Author: disinfo1
Russian students who fail the national 10th grade transition exam will automatically be redirected to free vocational training courses in technical fields. The State Duma adopted on November 19, in the second and third readings, amendments to the Education Law that allow these young people to be sent to vocational qualification programs, organized by regional authorities. According to the document, each region will establish the list of professions for which students can be trained. The initiators of the project, including the Deputy Speaker of the Duma, Viktoria Abramcenko, and Deputy Piotr Tolstoi, assert that many students who fail the national…
Next week, Ukraine will receive several Skyranger 35 anti-drone systems from Germany. These weapons will be mounted on Leopard 1 tanks. The delivery is part of a “three million dollar contract, which is paid by an unnamed EU country, through unexpected profits from frozen Russian assets,” according to the support group “German Aid to Ukraine”, as reported by Kyiv Post. The CEO of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, announced the news at the Rheinmetall presentation at CMD 2025, according to the “German Aid to Ukraine” support group on X. “As part of the Rheinmetall presentation at CMD 2025,…
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, has revealed details about a letter received from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, requesting additional financial support for Ukraine, reported Privatbankar. In a post published Wednesday morning, Orban specified that the amount requested by Brussels is “an additional 135 billion euros over the course of two years.” The Prime Minister compared this amount to “seven years of pension for all Hungarian pensioners,” emphasizing that it represents “65% of Hungary’s annual economic output and almost three quarters of the European Union’s annual budget.” “It is more than impossible. It…
Italy’s Defense Minister, Guido Crosetto, has issued a strong call to Western countries to respond decisively to the intensification of hybrid attacks from Russia, warning that inaction could lead to catastrophic consequences. He proposes the creation of a European Center for Combating Hybrid Warfare, which would coordinate a proactive response to increasingly aggressive threats. The warning comes in a 125-page document, titled “Combating Hybrid Warfare: An Active Strategy,” in which Crosetto denounces the passivity of the European Union and NATO. According to him, Russia is already striking critical infrastructure, decision-making centers, and fundamental services of European states, endangering the functioning…
The military command in Poland will deploy up to 10,000 soldiers to protect critical infrastructure from possible acts of sabotage. The announcement was made by the Minister of Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, according to the PAP news agency. The operation will begin on November 21 and is considered one of the most extensive security measures in the country’s history. According to the minister, the troops will work in coordination with the police, railway security services, and other state institutions to prevent diversionary actions. In turn, the Minister of the Interior, Marcin Kierwiński, stated that Poland will use “all available resources -…
The war with Ukraine, now in its fourth year, and the drastic expansion of the powers of the security structures have caused deep ruptures in Russia’s governance system, pushing it towards internal power struggles. According to sources close to the Kremlin, quoted by “Important Stories”, what is happening at the top increasingly resembles growing chaos: usual decision-making mechanisms are being destroyed, everyone is pulling resources towards their own faction, and the security services are acting without limits, as they please. “There is a systemic battle for any kind of resources. Because they have become much fewer,” explains one of the…
Lukoil is trying to quickly alienate all its assets outside of Russia before American sanctions fully come into effect, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The company wants a single transaction for the entire portfolio, but this approach complicates negotiations, as potential buyers are only interested in certain parts of the business. Bloomberg notes that a discussed solution could be a two-step process: a buyer — possibly a financial company — to take over the entire package, with the assets to be subsequently resold separately to investors interested in certain areas or projects. Among the companies analyzing individual assets are…
A former Russian prisoner, turned into an agent of the Moscow special services, is at the center of a diplomatic confrontation between several European countries and the Kremlin. According to The Washington Post, it is about Iaroslav Mihailov, 37 years old, who is said to have been involved in organizing attacks with explosive devices in Western Europe, at the command of the Russian services. Mihailov, using a fake passport, took refuge in Azerbaijan after allegedly coordinating a network of saboteurs who sent several trap parcels through DHL, equipped with timers and flammable compounds based on magnesium. These were shipped from…
The Supreme Rada in Kiev has dismissed ministers Gherman Galuschenko and Svitlana Grinciuk, amid a corruption scandal in the energy sector involving the Energoatom company. The Supreme Rada, the unicameral parliament of Ukraine, voted on Wednesday, November 19, with a two-thirds majority, to dismiss Gherman Galuschenko, former Minister of Energy and current Minister of Justice, and his successor, Svitlana Grinciuk. The move comes in the wake of a growing corruption scandal in the energy sector, after information about a bribery scheme at the Energoatom company leaked to the press and intense political pressure in the Ukrainian parliament. Before the vote,…
The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia imposed on Wednesday a new set of sanctions against several Russian IT companies, accused of providing IT infrastructure and “bulletproof hosting” services for hackers and cybercrime networks. Among the entities targeted are “Media Land” and “Aeza Group”, as well as associated companies and individuals in Russia and other countries. According to the US Treasury Department, the sanctions focus on networks that have provided digital shelter to criminal groups, systematically refusing to cooperate with authorities when asked for customer data or illegal content. Among those targeted is also the “Kirishi” data center in…