Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov (left) with President Vladimir Putin(Alexei NIKOLSKY / POOL / AFP) The Russian investigative committee announced the detention of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of bribery, on Tuesday (23/4). He is suspected of receiving large amounts of illicit money and faces up to 15 years in prison. … Read more
Alessandra Zavatta April 25, 2024 The United States will pay the salaries of Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines against Russia. And they will also pay the salaries of public employees and the pensions of those who have retired from work. Eight of the $60.7 billion in the “aid package” for Kiev is earmarked … Read more
Ukrainian Army Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Verbytsky inspects the remains of his SU-24M aircraft on the outskirts of the city of Izyum, Kharkiv Region.(Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) A Russian missile attack destroyed half a 240 meter high television tower in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Russian attack is thought to be part of a deliberate effort to make … Read more
What happened to Razman Kadyrov? What are his real health conditions? Novaya Gazeta Europe, the newspaper of Russian journalists in exile, dedicated a long article to the Chechen leader and loyalist of Vladimir Putin. The story was born around the rise of Major General Apti Alaudinov, another Chechen, who the Kremlin would have identified as … Read more
The Kremlin has launched a media operation to convince Ukrainians to leave Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, ahead of a possible offensive. This is what analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) highlight. Since March, pro-Kremlin anchor Vladimir Solovyov has stressed in several televised speeches that the Russian armed forces would destroy … Read more
Scandal at the top of Russia. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested on charges of accepting a bribe. Ivanov, 48, is suspected of receiving a large bribe, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. According to the TASS agency, searches were carried out in the deputy minister’s office and … Read more
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said an overnight Ukrainian drone strike had killed two people and caused extensive damage(AFP) THE GOVERNOR said an overnight Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in Russia’s Belgorod region early Saturday morning. A residential building and a warehouse in the village of Poroz were “burnt down” in the attack, … Read more
The US agreed to withdraw more than 1,000 military troops from Niger, changing the strategy of its presence in West Africa.(AFP) The US agreed on Friday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, shifting its position in West Africa where the country hosts a major drone base. Deputy Foreign Minister Kurt Campbell … Read more