture is almost impenetrable. In an opinion article published in RIA Novosti, Olga Samofalova stated that Bitcoin could become a strategic ally for Moscow in 2025. According to the journalist, Russia needs … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian drone strike toward the Ukrainian capital on Friday killed one person and injured four in the Kiev suburbs, local officials said. Moscow’s military has stepped up airstrikes across Ukraine in the first weeks of winter, including a drone strike targeting central Kiev on New Year’s Day that killed two people. … Read more
London- European gas prices hit a 15-month high on Thursday after Ukraine blocked the transit of Russian gas from its territory to the EU. Russian state-run firm Gazprom is set to lose more than $5 billion a year following the closure of the route, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called “one of Moscow’s biggest … Read more
London- Finnish authorities recently found traces of anchors running several kilometers long on the Baltic seabed during an investigation into the breakage of vital power and internet cables. “With the underwater operation, we are able to identify tracks dragged on the seabed from beginning to end,” Detective Chief Inspector Sami Pella of Finland’s National Bureau … Read more
Gothenburg, Sweden – Burial organizations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they will never have to do: bury thousands of people in the event of war. This finding follows recommendations from the National Secretariat of the Church of Sweden, which reflect crisis preparedness guidelines from the Swedish Civil Contingencies … Read more
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart on Saturday after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan in what he called a “tragic incident”, killing 38 people. The Kremlin said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone strike on Wednesday caused firing from air defense systems near Grozny, the regional capital of … Read more
Ukraine said on Saturday it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Martyr drones in Russia’s Oryol region, “significantly reducing” Russia’s ability to launch a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army said in a statement on Telegram that the attack occurred on Thursday and was carried out … Read more
Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan will join the BRICS, as confirmed a few days ago by the Russian presidential advisor, Yury Ushakov. According to the information disseminated by the Russian agency Tass, these 9 countries will officially acquire status as partner members of the regional bloc starting January 1, 2025. … Read more
Seoul, South Korea – A North Korean soldier captured while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine has died of wounds, South Korea’s spy agency said Friday. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border area, where Ukraine made a sudden border incursion in August. One of those North … Read more