RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine are planning a prisoner swap before April 12, which is the Orthodox Easter, according to the Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova on Thursday. “A great deal of work is underway today to prepare for prisoner exchanges ahead of Easter,” Moskalkova said. “Russia strives to get to an agreement with […]
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Overnight Ukrainian Attack Targets Russkaya Compressor Station
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian attack targeted the Russkaya compressor station that serves the TurkStream gas pipeline, according to the Russian energy company Gazprom on Thursday, adding that the drone attack was successfully repelled. “Tonight, between 00:40 and 01:00, the Russkaya compressor station, which ensures the reliability of export gas supplies via the TurkStream gas […]
Russia Claims Complete Control of Luhansk People’s Republic
RUSSIA – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that its forces had complete control of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). “Units of the West military group have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” it said in a statement. In other reports, the ministry said that air defenses had downed 261 drones, […]
Fire at Nizhnekamskneftekhim Petrochemical Plant in Russia Kills 3
RUSSIA – A fire at Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical plant in Russia’s Tatarstan on Tuesday killed 2 people and injured 75 others, according to officials. Nizhnekamskneftekhim said the fire was caused by an equipment malfunction and has been contained. It said more than 150 personnel and 54 pieces of equipment were involved in firefighting efforts. “According to […]
Russian Military Transport Aircraft An-26 Crashes in Crimea Killing 29
RUSSIA – A Russian military transport aircraft AN-26 crashed in Crimea, killing all 29 onboard, according to the Defense Ministry on Wednesday. Among them were 6 crew members and 23 passengers. “During a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula on March 31 at around 6:00 PM Moscow time (1500GMT), communication with the An-26 military transport […]
Russia Will Not Deliver Oil to Countries Supporting Price Cap; Andrey Rudenko
RUSSIA – The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said on Tuesday that Moscow will not deliver oil to countries supporting price cap. Rudenko said in an interview with the Russian daily Izvestia that the energy market is currently volatile, with a shortage and rising cost of energy resources. Asked about the trade with countries […]
Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attack on Rostov Region Kills 1
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Taganrog city in Rostov region killed 1 person and injured 8 others, according to authorities on Monday. In a Telegram statement, Rostov region’s Governor Yury Slyusar described the drone attack as “the most powerful” since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “More than 60 drones were destroyed […]
Russia Expels Second Secretary of the British Embassy Jance Van Rensburg Albertus Gerardus
RUSSIA – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday that the second secretary of the British Embassy in Moscow, Jance Van Rensburg Albertus Gerardus, has been expelled over allegations of intelligence activity. The FSB said in a statement that Gerardus’ accreditation was revoked and that he must leave Russia within two weeks. “It […]
Ukrainian Drone Strike on Residential Building Kills Child
RUSSIA – A Ukrainian drone strike on residential building in Yaroslavl Region killed a child and left both parents and another woman in nearby building injured, according to the regional governor on Saturday. “One child was killed, who was in one of the private residential buildings in a rural area… His parents were hospitalized in […]
Iran War’s Effect on European Energy Prices
TURKEY – Following the Iran war initiated by the US and Israel at the end of February, the global energy markets have been rattled, with European energy dependency on natural gas coming into attention. While natural gas prices across Europe surged nearly 100% in the course of the month, the region’s reliance on Gulf countries, […]
Russia and Ukraine Report Overnight Drone Attacks
RUSSIA – Both Russia and Ukraine reported overnight drone attacks targeting various locations on Thursday, with each side accusing the other. Leningrad Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said in a statement on Telegram that a Ukrainian drone attack caused damage at an industrial zone in the northwestern region’s Kirishsky district. Expressing that no casualties were reported due […]
Hungary to Stop Supplying Gas to Ukraine; Viktor Orban
HUNGARY – The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Wednesday that Hungary will stop supplying gas to Ukraine until Kyiv restores the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline. “In order to break the blockade and ensure Hungary’s energy supply, new measures are now necessary. Therefore, we will gradually stop gas supplies….. until Ukraine supplies […]
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Baltic Sea Port of Ust-Luga Causes Fire
RUSSIA – An overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeting the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga resulted into fire, according to authorities on Wednesday. Aleksandr Drozdenko, the governor of the country’s northwestern Leningrad region, said on Telegram that a total of 56 drones were shot down in the region after an air alert sounded overnight. The […]
Russian Airstrikes on Ukraine Kill 4
UKRAINE – Russian airstrikes on Ukraine targeting several regions overnight and on Tuesday morning left at least 4 people dead and 19 others wounded, according to Ukraine. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Telegram that two people were killed and seven others injured in overnight strikes in the Poltava region, including its administrative center, which […]
Russia Captures Pishchane in the Kharkiv Region
RUSSIA – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had captured the village of Pishchane in the Kharkiv region in a Telegram statement. “Units of the North military group have established control over the village of Pishchane,” the statement said. At least 230 Ukrainian militants were killed in Sumy region, the ministry […]