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☆ Russia's military is easy to fool, but that makes dealing with Moscow even riskier, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That has led the Russian military into repeated battlefield failures and high combat losses. What makes Russian troops easy to deceive also makes it harder to influence Russian decision-making. Ukraine has fooled Russian forces on numerous occasions, tricking Russian troops into wasting ammo on dummy targets and masking its own counterattacks. Russian troops also often lack the "situational awareness for contextual judgment" that is needed to choose between competing battle plans. The Russian military, like its Soviet predecessor, also suffers from over-compartmentalization.

☆ Ukraine's Ministry of Defense reassures kids that Santa and his reindeer won't be shot down by Russian missiles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian defenses will keep Santa safe from Russian missiles, Ukraine's MOD tweeted. He may be listening: the US is set to transfer its Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine. "But [Ukraine's] air defense guarantees a safe flight for him and his reindeer over our land." Air defense remains one of Ukraine's gravest concerns as Russia's invasion continues with no end in sight. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is set to send Ukraine the Patriot missile system, its most advanced air defense system, a senior administration official told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

☆ Ukraine's heavy artillery, not high-tech anti-tank missiles, is what stopped Russia's rush to Kyiv, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Coverage of the fighting often focused on the role of anti-tank missiles in stopping that advance. Many people believe the initial Russian offensive was halted in large part by Ukraine's diverse arsenal of anti-tank missiles. This was enough to pin down Russian armor, hit targets of opportunity, and engage Russian tanks from beyond the range their cannons. However, "delivering large volumes of fire against concentrated units is best achieved by artillery," Watling said. Many Russian tanks — and Ukrainian tanks, which are upgraded Soviet-era designs — are designed to fire anti-tank guided missiles from their cannons.

☆ Russian fighter jets are struggling in Ukraine, but Ukraine can't beat their missiles and radars, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Russian air force's lackluster performance in Ukraine has been scrutinized throughout the war. Despite its failings over Ukraine, Russia's air force still has advanced jets and missiles. Russian pilots have modified their operations in order to make the most of those advantages. But that doesn't mean that the Russian air force is stupid. Yuri Smityuk\TASS via Getty ImagesDespite initial fears that they would be smashed by Russian missiles and jets, Ukrainian air defenses have had a major impact.

☆ Why North Korea’s missile tests are going higher and further
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

North Korea missiles Stronger, faster, higher North Korea has made steady progress in expanding its missile programme, developing weapons that can strike across the globe - or hit critical targets closer to home. North Korea has forged ahead in developing ballistic missiles, testing new capabilities, honing existing weapons and putting them into service. Like most North Korean long-range ballistic missile tests, both ICBMs were fired on lofted trajectories. Trajectories of some of North Korea’s long-range missile testsNuclear warheads South Korea and the United States have warned since early 2022 that North Korea may resume nuclear testing for the first time since 2017. Same missiles, different locationsAmong North Korea's ballistic missiles, SRBMs appear to be the most likely to be deployed, Panda said.

The Special Technology Centre did not respond to a written request for comment. Russia's Ministry of Defence did not respond to questions from Reuters about the impact of sanctions and its relationship to the Special Technology Centre. Reached by phone, Alexey Terentyev, a top scientist and major shareholder at the Special Technology Centre, said the war has forced it to focus on making drones. Those corporate records show iLogic is based at the same St Petersburg office address as the Special Technology Centre. In a brief telephone interview, Roman Agafonnikov, chief executive officer of the Special Technology Centre, said he didn't know anything about iLogic.

☆ The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

“We cannot export to Russia, we cannot sell to Russia, and that’s why we just sell to Turkey,” he said. Azu International is an example of how supply channels to Russia have remained open despite Western export restrictions and manufacturer bans. At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31, Russian customs records show. Pixel Devices also said it’s not surprising that no one was in Pixel Devices’ office recently because most employees work remotely or in warehouse operations. Russian customs records show that Pixel Devices’ main client in Russia is a company in St. Petersburg called OOO KompLiga.

☆ Putin canceled his annual press conference, ducking a likely barrage of questions about failures in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Vladimir Putin won't face reporters this year at his annual press conference, state media said. The Kremlin has held a major press conference every December for the last 10 years. It remains illegal in Russia to describe the conflict in Ukraine, which the Kremlin calls a "special military operation," as a war. During the press conference, Putin was likely to have faced extensive questioning about the conflict. At last year's event, as Russian troops massed along Ukraine's border, questions about an impending invasion of Ukraine dominated — something that Putin refused to rule out.

TOKYO/LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a bridge between Europe and Asia that marks Japan's first major industrial defence collaboration beyond the United States since World War Two. Britain also wants Japan to improve how it provides security clearances to contractors, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. The two new platforms would compete head-on with each other and the United States in the global fighter market. "There is going to be a Battle Royal in the next 10-15 years in positioning the various players," said UK defence analyst Francis Tusa. The United States, which has pledged to defend all three countries through NATO and a separate security pact with Japan, welcomed the new Europe-Japan agreement.

☆ An often overlooked Swedish fighter may be the jet Ukraine needs to take on Russia now, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet has earned high marks for its capabilities and affordability. But buyers have often passed on the Gripen in favor of other jets, including the US-made F-35. A Saab JAS 39C Gripen jet during an air show in June 2011. US Air Force F-16s with Swedish air force JAS 39 Gripens over the Baltic Sea during an exercise in June 2018. A new Brazilian Air Force F-39E Gripen at an air base in Brasilia in October 2020.

☆ Ancient anti-aircraft guns are taking on a new mission amid Russia's war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia and Ukraine have both turned to older anti-aircraft guns to bolster their air defenses. During World War II, half of the Allied bombers shot down over Germany may have victims of "flak" — a shortened version of a German word for 1930s-era anti-aircraft guns. SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty ImagesRussia and Ukraine are both using Soviet-made S-60 anti-aircraft guns that date to the 1940s. Older anti-aircraft guns also offer a political advantage. Even as more sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons have been deployed, anti-aircraft guns have remained useful, albeit in more limited roles.

☆ Russian forces were suffering from 'electronic fratricide' within days of attacking Ukraine, a new report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Early in Russia's attack on Ukraine, Russian forces used electronic warfare to great effect. The problem for Russian forces is that their electronic warfare also jammed their own communications. Initially, Russia's jamming offensive was devastating and validated Moscow's heavy investment in electronic warfare. Not surprisingly, Russia cut back on electronic warfare after the first two days of the war. A Russian Su-35 downed by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region in April.

☆ Ukraine is scrambling to shoot down Russian missiles and drones. Here are the weapons other countries are sending in to help.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here are some of the air-defense systems that countries are sending Ukraine to take on that threat. The US, Britain, and several other countries are sending Ukraine a variety of air-defense systems. Here are some that are being supplied to Ukraine:NASAMSThe National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. Norwegian Ministry of DefenseParticularly significant is that rather than custom-designed surface-to-air missiles, NASAMS fires existing air-to-air missiles that are modified to be launched from the ground. Shan Yuqi/Xinhua via Getty ImagesUkraine has already received the first of four German IRIS-T short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.

☆ Brace for 'mass attacks' on energy network, Zelenskyy says; Ukraine at risk of running out of air defenses, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine is at risk of running out of air defense weapons and needs the West's urgent help to defend against a tide of cheap Iranian-supplied drones that are targeting its energy infrastructure, according to analysts at the defense and security think tank RUSI. "Further Western support is needed to ensure that Kyiv can counter Moscow's updated approach to the air war in Ukraine," RUSI's defense analysts Justin Bronk, Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds said in a new report Monday, noting Russia's increased use in recent months of cheap Iranian Shahed-136 drones to disable Ukraine's energy networks. Previously, they noted, "Russia's attempts at strategic air attack have been limited to expensive cruise and ballistic missile barrages at a much more limited scale. These failed to achieve strategically decisive damage during the first seven months of the invasion." "However, the latest iteration is a more focused and sustainable bombardment of the Ukrainian electricity grid, blending hundreds of cheap Iranian-supplied Shahed-136 loitering munitions against substations with continued use of cruise and ballistic missiles against larger targets," they said.

☆ Ukraine in danger of running out of air defenses as Russia launches relentless drone attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, the Iranian government acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had sent a number of drones to Russia, but insisted this was before Russia invaded Ukraine. The U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley rejected that claim, saying Tehran supplied drones to Russia in the summer. He also warned that Russia needed Iranian missiles for a "possible repetition of mass attacks on our infrastructure." For its part, Ukraine continues to plead for more air defense weapons to help it combat Russian drone and missile attacks. RUSI's analysts agree that Ukraine requires urgent assistance to ensure that "Kyiv can counter Moscow's updated approach to the air war in Ukraine."

☆ Russia is bruised as winter approaches. Can Ukraine land another blow?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That blast, which was used by the Kremlin as a justification for Monday’s onslaught, bruised the Russian psyche and handed Ukraine a significant strategic boost. And the airborne strikes distract from what has been a dismal stretch for Russia in the ground war. They were “an indication of the nature of the threat from Russia,” Giles said. “The reopening of a northern front would be another new challenge for Ukraine,” Giles said. Beyond weapons supplies, Ukraine will be watching to ensure that Western resolve stays firm if Russia tightens energy supplies even further.

☆ Putin is making strategic mistakes because nobody in the Kremlin can tell him he's wrong, UK intelligence chief says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Putin's strategy is failing because he has "little effective internal challenge," per a UK intel chief. The remarks come after Putin launched a major bombardment of Ukrainian cities and facilities. The Russian leader has surrounded himself primarily with people who share his mindset, making internal challenges to his thinking exceedingly rare. Putin framed this as retaliation for an attack on the Kerch Strait Bridge over the weekend, state media reported. On Saturday, Putin named a notoriously brutal commander, Sergei Surovikin, to lead Russia's assault on Ukraine.

☆ Russia unleashes its anger on Ukraine with brutal strikes — but it has big problems on the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cars are seen on fire after Russian missile strikes, as Russia's attack continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. Ukraine's leadership has said it will not be intimidated by the latest spate of attacks, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing to inflict more pain on Russian forces on the battlefield. Supplies running outDespite Moscow's recent show of strength in the last day or so, experts say Russia's forces are looking increasingly desperate and ill-equipped. "Russia's forces are exhausted. Destroyed armored vehicles and tanks belonging to Russian forces, after they withdrew from the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Oct. 5, 2022.

☆ 2 of Russia's most modern multi-role fighters are leading Putin's air war over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Sebastian Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Two of Russia's most modern fighters have led its air war over Ukraine: the Su-30SM and the Su-35S. Two of Russia's most modern multi-role fighters have spearheaded Moscow's air war over Ukraine: the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM (code-named Flanker-H by NATO) and its successor, the single-seat Su-35S Flanker-E. Su-35S units active in UkraineSu-35S jet fighter of the Russian Air Force taking off, Kubinka, Russia. Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images via Getty ImagesThe Russian Air Force (VKS) is currently receiving the last of 128 Su-35s ordered, most now committed to the war in Ukraine. Russia evidently lacks enough longer-range/endurance surveillance and combat drones to hunt Ukrainian air defense assets through laborious optical scanning.

☆ După 6 ani, Vladimir Putin ridică interdicţia zborurilor charter spre Egipt
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Zborurile au fost stopate după ce un avion Metrojet cu turişti ruşi la bord, care reveneau de la Sharm el-Sheikh la Sankt-Petersburg, s-a prăbuşit în peninsula Sinai în octombrie 2015. Rusia a concluzionat că avionul a fost distrus de o bombă plasată la bordul aeronavei. O grupare afiliată organizaţiei jihadiste Stat Islamic a revendicat atentatul, scrie Agerpres.ro. Decretul lui Putin de ridicare a interdicţiei va fi o 'gură de oxigen' pentru staţiunile egiptene Sharm el-Sheikh şi Hurghada, care în trecut atrăgeau un mare număr de turişti ruşi. Reluarea tuturor zborurilor între cele două ţări a fost convenită în aprilie, într-o discuţie telefonică între preşedintele rus Vladimir Putin şi omologul său egiptean Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, informa la acea vreme preşedinţia de la Cairo.

Persons: Sheikh, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Abdel Fattah, Sisi Organizations: Sharm Locations: Sankt - Petersburg, Sinai, Rusia, Cairo

☆ Cursele charter între Rusia și Egipt, reluate după o pauză de șase ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Cursele charter între Rusia și Egipt vor fi reluate după o pauză de șase ani. Un decret care ridică interdicția impusă în 2015 a fost semnat de președintele rus Vladimir Putin. Reluarea curselor va revitaliza turismul din Sharm el-Sheikh și Hurghada, două stațiuni egiptene care erau foarte populare în rândul turiștilor ruși. Moscova și Cairo au ajuns la un acord în acest sens în urma unei conversații telefonice între președinții Putin și al Sisi. Cursele charter dintre cele două țări au fost suspendate de Rusia în urma prăbușirii unui avion rusesc cu peste 200 de oameni la bord în 2015.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Sheikh, Putin, Sisi ., ISIS Locations: Rusia, Egipt, Moscova, Cairo

☆ Putin permite reluarea zborurilor charter între Egipt și Rusia, suspendate după ce un avion a explodat în zbor
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaPutin permite reluarea zborurilor charter între Egipt și Rusia, suspendate după ce un avion a explodat în zborVladimir Putin a anunțat că Rusia va ridica interdicția pusă pe cursele charter din Egipt, joi, la șase ani de la suspendarea lor din motive de securitate națională, în urma prăbușirii unui avion deasupra peninsulei Sinai în Octombrie 2015, soldată cu 224 de morți, relatează Digi24. Ridicarea interdicției va duce la o revitalizare a turismului în Sharm el-Sheikh și Hurghada, care vor atrage din nou un număr mare de turiști ruși. Rusia și Egiptul s-au pus de acord ca toate zborurile să fie reluate după o conversație telefonică, în aprilie, în Putin și președintele egiptean Abdel Fattah-al Sisi. Cursele charter din Egipt au fost suspendate de Rusia după ce o cursă Metrojet Sharm el-Sheikh-Sankt Petersburg s-a prăbușit în 2015. Investigațiile Rusiei au concluzionat că aeronava s-a prăbușit după ce o bombă a explodat la bordul ei.

Persons: Putin, Vladimir Putin, Sheikh, Abdel Fattah, Sisi ., ISIS Organizations: Rusia Locations: Egipt, Rusia, Sinai, Egiptul, Sankt Petersburg

☆ Uniunea Europeană ar putea discuta cu Rusia despre o recunoaştere reciprocă a certificatelor de vaccinare
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Uniunea Europeană a propus Rusiei să discute împreună despre o potenţială recunoaştere reciprocă a certificatelor lor de vaccinare anti-COVID-19, a anunţat joi agenţia de presă TASS, care l-a citat pe ambasadorul UE la Moscova, informează Reuters.Rusia a autorizat până acum patru vaccinuri anti-COVID-19, însă niciunul dintre ele nu a fost aprobat în Uniunea Europeană. La rândul lor, autorităţile de la Moscova nu au autorizat niciun vaccin anti-COVID-19 produs în străinătate, scrie agerpres.ro Agenţia de presă TASS l-a citat pe Markus Ederer, ambasadorul UE la Moscova, care a spus că blocul european - care numără 27 de state membre - deţine certificate digitale care permit cetăţenilor săi să călătorească liber în cadrul UE, precum şi o lege care prevede posibilitatea de recunoaştere a unor certificate similare. "În acest spirit, l-am contactat pe ministrul rus al Sănătăţii şi i-am propus să discutăm pentru a vedea dacă Rusia ar fi interesată de un astfel de mecanism", a declarat Markus Ederer.Adresându-se reporterilor care au participat la o teleconferinţă organizată după declaraţiile făcute de Markus Ederer, purtătorul de cuvânt de la Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, a spus că, după părerea lui, un compromis ar putea fi găsit în această chestiune.Autorităţile din Moscova şi mai multe regiuni din Federaţia Rusă au recurs la măsuri dure pentru a încuraja populaţia să se vaccineze împotriva noului coronavirus, inclusiv prin obligativitatea vaccinării pentru anumite categorii profesionale.Kremlinul a atribuit recenta creştere bruscă a numărului de cazuri din Rusia variantei mult mai contagioase Delta şi reticenţei rezidenţilor ruşi de a se vaccina, în pofida faptului că vaccinurile anti-COVID-19 sunt disponibile pe scară largă în întreaga ţară.Primarul Moscovei a declarat joi că situaţia epidemiologică s-a stabilizat treptat în capitala rusă, însă bilanţul noilor cazuri zilnice a rămas la un nivel ridicat la nivel naţional.

Persons: Reuters.Rusia, Markus Ederer, Markus Ederer.Adresându, Dmitri Peskov, situaţia Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, UE Locations: Rusiei, UE, Moscova, străinătate, Rusia, Kremlin, Federaţia

☆ Renumitul actor şi regizor rus, Vladimir Menşov, a fost condus pe ultimul drum
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Renumitul actor şi regizor rus, Vladimir Menşov, a fost condus pe ultimul drum. Familia, prieteni, colegi de breaslă și admiratori și-au luat adio de la marele cineast în ropote de aplauze.Vladimir Menşov s-a stins din viaţă luni, la vârsta de 81 de ani. El a decedat din cauza complicaţiilor provocate de COVID-19. Artistul a debutat ca actor la începutul anilor ’70, iar în 1976 deja regiza primul film.Cortegiul funerar s-a îndreptat spre cimitirul Novodevichy din Moscova, unde îşi dorm somnul de veci numeroşi artişti ruşi. Mormântul lui Menşov se află în apropierea monumentelor lui Cehov, Stanislavski, Șostakovici, unde renumitul actor şi regizor obişnuia să se plimbe în tinereţe.Născut în 1939 la Baku, Vladimir Menşov a devenit faimos la nivel mondial graţie lungmetrajului "Moscova nu crede în lacrimi" care i-a adus Oscarul pentru cel mai bun film străin, unul dintre cele patru câştigate de Uniunea Sovietică.

Persons: Vladimir Menşov, El, Menşov, Cehov, Stanislavski, Șostakovici Locations: rus, Moscova, Baku, Uniunea Sovietică

☆ Comunitatea rusă din Republica Moldova nu va vota socialiștii, declaraţie
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

Comunitatea rusă din Republica Moldova nu va vota socialiștii, declaraţieValerii Klimenco, președintele Congresului comunităților ruse din Republica Moldova şi reprezentantul Moldovei în Consiliul Internațional al Concetățenilor Ruși, susţine că, la 11 iulie, comunitatea rusă din Republica Moldova nu va vota socialiștii. La o conferință de presă la IPN, Valerii Klimenco a relatat că, mai devreme de 2017, Primăria Chişinău a alocat Congresului comunităților ruse un teren pe str. Aleșii locali au susținut propunerea, fără a verifica argumentele invocate, spune Valerii Klimenco. De atunci, spune Valerii Klimenco, a avertizat socialiştii că nu mai pot conta pe comunitățile ruse în viitoarele lor activităţi politice, inclusiv la ultimele alegeri prezidenţiale. „Nu am votat pentru candidatul socialiştilor, care le doresc rău copiilor ruşi care locuiesc în Republica Moldova.

Persons: Klimenco, Valerii, Valerii Klimenco Organizations: Congresul, Partidului Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldovei, Chişinău, IPN, italiană

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