The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has released a photo showing the Russian Navy’s latest patrol vessel Pavel Derzhavin (363) shadowing the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) of the U.S. Coast Guard in the Black Sea. According to the plan of joint exercises, the warships of the U.S. Coast Guard and Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, during the passage by sea, worked out the coordination of actions in the international tactical group. It is noted that the exercises were closely watched by the Russian two Okhotnik project border patrol ships of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) […]
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Numerous people reported hearing the strange high-pitched ringing sound during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, while the four newest Russian Su-57 Felon fighter jets appeared in the sky. A Moscow resident has described hearing a mysterious ‘scary’ noise in the skies above the city as ‘like something a real howl’. The Frelon reportedly continues to suffer from developmental issues, including the production of the new turbofan engines. The initial serial production versions lack the promised new-generation engines. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Aviation experts have stressed that Su-57 Frelon is equipped with two advanced versions […]
A Russian TOS-1A thermobaric artillery rocket system crashed into a guardrail during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. No one was injured when a heavy military vehicle crashed into a guardrail in the Moscow district Khoroshevo-Mnevniki early Friday afternoon, according to local media. Gazeta.Ru has reported that one of the heavy flame-throwing launchers did not fit into the turn and damaged the guardrail. Then the military vehicle turned around and moved along the route. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The news agency also released a short video showing an incident with TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system, known […]
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Turkey and all U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, according to Reuters. Reuters has reported that speaking at a virtual event at Foreign Press Center (FPC), Blinken warned Ankara and others from further purchases weapon systems from Russia. “It’s also very important going forward that Turkey, and for that matter all U.S. allies and partners, avoid future purchases of Russian weaponry, including additional S-400s,” Blinken said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Any significant transactions with Russian defense entities, again, could be subject to the […]
A Russian Navy upgraded frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov tried and failed to launch a test Kalibr-NK cruise missile during trials. The Marshal Shaposhnikov, Russia’s upgraded project 1155M frigate, tried to launch a test version of the Kalibr cruise missile, but almost immediately after launch, the missile went into uncontrolled flight and crashed close to the ship itself. As a result of the incident, the ship itself and its crew were not injured. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov underwent repairs and an upgrade at the Dalzavod Ship Repair Center in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. During […]
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby has released a statement expressing concern that Kremlin’s military build-up on the border with Ukraine is even bigger than in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea. He also described the deployment as “very seriously concerning.” “It is the largest buildup we’ve seen certainly since 2014, which resulted in the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Kirby told a news conference. “It is certainly bigger than the last one in 2014.” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “I’m not going to get into specific numbers or troop formations in terms of the Russian buildup,” he […]
Russian MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jet intercepted U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean along the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the ministry, Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target flying over the Pacific Ocean towards Russia’s border. “A MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from an airfield in the Kamchatka region to identify and escort the plane. The crew identified it as a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft,” the statement said, adding that the plane had been prevented from violating the Russian border. – ADVERTISEMENT – […]
Kremlin has sharply changed its rhetoric and is already talking about the probable invasion of Ukraine in occupied Crimea. Ukraine’s special services are plotting to carry out acts of sabotage and terror attacks in Crimea, including at vital infrastructure facilities, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday. “Ukraine’s special services and extremist groups constantly carry out provocations on the state border and attempt to conduct acts of sabotage and terror attacks in Crimea, notably at critical infrastructure facilities,” Patrushev said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Ukrainian officials call Russian invasion fears ‘ridiculous’. On top of that, last […]
A 1L125E radar system, one of the most advanced Russian radar systems capable of identifying low-flying and stealth targets, was spotted in downtown Orenburg, western Russia. A video of this modern Russian radar system in downtown Orenburg, that was posted on TikTok yesterday, has reached nearly 150 thousand views. It’s also important to note that, Orenburg is also very close to the border with Kazakhstan. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to the Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport, the 1L125E radar is capable of detecting and tracking aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, missile warheads and other targets at a […]
Ukraine has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists since 2014, and last week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of building up troops on his country’s border, near territories controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. Ukrainian officials are worried that Russia plans to invade their country, so locals have taken to online memes that often go viral to relieve the stress and suppress the activity of Russian propaganda on the Internet. Among the memes circulating on the Ukrainian segment of social media, there is now a piece of funny news about the deploying of U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers to […]
The U.S. Air Force has released some interesting footage from the Exercise Point Blank that showing its pilot with a Russian patch on his shoulder. On Apr. 7, 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing’s official account posted photos from еру Point Blank 21-2 exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 7, 2021. This is a recurring large force Exercise designed and co-hosted by the Royal Air Force and the 48th Fighter Wing. “Exercise Point Blank is in full swing! Point Blank increases interoperability and collective readiness, deterring potential adversaries and ensuring the skies within the European theater remain sovereign,” the message […]
Russian Armed Forces are deploying its massive atomic mortars to the border with Ukraine, according to videos posted on social media. Earlier last week, video footage had emerged on social media of the Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortars moving toward the border with Ukraine. The heavy artillery systems were spotted at the railway station in Kropotkin, Krasnodar region. The 2S4 Tyulpan, also known at West as the M-1975, is a Soviet design 240-mm self-propelled mortar. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The heavy mortar mounted on a tracked, self-propelled chassis. A hydraulic system raises and lowers the tube from the […]
Russia has transferred at least ten landing crafts and missile boats out of the Caspian Sea into the Black Sea, according to the press service of the Southern Military District. “As part of the control check during the winter training period, more than 10 landing crafts and missile boats of Caspian Flotilla of the Southern Military District are making an inter-fleet transition from the Caspian to the Black Sea. Before leaving the base in Makhachkala, the crews of the boats completed a full cycle of basic training and completed course tasks at sea,” the statement said. The Caspian is a closed […]
Russia is developing an advanced version of its secret main battle tank with a new turret and gun under the Burlak program, according to military expert Alexey Khlopotov. There was little in the way of updates on this project until last Wednesday when alleged photos of the Burlak tank with a modified turret surfaced on social media. The Burlak program, which began in 2005, was aimed to replace Soviet-era main battle tanks with a common design by 2025. But due to financial problems, the project was frozen indefinitely. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The program covered develop a unified […]
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation reportedly is set a new date to begin flight-testing of the light military transport aircraft Il-112V. According to a local source, the first example of the Ilyushin Il-112V light transport prepares for its second test flight at the VASO manufacturing plant in Voronezh, although continued technical issues will keep the aircraft from full test missions. “Low-frequency tests of the plane were completed in late January 2021. The date of the second flight is March 30,” the source said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – After the first test flight, which took place on 30 March 2019, a […]
The Russian Navy is preparing for new tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile system in the Barents Sea, according to a recent service news release. Russia’s new 3M22 Zircon, also sometimes transliterated as Tsirkon, an anti-ship hypersonic missile is on track for initial fielding in the first half of 2022. The details were given in a 24 March media release, to announce the Project 22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov operational in the Northern Fleet’s division of missile ships has deployed to the Barents Sea for test-launches of Zircon hypersonic missiles. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The crew of the […]
A supersonic Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber belonging to the Russian Air Force crashed Tuesday in the Kaluga region. Russian media on March. 23, 2021, reported that a Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber crashed at Shaykovka airbase, in the Kaluga region, killing the three crew on board. The cause or causes of the crash are unknown, but local sources reported that the bomber caught on fire immediately after crashing. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – At the same time, according to an Interfax source, the aicraft made an emergency landing due to a technical malfunction on board. Despite this, RIA Novosti reported that there was […]
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace over the Sumy region on Tuesday. Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko says the military helicopter made the airspace violation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sumy region. Andriy Tsaplienko also released a short video showing a Russian Hip medium-lift helicopter that flew into Ukrainian airspace at an altitude of 100 meters near Krasnopillya. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Russian military aircraft and helicopters regularly briefly invade Ukrainian airspace, thereby provoking tensions in the region. Russia’s Mi-8/17 family of helicopters, which includes the utility-oriented “Hip” and special assault versions (Mi-8AMTSh), is a […]
UK-based Navy Lookout magazine has shared artist’s rendering of secret Russian special mission submarine. A series of renders showing an adapted Oscar class SSGN special-purpose boat, commonly known as Belgorod (Project 09852), designed to be ‘mother’ to the Losharik deep-diving midget submarine. Data on the submarine’s current technical characteristics are classified as of today. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to open sources, intended for special missions, the Belgorod is based within the 29th autonomous division of the North fleet and reporting directly to the Russian Defense Ministry, but not to the Russian Navy. The design of the submarine […]
The Russian army has taken delivery of 8 locally upgraded 8 T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough) main battle tanks, according to reports in local media. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press release said that a batch of eight T-90M Proryv tanks has been delivered to the Sevastopolskaya motor rifle brigade. “This month, we have received several T-90M tanks. The tank is the perfect vehicle in the family of T-90 tanks and is the most adapted to modern combat,” Armored Army Commander Lieutenant General Sergei Kisel said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The upgraded T-90M tank is equipped with a new […]
Russian special operations forces, often referred to collectively as SSO, were recently seen sporting an Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle. Military experts identified the Italian ARX160 carbine in use by Russian Commandos at a photo released on social media. Previously, there was no information in open sources about the purchase of the newest Italian-made assault rifles do the Russian Armed Forces. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The ARX160 is a modular assault rifle manufactured by famed Italian gun-maker Beretta. As noted by the company, the ARX160 is built to be durable and super-tough, being constructed of superior steel and technopolymer. […]
The Russian military received the new batch of T-90M Proryv-3 (Breakthrough) main battle tank, according to a recent Uralvagonzavod news release. According to Russian tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, Army has taken delivery of the advanced version of the T-90 main battle tank. “Uralvagonzavod has dispatched a batch of T-90M ‘Proryv’ tanks to the customer,” the press office said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The T-90M tank considerably surpasses its T-90 predecessor by its combat efficiency while keeping such advantages of the previous model as exceptional reliability and the minimum amount of maintenance in its operation. The new tank will likely […]
Multiple news outlets reported that a Russian military helicopter crashed in northeast Syria. Syrian media on Feb. 28, reported that a Russian helicopter crashed in the countryside of the town of Tel Tamr, north of Syria’s Hasakah, two kilometers from the former dairy farm that Russian forces use as their base. Also stated that one pilot killed, three persons injured in a helicopter crash. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that a Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter has made an emergency landing in Syria while patrolling the sky over the Al-Hasakah […]
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have ordered dozens of Chinese Haval H9 SUVs and plans to place an additional order for several hundred civil vehicles. The story was first reported by Kitayskiye avtomobili, which cited an internal source in the Russian army. “Haval won the tender for the supply to the headquarters in districts, the [SUV] H9. They have already arrived [in the army]. That is, the equipment has passed all the tough qualifications. Haval will be the main command vehicle. The contract for an extended period,” the source said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Most likely, […]
Russian-made Iskander (SS-26 Stone) ballistic missile systems are “completely useless”, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said yesterday. The Armenian Prime Minister argued that the Iskander ballistic missiles are problematic and useless. This is how Pashinyan responded to former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who stated that he would have used Iskander on the fourth day of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sargsyan also asked why these complexes did not affect the oil and gas facilities of Azerbaijan. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – For its part, the prime minister said that the Russian missiles are useless and do not fully explode. “Let […]
Ukraine’s security service, known by the acronym SBU, has reportedly thwarted attempts by the Russian spy to get secrets of the Ukrainian tank program. A Russian spy was arrested on suspicion of acting as an illegal agent of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU) of the Russian Federation, Ukraine’s security service said. SBU’s counterintelligence detained in Kharkiv an agent of the Russian military intelligence, who was performing the task of obtaining technical documentation on the development and production of the Ukrainian T-84BM Oplot main battle tank. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As part […]
Citing a report from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Mil.in.ua reported that Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has spotted a Russian advanced radar station in Ukraine. A statement from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), which is charged with monitoring the implementation of the so-called Minsk II agreement, which is supposed to help deescalate the conflict in Donbas, claims that the Russian Kasta-2E1 radar system has been spotted at the training range near n. Bugaivka (37 km on the southwest of Luhansk). An SMM mini-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) spotted the Russian 51U6 Kasta-2E1 radar system on 15 February, according […]
Rosoboronexport arms dealer announced that Russia’s participation this year at the IDEX 2021 will be held without the showcase of the new T-14 Armata main battle tank and confine to mock-ups of modern combat vehicles. Russian media on Feb. 5, reported that the state-run arms broker will be showcasing the new Armata family of next generation combat vehicles at IDEX 2021. But later was added that the real vehicles won’t be delivered to the IDEX expo due to logistic problems arising from the COVID pandemic. At the same time, Russian military expert Alexey Khlopotov said that Rosoboronexport won’t display modern combat vehicles […]
Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets on Wednesday conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a group of French Air Force aircraft operating over the Black Sea. Two French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft and a KC-135FR aerial refueling tanker flying over international waters in the Black Sea when it was intercepted by two Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets. Russian fighters were approaching an unsafe distance to French aircraft, which posed a threat to their crews. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to Russia’s National Defense Control Center, on February 17, Russian radars spotted air targets over the neutral waters of […]
Russian Navy pilots reported the problem while flying a heavy Tu-142 heavy, long-range maritime patrol plane. During a routine flight, a Tu-142 (NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) of the Northern Fleet suffered an engine issue that prompted the pilots to make an emergency landing, according to a local media report published Sunday. The decision to make an emergency landing was made by the aircraft commander. He terminated the mission and landed at the departure airfield. The reasons for the incident are being investigated by the Northern Fleet Commission. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Tu-142 anti-submarine turboprop was later […]
A Russian BTR-80 armoured personnel carrier drove over a Chevrolet Lacetti on a public road on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Russian media on Feb 11, reported that a BTR-80 assigned to the National Guard of the Russian Federation, better known as Rosgvardiya, was unable to stop in time and crushed the car in the village of Persianovsky. The accident happened on the morning of February 10 at the intersection of a public road. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As a result, the armoured personnel carrier drove into the side of the car, which was being driven by a […]
An AN-12 military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force made a hard landing in the Kuril Islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, on Tuesday afternoon. According to multiple reports, Russian AN-12 military transport aircraft (tail number “09” red) landed slightly to the left of the runway due to a snowstorm on 9 February. The incident occurred as the Antonov AN-12 aircraft came into land at a base in Iturup, known in Japanese as Etorofu. Officials declined to elaborate about possible damage to the aircraft but noted that while the landing didn’t cause any injuries. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING […]
The Turkey-backed rebels unit, known as the Al-Fatah al-Mubin, says it has shot down a Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aircraft over the strategic Zawiya Mountain, in the Jabal al-Zawiya region of Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. In a statement released on social media, the Al-Fatah al-Mubin group claimed it had shot down the Orlan-10 medium-range, multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle using machine guns. The Orlan-10 is an unmanned aerial system developed by Russian firm Special Technology Center LLC in St Petersburg. The drone is in service with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – It […]
A Russian Navy officer was punished following drunken outbursts on a K-18 Karelia (NATO reporting name: Delta IV) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine while his crew was in quarantine due to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The details of the incident were disclosed in court decisions published by the state automated system “Pravosudiye”, multiple news outlets reported. From the materials, it follows that on July 14, 2020, Political officer and his subordinate, Midshipman, quarreled among themselves. The reason was that the midshipman’s pregnant wife complained to him that she could not solve the housing issue: the administration of the closed city […]
Nevskoe Design Bureau, a leading planning and design bureau of shipbuilding industry in Russia, is crafting various proposals of new aircraft carriers, including hybrid modular ships, for the Russian Navy. Russian ocean-going warships maker Nevskoe Design Bureau has revealed what appears to be a modular aircraft carrier concept called the Varan. The company says that its primary mission would be to create a universal floating airfield for combat aircraft. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Varan is a modular ship with a floating runway, characterized by a high degree of automation and the possibility of using robotic systems. It […]
Former Russian test pilot Magomed Tolboyev told reporters that Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet (NATO nickname Felon) has more of a likelihood of gaining the initiative early on and winning in a one-on-one dogfight with U.S. F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. “Su-57 will kill [a F-35] easily, should they meet one on one. The F-35 cannot maneuver, it’s simply incapable. But it does has electronic might,” Tolboyev said, adding that electronics could be disrupted even by Solar flares. “This is why I oppose everything electronic,” the pilot disclosed. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Tolboyev characterized the Su-57 Felon as a […]
Nevskoe Design Bureau, a leading planning and design bureau of shipbuilding industry in Russia, is crafting various proposals of new aircraft carriers, including hybrid modular ships, for the Russian Navy. Russian ocean-going warships maker Nevskoe Design Bureau has revealed what appears to be a modular aircraft carrier concept called the Varan. The company says that its primary mission would be to create a universal floating airfield for combat aircraft. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Varan is a modular ship with a floating runway, characterized by a high degree of automation and the possibility of using robotic systems. It […]
The Russian Navy had deployed its latest patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachev to the naval base at Tartus on the north Syrian coast. The Project 22160 patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev was filmed heading cruising down the Bosphorus. The video was posted on social media by Bosphorus-based naval observer Cavit Ege Tulça. The Russian Black Sea Fleet has confirmed that the Dmitry Rogachev patrol vessel passed through Bosporus and Dardanelles straits towards the Mediterranean region. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The ship crew carries out transition from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, where it will perform tasks within the permanent operational […]
For the first time, the Russian Air Force has conducted a mass launch of 6 AN-124 (Nato reporting name Condor) cargo aircraft, practicing the combat capability of safely and swiftly launching a large number of heavy aircraft. Air Force officials said the total force launch effort was an opportunity for personnel to train together on a larger scale than normal. The purpose of the training flights was to improve the skills of young crews of Antonov AN-124 transport aircraft, according to a recent service news release. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The flights were carried out at an altitude […]
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces, or RVSN, has received about 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles, multiple news outlets reported. The Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles designed to guard Russian Strategic Missile Forces’ formations, rearmed with thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles Yars and Topol-M. Since 2012, the formations of the RVSN has received about 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles. The delivery of this equipment will continue in 2021. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Typhoon-M is base on the BTR-82 8×8 armoured personnel carrier chassis equipped with modern sensors, including radar, thermal imaging night vision and echolocation, jammers to disable IEDs. Combat anti-sabotage vehicles are […]
The decades-old Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian Naval Aviation will be armed with Kh-47M Kinzhal (dagger) hypersonic missiles, news agency Izvestiya reported. According to the report, the 98th mixed regiment as part of the Northern Fleet on the Kola Peninsula and the 317th Pacific Regiment in Kamchatkawil, receive the new version of Long-range MiG-31 fighters with K index that will be armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The Kinzhal is the latest Russian air-launched system that consists of a MiG-31K combat aircraft as a delivery vehicle and a Kh-47M hypersonic missile. Russian state media reported that the Kinzhal missile is […]
Russian Armed Forces are set to receive additional 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled howitzers, according to the press office of the Western Military District. The armored units of the Taman Motor Rifle Division of the Guards Tank Army will receive 18 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled combat artillery vehicles. The new Russian 152mm self-propelled howitzer is designated to destroy a potential enemy’s command posts, communications centers, artillery and mortar batteries, the armor, including tanks, anti-tank weapons, air and ballistic missile defense systems and troops. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Artillery system is based on the T-90 tank platform. The Koalitsiya-SV is armed […]
Russian bloggers sneaked into MiG-29 fighter jet and MiG-AT advanced trainer final assembly and checkout plant and filmed abandoned fuselages of military aircraft. Russian Youtuber with Den Stalk nickname has released an incredible video that showed how he with friends crept inside a factory in Moscov that previously produced legendary Soviet MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet and Russian MiG-AT advanced trainer and light attack aircraft. He and her friends sneaked through a hole in the fence and were able to access many of the plant’s buildings unchallenged, including the assembly line of multirole fighters, without coming across a single security guard – […]
Russian military official has confirmed that they logged another technical flaw for its recently received the Terminator fire support vehicle. The strategic exercise Kavkaz-2020 that took place in October disclosed additional deficiency in the Terminator advanced tank support combat vehicle built by Uralvagonzavod, according to Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. “Nine units [Terminator vehicles] ]showed themselves there during the preparation and conduct of the Kavkaz-2020 strategic command and staff drills. <…> This vehicle passed a severe test. We saw a number of technical flaws there. And now this machine is already being tested in one of the […]
Russian Aerospace Forces have received the first series-production multi-role fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57 has been delivered to a regiment in the Southern Military District, according to multiple reports. “The Aerospace Force has obtained the first batch-produced Sukhoi-57 (Su-57) aircraft. It was delivered to a regiment in the Southern Military district,” according to a military official in a TASS report published Friday. The Su-57 (NATO nickname Felon) has had a long and somewhat tortured development, first production example crashed during a flight test last year. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Felon took to the skies for the first time on January […]
Officials from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation are investigating an incident involving paratroopers from the legendary Pskov airborne division accidentally firing on a shopping center in the Northwestern Russian city of Pskov on Thursday. The incident with an accidental shot from a cannon in one of the Pskov military units occurred while servicing the latest BMD-4 and weapons in the fleet of military vehicles, the command of the Pskov garrison reported. “There was an involuntary shot from a 30mm cannon. A metal round without an explosive at the end of its trajectory fell on the outskirts of the city […]
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets intercepted groups of Russian and Chinese bombers flew a joint patrol mission over the Western Pacific Tuesday. In a statement presented by Japan’s Defense Ministry, said that two Russian Tu-95MS Bear-H and four Chinese H-6K Badger long-range bombers remained in international airspace flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea before they were intercepted by Japanese fighter jets. The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that its bombers took part in a joint patrol mission with Chinese partners over the Western Pacific. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The joint mission was intended to […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has released a video showing PrSM long-range precision-strike missile system carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be a Russian S-400 air defense system. The three-minute video, released on Friday on the company’s official YouTube account, showed a computer-simulated attack of the U.S. Army’s next-generation, long-range precision-strike missile on the enemy’s Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) site. The Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, is a new surface-to-surface weapon system that will deliver enhanced capabilities to attack, neutralize, suppress and destroy targets using missile-delivered indirect fires out to 499+ kilometers. PrSM provides the Joint Force […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has released a video showing PrSM long-range precision-strike missile system carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be a Russian S-400 air defense system. The three-minute video, released on Friday on the company’s official YouTube account, showed a computer-simulated attack of the U.S. Army’s next-generation, long-range precision-strike missile on the enemy’s Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) site. The Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, is a new surface-to-surface weapon system that will deliver enhanced capabilities to attack, neutralize, suppress and destroy targets using missile-delivered indirect fires out to 499+ kilometers. PrSM provides the Joint Force […]
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko has reported that the Russian Army will receive the latest version of the Mi-8 Hip helicopter in 2021. In a statement presented by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Alexey Krivoruchko said that the first ten Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters will hand over to the Russian troops, including for the army aviation brigades working in the interests of the Airborne Forces. “It can carry out a wide range of missions: from troop transport to fire support for special missions,” said Deputy Defense Minister. “The helicopter is equipped with high-altitude engines of increased power and a […]
Images of a possible Russian mobile, high-power laser weapon system have appeared on social media. Leaked images shared on social media this morning are currently stoking speculation about a possible new Russian high energy laser directed energy weapon system designed to destroy hostile targets with ranges of up to 5 kilometers. Multiple news outlets report that new laser gun systems based on BAZ chassis and was spotted at NPO Advent’s facility in St. Petersburg. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Supposedly, the new weapon system is designed for detecting, tracking, hitting air targets and incinerating enemy drones at a distance […]
The Russian Air Force scrambled MiG-31 jet fighter to intercept a U.S. Air Force RC-135 spy plane over the Bering Sea on Friday, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center said. The U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft flew airspace around over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea approaching the Russian state border on December 11. The spy plane stayed in international airspace. A MiG-31 fighter from the Pacific Fleet’s air defense quick reaction alert forces was scrambled to prevent the violation of the state border, the National Defense Control Center said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The Russian […]
The Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Vladimir Monomakh has launched four Bulava intercontinental-range ballistic missiles for the first time, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. “Today, the strategic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh of the Pacific Fleet fired a salvo of four Bulava ballistic missiles as part of planned combat training activities,” the statement says. A salvo launch of missiles was carried out from an underwater position from the Sea of Okhotsk at the Chizha training ground in the Arkhangelsk region, according to a recent service news release. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Vladimir Monomakh is a new […]
Sukhoi Company holding company, which incorporates leading Russian design bureaus and serial aircraft production plants, is using mixed reality headsets to assist workers during the production of Russia’s 5th generation fighter aircraft. Video and presentation posted to Twitter appeared to show that Russian engineers and workers began assembling the modern Russian fighter aircraft uses mixed reality headsets. According to a tweet from SwankyStas, JSC Sukhoi Company, part of the United Aircraft Corporation, provided a use case detailing how its engineers are using the mixed reality headsets to help assemble the Su-57 fighter jets. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Moreover, […]
German Eurofighter jets intercepted four Russian Il-20 Coot electronic intelligence aircraft over the Baltics last week, according to a statement from the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe. The Bundeswehr confirmed that the German fighter jets intercepted Russian surveillance Planealong the Estonian-Russian border on December 5. “NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission tracked a Russian IL-20 Coot in international airspace north of Estonia, which was flying from Russia towards Kaliningrad and was not emitting a transponder signal,” the Luftwaffe said in a statement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Luftwaffe has protected the airspace of the Baltic nations Estonia, Lithuania and […]
Russian Army will receive their first batch of serial-produced Armata T-14 main battle tanks in 2021, the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, told reporters at a briefing on Monday. “Serial deliveries of the T-14 tank on the Armata platform will begin in 2021. Today, it is certainly the best tank in the world. In the future, this vehicle will be the new main tank of the Russian army,” Chemezov said. Also, he noted that the new Russian tank recently received approval for export, and Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport is also preparing the Armata to sell for potential foreign buyers. – […]
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 30mm guns, a large-caliber machine-gun, and the anti-tank system. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The first production model of the Terminator vehicle was introduced in 2002 and was first used in battle in […]
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 UAC said in a statement. The last fighter-bomber of the final batch has been manufactured at the Novosibirsk Aircraft Enterprise (a branch of the Sukhoi Company) and has passed trials, it said. – ADVERTISEMENT – […]
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 service of the Russian Eastern Military District previously reported, units of Russia’s latest S-300V4 air defense missile system just entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Units of […]
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 out issues of interaction with ground-based air defense systems when performing missions as intended.” the press service reported. Chukotka’s proximity to Alaska makes it a highly sensitive region. It is Russia’s second-least populated region, with […]
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 Brize Norton, which provided air-to-air refuelling for the Typhoons,” the Air Force said in a release on Saturday. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Also noted that two Russian Tu-142 Bear F maritime patrol […]
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 fighter jet crew identified the air target as an RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force and escorted it over the Black Sea.” Also noted that the flight of the Russian fighter jet […]
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 the commencement of its service in the Russian Navy,” the press office said in a statement. The patrol vessel Pavel Derzhavin built at the slipway of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in the Volga area is […]
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 Great Gulf, “passing the maritime border by two kilometers” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to the ministry, at 06:17 Moscow time (03:17 GMT) on Tuesday, the USS John S. McCain, which entered […]
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, air, and maritime capabilities to enhance stability in the Baltic Sea region. Over the next month, the CV-22B Osprey and MC-130J aircraft of the United States Special Operations Forces will conduct training flights in Estonian […]
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. Earlier, Ukrainian officials said that the continuing Russian aggression against Ukraine and support of terrorist groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is a crude violation of the fundamentals of international peace and security. – […]
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 by late 2027. “The planned rearmament of rocket artillery units with advanced Tornado multiple launch rocket systems continues. By the end of 2027, Tornado-S large-caliber multiple launch rocket systems with enhanced characteristics and the expanded […]
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 the most aggressive and shameless propagators of it — especially the media. Congressman Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and, not coincidentally, the single most shameless pathological liar in the U.S. Congress […]
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 compensation. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Foreign Ministry statement from Azerbaijan said Azerbaijani forces had decided to open fire owing to a spike in fighting with the Armenian separatists. A Russian Mi-24 […]
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 of the 102nd Russian military base on the territory of the Republic of Armenia in the airspace close to the Armenian settlement of Yeraskh near the border with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (the Republic of […]
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 READING BELOW – The A-50 is intended to detect and identify airborne and sea objects determining its position, bearing and speed. The objects data collected by the A-50 aircraft is transferred to command centers. In […]
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 election the bureaucratic forces behind the original claim of Russian hacking of state election-related websites in 2016 launched a new drive to spawn fears of Moscow-made political chaos in the wake of the voting. The […]
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 Plant. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The aircraft was piloted by a crew led by Anri Naskidyants,” said in a United Aircraft Corporation’s statement. “The flight took place at an altitude of 6,000 […]
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 intercepted aircraft which loitered within the ADIZ for approx 1.5 hrs and came within 30nm of Alaskan shores, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – All Russian aircraft […]
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 and Su-35 fighters from the Air Defense Forces on duty in the Eastern Military District escorted two U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the Bering Sea,” the ministry wrote in a Russian-language caption that […]
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 structures, the company will supply 68 Mi-171 helicopters (including upgraded Mi-171E), 18 Mi-171Sh helicopters (military transport), 14 Mi-171 helicopters with a VK-2500 engine, 21 Ansat helicopters. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – A large […]
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 evacuated to their home airfield,” the press office specified. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The bomber crashed in a wooded and low-land area. The combat plane performed its training flight without an ammunition […]
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 as elections in France, Ukraine’s power grid and American medical facilities. “It is quite obvious that such information has nothing to do with reality and is aimed only at stirring up Russophobic sentiments in the […]
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 enemy submarine using … weaponry and hydroacoustic countermeasures,” the statement says. As part of the drills, one of the submarines attacked the other, “enemy,” submarine with torpedoes. The naval training exercises were provided for by […]
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 participate in phase 3 clinical trials of the vaccine. “This is rather a political issue than a health and medical one. From the scientific point of view, the Russian vaccine had no complications, it is […]
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 his performance on the pitch, but with his language skills. The 35-year-old was apparently tired of spending time alone because of his coronavirus diagnosis and decided to communicate with his fans via an Instagram live […]
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 not include the specific name of the vaccines but the countries that produced them. According to the findings, 53 percent of respondents said they were ready to try a Russian vaccine, while 38 percent felt […]
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 been “laughing my head off” about the whole affair. Instead, the pugnacious former New York City mayor said he was on a mission to push out all the contents of a hard drive he allegedly […]
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 have a presence in Russia. There are two use cases for metal-backed tokens, Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin told CoinDesk last year. First, industrial producers can use such tokens to flexibly modify their contracts for the […]
(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 to change my father’s mind, but together, we can vote this toxic administration out of office,” Giuliani, who has publicly supported Democratic candidates in past presidential elections, wrote. “U.S. intelligence agencies believed that Rudy Giuliani […]
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 was in a dangerous position, lying on its side, so he dug a hole under the beluga and turned it over to the correct position, while also trying to protect the family from predators. In […]
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 which is aiming to carve out a slice of the lucrative commercial van market. Arrival – which was set up in 2015 by Denis Sverdlov, a Russian entrepreneur – has already produced a prototype electric […]
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 for electricity consumption. The farm will occupy the land of the now-closed nickel smelting plant owned by Nornickel, the Russian mining and smelting corporation that has been actively exploring the blockchain and crypto space, and […]
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 the development of energy, that’s why many research teams around the world are looking for a way to replace traditional, very expensive platinum group catalysts with new materials. High-purity cubic tungsten carbide is a promising […]
Two Russians and one American have departed for a six-month stay on the International Space Station for the Soyuz MS-17 mission, the first to use a cutting-edge rendezvous scheme that will slash the journey to just three hours. The three travelers took off from a launch site in Kazakhstan just before noon local time on Wednesday, riding aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and expecting to dock at the ISS in a matter of hours under the new flight plan. The “ultrafast” rendezvous scheme requires only two orbits around Earth before the craft catches up with the station, cutting travel time in half […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the European Union had adopted the US style of threatening and punishing states with sanctions. “People who are responsible for the Western foreign policy and do not understand the need for mutually respectful dialogue, we probably have to suspend dialogue with them for a while. Especially since [President of the European Commission] Ursula von der Leyen is saying that the geopolitical cooperation with the current Russian authorities is not working. So let it be if that’s what they want,” Lavrov said at a session of the Valday discussion club. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/05/1079580548_0:0:3076:1731_1200x675_80_0_0_781dbdc1765a89d895d28999c60a1104.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010121080751766-militants-conduct-15-attacks-in-syrias-idlib-de-escalation-zone-russian-military-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Terrorists has carried out 15 attacks in Syria’s northern province of Idlib, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Centre for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Monday. Idlib remains one of the last strongholds of terrorists and insurgent militant groups in the country, controlled mainly by terrorists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (formerly known as the Nusra Front*). Militants also open fire in the Aleppo province occasionally, according to the Centre for Syrian Reconciliation. “We have registered 15 instances of shelling in Idlib de-escalation zone from […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080744290_0:294:3118:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_af95a1af6b0cf59c028720ceb513f1f3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010121080744363-russian-and-armenian-foreign-ministers-hold-press-conference-after-talks-in-moscow—video/ During the Friday talks in Moscow, the foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire; however, the parties to the conflict have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan are holding a joint press conference following talks in Moscow on Monday. Lavrov already met Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on Friday for trilateral consultations to reach a humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Fighting in the Nagotrno-Karabakh broke out on 27 September when both the […]
The notorious ‘Novichok’ nerve agent described as Russia’s lethal weapon has been first presented to the world by Americans and has since been replicated by 20 of their allies, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The structure of a substance that has since been known to the world as ‘Novichok’ has been first unveiled by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology back in 1998 on the basis of the data provided by the Pentagon, the Russian Ministry said on Saturday, replying to yet another damning statement by the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. Over the years, the formula was used […]
North Korea has unveiled an advanced version of its main battle tank during a massive military parade and public rally in Pyongyang early on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. The unusual predawn parade occurred in the North Korean capital Pyongyang early on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. For the first time, were displayed the new modification of local-made main battle tanks is similar to Russia’s Armata main battle tanks by their visual design. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Photographs of the new tank look remarkably like those of a […]
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed they will send delegations for talks in Moscow in a bid to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. “Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation in the consultations in Moscow. Active preparations are underway,” Maria Zakharova told reporters on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier invited the foreign ministers of bitter rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks in Moscow on October 9. He called for a ceasefire and a prisoner swap. Also on rt.com Putin invites Azerbaijani & Armenian FMs to FRIDAY talks in Moscow, urges halt […]
Two Russian journalists and their Russian fixer have been injured in the shelling of a historic Armenian church in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, the second attack on the Ghazanchetsots cathedral in one day. Russian military correspondents Yury Kotenok and Levon Arzanov suffered injuries during a Thursday strike on the cathedral, located in the town of Shusha, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told news agency RIA. He added that the journalists’ guide, who is also a Russian citizen, was injured as well. Kotenok is reported to be in critical condition as local medics continue to fight for his life following an operation. […]
Famed Russian figure skating coach Alexander Zhulin has suggested that Evgenia Medvedeva’s withdrawal from two season-opening Cup of Russia stages was dictated by her poor physical shape and unreadiness to fight for podium places. Olympic silver medalist Zhulin praised the skater’s decision to return back to her former coach Eteri Tutberidze, but noted that if her results don’t improve, she might retire from professional sport. Also on rt.com Put on ice: Figure skating star Evgenia Medvedeva to be HOSPITALIZED for medical check of spinal injury “Apparently, she is not ready to compete now. And together with her coach she decided that […]
Russian authorities have opened a child torture criminal case against the Sredneuralsk Convent, an Orthodox Christian community run by the controversial excommunicated monk Sergius. The clergyman already has a murder conviction. According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, seven children were systematically beaten and subjected to other violent acts in the monastery, near Yekaterinburg, between 2004 and 2009. The accused have not been named, and Investigators believe the acts were entirely deliberate, “based on a false understanding of the process of raising minors.” The authorities also allege that the child victims lived permanently in the religious institution due to failings of the country’s systems that are […]