Officers from the Russian Armed Forces’ 291st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, working with the Chechen “Akhmat-Vostok” battalion, set up an arms-smuggling route through annexed Crimea, according to hacked correspondence published by the OSINT community …
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Russian officers and Kadyrov’s fighters ran arms smuggling through Crimea, hacked messages suggest
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Russia has lost 19 generals in the war with Ukraine
At least 19 Russian generals have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to open-source data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources, reports the Insider. Not all of the deaths have …
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Ukraine says it hit Volgograd oil depot and high-value targets in occupied territories
Ukraine’s military struck an oil depot in Russia’s Volgograd region and a series of high-value targets in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine overnight into Saturday, reported the General Staff.
“As part of measures to reduce the offensive capabilities …
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Russian cargo flights to Tehran amid protests spur claims Iran is moving gold to Russia
Russian military transport aircraft have begun making regular flights to Tehran amid mass protests in Iran that have continued since late December and pose a threat to the current regime, the specialized outlet Air Cargo Week reports.
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How Putin began taking Crimea long before 2014
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Plane downed, general walks free: Russia quietly closes AZAL shootdown case
Moscow has quietly closed the criminal case into the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) civilian jet over Chechnya by Russian air defenses - without holding accountable the Russian general who allegedly gave the order to fire.
Azerbaijan never …
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UK allocates $270 million for future peacekeeping force
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US and Ukraine plan to sign $800bn deal at Davos
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Russian attacks kill 2, injure 15 in Ukraine over past day
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“We can smuggle even nukes”: Russian officers from the 291st Regiment and Vostok-Akhmat establish weapons smuggling channel through Crimea
The Ukrainian hacktivist group 256 Cyber Assault Division, in cooperation with InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community conducted another CYBINT operation obtaining important intelligence for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
The public portion of …
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Iraq to launch commission to prevent recruitment into Russian armed forces
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Oil depot fire reported in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast following drone attack
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Russia will take over Greenland if US doesn't get there first, Trump claims
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Security Service of Ukraine destroyed $7 billion worth of Russian equipment in hours! 💥 #shorts
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From defense to hunting: How in 2025 Ukrainian army cornered Russia strategically
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Czech Republic and Ukraine agree to extend the ammunition initiative
The Czech Republic plans to extend the “ammunition initiative” launched under the previous government of Petr Fiala, enabling Ukraine to receive artillery shells and other munitions, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said at a briefing with his …
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Fedorov and Shmyhal submit resignations, letters delivered to the Verkhovna Rada
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Iranians take to the streets to demand change. Will US, Russia intervene?
Over the past several years, Iran has witnessed a number of popular uprisings, varying in both scale and demands.
The ongoing mass protest movement that swept across the country in the closing days of 2025, however, is seen as the one that may …
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Dozens of plants in Russia’s armored-vehicle conglomerate are not under sanctions, Ukraine’s intelligence says
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (GUR) says more than half of the companies of Russia’s Uralvagonzavod, part of the state-owned conglomerate Rostec, are not under international sanctions.
Ukraine’s intelligence service disclosed new details about …
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Ukrainian Security Service shows debris from Oreshnik missile after strike on Ukraine 💥
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REVENGE FOR TANKERS! 🚢 Putin strikes Lviv region with "Oreshnik": 70 km from NATO border!
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'I'd take Putin,' UK Defense Sec says when asked which world leader he'd most like to kidnap
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Ukrainian forces eliminate Russian troops hiding in farm septic pits near Myrnohrad
Near Myrnohrad, Ukrainian service members discovered Russian troops hiding in a shelter on the grounds of a farm. Soldiers from the 79th Air Assault Brigade located and eliminated the group, the press service of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault …