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☆ A Russian murder convict joined Wagner, went home, killed again, then got out a 2nd time by joining the army: rights group
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Court records show Rossomakhin committed this first murder in Kirov in October 2019, when he was drunk and killed a woman with whom he quarreled. AdvertisementDuring his first prison sentence, Rossomakhin was recruited by the Wagner mercenary group, which was accepting convicts into its ranks, in September 2022, per Travmpunkt. The legal rights group said that after spending time on the front, Rossomakhin returned home to Kirov. AdvertisementThe group added that Rossomakhin had served less than six months of his 23-year sentence before being shipped off again to Ukraine. AdvertisementRussia initially recruited thousands of prisoners to fight in Ukraine through the Wagner Group, but the practice soon slowed because convicts feared they would be treated poorly on the frontline.

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☆ Telegram CEO charged with allowing criminal activity by French prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Albert GeaFrench prosecutors on Wednesday charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with enabling criminal activity on the messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation following his arrest Saturday. In a statement, the Paris Prosecutors' Office said that Durov was indicted of all charges unveiled earlier this week in a statement from prosecutors. Durov has posted 5 million euros for bail, is under judicial supervision, cannot leave French territory, and has to report twice weekly to a police station, prosecutors said Tuesday. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire has been accused of failing to mitigate the misuse of his social media and messaging platform for criminal activities.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Albert Gea, Durov Organizations: Mobile, REUTERS, Paris Prosecutors, Office, CNBC Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Paris, Russian

☆ Russia warns France over Telegram founder's detainment, suggests it may be politically motivated
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia on Tuesday issued words of caution to France over its detainment of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, suggesting the move may be politically motivated. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on a Tuesday call with journalists urged Paris to provide evidence to support its allegations against Durov, Reuters and Russian state news agency Tass reported. "The charges are very serious indeed," Peskov told reporters, according to Reuters-translated comments. Peskov suggested that Durov's arrest could be viewed as both restricting freedom of speech and an act of intimidation if France fails to provide serious evidence of his guilt, Reuters and Tass reported. Although born in Russia, Durov holds citizenship of France and the United Arab Emirates.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Dmitry Peskov, Durov, Peskov Organizations: Paris Public Prosecutor's, Reuters, Tass, United, United Arab Emirates Locations: Russia, France, Paris, United Arab, UAE

☆ Russia rains heavy missile, drone attack on Ukraine, a day after strike on key energy infrastructure
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Waves of Russian drones and missiles assailed Ukraine on Tuesday and killed at least five people, Ukrainian authorities said, in the second day of Moscow's bolstered aerial attacks against its war-torn neighbor. Two people were killed in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih as part of the attack, with another five injured, regional Gov. Oleksandr Vilkul said in a separate Google-translated Telegram update, further announcing a day of mourning on Wednesday. Another three people were killed in the offensive in the Zaporizhzhia area, according to a Google-translated Telegram report from local head Ivan Fedorov. The force added that it had shot down 102 of these missiles and 99 of the drones.

Persons: Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, Ivan Fedorov, Mykola Oleschuk Organizations: Russian, Gov, CNBC Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian, Kryvyi, Russia

☆ Telegram CEO arrested in France for allegedly failing to mitigate criminal activity on platform
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTelegram CEO arrested in France for allegedly failing to mitigate criminal activity on platformCNBC's Deidre Bosa joins 'The Exchange' with details about the arrest of Telegram CEO.

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☆ What to know about Telegram, the messaging app whose CEO was arrested over the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France over the weekend has thrust the popular messaging service and its enigmatic founderinto the spotlight. Durov’s arrest comes as the app has faced growing scrutiny for its use by terrorist groups and far-right extremists. Telegram is an encrypted messaging service that was launched in 2013 by Durov and his brother, Nikolai. And earlier this month, the messaging app began actively removing calls to violence from the platform following reports that the app was being used to organize far-right, anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom. In addition to running Telegram, Durov has become something of an online influencer, sharing images on Instagram of his world travels (and, often, shirtless photos).

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☆ American detained in Turkey suspected of murdering Russian woman, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A United States citizen has been detained in Turkey on suspicion of murdering a Russian woman in the Moscow region, Russian state media reported Friday. The US State Department was “seeking additional information,” a spokesperson said, after Russian state media TASS reported the suspect was American, citing law enforcement sources. The body of a 30-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds on the staircase of an apartment building on Thursday in Odintsovo, a city of the outskirts of the capital, according to the Russian Investigative Committee for the Moscow region. The Russian Investigative Committee has not named the suspect but said discussions were ongoing into the “possibility” of bringing the person to Russia for further “investigative actions.”CNN cannot independently verify the reports. “The US Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad have no greater priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas,” the State Department spokesperson said.

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☆ Russian sailors are practicing flying drones in swings so they can hunt Ukraine's exploding drone boats from warships on the waves
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The channel said drones are in "great demand" among sailors and can "effectively combat" naval drones. A more cost-effective solution for Russia to defeat Ukrainian drones could be to use its own drones. Russia can use the FPV drones for a range of missions, including intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance purposes, in addition to threat elimination. AdvertisementUsing swings to mimic the motion of waves in adverse weather is a relatively new aspect of this training, Bendett said. Little is known about Russia's naval drone program, but these systems will likely be used beyond training scenarios.

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☆ Russia is barely using one of its best weapons against Ukrainian forces in Kursk because it's scared to hit itself, war expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia has increasingly fired glide bombs at Ukrainian territory in its invasion of the country. AdvertisementBut Russia has not been using the bombs at the same scale against Ukrainian forces that crossed the border into Russia earlier this month. Russia used 750 glide bombs on Ukrainian cities and villages last week alone, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday. It's also fewer than the 50 glide bombs Russia has reportedly been firing daily into Ukraine's Sumy region, which neighbors Kursk. But these were relatively isolated incidents rather than something that was happening as a result of a new strategy, such as using glide bombs in Kursk.

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☆ Ukraine got America's top tank without the latest and greatest armor upgrades, which are 'top secret,' but it's adding its own
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewUkraine is adding more protection to its US-provided Abrams tanks as it tries to fight back against Russia. The US started sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine in fall 2023, and altogether it has sent 31 of them. But without top armor, Ukraine needs to come up with its own solutions, he said. AdvertisementA Ukrainian tank with an added cage near the Russian border in northern Ukraine in August 2024. That confirmation indicates that the armor on the Abrams tanks, among certain other things, was downgraded prior to delivery.

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☆ Russia Quashes Deadly Prison Mutiny by Islamist Inmates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Anatoly Kurmanaev | Oleg Matsnev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Russian commandos quashed a mutiny at a southern Russian prison on Friday, killing the attackers and freeing their hostages, according to the local governor. Inmates claiming to be motivated by radical Islam and armed with makeshift knives and an explosive vest briefly took control of Penal Colony No. 19 in the southern Volgograd region, according to videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times. The Russian prison service said four guards had been killed and three injured in the attack. Four of the attackers were killed by snipers as the Russian commandos stormed the prison late Friday afternoon, ending the mutiny.

Persons: ”, Andrei Bocharov Organizations: Penal, The New York Times, Russian, IK Locations: Volgograd

☆ A video shows inside a new turtle tank the Russians built for the war in Ukraine that comes with a fold-out metal bed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Russian military has built wild-looking "turtle tanks" to shield its vulnerable tanks from the dangers of exploding drones. A new one showed off in a video this week featured a fold-out metal bed. Related storiesBusiness Insider could not independently verify the details of the video, including when or where the video was taken. The armor has since become much more complex, as demonstrated by Russia's new turtle tank. The turtle tank, though, remains one of the more unusual designs seen in the war.

Persons: —, Mangal Organizations: Service, Business, Zvezda, Russian Ministry of Defense, YouTube Locations: Russian, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Trump promotes family's new crypto platform, 'The Defiant Ones'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday promoted a soon-to-launch, Trump Organization crypto platform, "The DeFiant Ones" to his 7.5 million followers on Truth Social . Within minutes, his son Donald Trump Jr., shared the post with his 12 million X followers. Trump's post includes a link to a Telegram channel called "The DeFiant Ones," which had approximately 29,000 followers as of Thursday morning, and climbing. In May, he became the first major presidential nominee to accept cryptocurrency donations, and in July, the Republican presidential nominee headlined the biggest bitcoin event of the year in Nashville, Tennessee.

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☆ Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkrainian forces used long-range drones to attack a key Russian airbase overnight, destroying warehouses that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs. It appeared to mark Ukraine's latest long-range strike on an important military installation inside Russia. To work around these restrictions, Kyiv has relied heavily on locally produced, long-range attack drones to wage a monthslong campaign targeting Moscow's military and energy facilities. AdvertisementGlide bombs are dumb bombs that are equipped with special kits to turn them into precision-guided munitions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used more than 750 glide bombs in a single week earlier this month.

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☆ Ukraine carries out one of the largest-ever drone attacks on Moscow as Kursk incursion continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2024. Ukraine carried out one of the largest-ever drone attacks against Moscow on Wednesday, as Kyiv continues to launch counteroffensives on Russian soil. Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, of which 11were over Moscow, according to a Google-translated update on Telegram. "This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow with drones ever. CNBC has reached out to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin Organizations: Moscow, Russia's Defense Ministry, Russian, CNBC, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Toretsk, Kyiv, Moscow

☆ Ukraine says its troops are advancing deeper into Russia's Kursk region
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said its major cross-border assault had advanced one to two kilometers (0.6-1.2 miles) in Russia’s Kursk region since the start of Wednesday and that its troops had finished clearing the Russian town of Sudzha of Moscow’s forces. Kyiv blindsided Moscow by pouring thousands of troops into the western Russian region of Kursk last week. “We continue to advance further in Kursk region. Syrskiy said the Russian border town of Sudzha was fully under Ukrainian control. The governor of Russia’s border region of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, declared a regionwide state of emergency on Wednesday, citing continued attacks by Ukrainian forces.

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☆ Putin appointed his former bodyguard to take over Russia's military response to the Kursk invasion, local lawmaker says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kursk State Duma deputy Nikolai Ivanov told Russian broadcaster RTVI on Tuesday that Putin had met personally with Alexei Dyumin, who was made secretary of the State Council in May. Ivanov said Putin told Dyumin to supervise military operations in Kursk, with the primary goal of ousting Ukrainian forces that invaded the Russian border region last week. Dyumin, seated second from Putin's right, attended a leading of Russia's top brass about the Kursk invasion. Related storiesWhen the now-deceased head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged a rebellion against Putin, Dyumin was rumored to have been instrumental in orchestrating negotiations. wrote state media military correspondent Alexander Sladkov on Tuesday.

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CNN —The Russian border region of Belgorod declared an emergency on Wednesday after new attacks by Ukrainian forces, with Kyiv claiming control of hundreds of square miles of Russian territory after its rare cross-border incursion. “The situation in the Belgorod region continues to be extremely difficult and tense,” Belgorod Gov. The declaration came after Belgorod began evacuations on Monday as a result of Ukrainian advances, following Kyiv’s surprise incursion into the neighboring Kursk region last week. It was a notable change in tactics for Ukraine and marked the first time foreign troops had entered Russian territory since World War II. Two locations in Belgorod, the city of Shebekino and the village of Ustinka, had been attacked by Ukrainian drones, he added.

Persons: Vyacheslav Gladkov, Gladkov, Aleksandr Gusev, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, Vladimir Putin, Russia –, Joe Biden, Putin, ” Organizations: CNN, Belgorod Gov, Kyiv, Kremlin Locations: Belgorod, Ukrainian, Kursk, Ukraine, Russian, Shebekino, Ustinka, Voronezh, Moscow, Bryansk, Russia

☆ Ukraine said it shot down a $36 million Su-34 bomber jet inside Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine downed a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Kursk amid an ongoing territorial push. The Su-34, worth around $36 million, is Russia's most efficient fighter bomber with advanced tech. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider could not independently verify the video. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Ukraine keeps gaining ground in its push into Russia, with 74 settlements under its control, commander says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine has continued its push into Russia's Kursk region with 74 settlements under its control, according to its commander-in-chief. Syrskyi said his forces controlled 74 settlements in Russia's Kursk region as of Tuesday. Syrskyi also said that on Tuesday alone Ukrainian forces advanced another 1.3 miles and took control of more than 15 square miles of additional Russian territory, Ukrainian outlet The Kyiv Independent reported. It wasn't certain exactly how the Ukrainian side was defining the 74 settlements it claimed to control. AdvertisementMedics provide assistance in a vehicle in Russia's Kursk region on Sunday.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, ISW, Zelensky, Anatoliy Zhdanov, John Kirby, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Ukrainian, Business, Independent, REUTERS, France's AFP, Institute for, Sunday, Kommersant, BBC Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Ukrainian, Russian, Sumy region, Russia, Kursk

Iran has rejected calls to refrain from retaliatory attacks against Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, as the United States and its allies seek to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The U.S. has dispatched a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and sought to expedite the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group as part of Washington’s commitment to help defend Israel from possible retaliation. Both Iran and Hamas have blamed Israel for the killing. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Monday night that Israel was "following Hezbollah and Iran and ready." Meanwhile, a growing number of countries have asked airlines to avoid airspace in the region, while some have also urged their citizens to leave parts of the Middle East.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Nasser Kanaani, Israel, Haniyeh, Kanaani, Italy —, John Kirby, Masoud Pezeshkian, Fuad Shukr, Daniel Hagari Organizations: Security, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Iran, Israel, United States, Islamic Republic, Tehran, U.S, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The U.S, Lebanese, Beirut, Gaza

☆ Kursk incursion: Russia evacuates Belgorod after Ukraine attack; Fire at nuclear plant rages
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, the two sides accused each other of endangering Europe’s largest nuclear plant after a major fire broke out at the site. Refocusing some attention on southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video Sunday appearing to show smoke billowing from one of the towers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Handout footage released by Ukraine on Sunday shows a fire at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP - Getty ImagesWhile smoke billowed from the site of the nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, it was also rising from the new battlefield in southern Russia. And the Russian defense ministry acknowledged Sunday it was still fighting Ukrainian troops with forces stationed in Kursk and newly-arrived reserves.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Evgeny Balitsky, Zelenskyy, Obshchy, Valery Gerasimov Organizations: Kremlin, International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, Sunday, Presidential Press Service, Getty, NBC Locations: Russia, Kursk, Belgorod, Ukraine, Moscow, Enerhodar, Ukrainian, Russian, Tolpino

☆ Ukraine exposed Russia's sluggish military command with its Kursk invasion, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussian military commanders are facing criticism over their botched response to Ukraine's audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk region. In a Telegram post on Friday, Russian military expert Vladislav Shurygin said that Ukraine had exposed serious problems with Russia's command. The Russian military has made slow but incremental progress in its campaign in the Donetsk region of east Ukraine recently, tempering criticism. Ukraine's Kursk incursion, though, has renewed questions about the effectiveness of Russia's military command, which, according to a March Congressional report, is often excessively rigid and slow to react to developments. AdvertisementThe Russian military is still attempting to drive back the Ukrainian invasion, with reports of fighting in the towns of Tolpino and Obshchy Kolodez.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Vladislav Shurygin, Sergei Markov, Markov, Putin, Rainer Saks, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Business, Kremlin, CNN, Washington Post Locations: Russia's Kursk, Ukraine, Kursk, Russian, Russia, US, Estonian, Donetsk, Ukraine's Kursk, Tolpino

☆ Russia orders more evacuations as Ukraine’s incursion into its territory enters its seventh day
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russian authorities were on Monday evacuating civilians from more areas along the Ukrainian border, a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion into Russian territory. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region in southern Russia, said people living in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district were being relocated to safer places. A photo provided by the Government of Kursk region of Russia shows people from the border districts of the region boarding evacuation buses. Russian authorities imposed a sweeping counter-terror operation in the three border regions, but stopped short of declaring the incursion an act of war. The counterterrorist regime officially gives Russian authorities wider powers, including the ability to monitor telephone conversations and restrict communications and limiting the movement of people.

Persons: Vyacheslav Gladkov, ”, Rybar, “, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, Telegram, Government, Government of, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Armed Forces, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kremlin Locations: Ukrainian, Belgorod, Russia, Krasnoyaruzhsky, Kursk, Government of Kursk, Russian, Ukraine, Poroz, Moscow, US

☆ Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn under a week, Ukrainian forces have captured around 1,000 square kilometers in their surprise offensive into Russia, Kyiv's top commander said on Monday. The amount of Russian territory that Ukraine has seized in a matter of days — roughly 386 square miles — is almost as much as Moscow has captured in Ukraine this year. Advertisement"As of now, we control about 1,000 square kilometers of the territory of the Russian Federation. According to Mitch Belcher, a geospatial analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, which tracks battlefield movements and developments, Russian forces occupied around 108,163 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory on December 31. "We assess that Russian forces have occupied an additional 1,175 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory thus far in 2024," he told BI on Monday.

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