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The President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Valeri Zorkin, supported the mechanism of corruption proceedings without a statute of limitations initiated by the prosecutor’s office, becoming one of the main tools for redistributing property in Russia. These actions have fueled a wave of de-privatizations and nationalizations. In a report dedicated to the 35 years of existence of the Constitutional Court, Zorkin invoked a decision of the court from October 2024, in which corruption was defined as a “constitutional crime” — a violation that threatens the very foundations of the state order. According to the Court’s position, corruption is not…
Russian students who will learn to pilot drones could receive additional points on the unified state exam (EGE) for admission to universities, through the GTO (“Ready for Labor and Defense”) standards. The announcement was made on May 19 by the Minister of Sports, Mihail Degtiariov, during the National Congress of Physical Education Teachers in the Tula region. According to the official, starting this year, a drone piloting test will be introduced as part of the GTO program. From next year, the drone operating exam can be taken by anyone from across the country. The additional points gained by meeting the…
The NORSI refinery, one of the top five largest in Russia, has halved its production capacity following a drone attack that occurred on Wednesday, reports Reuters, citing industry sources. According to the agency, as a result of the attack, the primary processing installation AVT-6 was halted, which accounts for 53% of the total refinery capacity – approximately 25,700 tons per day. The other technological installations of NORSI, the largest refinery of the Lukoil group, were not affected and continue to operate, Reuters sources stated. According to them, starting from Wednesday, the plant has suspended the delivery of fuel in small…
To continue the war against Ukraine, the Russian leadership may be forced to resort to unpopular measures, including a new mobilization, closing of borders, limitation of civil liberties gained after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the transition to a Soviet-style command economy. This forecast appears in the report “The Future Crisis of Russia’s Political Economy”, prepared by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. According to the report, although Russia is waging the most extensive war in Europe in nearly 100 years, it has not yet achieved a full mobilization of society and the economy – a…
Iran has decided not to send its enriched uranium stockpile abroad, two high-ranking Iranian sources have stated. The directive was issued by Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. “The directive of the supreme leader and the consensus within the establishment is that the enriched uranium stockpile must not leave the country”, said one of the sources, under the protection of anonymity. Reuters reported on Thursday, May 21, that Israeli officials have stated that the US President, Donald Trump, has assured Israel that the Iranian stockpile of highly enriched uranium, necessary for the manufacture of a nuclear weapon, will be removed from…
The underwater data center powered by offshore wind energy in China, said to be the first of its kind in the world, has fully entered commercial operation off the coast of Shanghai’s Lingang Special Zone, according to interestingengineering. The $226 million project was officially launched in June 2025 through a cooperation agreement signed between the administrative committee of the Lingang Special Zone, the Lingang Special Zone Investment Group from Shanghai, and HiCloud Technology. Separately, HiCloud has also signed operational agreements with partners, including Shenergy Group, Shanghai Telecom, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering, and others. China Telecom has implemented GPU clusters within…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced on Thursday that the special forces of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck a headquarters of the FSB in the occupied territory of Crimea, in an operation in which a Russian anti-aircraft system Pantsir-S1 was also reportedly destroyed. According to the leader from Kiev, Russian losses amount to approximately one hundred soldiers killed or injured. The operation was carried out by the Special Operations Center “A” of the SBU, and Zelenski also published a short video material to mark the success of the action, reports the Ukrainian portal unn.ua. “The Russian FSB agents’ headquarters…
Belarus has no plans to go to war against Ukraine, stated Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on Thursday, after Ukrainian authorities raised an alarm that Minsk might be drawn into the war led by Russia on Ukrainian territory. “Regarding the statements of Ukrainians about the possible entry of Belarus into the war, I simply tell you that we will only get involved in one case: if an aggression is committed against our territory”, stated Lukashenko, quoted by the state agency Belta. He added that Minsk “has no intention of entering the war in Ukraine” and stated that “there is no need for…
The United States is trying to gain access to military technology developed by Ukraine during the war, including artificial intelligence-assisted targeting systems, GPS-free navigation, and intellectual property rights that would allow the reproduction of Ukrainian drones, according to information published by Bloomberg. The discussions are part of a potential cooperation agreement in the field of drones, still under analysis at the highest political level. According to the cited source, the US Department of Defense has requested testing of a range of drones and electronic warfare systems developed by Ukraine, with a view to potential acquisitions. However, the negotiations are confidential,…
Ukraine has unveiled a new unmanned military platform that combines naval warfare with air defense: a maritime drone capable of carrying and launching 27 air interceptors controlled by artificial intelligence. The system, tested on the Dnieper River, was developed by the Ukrainian company MAC HUB in collaboration with the naval branch of the “Black Sea Legion” unit, part of the Ukrainian military intelligence service. The new platform, named Katran X1.2, operates like an unmanned ship that can launch swarms of interceptor drones designed for the aerial destruction of Russian Shahed-type drones. AI-controlled interceptors According to the developers, 27 MAC Dead…