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Germany and the United Kingdom have sounded an alarm regarding the increasing threat posed by Russia and China’s satellites, which have been repeatedly observed spying on satellites used by Western powers. In recent weeks, the two countries have reported numerous instances of tracking, jamming, and interference from Russia on their space satellites, writes CNN. “Russia’s actions, especially in space, represent a fundamental threat to us all, a threat we can no longer ignore,” stated the German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, in September, at a conference in Berlin dedicated to the space industry. Targeting communication satellites can affect telecommunications and…

The former NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, spoke about a complicated moment at the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, when NATO refused to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, despite the requests of President Zelenski. Stoltenberg says, in a statement from his memoirs, quoted by The Sunday Times, that Zelenski called him from a bunker in Kiev to ask for this. In his memoirs, the former NATO chief remembers the “painful moment” in February 2022 when he rejected the desperate request of Volodimir Zelenski to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine. Stoltenberg also said that he feared that…

Several major cities in Ukraine have been left without electricity following a massive combined attack launched by the Russian army on the energy infrastructure on the night of November 8. The strikes destroyed the thermal power plants in Tripilia and Zmiev, located in the Kiev and Kharkov regions. These units belong to the state-owned company Centrenergo, which provides 14% of the country’s electricity production. Another power plant operated by the private company DTEK was also damaged. In Kiev, the majority of consumers were left without light. The local press has published images of the capital plunged into darkness. Shops, pharmacies,…

The Ukrainian army conveyed on Sunday details about a success recorded on the Crimean front. They destroyed a Russian mobile missile launch system “Triumph”, designed to detect and destroy aerial targets at long distances. The Kremlin had invested a billion dollars in this weapon. The Ukrainian army claims that the Russians used the “Triumph” S-400 system to attack Ukrainian territory. The launcher, worth 1 billion dollars, was located near Yevpatoria. During the operation, an ammunition depot in Crimea was also destroyed. The operation took place on October 6 and was coordinated by the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian army.…

The number of confirmed losses of the Russian army in Ukraine has exceeded 145 thousand people. These data are provided by “Mediazona” and “BBC Russia” based on monitoring of open sources. In the last two weeks, the number of deaths has increased by almost five thousand – twice as much as the usual rate, notes “Mediazona”. Most deaths were recorded in Bashkortostan – 7,253 people, and in Tatarstan – 6,441. For comparison, in Moscow 1,688 victims are confirmed, in Saint Petersburg – 1,314, in Ryazan – 668, and in Chechnya – 365. Of those who died, 43,789 were volunteers, 18,876…

The Moscow authorities will allow the use of alcohol in gasoline production to increase fuel supply, following the country’s crisis caused by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, according to The Moscow Times. The Ministry of Finance has prepared amendments to the Tax Code that will eliminate the excise duty on denatured ethyl alcohol used in the production of AI-92 gasoline. Oil refineries increase alcohol content The measure aims at the profitability of gasoline production using alcohol and is necessary in case of insufficient gasoline supply on the market, Interfax sources explained. According to them, the Ministry of Finance has introduced…

Russian authorities intend to disable mobile internet and the ability to send SMS messages on the SIM cards of Russian citizens returning to the country from abroad, reports Kommersant, citing four sources from the telecom industry. The restriction is expected to be applied within the first 24 hours of returning to the Russian Federation. This measure targets not only SIM cards that are in international roaming, but also those that have been inactive in Russia for the last three days. There is already a similar mechanism applied to foreign cards connecting to Russian mobile networks. For Russian citizens, the government…

The former NATO Secretary General warns: without decisive action, the war in Ukraine risks becoming “endless” if Europe does not change its strategy regarding Ukraine and does not radically intensify pressure on Russia, the war could become “endless”, and Ukraine – the aggressed country – will continue to lose territories, believes the former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. In an interview given to The Guardian, Rasmussen stated that Europe should send troops to Ukraine before signing a possible ceasefire agreement. At the same time, he proposes the creation of a “shield of missiles and drones” on European territory, intended…

A member of the State Duma’s Security Committee, Mihail Şeremet, stated that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation should organize exercises simulating nuclear strikes on replicas of iconic buildings in the US and Europe, to “terrify” the West. “Russia has played the peacemaker role for too long, unsuccessfully trying to find a compromise with the aggressive West. It means that it’s high time we built a fake Pentagon, a fake Big Ben, and a fake Eiffel Tower to conduct a test by launching a devastating retaliatory nuclear attack on these splendid targets,” the deputy told News.ru. In Şeremet’s…

Russian authorities are preparing tax incentives for the energy giant “Gazprom”, which is in decline after losing the European market and recording losses in its main activity — the natural gas sector — for the second year in a row. According to Interfax agency, starting from November 2026, “Gazprom” will benefit from a tax deduction on the mineral extraction tax (NDPI) for gas, totaling 64 billion rubles (approx. 630 million euros). The information comes from amendments to the Tax Code, developed by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Tax exemptions are provided for “Gazprom” subsidiaries that extract gas…