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☆ Russian jet almost shot down a British surveillance plane flying near Ukraine, and only failed because the missile malfunctioned: report
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Russian jet tried to fire on a British spy plane last year, but the missile malfunctioned, NYT reports. In their telling, the Russian fighter jet pilot misheard the radar operator on the ground as conveying permission to fire, locked on to the British aircraft, and only failed because the missile didn't launch properly. One of the Russian jets "released a missile" in the "vicinity" of the UK plane, which he described as "potentially dangerous." Following the incident, the UK temporarily ceased surveillance patrols, later sending them out with an armed escort. A Russian Su-27 fighter jet seen approaching a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023, in video released by the US military.
☆ Russia is set to pass a measure that bans people who have been drafted to the military from leaving the country
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The measure would ban people who have been drafted from leaving the country, and track summons. According to The New York Times, Russia's state Duma has passed a measure which bans those who have been drafted to the military from leaving the country, imposing electronic draft summons and other measures. In Ukraine, the army is also trying to recruit more manpower amid heavy casualties sustained in the ongoing battle with Russia in eastern Bakhmut. At the outset of the war, Ukrainian imposed martial law, banning men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country in case they're needed for a draft. The country also instituted mobilization rules which make that same pool of men eligible to be drafted on a whim.
☆ The worst Pentagon leak in years may have started in a gamer chatroom, where people weirdly keep posting classified documents trying to win arguments on the internet
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The leaked Pentagon documents may have started in an online chatroom for gamers. It's not the first time users have leaked classified or sensitive information to the internet to settle a debate. "Here, have some leaked documents," the user wrote in response to the discussion. In recent years, players of "War Thunder" — a combat video game — have shared highly sensitive information to various chatrooms on multiple occasions, including content about tanks, fighter jets, and missiles. In one case, a user posted information from the manual of an F-16 fighter jet, as well as content about the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile.
☆ Drinking is killing Russian troops, according to UK intel. Widespread alcoholism during the first Crimean War 150 years ago resulted in Russia's defeat.
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
The Crimean War would become another example of the county's war drinking problem cataloged in the annals of Russian history. I don't think it's nearly as important nowadays, as it was during the Russo-Japanese War or World War One, but it's significant, right?" In an interview with Insider, Schrad expanded on the history of Russian drinking during wartime. A lot of it is the consequence of my research topic, which has been alcohol and Russian history. The Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, in particular, were all drunken fiascos.
☆ Leaked Pentagon documents appeared on a 'Minecraft' Discord server weeks before officials knew about a breach: report
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Leaked Pentagon documents appeared on Discord servers weeks before the received official attention. At least 10 documents appeared on the server "Minecraft Earth Map" on March 4, Bellingcat reported. At least 10 such documents were posted in March on a Discord server dedicated to the "Minecraft " video game, Bellingcat investigator Aric Toler reported. Wow_Mao told The New York Times he does not spend much time managing his Discord server but admits he could have moderated it better. The analyst cited conversations with several members of the Discord server, who sent him images of the documents.
☆ Russian jamming may have hamstrung a US-made bomb kit being used in Ukraine, leaked documents say
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Leaked Pentagon documents highlighted concerns about the Joint Direct Attack Munition weapon. The American-made bomb kit used by Ukraine may have been hamstrung by Russian jammers. One document in particular highlights concerns about US-made bomb kits which have been sent to Ukraine in recent months. One factor is the bomb fuses aren't arming at their release, which Ukraine's air force has worked to fix. Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe Pentagon documents first became public last week and circulated through social media platforms like Discord, Twitter, and Telegram.
☆ What's in the leaked Pentagon documents that could hurt Ukraine and has US officials panicking
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( John Haltiwanger | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Dozens of secret Pentagon documents were leaked online in recent weeks. Many of the documents appear to be intelligence briefing materials on a wide range of subjects, dating back to around early March. When were the documents leaked and who leaked them? But Bellingcat reported that some of the materials date back to January and may have been leaked online earlier. Leaked documents claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to attack Russian troop deployments inside Russia with drones.
☆ Britain says reported US intelligence leak has 'serious level of inaccuracy'
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that there was "a serious level of inaccuracy" in a widely-reported leak of alleged classified U.S. information. U.S. national security agencies and the Justice Department are investigating the release of dozens of classified documents to assess the damage to national security and relations with allies and other countries, including Ukraine. "The widely reported leak of alleged classified U.S. information has demonstrated a serious level of inaccuracy," a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in a statement published on Twitter. U.S. officials have said some documents giving battlefield casualty estimates from Ukraine appeared to have been altered to understate Russian losses. Reporting by William James; editing by Muvija M. and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Leaked intelligence document shows that Egypt, a longtime US ally, secretly planned to provide Russia with 40,000 rockets and gunpowder: report
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Egypt negotiated a massive weapons and gunpowder sale to Russia covertly, per The Washington Post. The revelation was made public through a leaked top-secret document, which surfaced on Discord. The US has said there is no proof that Egypt sold the 40,000 rockets to Russia, per the Post. One of the files detailed conversations between high-level Egyptian officials over the sale of weapons to Russia. The top secret document, dated February 17, features discussion from Egyptian officials about how to supply their Russian counterparts with gunpowder and artillery from Egyptian factories, per the Post.
☆ South Korea says leaked US intel document 'untrue' amid US spying allegations
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
REUTERS/Erin ScottSEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - A senior South Korean security official said on Tuesday that information contained in purportedly leaked U.S. confidential documents that appeared to be based on internal discussions among top South Korean officials is "untrue" and "altered." But internally, top South Korean officials were worried that the U.S. would divert them to Ukraine. South Korea has said its law forbids supplying weapons to countries engaged in conflict, meaning it can't send arms to Ukraine. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held phone talks with his South Korean counterpart on Tuesday and discussed recent media reports on the leak of confidential U.S. documents, South Korea's defence ministry said. During the phone conversation, which took place at the request of Austin, the Pentagon chief vowed to closely communicate and cooperate with South Korea on the issue, the ministry said.
☆ Ukraine's military intel chief privately warned Bakhmut was 'catastrophic' as he made a gamble to get it under control, leaked documents show
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The disclosure offers a glimpse into Ukrainian decision-making as Russian forces were closing in. Ukrainian soldiers ride atop a tank in the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The leaked US intelligence on Bakhmut, which offers insight into high-level Ukrainian decision-making, is only a slice of what the documents contain about Kyiv's military. One document in particular includes information about casualties on each side and indicates that more than twice as many Russian soldiers as Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting. Ukrainian soldiers help a wounded comrade into an evacuation vehicle in the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.
☆ South Korea says a 'considerable amount' of the leaked Pentagon documents are fabricated
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A trove of leaked Pentagon documents reveal US spying on allies, including South Korea. South Korea said it believes a lot of the documents are fabricated. Pentagon intelligence documents, which include intelligence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and on allies, including South Korea, were shared across multiple social media platforms last week. It's unclear if it was referring to content specifically related to South Korea. The leaked documents also deal with other US allies, including France, China, and Israel, as well as countries like Iran.
☆ Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu: Military exercises suggest China is getting 'ready to launch a war against Taiwan'
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jim Sciutto | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
And no matter whether it is 2025 or 2027 or even beyond, Taiwan simply needs to get ready,” he said. The exercises appeared to mark the first time the Chinese navy has simulated strikes by aircraft carrier-based warplanes on Taiwan. And China cannot dictate how our friends want to show support to Taiwan.”Beijing conducted similar large-scale military exercises around Taiwan last August, after then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island. Those exercises included Chinese missile launches over the island, something that has not been seen so far in the current drills. Taiwan and China have been governed separately since the end of a civil war more than seven decades ago, in which the defeated Nationalists fled to Taipei.
☆ Australia defence chief: US intel leak report 'serious' incident
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Kirsty Needham | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
SYDNEY, April 11 (Reuters) - A possible intelligence leak by the United States was a "serious" incident, Angus Campbell, the chief of Australia's Defence Force, said on Tuesday, adding that the U.S. was engaging with its partners to understand the consequences. The AUKUS partnership with Britain and the United States for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines was the most prominent example of engagement, he said, but Australia was also working with Pacific island and South East Asian nations. Asked whether Australia had a role in a conflict over Taiwan, Campbell said, "Anything that undermines the security, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region in which we live is of interest to Australia." The war in Ukraine showed that there was no way to predict how any conflict would unfold, Campbell said. Reporting by Kirsty Needham; Editing by Tom Hogue, Clarence Fernandez and Gerry DoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ China could cross a red line and start arming Russia if Ukraine pulls off a major counterattack, leaked Pentagon papers say
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Leaked US documents reveal what could prompt China to begin arming Russia, reports say. A Ukrainian attack on Russia using NATO weapons could be a red line for China, they say. The US Defense Department documents posted online appear to contain extensive discussion of the Ukraine conflict, and of China's military plans and capabilities. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2021, China has trodden a careful path, seeking to portray itself as neutral in the conflict. The leaked papers suggest that it is attacks within Russia itself that would draw China into the war.
☆ More than twice as many Russian troops as Ukrainians have been killed in Putin's war, leaked estimates show
  + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Leaked estimates show more than twice as many Russians and Ukrainians have been killed in the war. The documents, which were recently leaked on social media and are currently the focus of a federal investigation, offer estimates for Russian and Ukrainian casualties. The Center for Strategic & International Studies, meanwhile, assessed that same month that between 60,000 and 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers of the Aidar battalion training at an undetermined location in Donetsk oblast on April 4, 2023. For example, in some cases, information about Russian casualties appears to have been altered to show a much lower killed in action figure for the Russian forces.
☆ Russia is offering bonus pay for soldiers who can destroy tanks supplied by NATO, report says
  + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
NATO countries such as the US, Germany, and Poland have agreed to send tanks to aid Ukraine. Leaked documents show that Russia is offering troops "financial incentives" to destroy them, per NYT. Videos of the tanks being destroyed will then be used to boost Russia's confidence, documents say. Some of the leaked documents also showed that Ukraine may deplete its air defenses by May, emboldening Russia to utilize bomber jets against Ukrainian forces. One repeated misstep by Russia was sending a fleet of unprotected tanks into an ambush in Bucha and, later, in Vuhledar.
☆ China has not provided extensive assistance to Russia as part of its war against Ukraine even as the two countries forge closer ties, senior Treasury officials say
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
One senior Treasury official said that China is, as of now, unwilling to provide material support to Russia at scale and in a significant way, pointing instead to Russian efforts to source material from North Korea and Iran. The US and its allies have also taken more direct action, sanctioning a Chinese satellite company providing intelligence to Russian forces in January and putting some Chinese companies on the US export control list. But in recent months officials have also begun to see some results from their public and private efforts. Turkish officials told the US last month that their government has been taking further action to block the transit of sanctioned goods directly to Russia, according to a source familiar with the discussion. In a speech earlier this year on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo publicly warned Russian intelligence services that the US is monitoring their efforts and is cracking down.
☆ Russia uses facial recognition technology from US companies to spy on anti-war protestors, says report
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Court records show Moscow's surveillance network played a role in the arrests of protesters, says Reuters. US facial recognition technology is aiding the tracking of protestors in Russia, said Reuters. More than 3,000 cameras in Moscow are connected to facial recognition systems. According to the court records, many of those detained due to the cameras were during anti-government protests in 2021. After he was detained by police, he was asked about his views on the Ukraine war and on Russia President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported.
☆ Ukraine's tank force shouldn't stand a chance against Russia's on paper, but dumb mistakes keep tipping the scales
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Russia has more tanks than Ukraine, more updated tanks than Ukraine, and more tank options. All three Western tank models are larger than most Russian tanks and are "quite survivable" thanks to their advanced armor, according to Edmonds. It's still unclear when the Western tanks will arrive or what role they will ultimately play in Ukraine's future offensives. "This stalemated frontline where we are right now, this is not a good environment for tanks," Cancian said. But the number of incoming Western tanks — less than 150 — is unlikely to change the tides of war.
☆ Trump again defends Putin and rips into DeSantis for calling him an 'authoritarian gas station attendant' and a 'war criminal'
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ron DeSantis called Putin "basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons." Trump knocked DeSantis over the comments, claiming the rhetoric could lead to war. Trump has a long history of defending Putin and called his justification for invading Ukraine "genius." —Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) March 29, 2023Representatives for DeSantis and Romney did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. In the interview last week in which he called Putin a war criminal, DeSantis said his comments had been "mischaracterized."
☆ How an elite brigade of Russian marines was repeatedly mauled in Ukraine and became an emblem of the invasion's failures
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
An elite brigade within Russia's military is a shadow of itself after taking huge losses in Ukraine. In many ways, the journey of the 155th reflects the larger struggles of the Russian military, which entered Ukraine expecting a quick victory but has instead suffered embarrassing setbacks. Baev said that its members are supposed to be better trained and more professional than other parts of the Russian military, which can rely on conscripts. And, as the fighting dragged and more marines died, the Russian military kept reinforcing the 155th with fresh recruits, which brought its own problems. Yet earlier this month Ukraine claimed that commanders in the brigade were refusing to fight near the city of Vuhledar.
☆ Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +15 min
And the Chinese government’s authoritarian approach to numerous other issues clashes with important American values, said many Asian Americans interviewed for this article. Concerns about China have gone mainstream as US national security officials and lawmakers have publicly grappled with state-backed ransomware attacks and other hacking attempts. People rallied during a "Stop Asian Hate" march to protest against anti-Asian hate crimes on Foley Square in New York, on April 4, 2021. But to Chu, the incident was an example of the way politics surrounding China, technology and national security have fueled anti-Asian sentiment. “Asian American issues are American issues, and all Americans deserve to be treated with respect.
☆ A key air defense system wasn't working right when a drone killed an American in Syria, pushing the US to retaliate with force
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The main air defense system at a coalition airbase was "not fully operational" when the attack unfolded, The New York Times reported on Friday. One US official told the Times that the Avenger defense system could have been suffering from a maintenance problem. The drone, which the US intelligence community suspects is of Iranian origin, killed a US contractor and wounded five American service members and an additional contractor. The three injured service members and the contractor were transported to a coalition medical facility in Iraq, while the other two injured service members were treated on site. Austin said his thoughts are with the family and colleagues of the contractor who was killed and also with the wounded service members.
☆ Mistakes by the US's top spies allowed China to turn a deadly mid-air collision into an intelligence coup
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( James Bamford | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +36 min
On April 1, 2001, a US EP-3 spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet over the South China Sea. One of eleven left in the fleet, the tired 1960s-era spy plane bristled with porcupine-like antennas. Within minutes, however, the fighters had reached the lumbering spy plane, and while Zhao Yu hung back about a half-mile, Wang Wei rapidly closed in. In severe trouble, he immediately radioed the base, telling them he was unable to maneuver and being sucked in by the spy plane. "You are not allowed aboard the aircraft," Osborn said.
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