Russian submarine’s Cuba visit is a big US intelligence opportunity
Tensions between Russia and the United States are growing amid Vladimir Putin’s fury over Western support for Ukraine and President Joe Biden’s distinctly hesitant response to Russian escalations. Signaling a growing interest in leveraging its military power to foster American fears of escalation in advance of the U.S. elections, Russian warships are about to make […]
UK Blames Russian Hackers for Attacks on London Hospitals
LONDON (AP) — A Russian cybercrime group is believed to be behind a ransomware attack that has roiled London hospitals and led to the cancellation of surgeries and appointments, Britain’s former cybersecurity chief said Wednesday. Ciaran Martin, former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said a group known as “Qilin” was probably behind […]
Russian Police Crack Down on Dissidents on Alexei Navalny’s Birthday
Russian police on Tuesday cracked down on dissidents attending a vigil for Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader who died after his death. Uncertain situation In a Siberian prison in February. Tuesday would have been Navalny’s 48th birthday. From left, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s parents, Lyudmila Navalnaya and Anatoly Navalny, and Navalny’s mother-in-law, Alla […]
Ukraine Needles China for Playing Both Sides of Russian Invasion
In comments published on Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba suggested Communist China is taking sides in Russia’s invasion of the country and is “in no hurry” to support its ally Russia as it waits to see which side wins. Kuleba’s comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an extraordinary rebuke of China this […]
Ukraine uses newly unleashed US weapons to blunt Russian advances in the north
UKRAINE UNLEASHES HIMARS: Ukraine has wasted no time taking advantage of the new authorities granted by the United States to target key Russian positions across its northern border with American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, scoring several significant hits over the past few days. “Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod […]
Ukraine war briefing: US Himars rockets ‘likely’ used in Ukrainian attack on Russian soil | Ukraine
Ukrainian forces destroyed air defence systems inside Russia, likely using the US-supplied Himars rocket system, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. The shelling hit a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast on June 1 or 2. Said A US-based think tank. It added: “Since the US partially lifted restrictions on […]
Controversial ‘Russian law’ signed by Georgia’s parliament speaker
Speaker of Georgia’s parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed the controversial “foreign agents” bill into law after parliament overrode President Salome Zourabishvili’s veto. The bill, dubbed a “Russian law” by critics, would require certain media and non-profit organisations to register as organisations “serving the interests of foreign powers” if they receive more than 20 percent of their […]
Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery; deaths, injuries reported
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in northwestern Russia on Sunday, causing deaths and injuries, local authorities said. The governor said the fire was not the result of a Ukrainian drone strike and investigators have opened a criminal case of alleged negligence. Biden authorizes limited military strikes, Medvedev says Russia not ‘bluffing’ with […]
Russian court softens restrictions on Italy's UniCredit bank – Kyiv Independent
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once A St. Petersburg court ruled on May 31 to ease restrictions imposed on Italy’s UniCredit bank as part of the lawsuit. In mid-May, the St. Petersburg Arbitration Court ruled that 462.7 million euros ($503 million) of the bank’s […]
Ukraine Hails ‘Colossal Achievement’ of Half-Million Russian Casualties
Ukraine’s published estimates put the number of Russian dead and wounded in the past week at more than half a million, prompting celebrations in Kiev’s state media. Ukrinform, the information service managed by the Ukrainian government Reports The Russians estimate that the war has now “reached a critical psychological turning point” with more than 500,000 […]