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  • In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures

    07/26/2025 7:38:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 22 replies
    NY Times ^ | 7/26/2025 | Paul Sonne and Milana Mazaeva
    Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses. -snip- The border fortification embezzlement cases seem in part to be aimed at quelling anger among Russians in the border regions over Moscow’s failure to protect them from Ukrainian attacks, especially after Ukrainian forces occupied part of the Kursk region. The charges imply that the border with Ukraine would have been better protected had local officials not stolen the money for the defenses, claims that also deflect blame from the Kremlin. The legal actions attracted attention this month when Russia’s transportation...
  • Russian teens being sent into Ukraine meatgrinder despite Putin's promises

    07/26/2025 5:47:03 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 32 replies
    Express US ^ | 7/26/2025 | Charlie Jones
    Putin's summer offensive is stalling as Ukraine puts up a heroic defense leaving Russia resorting to teens to fill the ranks. Despite Putin’s promises, Russian 18-year-olds are being press ganged into the army straight out of school and sent into the meatgrinder on Ukraine’s battlefields. The Russian despot has made repeated promises to his people that no 18-year-olds will be called up to serve but evidence is emerging that at least 245 teens have been killed in Ukraine in the last couple of years. New government rules mean those fresh out of school can bypass military service and instead sign...
  • Britain hits back at Putin with RAF 'spy plane' deployed against Russian forces

    07/25/2025 1:02:07 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 36 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/25/2025 | Conor Wilson
    An RAF signals intelligence aircraft has been deployed over the Black Sea to monitor the movements of the Russian military across the region. The operation, conducted under the watchful eye of NATO and Russian air defence units, comes as the war in Ukraine shows no signs of abating in the near future. The plane being used is an RC-135W Rivet Joint, a modified Boeing aircraft, considered to be one of the most technologically sophisticated in the world. Equipped with an array of sensors, its sensors ‘soak up’ electronic emissions from communications, radar and other systems to build a picture of...
  • Putin humiliated as Russian Navy 'too scared' to hold flagship parade

    07/25/2025 8:28:31 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/25/2025 | John Varga
    Russia's navy has been forced to cancel its annual flagship event in St Petersburg, in a humiliating blow for Vladimir Putin. Navy Day is a major national holiday and is held on the last Sunday of July, celebrated by the public and military alike. The event is used by the Kremlin to show off its latests ships and technology, as it attempts to project its naval power to the watching world. As the maritime capital of Russia, St Petersburg holds a Main Naval Parade along the River Neva, which is normally attended by the Russian president. Usually ships from the...
  • Mystery as Putin's prized Black Sea fleet vanishes after heavy bombing

    07/25/2025 5:48:22 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 17 replies
    Express US ^ | 7/24/2025 | Debadrita Sur
    The Russian navy plays a crucial role in Moscow's conflict, but it has suffered significant losses since the war began in February 2022, with approximately half of the Black Sea Fleet damaged or destroyed by Ukrainian maritime drones and long-range anti-ship missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin's prized Black Sea Fleet was nowhere to be seen to thwart heavy bombing by Ukrainian drones Wednesday night amid Moscow's largest naval games this year, which comes as a warning to the West. Putin ordered the 'July Storm' drills, which involve more than 150 combat ships, 120 aircraft, and 15,000-plus military personnel. Footage shows...
  • Russia plane crash: Soviet-era jet was nearly 50 years old—and was set to fly for another decade

    07/25/2025 7:15:31 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    TVP World ^ | 7/25/2025 | Sion Pennar
    A Soviet-era plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East was nearly 50 years old and had recently had its lifespan extended by another decade, highlighting the country’s continued use of ageing passenger jets. The smoldering wreckage of the Angara Airlines An-24 airplane was found on Thursday in the remote Amur region, which borders China. Estimates of the number of people on board vary, but around 49 people, including crew members, are believed to have died. Officials, who have begun a criminal investigation into the circumstances of the disaster, said there were no survivors. The incident has laid bare Russia’s dependency...
  • Drones Strike Sochi, Adler, and Send Panic Across Russian-Occupied Abkhazia

    07/24/2025 11:50:34 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 54 replies
    Times of Israel ^ | 7/24/2025 | Mikheil Khachidze
    In a bold and meticulously coordinated drone operation, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeted key locations near the Russian Black Sea resort cities of Sochi and Adler early Thursday morning, dealing a blow to strategic infrastructure and spreading fear deep into Russian-occupied Georgian region Abkhazia. One of the main targets was an oil facility in the village of Sirius, just outside Sochi. Russian officials confirmed the strike and urged civilians to stay away from the area due to ongoing safety concerns, as emergency crews responded to fires at the site. In Adler district, drone debris killed one woman and seriously...
  • Kremlin: No new Trump-Putin call planned yet

    07/16/2025 3:39:59 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 1 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 7/16/2025 | Christian Baha
    Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov revealed on Wednesday that there are currently no plans to organize a phone call between Russian and United States presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. At the same time, he noted that the call could be organized "very quickly." Trump and Putin last spoke on July 3, with the latter leader telling the US president that Moscow will not abandon its goals in Ukraine. The relationship took a turn for the worse in the aftermath of the conversation, with Trump expressing disappointment with his Russian colleague. The US leader subsequently decided to resume weapons supplies to...
  • Russians struggle to pay for potatoes as war eats up state funds

    07/15/2025 11:43:41 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 35 replies
    DPA Yahoo News ^ | 7/15/2025 | DPA International
    Russia has more potential agricultural area than anywhere else in the world but it has run out of potatoes and onions. Even President Vladimir Putin conceded there is a problem. "It turns out we are short of potatoes," he recently said, noting the lack of sugar beet and some other vegetables too. That came after the price of potatoes soared in Russian shops, almost tripling within the last year, according to official figures. Meanwhile the price of onions has doubled. Cabbage is now 50% more expensive than it was a year ago, says statistics agency Rosstat. Russians had to pay...
  • Trump to announce 'major statement' on Russia

    07/13/2025 7:17:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    NHK World ^ | 7/11/2025 | Staff
    US President Donald Trump has said he will have "a major statement" on Russia on Monday, without going into detail. Trump made the remark in a phone interview with NBC News on Thursday, referring to the situation in Ukraine. The president said, "I'm disappointed in Russia, but we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks." Trump has recently been stepping up his criticism of Russia. He has suggested he would consider additional sanctions against Moscow. Russia's presidential spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said on Friday that Moscow is waiting for the statement to understand what exactly President Trump means.
  • A Never-Ending Supply of Drones Has Frozen the Front Lines in Ukraine

    07/13/2025 4:44:42 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 38 replies
    Wall Street Journal MSN News ^ | 7/12/2025 | Ian Lovett, Daniel Kiss
    In the battle for Ukraine, the front line is increasingly at a standstill. The reason: rapid innovations in drone technology. From just a few commercial and homemade drones, which the Ukrainians used at the start of the war to locate invading Russian columns, unmanned vehicles now dominate the battlefield. Each side has hundreds of them constantly in the air across the 750-mile front line. Drones can lay mines, deliver everything from ammunition to medication and even evacuate wounded or dead soldiers. Crucially, drones spot any movement along the front line and are dispatched to strike enemy troops and vehicles. ‘Wedding...
  • Trump says he is not happy with Russia's Putin, considering sanctions

    07/08/2025 9:47:36 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 17 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 7/8/2025 | Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason
    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine. "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin," Trump said during a meeting with cabinet officials at the White House.
  • US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans

    07/08/2025 6:38:47 PM PDT · by Mariner · 83 replies
    The Guardian ^ | July 8th, 2025 | Unattributed
    The United States only has about 25% of the Patriot missile interceptors it needs for all of the Pentagon’s military plans after burning through stockpiles in the Middle East in recent months, an alarming depletion that led to the Trump administration freezing the latest transfer of munitions to Ukraine.The stockpile of the Patriot missiles has fallen so low that it raised concern inside the Pentagon that it could jeopardize potential US military operations, and deputy defense secretary, Stephen Feinberg, authorized the transfer to be halted while they reviewed where weapons were being sent.snipTrump also told Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in...
  • Sorry, Europe: Ukraine Has Already Lost the War to Russia

    07/08/2025 10:28:01 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 36 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/8/2025 | Andrew Latham
    The dominant Western narrative that Europe can arm Ukraine to victory against Russia is a “dangerous fantasy.” Europe’s defense industrial base is too hollowed out, its weapons production timelines too long, and its political will too fragile to offset Russia’s formidable military and industrial might.
  • Vladimir Putin Details How Russia Helped US Achieve Independence

    07/06/2025 5:46:11 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 39 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 7/6/2025 | Peter Aitken
    Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that he discussed his country's role in helping America win its independence during a call with President Donald Trump on July 3 in a bid to highlight the history of cooperation between their nations, according to Russian news agency Tass. -snip- But on Sunday, he revealed that he also tried to press upon Trump the historical ties between the two countries, going back to the founding of America. "We have always had, for a very long time, very good and special relations with the United States," Putin told Russian television host Pavel Zarubin. "We supported...
  • Vlad gave his answer to peace, Mr. President: We must re-arm Ukraine

    07/05/2025 5:16:07 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 104 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/5/2025 | NY Post Editorial Board
    Mr. President, we know you understand that the primary obstacle to peace in Ukraine is Russia’s aggression. You said you were “disappointed” in the conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and that you “don’t think he’s looking to stop.” Putin again insisted he was unwilling to commit to a ceasefire until the “root causes” of the conflict were addressed. For Vlad, the “root cause” is the existence of Ukraine. He followed your call with the largest drone and missile strike of the war, killing at least one. So why, Mr. President, is your administration punishing Ukraine? The Pentagon has halted...
  • Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says

    07/05/2025 9:11:01 AM PDT · by Apparatchik · 54 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo! ^ | 4 July 2025 | Anthony Deutsch
    THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot, they said on Friday. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. "The main conclusion is that we can confirm Russia is intensifying its use of chemical weapons," he told Reuters. "This intensification is concerning because it is part of a trend we have been observing for several years now, where Russia's use of chemical weapons in...
  • Russia hits 2 Ukraine's Patriot air defense systems

    07/05/2025 8:10:28 AM PDT · by McGruff · 17 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | July 5, 2025 | Christian Baha
    The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Saturday that its armed forces destroyed two air defense platforms and two radar stations of the Patriot system. "Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed two launchers and two AN/MPQ-65 radar stations of the [United States] US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system," the ministry wrote on Telegram. It also shared that the Russian military's air defense systems managed to down a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, a Neptune long-range guided missile, three guided aerial bombs and 371...
  • Trump Says Putin Wants To 'Just Keep Killing People', Hints At Tough Sanctions

    07/05/2025 4:52:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    News18 ^ | 7/5/2025 | Mallika Soni
    US President Donald Trump voiced strong criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing deep frustration over their latest conversation about the ongoing war in Ukraine. Calling the situation “no good", Donald Trump said he was “very unhappy" with the call, as he accused Vladimir Putin of wanting to “keep killing people." “It’s a very tough situation," Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, adding, “He wants to go all the way- just keep killing people. It’s no good." The US president also suggested that additional US sanctions on Moscow could be imminent, saying sanctions were a recurring topic in...
  • Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, official says

    07/03/2025 4:50:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 20 replies
    Reuters ^ | 7/3/2025 | Reuters Moscow and Lidia Kelly
    Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in Russia's Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a far eastern Russian region, said on Thursday. Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels had earlier reported that Gudkov had been killed along with 10 other servicemen in a Ukrainian attack on a command post in Korenevo in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. He is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed by Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in...