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☆ Drug-abusing Russian soldiers get sent to fight with Storm Z assault forces as punishment, intel says, putting them on the front lines with convicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

UK intelligence said Russian commanders are likely punishing drug-abusing soldiers. The commanders are apparently tossing the soldiers in so-called "Storm Z assault detachments." A Russian news outlet previously reported that soldiers were getting hard drugs delivered to them on the front lines. One unnamed soldier told the independent Russian outlet at the time: "It's like in Las Vegas." The units these drug-using soldiers fight in are mostly made up of convicts and are thrown onto the frontlines, according to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War.

Persons: —, Verstka Organizations: Service, UK's Ministry of Defense, Institute for Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Las Vegas

☆ Protesting the Ukraine war is banned in Russia, so young people are sabotaging trains and railroad tracks instead: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Activists against Russia's war with Ukraine have been sabotaging railways, UK intel said. As protesting is criminalized in Russia, sabotage is appealing for young people, UK intel said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "Russia's military logistics, including supplying the war in Ukraine, remain reliant" on the country's more than 20,000 miles of railway line, the UK intelligence group said. Some of the railroad sabotage cases involved damage to tracks and arson, according to Mediazona.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin Organizations: intel, UK intel, Service, UK's Ministry of Defense, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, UK

☆ Russia increased its stock of long-range missiles faster than expected, report says. It could spell a hard winter for Ukraine.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia increased its stock of long-range missiles despite Western sanctions designed to bite into its ability to produce them, a think tank said. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the boost in Russian long-range missile stocks — with 115 being produced in October alone — indicates "that Russia has increased its domestic production of missiles faster than had been forecasted," said the ISW. The Russian military appears to be stockpiling missiles in preparation for a new wave of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in winter, British intelligence said in October. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western countries have imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia aimed, in part, at cutting off supplies of Western-produced components of sophisticated weapons such as long-range missiles. Russia has used long-range missiles to hit both civilian and military targets as part of a strategy analysts say is aimed at terrorizing Ukraine and breaking its will to fight.

Persons: —, Vadym Skibitskyi, Skibitskyi Organizations: Service, The, Main Military Intelligence, Kyiv Post Locations: Russia, US, Ukraine, Kremlin, Russian

☆ Russia is putting its entire economy at risk to fuel its war 'above all else,' UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is putting its economy at risk to fuel its grinding war with Ukraine, UK intelligence said. The Russian economy "is likely at risk of overheating," said UK's Ministry of Defense. Higher inflation could "increase the costs of funding Russia's war in Ukraine," the agency said. "Higher inflation is almost certain to increase the costs of funding Russia's war in Ukraine," British intelligence said. This further illustrates the reorientation of Russia's economy to fuel the war above all else," British intelligence said.

Persons: — Organizations: UK's Ministry of Defense, Service Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian

NEW YORK (AP) — For what it's worth, CNN's best-known international journalist, Christiane Amanpour, also found it odd that she's had little visible presence on the company's North American network for the past several years. The London-based Amanpour envisions her show as a weekly letter to Americans about what is going on in the world and why it's important to them. Amanpour, 65 and celebrating her 40th year at CNN, was for a long time the face viewers were most likely to see reporting from the world's hotspots. That has primarily, although not always, been left to others since she began hosting the studio show “Amanpour” each weekday. I know we can live in a world that's not 100% tribalized.”Amanpour said she's optimistic about Mark Thompson, a fellow Brit who recently began as CNN's new chief.

Persons: Christiane Amanpour, Chris Wallace, Michael Smerconish, Victor Blackwell, Amanpour, ”, “ I've, I've, Yitzhak Rabin, Sameh Shoukry, Jane Hartley, Sir Robert John Sawers, —, ” Amanpour, Mark Thompson, Chris Licht's, Donald Trump, “ Organizations: CNN, CNN International, PBS, Associated Press, Brit, Columbia Journalism School Locations: London, United States, Israel, U.S, Britain

[1/2] Former Bombe operator Jean Valentine touches a British Turing Bombe machine in Bletchley Park Museum in Bletchley, central England, September 6, 2006. - Bletchley Park was the site where the world's first programmable digital computer Colossus was developed by British codebreakers. - Notable Bletchley Park codebreakers include mathematician Alan Turing who played a key role in cracking the Enigma code and is often considered the 'father of computer science'. The unit, called the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), moved to Bletchley Park in 1938. - Bletchley Park staff began to disperse after Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) and Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) with some continuing to work with GC&CS while many others went back to civilian life.

Persons: Jean Valentine, Alessia, Alan Turing, Turing, Irving John, Jack, Good, Donald Michie, Farouq Suleiman, William Maclean Organizations: Bletchley Park Museum, REUTERS, Bletchley, Bletchley Park, Cypher, CS, Victory, Japan, GC, Government Communications Headquarters, MI5, Secret Intelligence Service, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, England, Britain, Milton Keynes, London, British, Europe, Victory

☆ Ex-British intelligence worker jailed for attempted murder of U.S. NSA employee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A former British intelligence worker who tried to kill a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee in a "premeditated, targeted and vicious attack" was jailed on Monday for 13 years. Joshua Bowles, 29, repeatedly stabbed the unnamed woman, who was working at British intelligence agency GCHQ, in March near its base at Cheltenham in western England. Bowles had previously worked at GCHQ but was no longer working there when he carried out the attack. Bowles, who lived in Cheltenham, pleaded guilty in August to the attempted murder of the woman, known only as 99230. I believe the intelligence community helps ensure this rigging, this view has been reinforced by my time working at GCHQ."

Persons: Joshua Bowles, Bowles, Duncan Penny, London's Old Bailey, Penny, Tim Forte, Forte, Bobbie Cheema, Grubb, Sam Tobin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S . National Security Agency, NSA, Cheltenham, GCHQ, Thomson Locations: British, U.S, England, GCHQ, Cheltenham

☆ Ex-British Intelligence Worker Jailed for Attempted Murder of U.S. NSA Employee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Sam TobinLONDON (Reuters) - A former British intelligence worker who tried to kill a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee in a "premeditated, targeted and vicious attack" was jailed on Monday for 13 years. Joshua Bowles, 29, repeatedly stabbed the unnamed woman, who was working at British intelligence agency GCHQ, in March near its base at Cheltenham in western England. Bowles had previously worked at GCHQ but was no longer working there when he carried out the attack. Bowles, who lived in Cheltenham, pleaded guilty in August to the attempted murder of the woman, known only as 99230. I believe the intelligence community helps ensure this rigging, this view has been reinforced by my time working at GCHQ."

Persons: Sam Tobin LONDON, Joshua Bowles, Bowles, Duncan Penny, London's Old Bailey, Penny, Tim Forte, Forte, Bobbie Cheema, Grubb, Sam Tobin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S . National Security Agency, NSA, Cheltenham, GCHQ Locations: British, U.S, England, GCHQ, Cheltenham

☆ Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A satellite image shows smoke billowing from Russian Black Sea navy headquarters after a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept. 22, 2023. Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday. "The air defense systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula," the ministry wrote on Telegram. Local authorities in the southern Krasnodar region bordering the Black Sea said that a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the early hours of Sunday, but did not specify the cause. In Ukraine, the country's air force said Sunday it had shot down five Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones launched by Russia overnight.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Vyacheslav Volodin, Volodin, Ursula von der Leyen Organizations: Russia's Defense, Telegram . Local, Russia, Russian, UK Ministry, European Union, State Duma, European, Russian Federation Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Sevastopol, Crimea, Crimean, Krasnodar, Moscow, Siversk, Donetsk province, British, Russia, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Kyiv, Belgium, Europe

☆ Misbehaving Russian troops were tossed in 'pits' at military training grounds for up to a week at a time, a deserted soldier says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

So-called "torture pits" were dug at Russian military training grounds to punish troops, a report said. A former soldier told Important Stories and the Conflict Intelligence Team that misbehaving troops were put in pits for up to a week. The investigative report, published on Tuesday, cites ex-trainees at the Prudboy military training camp in the Volgograd Oblast and the Totsky military training ground in the Orenburg Oblast. The former soldier told IStories and CIT that one recruit died at the training ground after he was put in a pit. The report said that Sergei not only left the Prudboy training ground, but also the country.

Persons: —, Sergei, IStories, Viktor Organizations: Conflict Intelligence, Service, Conflict Intelligence Team, CIT, UK's Ministry of Defense Locations: Volgograd Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Russian, Prudboy

☆ Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces. A local governor said was the fleet was "repelling a possible attack by underwater sabotage forces and enemy assets," TASS reported. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's Black Sea Fleet has been facing apparent attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces as Moscow's war with Kyiv grinds on, according to a local governor. The Black Sea Fleet has recently been hammered by a series of major attacks by Ukrainian forces, including missile strikes on its headquarters.

Persons: —, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Vladimir Putin's, hasn't Organizations: TASS, Fleet, Service, Kyiv grinds, Black, Russian, UK's Ministry of Defence, Sea Fleet, for Locations: Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Crimean, Ukraine, Crimea, Washington, DC

Among the evidence that’s been gathered is a blast analysis that suggests it was a ground explosion rather than an airstrike that hit the hospital, one of the sources said. That analysis is one datapoint that’s led intelligence officials to lean toward assessing that the attack on the hospital was a rocket launch gone wrong. Still, the blast analysis is just one of the things being examined by the intelligence community, which has surged intelligence collection assets to the region. US intelligence officials have not made a final assessment and are still gathering evidence, the officials said. Not long after landing in Israel on Wednesday, Biden weighed in on who was behind the strike on the hospital.

Persons: Israel “, Joe Biden’s, Adrienne Watson, ” Watson, that’s, Biden, ” Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Israel, Daniel Hagari, “ I’m, Jim Himes, Mick Mulroy, Mulroy, Mark Hertling, ” Hertling, it’s “, ” “, “, We’re, ’, Rishi Sunak, ” Sunak, It’s Organizations: CNN, National Security Council, Palestinian, NSC, Islamic, Wednesday, Israeli, Defense Department, ”, Israel Defense Forces, House Intelligence, Capitol, Defense, CIA, intel, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, States, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Al, Ahli, Iran

NEW YORK (AP) — Errol Morris has just sat down with a reporter when his wife calls. The film, which opens Friday in select theaters and on Apple TV+, is based on le Carré's 2016 memoir of the same name. AP: The central, mysterious metaphor of le Carré's, “The Pigeon Tunnel" — a tunnel that funnels pigeons to shotgun-wielding men — looms throughout the film. Morris: I’ve often compared the writing to a Kafka parable, except John le Carré wrote it. I say to (le Carré) at some point: “History is chaos.” And he agrees, “History is chaos.”

Persons: — Errol Morris, “ I’m, ” Morris, ”, Morris, John le Carré, “, “ Tinker, le, David Cornwell, It's, Ed Gein, Robert Bloch’s, Alfred Hitchcock’s, … Morris, It’s, Ed Gein’s, Didn’t Freud, I’ve, Robert McNamara, vindicating, —, Saul Kripke, David, Steve, Bannon Organizations: Apple, Research Locations: British, Waushara County , Wisconsin, Morris

☆ Russia has likely launched its fiercest attack since the start of the year in Ukraine, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian forces launched their "most significant" assault since at least January 2023, UK intel said. The village is a "major obstacle," with Russia suffering heavy losses there, the UK MOD said. The update described the offensive as likely "the most significant offensive operation undertaken by Russia since at least January 2023." Last week, Russia launched a major attack on the village of Adviivka, which Ukraine retook earlier this year, but reports since then have pointed to significant Russian losses . AdvertisementAdvertisement"Entrenched Ukrainian forces have so far likely held back the Russian advance, with the latter sustaining heavy equipment and personnel losses," the MOD said on Tuesday.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Vitaliy Barabash, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: intel, MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, Washington DC, for, Agence France Locations: Russia, Avdiivka, Adviivka, Ukraine, Donetsk Oblast, Zaporizhia, Bakhmut

☆ Russian troops who failed to retake a Ukrainian town were sent into battle in obsolete Soviet-era armored vehicles: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian troops tried to retake the Ukrainian town of Andriivka, near Bakhmut last week. They used Soviet-era armored vehicles for the offensive, according to reports. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian troops, who failed to retake a Ukrainian town last week, were sent into battle in Soviet-era armored vehicles that ceased production in 1970, reports suggest. At least 36 Russian tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed in the first 24 hours of the offensive, according to the Kyiv Post. Russia first started deploying the BTR-50 armored personnel carriers in Ukraine in March this year, according to British intelligence.

Persons: —, Forbes Organizations: Service, Avdiivka, Kyiv Post, BTR Locations: Andriivka, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, Soviet, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ Donald Trump wants London court to rule 'Steele dossier' sex claims are false
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is suing Orbis Business Intelligence for alleged data protection breaches over a dossier written by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, who co-founded Orbis. The Steele dossier, published by the BuzzFeed website in 2017, alleged ties between Trump's campaign and Russia and said Trump engaged in sexual behaviour that gave Russian authorities material with which to blackmail him. Orbis, however, argues that Trump is bringing the claim simply to address his "longstanding grievances" against the company and Steele. 'SHOCKING AND SCANDALOUS'Trump's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson told the court the former president wanted to prove that the "shocking and scandalous claims" in the Steele dossier were false. White said Trump only sued Orbis in London after a similar case brought in Florida against Orbis, Steele and others – including his Democratic opponent in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton – was dismissed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Christopher Steele, Trump, Steele, Hugh Tomlinson, Tomlinson, Antony White, White, Orbis, Hillary Clinton –, Jean Carroll, Letitia James, Trump's, Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven, Karen Steyn, Sam Tobin, Ed Osmond, Christina Fincher, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Trump, Orbis Business Intelligence, Orbis, Republican, Mr, Democratic, New, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, London, Russia, British, Moscow, St . Petersburg, Florida, New York

☆ Donald Trump's lawsuit over 'Steele dossier' in London court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The "Steele dossier" made allegations about ties between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia, and said Trump engaged in "perverted sexual acts" which were monitored by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Trump has previously criticised what he described as Steele's "fake dossier", and his lawyers say the report is inaccurate. In court filings, Trump denies the allegations made in the Steele dossier, including that he engaged in perverted sexual behaviour in Russia and that he paid bribes to Russian officials to further his business interests. Orbis, however, is applying to have the lawsuit thrown out of court on the grounds it has no real prospect of success, according to a High Court order dated June 9. Trump's lawsuit against Orbis is one of many legal cases the former president is involved in.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Caitlin Ochs, Donald Trump's, Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Joe Biden's, Sam Tobin, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, REUTERS, Orbis Business Intelligence, Russia's Federal Security Service, Orbis, New, Republican, Democrat, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Russia, British, New York, Washington, United States

☆ Donald Trump wants to give evidence in London court over 'Steele dossier'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has previously criticised what he described as Steele's "fake dossier" and his lawyers said in court filings made public on Monday that the report is "egregiously inaccurate". Trump's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson told London's High Court: "President Trump brings this case because he seeks vindication of his legal rights." 'SHOCKING AND SCANDALOUS'Trump wants to prove that the "shocking and scandalous claims" in the Steele dossier are false and "intends to discharge that burden by giving evidence in this court", Tomlinson said. But Orbis' lawyers argue that Trump's lawsuit should be thrown out of court. Steele did attend and sat alongside Orbis' lawyers during the hearing.

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Hugh Tomlinson, London's, Tomlinson, Antony White, Joe Biden's, Sam Tobin, Ed Osmond, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Orbis Business Intelligence, Orbis, New, Republican, Democrat, Thomson Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, London, Russia, British, New York, Washington, United States

☆ Donald Trump's Lawsuit Over 'Steele Dossier' in London Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Sam TobinLONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will argue at London's High Court on Monday that the former U.S. president can pursue his lawsuit against a British private investigations firm over a dossier which alleged that Russia supported his 2016 election campaign. The "Steele dossier" made allegations about ties between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia, and said Trump engaged in "perverted sexual acts" which were monitored by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Trump has previously criticised what he described as Steele's "fake dossier", and his lawyers say the report is inaccurate. He is seeking compensation for "personal and reputational damage and distress", which Trump's lawyers say were caused by the "false, intrusive and damaging allegations about (his) personal life". Trump's lawsuit against Orbis is one of many legal cases the former president is involved in.

Persons: Sam Tobin LONDON, Donald Trump's, Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Joe Biden's, Sam Tobin, Ed Osmond Organizations: Orbis Business Intelligence, Russia's Federal Security Service, Orbis, New, Republican, Democrat Locations: Russia, British, New York, Washington, United States

☆ Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Talk Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré FilmJohn le Carré’s spy novels traffic in the philosophical, emotional and practical ambiguities complicating concepts like truth, deceit and self-awareness. “The reason that I made ‘The Pigeon Tunnel,’” he said about le Carré, “is that he is interested in philosophical questions. I say to le Carré that for him the world divides into two groups: string-pullers and dupes. Mark Lipson, via Fourth Floor ProductionsWhat does John le Carré say about your position as an interviewer at the beginning of the film? I have a question about this idea that le Carré has: that the world divides into string-pullers and dupes.

Persons: Errol Morris, John le Carré’s, David Cornwell, Morris, ”, le, John le Carré, Igor Martinovic, le Carré, I’m, —, “, Rudolf Hess’s, Robert McNamara, You’ve, ” —, Louise, Geez Louise, someone’s, Satan, Mark Lipson, Barack Obama’s, you’re, you’ve, David Cornwell’s, coy, Godard, It’s, David, Cornwell, Errol, David Marchese, Alok Vaid, Menon, ordinariness, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Downey Jr Organizations: Apple, Sony Pictures, Everett, Whitney Biennial, Marvel Locations: British

☆ Former Spanish king hints at return to public life after winning UK harassment case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Spain's former King Juan Carlos arrives at Sanxenxo during his second visit to the country since departing to Abu Dhabi in August 2020 after a number of scandals shook the Spanish Royal House, in Sanxenxo, Spain, April 19, 2023. The 85-year-old ex-monarch was being sued by Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, who alleged Juan Carlos orchestrated threats, surveillance and intimidation from 2012. Juan Carlos' spokesperson said in a statement: "Today's decision, favourable to His Majesty, re-establishes the conditions necessary for further public appearances." The former king moved to Abu Dhabi in 2020 under a cloud of scandals which shook the Royal House and has not participated in any official act with the Spanish royal family since. The Spanish royal household declined to comment on Juan Carlos' statement on Friday.

Persons: King Juan Carlos, Miguel Vidal, Corinna zu Sayn, Wittgenstein, Sayn, Juan Carlos, Juan Carlos –, –, Princess Diana, Rowena Collins Rice, Sam Tobin, Inti, William James, Alex Richardson, Nick Macfie Organizations: Spanish Royal House, REUTERS, London's, Royal, Inti Landauro, Thomson Locations: Sanxenxo, Abu Dhabi, Spain, London, Sayn, Swiss, Granada

☆ Russia is highly likely using an amphibious plane from the 1960s to hunt for a new threat to its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has battered Russia's Black Sea Fleet with cruise missile strikes and sea drone attacks. To deal with the new sea drone threat, Russia is increasing its maritime air patrol operations. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia is highly likely relying on a decades-old amphibious plane to seek out a dangerous Ukrainian threat to its Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence. This includes cruise missile strikes on a key shipyard and the fleet's headquarters and attacks with uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) — or sea drones — on Russian ships. It remains to be seen if the Be-12 makes a difference in curbing the threat of Ukraine's sea drones.

Persons: —, Michal Fludra, sonobuoys Organizations: Fleet, Service, Kyiv, Black, Sig, Naval Aviation, Aviation, Getty, Kacha Air Base Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimean, Kyiv, Novorossiysk, Russian, Kerch, Moscow, Crimea, Kaliningrad, Soviet, Sevastopol, Black

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is suing retired British intelligence officer Christopher Steele over the controversial dossier he compiled which shook Washington with its unverified and salacious allegations about Trump. Multiple US government inquiries uncovered dozens of contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russians, which have since been acknowledged. The money trail behind the Steele dossier has also been a subject of intense political scrutiny for years. About one year after the 2016 election, it became public that Steele was indirectly paid by Democrats to research Trump. Steele has faced a series of civil lawsuits in the US and UK stemming from the dossier.

Persons: Donald Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Orbis Business Intelligence –, Trump, Tim Lowles, John Durham, Steele’s handiwork, Igor Danchenko, ” “, Danchenko, ” Steele, Hillary Clinton’s, Perkins Coie, Clinton’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Orbis Business Intelligence, Kremlin, London’s, Department, Democratic National Committee, Fusion, DNC, FBI Locations: Washington, Russia, Durham, Trump

☆ Ukraine's relentless targeting of the Black Sea Fleet has disrupted Russia's efforts to block a key export
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has increased its attacks on Russia's Black Sea fleet in recent weeks. AdvertisementAdvertisementA recent spate of destructive Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Black Sea Fleet may have as much to do with Ukraine's economic prospects as its military tactics. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's economic interest in the Black Sea is an added layer to the warfare already ongoing in the region. Ukraine has long had reason to target Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which plays a key role in launching long-distance missile strikes. Ukraine recently launched missile strikes on the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in the city of Sevastopol.

Persons: —, Simon Miles, Miles, they've Organizations: Service, United Nations, Black, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union, UN, The New York Times, NATO, The Times, Ukrainian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimean, Black, Soviet, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Crimea, Sevastopol

☆ Russia's air force has lost 90 planes in Ukraine and is becoming less formidable by overworking its jets, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's air force has lost 90 planes in Ukraine since February 2022, British intelligence said. Despite this, Russia still has the ability to fly missions over occupied Ukraine, the update said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's air force has lost 90 planes since the start of the war in Ukraine and is becoming less formidable by overworking its jets, UK intelligence said. Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 28 September 2023. Its air force has managed to maintain its overall front-line strength by restoring old, grounded airframes and acquiring from NATO countries 18 Su-25s and 27 MiG-29s.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, British Ministry of Defence, Latest Defence, Ukraine –, Defence Locations: Ukraine, Russia

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