Russia

A video of a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft spiraling out of control, apparently over Ukraine, made its rounds on social media yesterday.

Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned gas company, said Wednesday that it has cut off the supply 0f natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria. This move will almost certainly escalate economic tensions between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine. Russia announced in a statement yesterday that it shut off the gas supply to Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz […]

Unbeknownst to many, there was a covert network of Belarusian saboteurs comprised of hackers, rail workers, and security force defectors who cut off the Russian forces’ supplies going to the frontlines.

In a major policy shift, Germany has announced that it will be supplying Ukraine with 50 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks. However, the Swiss Government has blocked the transfer of the Gepard’s 35mm ammunition.

The United States-led defense meeting composed of 43 countries was held at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany in an effort to rally more financial and military support for Ukraine last Tuesday.

A large fire erupted in the early hours of the morning near the area of the Druzhba oil depot, an oil storage facility outside the city of Bryansk just 96 miles northeast of its border with Ukraine. Some reports indicated it could be a possible attack by Ukrainian forces.

The Polish Government is sending T-72 tanks to Ukraine, with the British sending Poland Challenger II tanks as replacements.

“Ruscism” is a new term that roughly translates to “Russian fascism.” What is it all about and how did it gain traction?

Meet the Russian group called the Male State, a group of Russian homophobes, sexists, and racists that have been making noise on Russian social media and Telegram about their support for the atrocities committed by Russian troops in Ukraine.

The EU was a major arms supplier to Russia prior to the latest invasion of Ukraine by Russia and their miserly assistance to Ukraine so far suggests they expect to profitably rearm Russia again after this is all over with, no matter who wins.

The Russian Navy has reportedly sent an 8-unit salvage unit with their 100-year-old salvage ship, the “Kommuna,” to recover some of the equipment that may still be functional from the Moskva from under the Black Sea waters.

Germany, France, and other EU countries exploited a loophole in the 2014 arms embargo against Russia, exporting over $375 million in military equipment to Moscow.