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A female teacher from Russia was placed in pre-trial detention for setting fire to a school without causing casualties, after declaring her “support for the Ukrainian army” in a video posted on the internet, announced the local Investigative Committee on Tuesday, according to AFP. https://twitter.com/TobiAyodele/status/1752376487078985781 According to Russian Telegram channels Mash and Shot, Galina S. was manipulated by “Ukrainian scammers” who also convinced her to borrow money. Russian authorities have accused her of posting a video on Sunday in which she expressed support for the Ukrainian army, after which she “set fire to a school” in Cheboksary, central Russia. “The…
Seven members of the band Bi-2, a Russian rock group that criticizes the war in Ukraine, are facing deportation from Thailand after being arrested during a tour on the island of Phuket. The musicians were detained by Thai immigration authorities last week for working without permits. The band stated that its members were moved to Bangkok, where they have been held in custody since then, according to Guardian. Bi-2 is one of the most successful Russian-language rock bands since the end of the Soviet Union and is known for their condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Igor Bortnik, the lead…
“Currently, drones equipped to transport explosives are the critical weapons holding the front line against Russia on the Ukrainian battlefield, not high-value Western military technology, reports Kyiv Post.” Images showing a thwarted attack by Russian tanks, with the support of artillery, have been released by the Ukrainian drone unit, Group Perun. In the aftermath of the assault, over a dozen Russian tanks, infantry vehicles, and armored personnel carriers were abandoned along a road and fields near the village of Novomihailivka, near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region. Other images of the clash published by the Ukrainian military on January 27 showed…
Russia takes advantage of the increasingly vocal claims of European far-right nationalist movements over Ukrainian territory, suggests the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its assessment from January 29. Far-right movements in Hungary and Romania caused concern last week after leaders of parties in those countries claimed parts of Ukrainian territory. Claudiu Târziu, one of the leaders of the far-right Romanian party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), declared that his country should “reunite” with the Republic of Moldova and the Ukrainian border regions of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and Transcarpathia. Similar comments were made by Hungarian far-right…
A renowned economist, specializing in the Eastern European space, analyzes the indicators that are keeping Russia afloat from a financial perspective. Economist Anders Åslund, a former member of the North Atlantic Council, is considered a top expert in the transition of centrally planned economies to market economies. The Swedish expert has previously advised both the Russian and Ukrainian governments. A few days ago, he conducted an analysis on the deadlock that has occurred in the US over military aid for Ukraine. Åslund subsequently wrote “a guide” of 18 points on how to “strangle Russia’s economy”: “1. Russia relies on commodity…
The war launched by Vladimir Putin almost 2 years ago continues despite tens of thousands of military deaths on both sides. Former NATO commander, American Admiral James Stavridis gives the verdict on the end of the conflict. He believes that the war in Ukraine will end like the one in Korea, with Russia maintaining its territories in the neighboring country, but Kiev joining the North Atlantic Alliance. Retired admiral from the United States Navy says that both Russia and Ukraine “are increasingly exhausted by this war,” and this could lead to negotiations between the two states towards the end of…
The European Parliament announced on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into a Latvian Member of the European Parliament, accused following an investigation by an investigative website of conducting espionage activities in benefit of Moscow over the past two decades, according to AFP, cited by Agerpres. According to the Russian investigative website The Insider (based in Latvia), Tatjana Zdanoka, an independent MEP since 2004, has been collaborating with Russian security services (FSB) since the following year. The politician allegedly “openly defended” Moscow’s positions, writes The Insider in a lengthy article based on email exchanges between Zdanoka and Russian agents,…
The Main Directorate of Information (HUR) within the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense once again admitted on Tuesday the possibility that Russia may have used the 65 prisoners of war as human shields, who, according to the Kremlin’s version, lost their lives in the crash of the Russian aircraft Il-76. The Moscow regime has not expressed “willingness” to hand over the lifeless bodies of the Ukrainian prisoners of war to Kiev, said Andrii Iusov, spokesman for HUR. According to Iusov, Kiev has no evidence that the 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were supposed to be handed over on January 24th…
On January 29th, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski reportedly offered Valeri Zalujnîi, Chief Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a new role as defense advisor, but the general refused, according to The Financial Times, citing four sources familiar with the negotiations. Two of the publication’s sources said that the president “clearly told” Zalujnîi that “regardless of whether he accepted the role, he would be dismissed from his current position.” FT’s sources stated that although the President’s Office has made the decision to dismiss Zalujnîi, it is possible that he will not be fired immediately, as information about these plans has appeared…
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has requested Greece to send surplus weapons to Ukraine, following the agreement to sell fifth generation F-35 aircraft to Athens. In a letter addressed to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Blinken expressed interest in Greece’s defense capabilities that could be useful for Ukraine, depending on its interest and a subsequent evaluation of the condition and approximate cost of the proposed items. Greece currently possesses Soviet-era air defense systems such as Tor, Osa, S-300, and ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft systems, which are no longer in use. However, it is not known which of these systems will…