Category: Russia
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France freezes assets of the Central Bank of Russia
France has frozen the assets of the Central Bank of Russia for a total amount of 22 billion euros in opposition to Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. On Sunday, March 20, TASS reported with reference to the Ministry of Economy of the country. “We have frozen the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian…
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Russia used advanced hypersonic ballistic missiles for first time
Russian Ministry of Defence says the state of the art nuclear-capable weapons system Kinzhal was used for destroying an underground munitions depot in western Ukraine. Kinzhal is Russia’s single most advanced conventional weapon – 13 times as fast as a tomahawk, with 3x the payload. Military and foreign policy experts believe that Russia’s decision to…
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Ukrainian nationalists holding over 4.5 million civilians as a “human shield”
Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine: The Russian Federation continues to work in a targeted and coordinated manner to evacuate the local population and foreign citizens to safe areas and to implement a set of measures to restore daily life in the territories of Ukraine liberated from neo-Nazis. To this…
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Briefing by the Russian Defence Ministry on 20 March
The grouping of troops of the Donetsk People’s Republic, developing an offensive, took full control of Stepnoye and is pursuing the retreating units of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Up to 25 personnel, 2 tanks, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 5 all-terrain vehicles were destroyed. In Novoselovka Vtoraya direction, the…
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Ukraine has lost access to the Sea of Azov
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 18 that it had lost access to the Sea of Azov as Russian forces are tightening their control around the major port city of Mariupol, known for being a stronghold of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. While Kiev stresses that the loss is “temporary,” an…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 18 March
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continuing the successful offensive, advanced to a depth of 6 kilometers during the day and reached Novoukrainka, Shakhterskoye line. The units of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk Republic, continuing the offensive in the eastern quarters of Severodonetsk, wedged into the enemy’s defence for 2 kilometers. On the…
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Russian court extends arrest of Brittney Griner
A Russian court has extended the arrest on drug charges of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was arrested in Moscow airport earlier this month on charges of carrying vape cartridges that contained cannabis oil in her luggage. A court in the town of Khimki…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 17 March
The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic conducted successful hostilities against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye during the night. Units of the Donetsk People’s Republic are continuing offensive to capture Maryinka, Slavnoye and Sladkoye. The advance was 4 kilometers. On the evening of March 16, high-precision missiles delivered an…
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Koch Industries refuses to stop business in Russia
Billionaire Charles Koch has so far given no indication that his business operations will stop in Russia, despite a series of major companies pulling out from the country. A number of companies such as Guardian Industries, Molex and Koch-Glitsch have been called out as being defiant to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Koch Industries is…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 16 March
The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, developing the offensive, are moving forward from several directions inside Severodonetsk. Units of the Donetsk People’s Republic are fighting for the capture of Maryinka. The advance was 2 kilometers. On the morning of March 16, high-precision long-range weapons attacked Ukraine’s military infrastructure. As a result of…