Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, #Russia has suffered heavy losses in both personnel and military materiel. The high rate of losses is forcing #Moscow to send units into battle with improvised equipment, saving its limited resources until everything else has failed. It is a sign of weakness in the invading forces which can be overlooked by headlines about Russian advances on multiple fronts.
#Poland's prime minister announced on Tuesday the re-establishment of a commission to look into undue Russian influence, as #Warsaw grapples with what it says is an intense campaign by #Moscow to destabilise the country.
"I issued an order on the establishment of a commission to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence on the internal security and interests of the Republic of Poland in the years 2004-2024," Prime Minister Donald #Tusk said.
Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in #Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by #Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do it.
"We were positioned in the #Bakhmut area before, now we have been transferred here. It's much 'hotter' here. We didn't have shells there. Here, at least we have shells, they started delivering them. We have something to work with, to fight."
Additional info - incident took place 3.45 km from target zone. This time potential has realized in a good one.Target information, time marker, codes, key words etc - in a previous posts. We will try to do our best in making these attacks more potent and accurate in the future. People in a tyranny never sleep peacefully. #anarchism#russia#moscow#paranormal#mysticism#rebel#SlavaUkraini
#India's rise in trade with #Russia should not be seen as a "temporary phenomenon" as more economic opportunities are emerging, India's foreign minister said.
New #Delhi is seeking to make progress on an investment treaty with Russia as well as signing a free trade agreement with the #Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union. The two nations are also holding talks on jointly producing military equipment.
#Moldova and the #EU are set to deepen their defence co-operation to unprecedented levels, as #Chisinau defies warnings from #Moscow that closer western integration could see it face #Ukraine’s fate.
Under an EU proposal, set to be agreed next week and seen by the FT, Moldova would increase its intelligence sharing, carry out joint military exercises and be included in the bloc’s joint weapons procurement
The #EU’s unprecedented effort to penalize #Russia’s lucrative gas sector is already crashing into a familiar sanctions foe: #Hungary.
Unlike other EU countries, Hungary has refused to voluntarily divest from Russian gas in the wake of the war in #Ukraine. It has even struck new deals with #Moscow’s state fossil fuel giant #Gazprom to increase supplies during peak demand.
#Ukraine is to start recruiting prisoners to fight against #Russia under a new law designed to bolster its frontline forces, including with men convicted of murder or fraud.
Using a tactic #Moscow has relied on to fill ranks since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, #Kyiv would begin to offer certain convicts a path to freedom if they are willing to join a combat unit.
#Ukraine said on Wednesday it was producing the same number of deep strike drones as #Russia, claiming to have reached parity on a key type of weapon that #Moscow has used for long-range attacks for much of its invasion.
"In 2024, Ukraine caught up with Russia in terms of the production number of kamikaze drones similar to the #Shahed-131 and Shahed-136," said Herman #Smetanin, head of Ukraine's state arms manufacturer.
The #EU is proposing to ban political parties, think tanks and other groups from accepting funding from #Russia as part of its next round of sanctions aimed at punishing #Moscow over its war on #Ukraine.
The proposal, which would also ban four additional media outlets from broadcasting in Europe.
The Novatek PJSC-led Arctic LNG 2 facility, on the icy Kara Sea, is a key part of #Moscow’s plans to boost exports and replenish coffers. For months now, it has been ready to ship liquefied natural gas to new markets, alternatives to the once-lucrative European pipeline trade.
And yet, the vast new $25 billion operation is sitting virtually idle, the first piece of #Russia’s energy production complex to be effectively curbed by #US restrictions.
Major Russian grain exporter TD Rif has accused #Moscow of trying to control and inflate export prices, another escalation in a dispute between the government and one of the country’s biggest wheat traders.
The shipper accused the country’s agriculture ministry of encouraging inflated offer prices in a letter to a buyer earlier this month seen by Bloomberg.
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The support from #China, #Iran, and North Korea has strengthened #Russia’s position on the battlefield, undermined Western attempts to isolate #Moscow, and harmed #Ukraine.
The head of the Russian #Orthodox Church, Patriarch #Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey #Navalny’s grave in late March.
Priest Dmitry #Safronov, a cleric of the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyschikova Hill in #Moscow, is now forbidden from giving blessings, wearing the frock, and bearing the church’s priestly cross until 2027.
The official said #Sweden is now closely monitoring the ships #Russia has used to bypass oil sanctions after spotting “antennas and masts” atypical of fishing vessels.
Sweden said Russia might have been using its “shadow fleets” – uninsured vessels #Moscow has been using to export its oil and circumvent Western sanctions – to intercept communications in addition to transporting oil.
A branch of #Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition met in #Moscow on Sunday to create a new anti-European political bloc that aims to derail the nation’s planned #EU accession process.
The bloc, called “Victory” and affiliated with fugitive oligarch Ilan #Shor, aims to challenge President Maia #Sandu and her pro-European government in elections due between October and mid-2025.
#Moldova's pro-European government faces a new challenge from its restive pro-#Moscow#Gagauzia region after its leaders denounced proposed judicial reforms and demanded enhanced status for the Russian language.
Gagauzia's 140,000 residents, mainly ethnic Turks who adhere to Orthodox Christianity, have had uneasy relations with central authorities since Moldova threw off Soviet rule in 1991.