Author: disinfo1
Russia’s energy influence in Central Asia is eroding, and investors who continue to bet on Moscow risk substantial losses. For decades, Russia’s power in the region has been based on energy infrastructure – an extensive network of oil and gas pipelines built to link the economies of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the north, towards the Russian market and beyond, to global exports. These connections have generated income for Russian companies and geopolitical influence for the Kremlin. Today, however, these connections have increasingly become a burden, at a time when Russia is waging a war in Ukraine and facing severe…
The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR), Kirilo Budanov, stated that strikes on oil refineries have caused more damage to the Russian economy than international sanctions. “In fact, our strikes have had a greater impact than the sanctions. It’s just a mathematical truth. We have caused far greater damage to the Russian Federation through direct actions than any economic levers of influence introduced so far. This is also an unpleasant reality, which leads us to the conclusion that, obviously, this is not enough”, said Budanov, at the International Economic Forum in Kiev, according to Ukrinform. According to the HUR chief,…
Russia’s cyberattacks or those of Russian groups focused in 2025 on Ukraine and NATO member countries, according to an annual report by Microsoft published on Thursday. “Russian state actors have expanded the scope of their targets this year, to infiltrate networks and devices mainly in Ukraine and in the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization”, it is stated in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report (MDDR). According to this report, the ten countries most targeted by Russia’s online attacks or by private actors affiliated with it were all NATO members, with the exception of Ukraine, reports Agerpres. The number…
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, stated on Thursday, October 16, that Europe should open direct negotiations with Russia to reach an agreement that would end the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the plenary session of the Permanent Hungarian Conference (MAERT) – a forum that brings together political leaders from Budapest and representatives of Hungarian communities outside the borders – Viktor Orban claimed that “the issue of peace or war” is today the most urgent problem of European politics and particularly affects the countries of the Carpathian basin. According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, the risk of Europe being…
The head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, aged 73, is terminally ill, anonymous sources told journalist Iulia Taratuta, from the independent station Drojd. Some press institutions previously reported that Bortnikov was diagnosed with cancer. “Under these circumstances, it seems that Bortnikov himself asked to withdraw,” Taratuta clarified. As the head of the Federal Security Service of Russia, Bortnikov is one of the most powerful figures in the country — and one of Putin’s closest trusted men. He plays a crucial role in maintaining the Kremlin’s repressive system, coordinating the repression of dissent, as well as covert operations…
The European Commission wants the so-called “anti-drone wall” in Eastern Europe to be fully operational by the end of 2027, and a surveillance system on the eastern flank a year later, according to a roadmap presented on Thursday, as part of a campaign to strengthen European defense by 2030, reports Reuters and EFE, according to Agerpres. Brussels justifies its proposals included in the new defense strategy of the European Union, by the fears fueled by the war in Ukraine that Russia could attack a member state of the community bloc and by the calls of the American President Donald Trump…
US President, Donald Trump, came to the Oval Office on Thursday evening to report to the press about the dialogue he had with Vladimir Putin a few hours earlier. The American leader was asked about the potential delivery of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, for which Volodymyr Zelensky came to discuss in Washington on Friday. “We talked a bit about the Tomahawks. We need them for the United States. They are very powerful weapons, we have many, but we need them, we can’t deplete our stocks,” said the American president. He hinted that he joked about this topic – the potential…
American companies from the defense sector — Epirus and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) — have unveiled an autonomous robotic system called Leonidas AR, designed to neutralize swarms of enemy drones. Leonidas AR combines the high-power microwave (HPM) weapon Leonidas, developed by Epirus, with a tracked, armored vehicle, the Tracked Robot 10-ton (TRX), produced by GDLS. The partnership was announced ahead of the official presentation at the annual meeting and exhibition of the United States Army Association (AUSA), reports Interesting Engineering. According to the companies, the system can simultaneously disable multiple drones through powerful electromagnetic pulses: the burst of energy…
The American company Oshkosh Defense unveiled at the AUSA 2025 exhibition a family of multi-mission autonomous vehicles FMAV (Family of Multi-mission Autonomous Vehicles). The largest model in the family, the X-MAV platform, is capable of transporting and launching Tomahawk cruise missiles, and analysts say that the launch of these systems could accelerate the delivery of long-range weaponry to Ukraine. Oshkosh presents these solutions as being ready for mass production, intended to strengthen precision fire capacity over long distances, provide mobility in difficult conditions and ensure scalable autonomy. The platforms are also compatible with MLRS family ammunition, PrSM missiles, and Switchblade…
Ukrainian air defense is endangered by autumn weather, as rain and clouds mask Russian Shahed-type drones, reports Kyiv Independent. President Volodymyr Zelensky recently stated, after an attack by Russia, that the effectiveness of Ukraine’s air defense has decreased by “20-30%”, due to the cloudy sky, according to Reuters. As a result, more and more Russian drones are managing to bypass defense – hitting Ukrainian cities and killing or injuring civilians. Soldiers from Ukrainian mobile air groups confirm that bad weather poses a challenge. Many units use rudimentary anti-aircraft technology, such as Browning machine guns mounted on pickup trucks, and rely…