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☆ Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

The Ukrainian government says there are thousands of people like Dima, civilians arrested by Russia who have been held in arbitrary detention for years. In the early weeks of the war, Russian troops took over their home, parking their tank in the garden and stealing anything of value. Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia opened a second pre-trial detention facility in Simferopol, SIZO No. Detained civilians, however, are stuck in limbo. Mariana Checheliuk's photos were among those displayed by relatives of detained civilians at a recent protest in Kyiv.

Persons: Ukraine CNN — “, ”, Vasyl Khyliuk, Dmytro Khyliuk, Dima, –, Ivana Kottasova, Dmytro Lubinets, Lubinets, ” Achille Després, Cross, it’s, Vasyl, ” Vasyl, Halyna, “, Dmytro Khyliuk’s, Russia —, Khyliuk, Anastasiia, MIHR, Pantielieieva, CNN “ We’ve, ” Pantielieieva, Yulia Khrypun, Serhii, ’, Serhii Khrypun, Yulia, ” Yulia, Mariana Checheliuk, Mariana, Natalia Checheliuk, ” Natalia, ’ ” Natalia, Alexander Ermochenko, Mariana –, Mila, Natalia, Volodymyr, Zelensky, Mariana Checheliuk's Organizations: Ukraine CNN, Ukrainian Independent, Agency, Kyiv, CNN, Russian Federation, International Committee, Ukrainian, Organization for Security, Getty, Media Initiative, Human Rights, Penal, Russian Investigative Committee, Russian Prison Service, ICRC, Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Russian Federal Security Service, Russian National Guard, Directorate, General Staff, Serhii, Crimean Human Rights, Maxar Technologies, Volunteers, Russia, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Security Service of Ukraine, Ukraine’s, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Information Bureau, Ministry, “, Headquarters Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Dima, Ukrainian, Kozarovychi, Russia, Geneva, Europe, Novozybkov, Russia’s Bryansk, Russia’s Vladimir, Mordovia, Russian, Moscow, Bryansk, Nove, Tokmak, Melitopol, Olenivka, Kursk, Crimea, Kamensk, Russia’s Rostov, Yulia Khrypun Russia, Chonhar, Kherson, Crimean, Crimean Tatars, Simferopol, SIZO, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, ‘, Mariupol, Zaporizhzhia, Bezimenne, Donetsk People’s Republic, Azovstal, Donetsk, Taganrog, Kamyshin, Russia’s Volgograd, Qatar

Russian exports of gasoline and cross-border supplies of diesel by rail and road are still prohibited, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. On Sept. 21 Russia temporarily banned most exports of gasoline and diesel to cope with a domestic market shortage, with pipeline operator Transneft (TRNF_p.MM) halting diesel shipments from Primorsk from Sept. 22. TASS news agency cited a spokesman for Transneft as saying that the oil pipeline monopoly had restarted diesel exports on Saturday. Of that, 3.5 million tons of gasoline and 6.6 million tons of diesel were exported by rail, according to the LSEG data. Since the ban was introduced, wholesale diesel prices on the local exchange have fallen by 21%, while gasoline prices are down 10%.

Persons: Vasily Fedosenko, Alexander Novak, Pavel Sorokin, Russia's, Vladimir Soldatkin, Natalia Chumakova, Kirsten Donovan, Susan Fenton Organizations: Irkutsk Oil Company, REUTERS, Baltic Sea's, TASS, RBC, Diesel, Thomson Locations: Russian, Irkutsk Region, Russia, Baltic, MOSCOW, United States, Primorsk, Russian Baltic

☆ Injured Russian soldiers are being sent back to the front line without being treated amid manpower and ammunition shortages, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Injured Russian soldiers are being sent back to the front lines without treatment, a report says. One soldier's mother reportedly said that they were being treated "like cows at a slaughterhouse." Russia appears to be suffering from manpower shortages as Ukraine's counteroffensive continues. The claims come amid further reports about Russia's mounting losses and ammunition shortages as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive. A recent investigative report by independent Russian outlets said that the average time for a mobilized Russian troop to die in Ukraine was just four-and-a-half months.

Persons: Irina, Nikolai, Ekaterina Bogdanova, Kostya, Bogdanova, —, Anton Gerashchenko Organizations: Service, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Guards, Rifle Brigade, Internal Affairs of Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Radio Free Europe, Russian, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Internal Affairs of Ukraine

☆ Ukrainian intercepts show Russian soldiers’ anger at losses, disarray
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Story contains strong languageUkraine’s counteroffensive was in its second month when Andrey, a Russian soldier, called his wife to say his unit was taking heavy casualties. The expletive-laden intercepts, shared with Reuters by a Ukrainian intelligence source, provide a rare - albeit partial - glimpse into the conditions of some Russian soldiers as Kyiv prosecuted a major counteroffensive, which started in early June, two military analysts told Reuters. Ukraine has acknowledged that its efforts to recapture territory have been hindered by vast Russian minefields and well-prepared defensive lines. The Ukrainian intelligence source said they illustrated the challenges facing Russian soldiers but did not elaborate on how the recordings were selected. In the excerpts, several soldiers used profane language to describe Russian units that had taken heavy casualties and had been unable to retrieve their wounded.

Persons: Andrey, ” Andrey, “, Neil Melvin, Vladimir Putin, SBU, ” Maxim, Anna, Kupiansk, Maxim, Putin, ”, Elena, Alexei, “ Everyone’s, Dmitry Medvedev, Tom Balmforth, Filipp Lebedev, Eve Watling, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Security Service of Ukraine, Reuters, International Security, Royal United Services Institute, Russia’s Defence Ministry, Ukrainian General Staff, Lyman, Russia’s 52nd Regiment, U.S . Defence Intelligence Agency, “, ” Reuters, Russian Security Council Locations: Russian, Soviet, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Russia, London, Irkutsk, Russia’s, Afghanistan, Rubizhne, Ukraine’s, Luhansk

Online, the Defense Ministry published a splashy video ad focusing on two central motivations: machismo, and money. It defines military service as more meaningful — and manly — than what’s depicted as the Russian man’s typical, humdrum existence. Since the invasion’s beginning, state television newscasts have been offering viewers a sanitized view of the war. “I got all the payments that contract servicemen are entitled to if they’re wounded,” the veteran, Nikolai Karpenko, says. “Contract military service, Nikolai says, gave him the chance to show that he’s a real defender of the fatherland,” the reporter intones.

Persons: “, Nikolai Karpenko, Nikolai, intones Organizations: Defense Ministry, Russian Defense Locations: Russian, Irkutsk, Siberia, Ukraine

☆ State of emergency around fuel tanker crash site in Russia's Irkutsk region - governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 13 (Reuters) - A state of emergency was introduced around the area where two fuel tankers collided on the Lena River in southeastern Russia's Irkutsk region, damaging a container and spilling gasoline into the water, the region's governor said early on Tuesday. The situation was complicated as other vessels were still traveling on the river, Kobzev said. He said that emergency services were working to prevent the diversion of water from the river. The Lena River, the world's 11th longest, originates near Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region in southeastern Siberia and flows into the Arctic Ocean. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Igor Kobzev, Lena, Kobzev, Lidia Kelly, Sonali Paul Organizations: Thomson Locations: Russia's Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Irkutsk, Siberia, Melbourne

☆ Moscow's 'special' forces: An inside look at how Russia's famed Spetsnaz really operate
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Mark Galeotti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

Russia's Spetsnaz forces are often depicted as a kind of Russian super troops. Osprey PublishingMost countries' special forces emphasize physical fitness, determination and aggression. Special people, for special tasksMembers of the Russian military's 16th Separate Special Purpose Brigade during an exercise in 2018. Even so, being better than most of the Soviet army's miserable and recalcitrant conscript forces did not make most of them truly special, special forces. The special operations commandMembers of Russian's 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade during an exercise in November 2017.

☆ Videos capture Russian MiG-31 jet bursting into flames before it crashed into a lake
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian interceptor aircraft crashed into a remote area in northwestern Russia on Wednesday. Both pilots ejected before the MiG-31 went down, and there were no report of civilian injuries. The accident comes just days after another jet accidentally bombed a Russian city. Footage published by state-run media outlet Russia Today showed wreckage of the MiG-31 strewn across a frozen lake, where law enforcement also told TASS the plane crashed. RT cited witnesses saying that the aircraft crashed over 200 feet from the shore.

India's oil trade, in response to the turmoil of sanctions and the Ukraine war, provides the strongest evidence so far of a shift into other currencies that could prove lasting. MTS had facilitated some Indian oil non-dollar payments, the trade sources said. An Indian refining source said most Russian banks have faced sanctions since the war but Indian customers and Russian suppliers are determined to keep trading Russian oil. "As it is, the government is not asking us to stop buying Russian oil, so we are hopeful that an alternative payment mechanism will be found in case the current system is blocked." Similarly, many banks from Russia have opened accounts with Indian banks to facilitate trade.

☆ A regiment of drafted Russian soldiers who made video plea to Putin to stop them being 'slaughtered' are now mostly dead, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Drafted Russian soldiers made a video appeal to Vladimir Putin for help. Most of the soldiers in the regiment have died in Donetsk since recording the video, a report says. "Please help," the soldiers say in the video while in their uniforms with their faces covered. In the video, which was published by Telegram channel of the Siberian news outlet Lyudi Baikala on February 25, the soldiers directly ask Putin for help. The video was the soldiers' third such appeal, according to the Russian outlet The Insider.

☆ Crashes behind the front lines hint at a looming problem for isolated Russia's Air Force
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia lost several combat aircraft to crashes in the final months of 2022. The question is what has changed in Russian aircraft reliability and maintenance? The site where a Russian military aircraft crashed into a residential building in the city of Irkutsk on October 23. REUTERS/StringerFor example, measuring the impact of mobilization on Russian manufacturing is difficult, as is determining how many aircraft parts Russia is covertly importing. In the end, Russian aircraft maintenance may face a mix of problems.

☆ Unit of Siberian oil and gas condensate field catches fire
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A unit at an oil and gas condensate Markovskoye (Markovsky) field in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia has caught fire over an area of about 1,000 square metres, the local emergency service said on social media on Sunday. There was no danger to other units of the field, it added. The field is owned by the Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), one of Russia's largest private oil producers. One person was injured in the fire, a regional governor said on social media, citing preliminary information. Reporting by Reuters Editing by Mark Heinrich and Jane MerrimanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: G7 price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil: what are the main elements
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The price cap comes on top of an EU embargo on buying seaborne Russian crude oil as a measure aimed mainly at providing third-party countries with an option to still buy it if the transaction is at or below the price cap level. Below are the main elements of how the price cap is supposed to work:PRICE CAP LEVELThe price cap was set at $60 per barrel. Shipping companies will not be allowed to provide tankers for the transport of Russian crude unless the oil is sold at or below the $60 price cap. WHAT IS ALLOWEDProviding financial and shipping services for Russian crude oil is allowed if it is bought at or below the price cap as well as in an emergency. Specific projects which are essential for the energy security of certain third-party countries may be exempted from the price cap.

☆ Thailand still wants Russian tourists – and direct flights are making it easy to get to Phuket
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Direct flights between Russia and Thailand's largest island, Phuket, resumed on October 30. On the same day, the Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot restarted direct flights to Thailand, India, and the Maldives. In January, 24,000 Russian tourists arrived in Phuket. Now that direct flights have returned, Russian airlines are fast expanding their routes to Thailand, according to The Thaiger. The country aims to welcome 1 million Russian tourists in 2022, per DW, with numbers forecast to peak in the coming winter as Russians trade cold for tropical beaches.

☆ Russian jets have crashed into apartment buildings twice in less than a week, highlighting Putin's military struggles at home
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Russian warplane crashed in Siberia on Sunday, killing both pilots. The crash was the second time in less than a week a Russian military aircraft slammed into a residential area, causing fatalities. The deadly crashes come as Russia's military also struggles abroad in its fight in Ukraine. It's the second time in less than a week that a Russian warplane crashed into a residential area, resulting in fatalities. Some casualty estimates for the Russian military in Ukraine are as high as 90,000.

☆ Russian fighter jet crashes in Siberian city
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk and the two pilots were killed, officials said Sunday. In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-story house in the city. Last Monday, a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern city of Yeysk, near Ukraine, and at least 15 people were killed. Russian news agencies said the plane in Sunday’s incident was an Su-30. In a statement, the emergency situations ministry said the plane crashed during a test flight.

☆ Russian fighter jet crashes into Siberian home, two pilots killed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 23 (Reuters) - A Russian military jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two pilots were killed, officials said, the second such fatal incident in six days involving a Sukhoi fighter plane. In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-storey house in the city. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOfficials said the plane was a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter on a test flight. Last Monday, a Sukhoi Su-34 crashed into an apartment block in the southern city of Yeysk, near Ukraine, and at least 15 people were killed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jake Cordell and Mark Trevelyan, Editing by William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Gunman fires at Russian draft office amid anger over Ukraine mobilization
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A gunman opened fire at a draft office in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk on Monday amid a growing backlash against President Vladimir Putin’s chaotic efforts to mobilize more people to boost his troops in Ukraine. A video circulating online, confirmed by NBC News to have been shot in the draft office, showed people inside running for cover and screaming as the gunman fired. But Melvin said it's further evidence of Russia's disorganized mobilization drive. The unrest throughout Russia comes against the backdrop of a voting process underway in four Moscow-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of their sins.

☆ Gunman detained after shooting at draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Felix Light | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A gunman has been detained after opening fire at a draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region on Monday, the local governor said. The gunman, who in a video published on social media is seen identifying himself to police officers as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin, opened fire at a draft office in the town of Ust-Ilimsk. A separate video of the shooting shows him firing at least one shot inside the draft office. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIrkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev wrote on the Telegram messaging app that the draft office head was in hospital in a critical condition, and that the detained shooter "will absolutely be punished". Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A Russian man who was called up to fight in Ukraine shot an official at a local enlistment office, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Russian man shot the head of a local military draft committee in Siberia on Monday, reports said. A video of the incident shared online shows an official collapsing on stage after a shot rings out. The gunman was detained and the official is in critical condition, the reports said. The video shows two military officials on stage in front of a group of new recruits who had been called up to fight in the ongoing war in Ukraine, The Insider reported. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out and one of the officials collapses as everyone else runs out of the enlistment in panic, the video shows.

☆ 72 de ani de la al doilea val de deportări din Basarabia
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +14 min

Astăzi se împlinesc 72 de ani de la al doilea val de deportări, cel mai mare, al celor mai buni basarabeni în înghețurile Siberiei. A fost o „operațiune” planificată din timp, scopul căreia a fost decapitarea acestei așchii de popor român din Basarabia. Astfel, soarta a peste 40000 de oameni, între care mai mult de 1/3 copii până la 17 ani, a fost pecetluită printr-o singură trăsătură de condei. În final, la 6 iulie 1949 a început al doilea val al deportărilor. Acesta a fost motivul de bază al acestei deportări.

Persons: RSSM I, Iosif Mordoveţ, Ion Țurcanu, Stalin, Moldovei, Leonid Brejnev, ., I.A . Serov, Andronovici, Ivan Ilici, Colonelul, Alexandr, Colonel, Serghei Zaharovici, Maiorul, Căpitanul, Lev Zinovievici, Leonid Iosifovici, I, Mordoveţ, Rudi G, Valeriu Dulgheru Organizations: CC, Ministerul Agriculturii, Central, Interne Locations: basarabeni, Siberiei, Basarabia, Siberia, PCUS, URSS, RSS Moldovenească, RSSM, Moldova, Moscova, Sud, Basarabiei, RSS, Kurgan, Tiumeni, Irkutsk, Habarovsk, Kazahstan, Kazahstanul de Sud, Rusia, Republicii Moldova, Corneşti, Neagra, Odesa, basarabean, Rudi, săteşti, România

☆ Rusia raportează 652 de decese provocate de COVID-19, cel mai mare bilanț zilnic de la începutul pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Numărul deceselor cauzate de coronavirus în Rusia pe zi a crescut cu 652 față de 611 cu o zi înainte, aceasta fiind cel mai mare număr zilnic de la începutul pandemiei. Numărul de cazuri confirmate de infecție cu coronavirus a crescut cu 20.616 pe zi, până la 5.493.557. În termeni relativi, creșterea numărului de cazuri a fost de 0,38%. Numărul rușilor care s-au recuperat de la coronavirus a crescut cu 14.697 pe zi, la 4.984.037.Proporția pacienților externați, conform sediului central, este de aproximativ 90,7% din numărul total al celor infectați. La data de 17 iunie, autoritățile ruse au anunțat că Moscova se confruntă cu o nouă variantă a coronavirus, mai agresivă şi mai contagioasă, iar situaţia se deteriorează rapid.

Locations: Rusia, Sankt Petersburg, Nijni Novgorod, Republica Buriatia, Irkutsk, Krasnodar, Moscovei, Bryansk, Moscova

☆ IMAGINI ŞOCANTE! Momentul în care un bărbat este împușcat de poliţişti după ce i-a atacat cu cuțite (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un bărbat a fost împușcat de forțele de ordine după ce i-a atacat pe polițiști cu două cuțite. - Lasă cuțitul jos! - Pune cuțitul jos! Potrivit presei locale, oamenii legii au fost apelați de vecinii bărbatului, care au spus ca acesta avea un comportament neadecvat. Potrivit presei locale, atacatorul era un localnic de 44 de ani care avea antecedente penale.

Persons: Aha Locations: rusă Irkutsk

În aceste clipe, în orașele mari din Rusia se desfășoară proteste în susținerea lui Aleksei Navalnîi. Centrul Moscovei și a Sankt Petersburgului a fost închis noaptea trecută. Protestele în susținerea lui Navalnîi au loc, în ciuda prezenței masive a poliției la Irkutsk și Vladivostok. Echipa lui Navalnîi a anunțat proteste în peste 160 de orașe. Aleksei Navalnîi a fost arestat pe 17 ianuarie la întoarcerea sa în Rusia din Germania, unde a primit tratament îndelungat după otrăvirea sa în Siberia în luna august a anului trecut cu un agent neurotoxic din categoria Noviciok.

Persons: Aleksei Navalnîi, Petersburgului, Kira Iarmîș, Charles Michel, Navalnîi, Navalnii, Vladimir Putin, Путин, Навальный Organizations: Consiliului European, FSB, ФБК, Навальный Locations: Rusia, Moscova, Federație Rusă, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, sanitate, Germania, Siberia, Occident, Омск, Новосибирск

☆ Pomul de Crăciun dintr-o suburbie a oraşului rusesc Irkutsk a luat foc
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Pomul de Crăciun dintr-o suburbie a oraşului rusesc Irkutsk a luat foc. Potrivit autorităţilor, cauza incendiului a fost un scurtcircuit. Ulterior, însă, s-a constatat că nu ardea însuşi bradul, ci cutia de distribuţie electrică a pomului de Crăciun. Din fericire, flăcările au fost stinse în scurt timp şi nimeni nu a avut de suferit. Conform administrației orașului, bradul nu va fi schimbat, pentru că incendiul nu l-a deteriorat grav.

Persons: Crăciun Locations: Irkutsk

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