The Russian Army has begun fielding Terminator tank support vehicles after decades of development. The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that the first batch of Terminator tank support fighting vehicle was officially handed over to the 90th Tank Division in the Chelyabinsk region of the Urals. Now, after decades of development, the Russian military begins field training with new combat vehicles that armed with two […]
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Russian state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has announced that Sukhoi Company (part of the UAC) has manufactured the last batch of Su-34 multirole bombers under a long-term contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry. “The Sukhoi Company (within the United Aircraft Corporation of the State Corporation Rostec) has completed the fulfillment of the next long-term contract for the delivery of a batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to Russia’s Defense Ministry,” the […]
Japan is concerned about the deployment of Russian S-300V4 surface surface-to-air missile systems on a disputed chain of Kuril islands in the North Pacific. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday said that Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defense systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan. As press […]
Russian Pacific Fleet’s press office says that Russia has deployed MiG-31 Foxhound long-range interceptor to their base in Anadyr, in the Chukotka region opposite the U.S. Alaska state. “To enhance the aviation component in the Arctic zone, the crews of the MiG-31BM high-altitude fighter-interceptors of the Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation took up air defense combat duty at the Anadyr airfield. Currently, the aviation unit is working […]
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets on Saturday as multiple Russian aircraft approached the UK airspace, according to multiple reports. On November 28, the RAF announced that Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace near UK airspace. “The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth on Saturday morning and were joined by an RAF Voyager from RAF […]
Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported that on Saturday Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept the US Air Force’s RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea. “A Su-27 fighter jet of the Southern Military District’s air defense units on duty was scrambled to identify the air target and to prevent it from violating the state border of the Russian Federation,” the statement says. “The Russian […]
Russian Navy has commissioned its new Project 22160 patrol vessel, Pavel Derzhavinm, in a ceremony held on 27 November at Novorossiysk Base, according to TASS. “An official ceremony was held at the Black Sea Fleet’s Novorossiysk naval base to accept the new patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin into the Fleet’s structure. Black Sea Fleet Deputy Commander Vice-Admiral Sergei Lipilin congratulated the first crew of the new ship […]
On Tuesday, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was “aggressively approached” by a Russian Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine destroyer in the Sea of Japan. The Russian Navy ship was dangerously close to the U.S. guided-missile destroyer, the Navy’s announced today. The Russian Ministry of Defense, in turn, stated that the USS John S. McCain violated Russia’s territorial waters in the Peter the […]
The United States Special Operations Forces are currently conducting joint exercises In Estonia, according to a recent Estonian Defense Forces news release. The U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II and CV-22 Osprey aircraft, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, U.S. Navy SEALS and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators deployed to Estonia to create conditions for a rapid response to an imminent threat with land, […]
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that it had spotted a modern Russian Navodchik-2 ground drone control station for unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine. For the first time, Navodchik-2 ground control station and three boxes assessed as used for storing and transporting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were spotted at an airfield near non-government-controlled Luhansk city by SMM mini drone on 8 November. […]
The Russian Armed Forces are looking to replace its heavy rocket artillery systems, including Bm-30 Smerch and BM-27 Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems by late 2027. In a statement presented by the Russian Armed Forces, Chief of Russia’s Missile Troops and Artillery Lieutenant-General Mikhail Matveyevsky said that new Tornado-S large-caliber multiple launch rocket systems will fully replace operational Smerch and Uragan systems in the Russian Forces […]
Biden, Media And CIA Labeled Hunter Biden Emails ‘Russian Disinformation’ By Glenn Greenwald, Substack. November 14, 2020 Biden, Media And CIA Labeled Hunter Biden Emails ‘Russian Disinformation’2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bidenemails.png200px200px Above photo: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-WA), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Oct. 16, 2020. There is Still No Evidence. The same factions that constantly claim to abhor Fake News and disinformation continue to be […]
Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry announced late Monday that its forces “accidentally” shot down a Mi-24 helicopter belonging to the Russian Army. The foreign ministry of Azerbaijan officially admitted that they shot down this Russian Mi-24. Stated, that it was an “accidental” and “tragic incident”. “The Azerbaijani side offers an apology to the Russian side in connection with this tragic incident,” the statement said. It offered to pay […]
On Monday, the Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces was shot down in Armenia, multiple news outlets reported. The Russian military officials also have confirmed one of its military helicopters crashed in Armenia on Monday. “On November 9, at about 17:30 Moscow time, a Russian Mi-24 helicopter came under fire from the ground from a man-portable air-defense system when accompanying a vehicle convoy […]
Japanese fighter jets intercepted the Russian radar aircraft in international airspace over the Sea of Japan, according to the Japanese Self-Defense Force. The Russian aircraft was believed to be an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C), the JSDF said in a statement. The Russian A-50 command and control military aircraft is known in the West by the NATO codename Mainstay. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
DHS And FBI Spun A Dubious Russian Election Threat Days Before Voting By Gareth Porter, The Grayzone. November 3, 2020 DHS And FBI Spun A Dubious Russian Election Threat Days Before Voting2020-11-032020-11-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/krebs-e1604441395369.jpg200px200px A Department of Homeland Security election alert spawning new Russia fears was so incoherent and inconsistent with previous findings, it suggested a state of political panic inside the agency. Just days before the 2020 […]
Russia has surprised the world by announcing the successful test flight of a Cold War-era Tu-160M heavy strategic bomber equipped with new NK-32-02 engines. Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber completed its maiden flight on Tuesday. The details were given in a 3 November media release, to announce the Tu-160M missile bomber has successfully performed its maiden flight with new serial engines NK-32-02 at the airfield of Kazan Aviation […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that F-22 fighter aircraft intercepted two Russian strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons late Monday evening. The statement noted that U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters, supported by E-3 airborne warning and control system and KC-135 refueler aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Su-35 fighter aircraft. NORAD also positively identified a Russian A-50 supporting the […]
Russian MiG-31 and Su-35 fighter jets intercepted U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the Bering Sea and escorted the planes until they turned away from the Russian border, the National Defense Control Center told Thursday. According to the military, on October 21, Russian radars detected two B-1B bombers along with a refueling tanker aircraft operating over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea. “MiG-31 interceptors […]
China laced a new order with JSC Russian Helicopters for additional rotorcraft, the aerospace group Rostec said in its newly released annual report. According to the company’s annual report, earlier in 2019, JSC Russian Helicopters, a Rostec subsidiary, signed a record contract for the supply of new helicopters to China. The contract covers 121 new aircraft. Within the contract, awarded from the Chinese government and private […]
A Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback combat jet crashed in the Khabarovsk Region in the Russian Far East, according to a Wednesday statement from the Eastern Military District. A Sukhoi Su-34 twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft crashed during a routine training sortie on October 21, the press office said. “The pilots ejected. There is no threat to their health. The crew members have now been […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in Washington has refuted US claims of alleged Russian involvement in a major cyber attack targeting officials and various large-scale events, with an embassy representative telling Sputnik that Russia has no intention to engage in destabilizing operations. On Monday, the US charged six alleged Russian military intelligence officers with a major cyber attack, claiming that they targeted large-scale events, such […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/102168/67/1021686745_20:0:1986:1106_1200x675_80_0_0_03c37bb45075fba404d3558b8452172c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202010191080812327-diesel-powered-submarines-conduct-underwater-duel-in-sea-of-japan-russian-pacific-fleet-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two diesel-powered submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet have conducted an underwater duel in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled drills, the press service of the Pacific Fleet informed in a statement. “At the training ground, two Pacific Fleet submarines have worked out practical skills in the search, attack and counterattack of a simulated […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080765586_0:0:2975:1673_1200x675_80_0_0_fb5fee63e3e4d8968d204717a60ac399.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010181080811102-venezuelan-vice-president-says-russian-sputnik-v-vaccines-criticism-of-political-nature/ MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The criticism of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine Sputnik-V is of political nature, as, from the scientific point of view, it is an excellent vaccine, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez told the VTV broadcaster. In early October, Russia delivered the first batch of its vaccine to Venezuela — the first country in the Western Hemisphere to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107659/91/1076599167_0:156:3000:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_500baff8adca5ba360b03ade74c6fa34.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010171080802750-he-wants-to-get-our-vaccine-covid-positive-ronaldo-wows-russian-fans-with-his-language-skills/ The football superstar has recently found himself in hot water over his decision to return to Italy after he tested positive for coronavirus in Portugal. Italy’s Sports Minister claimed the athlete violated the country’s safety measures and accused the 35-year-old of lying to Italian authorities. Cristiano Ronaldo continues to amaze football fans this time though not with […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080567559_0:158:3072:1886_1200x675_80_0_0_3f8e742ec66b87687ec07db2f8d879d2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202010171080801971-over-50-of-brazilians-ready-to-try-russian-vaccine-against-covid-19-reports-say/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than half of Brazilian citizens are ready to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus infection with a Russian-made vaccine, CNN Brasil broadcaster reported, citing a fresh survey by Real-time Big Data. The poll ordered by the broadcaster and published on Friday was conducted among 1,000 respondents from 13-14 October via phone interviews. The questions did […]
Rudy Giuliani thinks it’s hilarious. He says the questions mounting around him—including those about whether his efforts to dump Hunter Biden’s documents and photos are part of some foreign election-interference operation—are “a bunch of bullshit.” He’s unconcerned about intelligence assessments that one of his former associates was a Russian agent, a proposition that he gave more or less even odds. In fact, Giuliani said, he has […]
Atomyze, a tokenization startup by Russian mining and smelting giant Nornickel, is setting up shop in Greenwich, Conn., to sell tokenized metals in the U.S. The company, whose legal name is Atomyze LLC, will become the second foothold for Nornickel’s tokenization ambitions. It will work in parallel another entity that will tokenize Nornickel’s metals, Tokentrust, which was launched in February in Switzerland. Atomyze does not currently […]
(CNN)Caroline Giuliani, the daughter of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, is urging Americans to “end this nightmare” by voting for Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris. In a piece for Vanity Fair published Thursday, she called on voters to end Trump’s “reign of terror” and “elect a compassionate and decent president.” “I may not be able […]
An inspector from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has been hailed as a hero, after he saved three Beluga whales – two adults and a young calf – that were left stranded on a Far Eastern beach on Thursday, when the tide went out. Alexey Paramonov said that when he arrived at the scene he saw the animals about 1.5 kilometers from the coast. One of the adults […]
There will be two million commercial vans in the UK by 2025 and a company owned by a Russian entrepreneur are planning to seize a chunk of the market. Arrival’s electric vehicles will have zero emissions and should prove popular among delivery firms keen to appeal to green customers. One of the world’s biggest asset management funds, BlackRock, has agreed to invest US$118m in Arrival, a British start-up […]
BitCluster, a cryptocurrency mining company in Russia, is setting up shop where few dare to wander. A new mining farm above the Arctic Circle, in the industrial area of Norilsk in the Taymyr Peninsula, will provide 11.2 megawatts of power for mining bitcoin. The farm will be working as a “mining hotel,” meaning that it will be hosting application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for customers, charging them […]
Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed a unique technology to obtain a promising material: high-purity cubic tungsten carbide, which will be able to replace expensive platinum catalysts and reduce the cost of producing hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is widely used in oil refining and fertiliser production. It is also a promising environmentally friendly fuel that produces clean water when burned. Hydrogen production cost directly affects […]