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Russia targets Ukrainian conscripts with Windows, Android malware
A hybrid espionage/influence campaign conducted by the Russian threat group 'UNC5812' has been uncovered, targeting Ukrainian military recruits with Windows and Android malware. According to Google's threat intelligence, the campaign impersonated a "Civil Defense" persona along with a website and dedicated Telegram channel to distribute malware through a fake recruitment avoidance app dubbed "Sunspinner" by
October 28, 2024
Russia has too much gas and can’t export it
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the naming ceremony for Arctic gas shipping vesselsPhoto: Alexei Danichev/Pool/AFP (Getty Images)American sanctions might be giving the Kremlin a major export blockage. The Financial Times reports that Russia has taken to storing natural gas pumped from the Arctic Circle because getting it to customers has proven too difficult.Suggested ReadingUber delivery
September 5, 2024
News24 | Russia vows retaliation against US for Ukrainian attack on Crimea with US-supplied missiles
The US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) firing during an exercise in South Korea, in a May 2024 photo from the South Korean Defence Ministry. (AFP) Russia says the US is to blame for an attack on Sevastopol in Crimea with ATACMS missiles.It considers the former Ukrainian territory part of Russia since its 2014 annexation."Retaliatory
June 24, 2024
Attacks on Russia: how will Putin react?
US fears have eased over Vladimir Putin's 'nuclear sabre-rattling' (Image credit: Sergei Ilyin / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)) Better late than never, said The Daily Telegraph. For weeks, President Zelenskyy has been begging Washington to allow Ukrainian forces to use US-supplied missiles against targets inside Russia. The ban on doing so had
June 8, 2024
Russia ‘captures village in Kharkiv’
5:34PM That’s all for today Thank you for following our live coverage. On Sunday, Russia claimed to have taken another village in Kharkiv as Volodymyr Zelensky warned a fresh offensive is looming.Kyiv is struggling to hold the eastern front and the push has marked an inflection point in the conflict, with analysts saying Moscow has gained
May 26, 2024
Russia may skip first operational Starliner mission
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner atop its Atlas 5 rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Crew Flight Test launch. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Even a successful crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle could create a temporary hiccup in plans to exchange seats between commercial crew vehicles and Soyuz
May 5, 2024
Russia says it has ‘nothing’ to reveal on Ramzan Kadyrov health rumours
September 18, 2023
On September 18, 2023, 10:07 PM Russia says it has no information on the health of Ramzan Kadyrov after reports suggested the Chechen leader was sick. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday: “We have no information on this.” “In any case, the presidential administration can hardly give out health certificates, so we have
Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board. Genetic testing on the 10 bodies recovered at the crash site “conform to the manifest
August 27, 2023
Russia says its Luna-25 lunar lander has crashed into the moon
News Spaceflight Russia's first moon lander in 47 years has crashed into the lunar surface, the country's space agency reported on Sunday (Aug. 20). The Luna-25 lander, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon as early as Monday (Aug. 21), crashed into the moon after an orbital maneuver went wrong
August 20, 2023
Maps Show Where Russia Gained, Lost Territory in Ukraine War
Ukraine gained an important victory this week in its counteroffensive against Russian forces when it liberated the tactically important village of Urozhaine, but recent maps show significant portions of the country still remain under Moscow's control.The liberation of Urozhaine on Wednesday could have a large impact on Moscow's forces given the key role the village
August 18, 2023