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☆ Putin axes defense minister, replaces him with an economist
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Putin replaced his longtime defense minister Sergei Shoigu with an economist Andrey Belousov. AdvertisementRussian leader Vladimir Putin is replacing his longtime defense minister Sergei Shoigu, 68, with an economist. On Sunday, Putin named former deputy prime minister and economic development minister Andrey Belousov, 65, as his new defense chief. Shoigu, who served as defense minister since 2012, now runs Russia's Security Council instead, taking over from Putin ally Nikolai Patrushev. Representatives for Russia's defense ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Andrey Belousov, Belousov, —, Dmitry Peskov, Shoigu, Nikolai Patrushev, Peskov, Timur Ivanov, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Shoigu's, It's, didn't Organizations: Sunday, Service, TASS, Russian Ministry of Defense, Security, Putin, Industrial Commission, CNN, BI Locations: Shoigu, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia has been fortifying its Black Sea Fleet naval base, says the UK's defense ministry. The ministry added that the Black Sea Fleet has become less active after its commander was replaced. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia has been beefing up the defenses for its Black Sea Fleet naval base in Novorossiysk, the UK's defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on Thursday.

Persons: — Organizations: Sea Fleet, Service Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Novorossiysk

☆ Russia is moving barges in to try to protect what remains of its damaged Black Sea Fleet, UK defense ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is fortifying its Black Sea Fleet with barges, says the UK's defense ministry. The barges are meant to "enhance the defences of the port" against Ukraine's attacks, per the UK. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is now resorting to barges to shore up the defenses for its Black Sea Fleet. "Recent imagery analysis has identified four barges positioned at the entrance to the Black Sea Fleet facility of Novorossiysk Sea Port," the UK's defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on Sunday.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Black, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Novorossiysk Sea Port

☆ Russia's Black Sea Fleet is 'functionally inactive' after being pummeled hard by Ukraine, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The UK said Russia's Black Sea Fleet is 'functionally inactive' after Ukraine hit two of its ships. Ukraine claims to have taken out a third of Russia's navy in the waters through a series of attacks. AdvertisementThe UK's defense ministry declared Russia's Black Sea Fleet "functionally inactive" after Ukraine claimed to have struck another two of its ships. UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps wrote on Sunday that Ukrainian attacks are taking a "massive" toll on the Russian fleet, in a post that appeared to confirm a pair of strikes Ukraine announced on Sunday. "Russia has sailed the Black Sea since 1783 but is now forced to constrain its fleet to port," Shapps wrote.

Persons: Grant Shapps, —, Shapps Organizations: Ukraine, UK Defence, Service Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ Ukraine claims it shot down a key A-50 Russian spy plane — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's air force said it has shot down another Russian A-50 spy plane. Ukraine previously said it shot down a Russian A-50 in January. AdvertisementUkraine's air force said it shot down another Russian A-50 spy plane on Friday. The A-50 is a crucial spy plane that allows Russian to detect incoming Ukrainian missiles and identify ground targets. AdvertisementIn mid-January, Ukraine said it shot down another Russian A-50 spy plane over Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region on the same day it also said it shot down an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne command post.

Persons: —, Gustav Gressel, Natalie Musumeci, Sinéad Baker Organizations: Service, CNN, Business, Ilyushin, UK's Defense Ministry, European Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Zaporizhzhia, Azov, Kyiv

☆ Missiles that a UK warship has used to shoot down Houthi threats are getting the ability to battle new targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The UK is planning to upgrade the missiles that it's used to destroy Houthi drones in the Red Sea. Sea Viper, an advanced air-defense system, is getting updated missiles and a software upgrade. AdvertisementThe UK plans to upgrade the missiles that one of the Royal Navy's warships has used to shoot down Houthi drones. Shapps confirmed in mid-December that the HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile to destroy a drone targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea. AdvertisementThe HMS Diamond, a UK warship, responds to a Houthi attack on Jan. 9, 2023.

Persons: —, Diamond, Chris Sellars, Handout, Grant Shapps, Shapps, HMS Diamond, Anthony Rimington Organizations: Service, Royal, UK Ministry of Defense, Royal Navy, Prosperity, REUTERS, HMS, French Navy, US Navy, Sunday, US Central Command Locations: Red, Iran, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, British

☆ Russia's laser beam weapons are being frustrated by low clouds that are stopping them from hitting their targets, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has a weapons system that uses a drone's laser to identify targets. Russia will likely try to improve the system in what could be a winter fighting boost, it added. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian drones that use laser beams to identify targets in Ukraine are being frustrated by low clouds, according to British intelligence. The UK Ministry of Defence's intelligence update on Tuesday assessed the performance of drones that use lasers to spot targets for Russia's 152mm Krasnopol-M2 artillery munitions. Russia will likely try to improve the system by boosting "Krasnopol's flight performance and reduce the round's laser detection time," the UK update said.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, UK Ministry of, UK, EU Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Estonian

☆ North Korea is sending massive amounts of munitions to Russia and is on track to be one of its biggest weapons suppliers, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

North Korea has shipped Russia more than 1,000 containers of munitions in recent weeks, intel suggests. North Korea is now on track to become one of Russia's biggest foreign arms suppliers alongside Iran and Belarus, the UK's defense ministry said. The White House is also closely monitoring the situation and said a military alliance between Russia and North Korea could destabilize the region. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe UK's defense ministry said Thursday that North Korea has sent a huge amount of munitions to Russia recently and is on track to become one of Russia's biggest foreign arms suppliers. North Korea has sent Russia more than 1,000 containers of munitions over the last several weeks, the UK's Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence dispatch on X.

Persons: —, John Kirby, Kirby Organizations: intel, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, White, Security, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine Locations: Korea, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Belarus, DPRK, North

☆ The guy who drove a rolling tank bomb at Russian soldiers jammed the accelerator down before jumping out of a hatch, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The brigade told Insider the driver had to position the tank, jam the accelerator, and jump out. The UK Ministry of Defence previously said that Ukraine had destroyed many Russian tank bombs before they got close enough to do any significant damage. The tank used was a T-62 captured from Russian forces when Ukraine took back the city of Kherson last year. Galas said Ukraine took dozens of similar tanks in that operation, where he said Russian forces "were running away and they were leaving behind their tanks." But as its condition worsened, the decision was made to pack it with explosives and send it back toward Russian forces.

Persons: Yaroslav Galas, Vasil Dudinets, Galas, Dudinets, didn't, would've Organizations: Service, Transcarpathian Brigade, UK Ministry of Defence Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Kherson, Soviet Union

☆ Ukraine hit Russia with one of its own prized tactics — turning an old, captured tank into a giant rolling bomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine filled a tank with explosives and sent it toward Russian positions, a brigade said. Turning tanks into huge bombs is a tactic Russia has been using in Ukraine. The driver said he knew it would be "instant death" if the tank was hit and the explosives went off. The brigade said it used a captured Russian tank to make the explosive — specifically a decades-old T-62 it took earlier in the war. The spokesman, Yaroslav Halas, said a Ukrainian tank driver had to drive the explosive-filled tank most of the way to its target.

Persons: Yaroslav Halas, Halas, Vasil Dudinets, Dudinets Organizations: Service, Mountain Assault Brigade, Facebook, Pravda, UK Ministry of Defence, 128th Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian, Ukrainian, Soviet Union, Kherson

☆ Russian commanders now punish misbehaving troops by sticking them in dirt holes covered with metal grilles called 'zindans:' UK intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The holes in the ground are covered by metal grilles, and are makeshift dungeons called "zindans." Independent Russian media also reported recent cases of Russian troops being held in"zindans." The intelligence update comes several weeks after the independent Russian media outlet Vertska also reported that Russian troops were beaten and placed in "zindans." He pleaded for help from the Russian defense ministry, accusing his commanding officer of being "corrupt." The Russian defense ministry's press service did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

☆ Russia plans to send its strongest tanks to drive around Ukraine but is too scared to put them in combat, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia may deploy its new T-14 Armata tanks in Ukraine, British intelligence said Thursday. But it is "unlikely to trust" the tank in combat given problems in its development, it said. "If Russia deploys T-14, it will likely primarily be for propaganda purposes," it concluded. "Production is probably only in the low tens, while commanders are unlikely to trust the vehicle in combat." The T-14 isn't the only advanced combat vehicle Russia appears to be using mostly for show in Ukraine.

☆ Russia appears to have restocked its supply of Iranian-made suicide drones as it unleashes fresh wave of attacks, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has unleashed a fresh wave of Iranian suicide drone attacks on Ukraine, suggesting a restock. This follows a three-week hiatus in the attacks, and it was suspected that their drone supply was low. It also appears that Russia has resolved issues that prevented the drones from working in cold weather. Reports suggested that Russia appeared to be running out of its supply of the deadly drones. The United Nations is looking into accusations that Iran supplied Russia with drones, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this week.

☆ Russia is likely removing nuclear warheads from cruise missiles and firing them into Ukraine, the UK says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is likely firing cruise missiles with nuclear warheads removed into Ukraine, UK's defense ministry said. The defense ministry said that open source imagery appeared to show an AS-15 KENT air-launched cruise missile that had been shot down in Ukraine. Russian warship launching a cruise missile. US officials previously said that Russia is likely struggling to replenish its stockpiles due to sanctions and supply chain disruptions, the Associated Press reported. Russia has not provided any information about its missile supplies, and there is no data to assess it independently.

☆ More than 400 Russian reservists died after their commanders ran away during a Ukrainian artillery bombardment, Russian soldier says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Their wives are pleading with authorities to rescue the mobilized men, per Russian outlet Verstka. A second, unnamed soldier corroborated Agafonov's account, saying that "hundreds" of reservists died that day, per The Guardian. On October 13, Anastasia Kashevarova, a pro-war Russian blogger, complained on her Telegram channel of how the Russian reservists are being treated. The Russian Telegram channel "War on Fakes," which spreads disinformation in the Kremlin's favor and is often quoted by Russian authorities, claimed on Sunday that reports of mass casualties among the Russian reservists were fake. Western intelligence now regularly reports that Russian reservists are arriving at the frontlines with poor equipment and Soviet era weapons.

☆ China is headhunting former British pilots to train its forces, and the UK military is desperate to stop it, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UK says its military pilots are being recruited by China to help train Beijing's army. According to British media reports, pilots are making as much as $270,000 a year for their help. According to the BBC, China wants to use the pilots to deepen its understanding of Western planes and their operators. To warn military personnel against these efforts, the defense ministry's defense intelligence service even issued a "threat alert" on Tuesday, the report said. The UK defense ministry spokesperson referred to the situation as a "contemporary" security issue in a statement to Insider and said the country is trying to clamp down on security legislation.

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