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☆ A high-ranking Russian general was killed by a landmine in Ukraine — one that his own military may have placed: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A high-ranking Russian general was killed in Ukraine, according to Russian media. The Kyiv Independent reports that a landmine explosion in Kharkiv Oblast killed Major General Vladimir Zavadsky. An investigation is considering whether the reported landmine was placed by Russia's own military. AdvertisementA high-ranking Russian general was killed by a landmine in Ukraine, according to Russian media — and an investigation is considering if his own military had placed the landmine, a Russian Telegram channel said. AdvertisementZavadsky is one of the highest-ranking Russian officials to be killed so far in the war in Ukraine, the Daily Beast reported.

Persons: Vladimir Zavadsky, Russia's, —, Lenta, Zavadsky, OGPU, Ukrainska Organizations: Kyiv Independent, Service, Russian Telegram, Russian Armed Forces, 14th Army Corps, Command, Ukrainska Pravda, Russian, Daily, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast, Kyiv, Izium, Moscow

☆ Kremlin tries to stifle war bloggers' 'hysteria' over Ukrainian offensives in Dnipro, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

However, Russian military bloggers said they're failing, per the Institute for the Study of War. AdvertisementThe Kremlin is struggling to stamp out Russian military bloggers' "hysteria" around Ukrainian offensives in the Dnipro River, according to war analysts. Shoigu's speech is likely intended to play down Russian military bloggers' fears about Russia's struggles on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, the Institute said. On Monday, a Russian milblogger called Two Majors on Telegram, posted a letter allegedly written by a Russian soldier. It said the lack of drones in the area meant Russian forces were moving more slowly and exposed them to Ukrainian strikes.

Persons: —, Sergei Shoigu, Russia's, Vladimir Putin, OGPU, Krynky, Serhiy Bratchuk, Ukraine's Espreso, Natalia Gumenyuk, Andriy Yermak, Su Organizations: for, Service, Institute, Novosti, Telegram, 1st Battalion, 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Ukrainian, Odesa's, Administration, AFP Locations: Dnipro, Kherson, Ukraine, Krynky, Censor.Net, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Donetsk

☆ Russia is probing an alleged plot to kill Putin after getting a tip about a conversation in a karaoke bar, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is looking for a man who said he was ordered to kill Putin, per Telegram channel VChK-OGPU. Mikhail Yurchenko reportedly told authorities that a man in a karaoke bar told him about the assignment. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian authorities are probing an alleged plot to kill President Vladimir Putin after getting a tip about a conversation in a karaoke bar, a new report said. But he worried for days and decided to report what had happened, the Telegram report said. The bar is popular with employees of various Russian agencies, according to the Telegram report.

Persons: Putin, Mikhail Yurchenko, —, Vladimir Putin, Yurchenko, Honey Organizations: Service, Russia's Ministry, Internal Affairs Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Chekhov, Moscow

Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin delivers a speech during a ceremony unveiling the monument to founder of the Soviet secret police Felix Dzerzhinsky at the service's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, September 11, 2023. Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A bronze statue of "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky, the ruthless founder of the Soviet secret police and architect of the Red Terror which followed the 1917 revolution, was unveiled on Monday at the headquarters of Russia's foreign spy service. Sergei Naryshkin, the chief of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), successor to the KGB's famed First Chief Directorate, marked the unveiling of the statue outside its Yasenevo headquarters in southern Moscow. Dzerzhinsky towered above Naryshkin, Putin's 68-year-old spy master, who stood with a group of other men - many of them unknown. The statue at the SVR looks remarkably similar to the one that once stood on Lubyanka Square.

Persons: Sergei Naryshkin, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Felix, Dzerzhinsky, Josef Stalin, Vladimir Putin's, Naryshkin, Nikita Petrov, Vladimir Lenin's, Lenin's, Putin, Guy Faulconbridge, Gareth Jones, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Foreign Intelligence Service, Russian Federation, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Reuters, Russian, Commission, Cheka, State Political Directorate, State Political, NKVD, Internal Affairs, KGB, Federal Security Service, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Vladimir Putin's Russia, Poland, Soviet Union, Dzerzhinsky, Soviet

Early Tuesday, a Ukrainian missile slammed into a hotel in the coastal town of Berdyansk that had been taken over by the Russian military. ‘Colossal support’Russian military bloggers have suggested that both Tsokov and Popov were capable soldiers who inspired loyalty among their men. Tsokov, 51, appears to have been a rising star in the Russian military. Senior Russian general, Ivan Popov, raised questions about the mass deaths and injuries of Russian military personnel. The loss of more capable commanders is another sign that Russia’s “special military operation” is looking less special by the week.

Persons: CNN —, Oleg Tsokov, Tsokov, Ivan Popov, Popov, Valery Gerasimov, vilely, Sergei Shoigu, ”, Vladimir Putin, Rybar, “ Popov, General Popov, “, Wagner, Oleg Surovikin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Surovikin, Prigozhin, Defense Andrei Kartapolov, Kartapolov, specter, OGPU –, Gerasimov, “ alarmism, Shoigu, George Hall, Russia Dara Massicot, Tweeting, Massicot, ” Rybar, upbraided, viscerally, Putin Organizations: CNN, Ukraine –, Southern Military District, Arms Army, Kremlin Press, Major, Institute for, Ukrainian, of Defense, Kremlin, Russia’s Aerospace Forces, State, Defense, Defense Ministry, Senior, Ministry of Defense, Surovik, George Hall of, RAND Corporation, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Armed Forces Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Berdyansk, Russian, Svatove, frontlines, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Senior Russian, St, Russia, Vuhledar

☆ Families of Wagner mercenaries killed fighting for Putin are given $60,000 compensation – and the number of payouts may be affecting Russia's economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wagner soldiers' families receive about 5 million rubles (about $60,000) when a relative is killed. That means more than $1 billion in cash may now be in circulation, affecting Russia's economy. In an audio comment published last month by his company Concorde, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said the families received "black cash" payments. The payments for so many deaths would equal 100 billion rubles ($1.2 billion) of cash flowing into Russia's financial system. In January, the Daily Beast reported that some families had yet to receive payments from Wagner.

Persons: Wagner, Bloomberg they'd, —, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Al Jazeera, Putin Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Wagner Group, German Marshall Fund, Concorde, Central Bank, Daily Beast, Kremlin, intel Locations: Al, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Moscow

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